Thank you to the following individuals who are leading by example to preserve the heritage of TWS and create a brighter future that ensures that TWS is THE voice of wildlife science, management and conservation for generations to come. Members of The 1000 are listed below based on their total contributions to the initiative to date.

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The 1000

By accumulated donations to date
* Charter Member

$80,000+

Alan & Jan Wentz*
TWS Fellow
Past President

$40,000+

Dan & Christine Decker*
Aldo Leopold Award
TWS Fellow
Honorary Member
Past President

$16,000+

Rich Guenzel*

$15,000+

Nova Silvy*
Aldo Leopold Award
Past President
TWS Fellow
Honorary Member

$14,000+

Jim Miller*
Aldo Leopold Award
TWS Fellow
Honorary Member
Past President

$10,000+

Kevin Hurley*
TWS Fellow
Life Member

Darren Miller*
Past President
TWS Fellow

Ed Thompson*
TWS Chief Executive Officer

$9,000+

Marti Kie*
TWS Fellow

Jim Ramakka*
TWS Fellow

Gary White*
Immediate Past-President
Aldo Leopold Award
TWS Fellow
Honorary Member

$8,000+

Cliff Bampton*

$7,000+

Darrigan’s Creek Fund*

Wayne Melquist*

Marshall White*
Distinguished Service Award

$6,000+

Robin Fields*

Bruce Leopold*
TWS Fellow
Diversity Award
Past President

Shasta Wildlife Conservation Foundation*

$5,000+

Barb Hill
TWS Fellow

Felicia Ricci

$4,000+

Mark Boyce* TWS Fellow	Bob Brown* TWS Fellow Past President	Ron Johnson	Karl Martin TWS Fellow	Rollie Sparrowe* Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President
Dan Stinnett*	Bruce Thompson* Past President TWS Fellow

$3,000+

Jim Cardoza* TWS Fellow	Collins Cochran*	Randy Devendorf*	Wini Kessler* Aldo Leopold Award Past President TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award	Jerry Longcore TWS Fellow
Evie Merrill* TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award	Jean O’Neil*	Tom Ryder* TWS Fellow Past President Honorary Member Jim McDonough Award	Ken Williams*	Joe Vaillancourt*

$2,000+

Reg Barrett*	Ted Bookhout* Past President TWS Fellow Honorary Member	Arnold Brunell*	Joe Burns*	Jon Haufler* TWS Fellow Past President
Steve Havera* TWS Fellow	David Heft*	Ellie Horwitz*	Bob Lanka* TWS Fellow Jim McDonough Award	Phil Mastrangelo*
John McDonald* Past President	Carl Mitchell*	David Patton*	Wayne Regelin*	Cheryl Schmidt*
Misty Sumner* TWS Fellow	Dan Svedarsky* TWS Fellow Past President	Ollie Torgerson* TWS Fellow	Milt Weller	Don Yasuda* TWS Fellow Vice President

$1,000+

Theodore Bailey	Edward Bangs Special Recognition Service Award	Syd Barber	Penny Bartnicki*	Rick Baydack* TWS Fellow Past President Excellence in Wildlife Education Award
Jon Bergquist*	Richard Bishop*	John Bissonette* TWS Fellow	Lytle Blankenship* TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President Distinguished Service Award	Ken Burnham*
David Capen	Jack Capp*	Lu Carbyn* Distinguished Service Award	Len Carpenter* TWS Fellow Past President	Joe Caudell*
John Cox*	Bill Crawford* TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President Special Recognition Service Award	Alan Crossley* TWS Fellow	Charlie Cushwa	Stephen DeStefano* TWS Fellow
Duane Diefenbach*	Richard Dolbeer*	David Evenson*	Tom Franklin* Past President TWS Fellow	Robert Gooding*
Thomas Gorman	Timothy Green*	John H. Hart*	Sue Haseltine*	F. Robert Henderson*
Laura Hill*	Maurice Hornocker*	Joseph Hummer*	Doug Johnson*	Dale Jones* Past President TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award
Junior Kerns	Fred Kinard, Jr.* TWS Fellow	Erwin Klaas	Jerry Kobriger* TWS Fellow	Paul Krausman* Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President
Terry Kreeger Honorary Member	Kevin Kritz*	Howard Lewis*	David Linderud*	John Loegering
Jack Lyon*	Susan Mackenzie	Chester Martin* Jay N. “Ding” Darling Memorial Award for Wildlife Stewardship Through Art	Marilyn Mause*	Dave Mech* Aldo Leopold Award Honorary Member
Mike Mengak TWS Fellow	John Moriarty* Jim McDonough Award	Jim Mullen*	John Organ* TWS Fellow Past President	Joel Okula
Richard Pillmore*	Gary Potts* Past President TWS Fellow	Art Rodgers*	Jon Rodiek*	Bill Rudd*
Denise Ruffino	Reed Sanderson* TWS Fellow	Mike Scott*	Chuck Shively*	Merlin Shoesmith TWS Fellow Jim McDonough Award
John Tautin, Jr.*	David Trauger	Heidi Tillquist*	Lelia Vaughan*	Justin Vreeland* Distinguished Service Award
Jim Wakeley*	Jeff Wallin	Bob Wood*	Christy Wyckoff

$750 – $999

David Anderson • Jon Bergquist* • Marc-Andre Beaucher • John Cornelius* • Erik Fritzell • Louis & Christine Green • Howard Lewis* • Leonard McDaniel* • Carl Mitchell* • Colleen Olfenbuttel* • Roger Post* • Ugo Russino • John Sidle

* Charter Member

$500 – $749

Harriet Allen* • Don Althoff • William Andelt • Douglas Barnum • Gordon Batcheller • William Berg • Terry Bowyer • Carol Chambers • Mike Conner • Peter Dalby* • Randy DeYoung • Cal DuBrock • Mary Eva • Dave Gilbert* • Kathy Granillo • Grant Hilderbrand • Harry Jacobson* • Paul Johansen* • Edward Kautz • Dave Klein* • Frederick Knowlton • John Lanier* • Joe Lowe* • Jenn Malpass • Terry Mansfield* • Les Marcum* • Erin McCance* • Blake Murden* • Tom Nigus* • David Nilson* • Summer Pardo* • James Parkhurst • John Patrick • Jim Peek* • David Putnam* • Frank Quamen • Olin Rhodes, Jr. • Gary Roloff • Nancy Sasavage* • Peggy Sauer* • Don Shaff • Gene Stout • Tice Supplee • Richard Thompson • Dana Varner • Bill Vodehnal* • Lisette Waits • Stephen Webb* • Bradford Williams* • Ken Wilson* • Kevin Woods* • Mariko Yamasaki

* Charter Member

$250 – $499

Layne Adams • Lowell Adams* • Wendy Arjo • Don Armentrout • Gerry Atwell* • Jerry Brabander* • Carl Betsill* • Larry Bidlake* • Chad Bishop* • Donald A. Blood • Lynn Braband • Scott Brainerd • Margaret Brittingham* • Roger Bumstead* • Louisa Campbell • Michael Cartwright* • Hew Crawford, Jr.* • Richard Curnow • Alex Dohman • Kelly Douglass • Lester Flake* • Jeffrey Follett • Alan Franklin • Daniel & Lakshmi Gordon • Peter Gradoni • David Hamel • Bill Healy* • Pete Heard* • John Hechtel • Jennifer Higbie • Conrad Hillman* • Curtis Hopkins* • Matt Ihnken • David Jessup • Sonja Leverkus* • Mark Lindvall • Victoria Makar • Wayne Marion • Rex Marsh* • Gwyn McKee • Pamela Moore • Chris Moorman • Alen Mosley* • Jim Nichols • Ben Olsen* • Jacqueline Olson • Andrea Orabona • Clint Perkins • Carol Pollio • Jodie Provost • Joanna Prukop • Terry Riley* • Eric Rominger • Brent Rudolph* • Greg Schenbeck • John Schoen* • Sara Schweitzer* • Julia Smith • Kent Smith • Ron Thompson • Bruce Trindle* • John Tull* • David Vales • Matthew Wagner • David Walter* • Rick Warhurst* • Timothy Wilkins* • Eugenie Williams • Rick Williams • Dan Woolard* • Carl Wolfe, Jr.*

* Charter Member

$100 – $249

Ernest Ables* • Adam Ahlers • Michael Albee • Chris Allen • Taber Allison* • Chris Ayers • Hal Balbach* • John & Katherine Ballew • Mark Bara* • Perry Barboza* • Gerald Bartelt* • Frank Baucom* • Steve Belinda* • Donna & Mike Belisle • Kristen Black • Carol Bocetti • Linda Boggs • Jill Bookhout • Jack Boss • Michael & Maryann Bracken • Michael Bray • William Brigham* • Rainer Brocke* • Patricia Brown • Charlie Bruce • Christine Bunck • Ionut Buricea • John Burton • James Byford* • Nate Carle • Nancy Cartwright • Vince Cavalieri • Rich Chipman* • Tom Christiansen • William Clark* • Karen Clark • Justin Compton* • Kristi Confortin • Larry David • HelenMarie DeAngelo-Dawe • John Denton • Norris Dodd* • Aziza Doumani* • John Eisemann • Jane Eisenach • Frances & Timothy Elliott • Alexander Ellsworth • Robert Fala • Greg Forcey • Jacqui Frair • Maureen Frank • Dan Frenzel* • Angela Fuller • Edward “Oz” Garton* • Sophie Gilbert • Colin Gillin • Selma Glasscock • Jeffrey Gleason • Kris Godwin • James Gore* • Daniel Greene • Jim Greer* • Joe Guenter • Rocky Gutierrez • Dave Guynn* • Sean Hagerty • Joseph Hamilton • Richard Halbrook • Douglas Halford • Donald Hammer* • Mark Haroldson • James Harper* • John P. Hart • Quentin Hays • Dale Hein* • Herbert Herbert • Vicki Herren • J. David Hilley • Dave Hoerath • Steve Hodapp • Ann Hodgson • Dee Holland • Deborah Holle • Jessica Homyack • Glynnis Hood • David Hudak • Joyce Hunting* • Frank Isaacs • Harry Jageman* • David Johns • Derek Janke • Jonathan Jenks* • Kent Jensen* • Leanna Jensen • Ed Jones • Jon Jones* • George Jonkel* • Jeffrey Jorgenson • Ray Kagel* • Rick Kahn* • David Kalb • Rick Kaminski • Jennifer Kanine • Marcella Kelly • Doug Keran • John Kilgo • Jim King* • Brian Kiss • Bob Klaver • Randall Knapik • John Koprowski* • D.W. Kroeker • Dick Lancia • Emily Latch • Derek Leask • Pat Lederle • Mike Leonard* • Alex Levy • Jeffrey Lincer • Andy Little • Brian Logan • Jason Lombardi • Edward Loughlin Sr. • Roy & Kathy Lucas • Jim MacCracken • Dave MacDougall • Amy Macleod • Drew Major* • James March* • Janet Marschner* • Heather Mathewson • Jonathan Mawdsley • Michael Mayer • Keith McCaffery* • Deborah McKee • Scott McLean* • Vicky Meretsky • J. M. Meyers* • Elizabeth Miller-Moran • Joshua Millspaugh • Jerry Mitchell* • Gregory Moller* • Tom Moorman • Marie Morin • Brad Mormann • W. Austin Musselman* • Jim Nelson* • Brad Nelson* • Kay Nicholson • Keith Norris* • John C. Olson • John F. Olson • Brian Ortman • David Otis • Anna Owsiak • Bucky Owen • Nandan Pai • Eric Pelren • Merrill Petoskey* • Colleen Piper • Dixie Porter • Thane Pratt* • Jon Prevost* • Dustin Ranglack • Gerald Rasmussen • Jack Rensel* • Shawn Riley • Tony Roberts • Elizabeth Rodrick* • Joan Rog* • Thomas Rogers • Tracy Rosenburg • Hedy Ross* • Andy Royle • Susan Rupp • Gary San Julian* • Paul Santavy • Sanford Schemnitz* • Krysten Schuler • Michael Schulz • Teresa Seamster • Linn Shipley • Alan Shoemaker* • Sara Shull • Norman Simmons* • Lili Simpson* • Anthony Sipes, Jr. • Carla Skinder • Lora Smith • Jonas Snyder* • Olufemi Sodeinde • James Sprague • Scott Sprague • Tiffany Sprague • Jeff Stetz • Skyler Stevens • Sandra Staples-Bortner • James Stengle • Roger Stonebraker* • Thomas Strange • Eileen Dowd Stukel • Kimberly Suedkamp Wells* • Tad Theimer • James Thul • Valorie Titus • Monica Tomosy • Jim & Barbie Tootle • Lee Upham • Budd Veverka • Paul Vohs, Jr. • John Wagner • Mark Wallace • David Walsh* • Nancy Warren • Tom Warren • Chris Watanabe • James & Susan Wehar • Drew White • Judy Wilson • Marcia Wolfe • Adrian Wydeven • David Yokel • Robert Zepp • Anne Zimmermann • Brenda Zody

* Charter Member

Donations in Honor and Memory

Michael & Maryann Bracken

Memory: Stephen H. Berwick

John & Katherine Ballew

Memory: Stephen Harold Berwick

Michael Bray

Memory: Debie Hahn

Sandra Staples-Bortner

Memory: Jane E. Jorgensen

John Burton

Memory: In Loving memory of our wonderful cousin Barbara

Layne Adams

Honor: Paul M. Webb, Jr.
In honor of Paul’s contributions to the conservation of Arizona’s wildlife

Harriet Allen

Honor: Dave Brittell

Donna & Mike Belisle

Memory: Ronald Sylvan Beaumariage
Our Condolences, Friends of Sophia and Jim

Karen Clark

Honor: Kathy Cahill

HelenMarie DeAngelo-Dawe

Honor: Thomas “Tom” Fisher
Tom was one of the nicest people I have met on this earth and he loved animals big and small so this is donated in his honor by the Meussner Family. He will be missed by many!!

Frances & Timothy Elliott

Memory: David Elliott & Mary Anderson
On behalf of David Elliott and Mary Anderson

Selma N. Glasscock

Memory: James G. Teer

Sean Hagerty

Memory: Jack Gwynn

David Hamel

Memory: Charles J. Hamel

Stephen Havera

Memory: Glen C. Sanderson & Frank Bellrose
In memory of Glen C. Sanderson and Frank Bellrose – two of the greatest!

Herbert Herbert

Memory: Sherri Konradi
May you now find peace

Barbara Hill

Memory: John Lanier

Dee Holland

Memory: Mary Elizabeth Gilbert
On behalf of Duke Continuing Studies

Harry Jacobson

Honor: Dale Arner

Derek Janke

Memory: William Bicknell

David Johns

Memory: Joe Burns
In recognition of all he did to protect wild life and wild places, and his long time friendship which I shall sorely miss.

Rick Kaminski

Honor: Dr. Guy A. Baldassarre
A professor, a mentor, a TWS member, a JWM editor, and most of all a wonderful husband, father, and friend. Hail Guy! What a guy!!!

Sonja Leverkus

Honor: Dr. Gillian Leverkus
In honour of my mother, Dr. Gillian Leverkus, who continually inspires me everyday to do the right thing for the land and wildlife.

John P. Loegering

Memory: Robert G. Anthony

Roy & Kathy Lucas

Memory: Theodore A. Bookhout

Jim Miller

Honor and Memory: Larry Jahn, Jack Berryman, John Gottschalk and Pete Petoskey
For their exemplary contributions to the wildlife profession and to those of us who benefited from their wisdom, leadership, mentoring and guidance.

Karl Martin

Memory: Bob Anthony

Darren Miller

Memory: Sam K. Riffell

Elizabeth Miller-Moran

Honor: Marty Meltzer
Our thoughts are with your family

Jim Nichols

Memory: Graham Smith

Joel Okula

Memory: Jack Ward Thomas
To a great mentor and friend who made it possible for me to have a career as a wildlife biologist. He will be truly missed but his inspiration will never cease.

Colleen Olfenbuttel

Memory: Ingrid Olfenbuttel
In memory of my mom, who started my love of wildlife.

Jacqueline Olson

Memory: John C. Olson
In memory of my husband John C. Olson, Jr. and his love for all wildlife.

Carol Pollio

Memory: Constance Ranson

Dixie Porter

Memory: Joe Burns

David Putnam

Honor: Dr. James Lindzey

Jon Rodiek

Memory: Jack Ward Thomas
To an environmentalist, administrator, wildlife biologist and friend.

Denise Ruffino

Memory: Sam Ruffino, Sr.

Ugo Russino

Honor: Elyssa Kellerman

Merlin Shoesmith

Memory: John and Frank Craighead

Sara Shull

Memory: My beloved Uttuh
Uttuh was a 4 year old orangutan female that succumbed due to loss of habitat and battles over palm oil. Please do not purchase products that contain palm oil.

Sierra Sportsmen

Memory: Don Armentrout
In memory of our President Don Armentrout

Gene Stout

Honor: ODWC former research team
Tommy Hines, Clark Derdeyn, Tom Eubanks, Tom Logan

Valorie Titus

Memory: Stacy Carpenter

Jim & Barbie Tootle

Memory: Theodore A. Bookhout

Ollie Torgerson

Honor: Bill T. Crawford
My most important conservation mentor.

Rick A. Warhurst

Memory: Theodore Bookhout

Chris Watanabe

Honor: Larry Asher
Happy Birthday!

Gary White

Memory: Robert Anthony

James & Susan Wehar

Memory: Ronald S. Beaurmariage

Jenn Malpass

Honor: TWS Staff
For being rockstars! Thank you!

Susan Rupp

Memory: Warren Ballard
Given in memory of Dr. Warren Ballard — colleague, mentor and friend who helped shape the future of my career.

Budd Veverka

Memory: Army Staff Sgt. David M. Veverka
David was a wildlife student at UMaine when he was killed in Iraq in 2006 serving with the Maine National Guard.

Wini Kessler

Memory: Reed Sanderson

Linda Boggs

Honor: Linda S. Boggs

Rich Guenzel

Memory: Reed Sanderson

Monica Tomosy

Honor: Jim Wiley

Colleen Olfenbuttel

Memory: Ingrid Olfenbuttel
In honor of my mom who supported my love and career of wildlife.

Kevin Woods

Honor: Kevin J. Woods

David Putnam

Memory: James S. Lindzey

Jack Boss

Honor: Archibald Cowan, University of MI School of Natural Resources

James Sprague

Honor: Jon and Rachel Sprague

Joanna Prukop

Memory: Dr. Jim Teer
A wonderful man

Jack Capp

Memory: Dale A. Jones
A great leader, stalwart wildlife professional, and my great mentor and friend who changed the world.

Scott Brainerd

Memory: Dr. David Klein (1927 – 2020)

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