Awards
CRITERIA AND INFORMATION FOR AWARDS
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NOMINATION PROCEDURES
Nominations should be 1-2 pages in length. Information to provide include:
- Award name
- The nominee’s name, title, and contact information
- Reason for nomination
- Nominator’s name(s) and contact
Douglas L. Gilbert Award for Outstanding Achievements in Wildlife Sciences
Who is Douglas L. Gilbert?
Criteria: This award is intended to recognize achievements in the profession that have normally received, or are worthy of, national recognition. Any practicing or retired individual, member or non-member of the Chapter, is eligible for nomination.
# of Recipients: One recipient per year.
Consists of: Framed certificate, signed by the Chapter President.
Certificate: The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society Proudly Presents to RECIPIENT The Douglas L. Gilbert Award for Outstanding Achievements in Wildlife Sciences. YEAR
2024 Winner: Award not given
Jim Olterman Professional Achievement Awards
Who is Jim Olterman?
Criteria: These awards are intended to recognize achievements in the profession that have normally received, or are worthy of, statewide recognition.
Any practicing or retired individual(s), members or non-members of the Chapter, who develop, apply, administer, or complete an especially significant program of management (wildlife and habitat), education, research, administration and law enforcement that results in an outstanding contribution to wildlife resources in the state of Colorado are eligible for nomination.
For application information, please click here.
# of Recipients: variable depending on nomination pool
Consists of: Framed certificate signed by Chapter President.
Inscription: The Colorado Chapter of The Wildlife Society Proudly Presents to RECIPIENT The Professional Achievement Award in Administration/Research/Management/Education. DATE
2024 Award Winner: Award not given
Allen E. Anderson Award for Outstanding Wildlife Undergraduate Student
Who is Allen E. Anderson?
Criteria: This award is intended to recognize an undergraduate student at a Colorado college or university. Any undergraduate student is eligible to receive the award; students in wildlife and wildlife related programs will clearly be preferred. Applications are evaluated by a committee, and they consider academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and letters of recommendation, usually from faculty members.
# of Recipients: One recipient per year.
For application information, please click here.
Consists of:
1. Engraved plate on revolving plaque which is housed for one year at the recipient’s educational institution. Plate includes recipient’s name, year awarded, and educational institution.
2. An individual plaque, engraved as follows:
Allen E. Anderson Award
Outstanding Wildlife
Undergraduate Student
RECIPIENT
YEAR
3. A wildlife-related book selected by the Chapter
2024 Award Winner: Daniel Rice, Colorado State University
Blown Blunderbuss Award
Criteria: For the most humorous blunder. Recipient can be an organization or individual(s), member or non-member of the Chapter.
# of Recipients: Usually one award per year.
Consists of: Engraved plate on revolving shotgun and framed certificate signed by the Chapter President. The rifle stays with the current years recipient and can be obtained from them for the next year’s recipient.
Inscription: RECIPIENT DATE
2024 Award Winner: Award not given