Awards

Henry S. Mosby Professional Wildlifer Award: Given to a professional wildlife biologist. It may be given on the basis of a number of years of significant, sustained contributions to wildlife biology or on the basis of a single very significant contribution.

A. Willis Robertson Citizen Conservation Award: Given to a non-professional who has exercised outstanding conservation practices on his own land or who has made significant contributions to conservation activities in the Commonwealth.

Deadlines for nominations are typically in early January.

The VATWS Awards Committee is chaired by Scott Klopfer. Send nominations to sklopfer@vt.edu.

Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society Professional Development Award

The Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society will award $1,000 to an undergraduate (any level)
enrolled at a Virginia college or university during 2024-2025. The award can be used to fund a wide
variety of activities, including support (travel, equipment, supplies, housing, and/or wages) for
a research project, travel to give a presentation at a conference, or any other professional
development-related expense the student can reasonably justify.

The award is intended to benefit students who show promise as wildlife educators, researchers,
and/or managers. The award will be presented at the annual meeting of the Virginia Chapter in
each year.

The deadline for applications is February 9, 2024. Download the scholarship application.