Recognizing our Peers
The Wildlife Society’s Awards Program annually honors professional excellence, recognizes outstanding achievement and highlights contributions to wildlife science and management.
Through the years, many new awards have been established to recognize accomplishments in wildlife publications, management, science and professionalism. Special recognition by The Wildlife Society promotes the professional growth of our members, provides our membership with role models and strengthens the image of our membership in the eyes of their peers, employers, our leadership and society.
We encourage members to recognize the contributions of their peers by participating in the nomination process. Detailed nomination instructions and criteria are published in December for the upcoming year.
For questions or additional information on TWS Awards, please contact awards@wildlife.org.
THE DEADLINE FOR TWS AWARD NOMINATIONS IS MAY 1 EACH YEAR.
PUBLICATION AWARDS CLOSE ON MARCH 1 EACH YEAR
Nominators should refer to the individual awards to be sure they have the criteria needed for submission. Nomination materials for all awards, except Wildlife Publication Awards, must be submitted by May 1. Incomplete nomination packets will not be considered.
Nominations for all awards, except Wildlife Publication Awards, should be submitted through the online submissions site. Beginning February 1st. Nominators will need to set up a new account or log in using their TWS conference log in information (this may or may not be the same as your TWS log in) to submit the nomination packet.
The Awards Nomination portal has closed for 2024.
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Professional Achievement Awards
Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
Caesar Kleberg Award For Excellence in Applied Wildlife Research
Diversity Award
Group Achievement Award
Jay N. “Ding” Darling Memorial Award for Wildlife Stewardship Through Art
Jim McDonough Award
Special Recognition Service Award
The Wildlife Professional Best Contributed Article Award
Wildlife Publication Awards
Wildlife Restoration Awards - Education Awards
- Service Awards
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Nomination Process
Nominations for all awards, except Wildlife Publication Awards, should be submitted through the online submissions site. Beginning February 1st. Nominators will need to log in to submit the nomination packet.
Click here to submit your nomination.
Nominators should refer to the individual awards to be sure they have the criteria needed for submission. Nomination materials for all awards, except Wildlife Publication Awards, must be submitted by May 1. Incomplete nomination packets will not be considered.