Tag: 2020 TWS Awards

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Diversity Outreach Program has received the 2020 TWS Diversity Award. The program works to raise awareness about the state’s natural resources among Hispanic...

From cougars, wolves and panthers to wild pigs and even humans, recipients of the TWS’ 2020 Wildlife Publications Awards tackled an array of topics in wildlife conservation and management. Tori...

Clint Boal has received The Wildlife Society’s 2020 W.L. McAtee and G. V. Burger Award for Outstanding Service as an Associate Editor. The award recognizes the outstanding work of an...

Wildlife professional and artist Ross Hier has received the 2020 Jay N. “Ding” Darling Memorial Award for Wildlife Stewardship Through Art. The award honors Darling’s legacy of using art to...

Emily Thorosky has received TWS’ Conservation Education Award. She was recognized for her work creating the video “Why Do Wildlife Matter?” as part of her honor’s thesis at the University...

Michael Gutzmer, principal and owner of New Century Environmental, LLC, has received TWS’ Special Recognition Service Award. The award honors any person or group making an outstanding contribution to the...

Colby Slezak, a master’s student at the University of Rhode Island, received the 2020 Donald H. Rusch Memorial Game Bird Scholarship. Studying under TWS member Scott McWilliams, Slezak is studying...

Elizabeth Flaherty, advisor for the Purdue University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, received the 2020 Student Chapter Advisor of the Year Award. “Dr. Flaherty exhibits a clear passion for...

The Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society is the 2020 Chapter of the Year. The chapter “is a respected leader in natural resource issues and is asked to have a...

Jim Hays, recently retired as the conservation projects coordinator for The Nature Conservancy in Kansas, has received TWS’ 2020 Distinguished Service Award. “His contributions toward fish and wildlife conservation in...