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
$130,000+ Alan & Jan Wentz*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
$41,000+ Dan & Christine Decker*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
$25,000+ Rich Guenzel* |
$17,000+ Cliff Bampton* |
$15,000+ Nova Silvy*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
$14,000+ Jim Miller*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
$13,000+ Wayne Melquist* |
$11,000+ Darren Miller*Past President TWS Fellow |
$11,000+ Jim Ramakka*TWS Fellow |
$11,000+ Ed Thompson*Former TWS Chief Executive Officer |
$11,000+ Gary White*Past President Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member |
$10,000+
 William Andelt |
 Kevin Hurley*TWS Fellow Life Member |
 Marti Kie*TWS Fellow |
Shasta Wildlife Conservation Foundation* |
$7,000+
 Robin Fields* |
 Barb HillTWS Fellow |
Darrigan’s Creek Fund* |
 Karl MartinTWS Fellow |
Marshall White* Distinguished Service Award |
$6,000+
 Bruce Leopold*TWS Fellow Diversity Award Past President |
 Dan Stinnett* |
$5,000+
 Mark Boyce*TWS Fellow |
 Bob Brown*TWS Fellow Past President |
Ron Johnson |
 Jean O’Neil* |
 Felicia Ricci |
 Bruce Thompson*Past President TWS Fellow |
$4,000+
 Jim Cardoza*TWS Fellow |
 Randy Devendorf* |
 Wini Kessler*Aldo Leopold Award Past President TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award |
 Evie Merrill*TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award |
 Rollie Sparrowe*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
$3,000+
TWS Fellow
 Collins Cochran* |
 John H. Hart* |
 Jon Haufler*TWS Fellow Past President |
 Steve Havera*TWS Fellow |
 Bob Lanka*TWS Fellow Jim McDonough Award President-elect |
 Jerry Longcore |
 Phil Mastrangelo* |
 Wayne Regelin* |
 Tom Ryder*TWS Fellow Past President Honorary Member Jim McDonough Award |
 Ken Williams*Former TWS Chief Executive Officer |
| Joe Vaillancourt* |
$2,000+
 Lowell Adams* |
 Reg Barrett* |
 Ted Bookhout*Past President TWS Fellow Honorary Member |
 Arnold Brunell* |
Joe Burns* |
| Sue Haseltine* |
 David Heft* |
 Ellie Horwitz* |
 Susan Jewell |
 Jerry Kobriger* |
| Kevin Kritz* |
Bob Lanka* TWS Fellow Jim McDonough Award Vice President |
Susan Mackenzie |
 John McDonald*Past President |
Carl Mitchell* |
 John Organ*TWS Fellow Aldo Leopold Award Past President |
 David Patton* |
 Gary Potts*Past President TWS Fellow |
 Cheryl Schmidt* |
 Misty Sumner* |
 Dan Svedarsky*TWS Fellow Past President |
 Ollie Torgerson*TWS Fellow |
 Jeff Wallin |
Milt Weller |
Bob Wood* |
 Don Yasuda*TWS Fellow President |
$1,000+
 Ed ArnettTWS Chief Executive Officer TWS Fellow |
 Theodore Bailey |
Edward Bangs Special Recognition Service Award |
Syd Barber |
Penny Bartnicki* |
 Rick Baydack*TWS Fellow Past President Excellence in Wildlife Education Award |
Marc-Andre Beaucher |
William Berg |
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 |
Frances Cassirer |
 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 |
 Erik FritzellPast President TWS Fellow |
 Robert Gooding* |
 Thomas Gorman |
Timothy Green* |
 Win Green |
F. Robert Henderson* |
Laura Hill* |
 Mimi Hogan |
 Maurice Hornocker* |
Joseph Hummer* |
 David Jessup |
Doug Johnson* |
 Dale Jones*Past President TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award |
Michael Kennedy |
 Junior Kerns |
 Fred Kinard, Jr.*TWS Fellow |
Erwin Klaas |
 Stanley Kohn |
 John Koprowski*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow |
 Paul Krausman*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
 Terry KreegerHonorary Member |
 Howard Lewis* |
 David Linderud* |
 John LoegeringTWS Fellow |
 Jack Lyon* |
 Chester Martin*Jay N. “Ding” Darling Memorial Award for Wildlife Stewardship Through Art |
Marilyn Mause* |
 Dave Mech*Aldo Leopold Award Honorary Member |
 Mike Mengak |
 John Moriarty*Jim McDonough Award |
 Jim Mullen* |
Joel Okula |
 Jim Peek* |
Richard Pillmore* |
 Roger Post* |
 Gene Rhodes |
 Art Rodgers*TWS Fellow Vice President |
 Jon Rodiek* |
 Bill Rudd* |
 Denise Ruffino |
 Reed Sanderson*TWS Fellow |
 Mike Scott* |
| Don Shaff |
 Chuck Shively* |
 Merlin ShoesmithTWS Fellow Jim McDonough Award |
John Sidle |
Susan Skagen |
| Thomas Spalding |
 Dale Strickland |
John Tautin, Jr.* |
 David Trauger |
 Heidi Tillquist* |
 Lelia Vaughan* |
Justin Vreeland* |
 Jim Wakeley* |
 Lisette Waits |
 Christy Wyckoff |
$750 – $999
Harriet Allen* • David Anderson • John Cornelius* • Louis & Christine Green • Kris Godwin • Paul Johansen* • Howard Lewis* • Leonard McDaniel* • Carl Mitchell* • Tom Nigus* • Colleen Olfenbuttel* • David Putnam* • Ugo Russino • Tanya Shenk • Gene Stout • Bill Vodehnal* • Stephen Webb* • Carl Wolfe, Jr.* • Mariko Yamasaki
* Charter Member
$500 – $749
Don Althoff • Douglas Barnum • Gordon Batcheller • William Berg • Terry Bowyer • Lynn Braband • Carol Chambers • Mike Conner • Peter Dalby* • Randy DeYoung • Alex Dohman • Cal DuBrock • Mary Eva • Dave Gilbert* • Kathy Granillo • Bill Healy* • Grant Hilderbrand • Deborah Holle • Scott Hygnstrom • Matt Ihnken • Harry Jacobson* • Edward Kautz • Marcella Kelly • Dave Klein* • Frederick Knowlton • John Lanier* • Mark Lindvall • Joe Lowe* • Jenn Malpass • Terry Mansfield* • Les Marcum* • Erin McCance* • Gwyn McKee • Blake Murden* • David Nilson* • William Noble • Andrea Orabona • Summer Pardo* • James Parkhurst • John Patrick • Joanna Prukop • Frank Quamen • Gary Roloff • Mary Rowland • Nancy Sasavage* • Peggy Sauer* • Tice Supplee • Richard Thompson • Dana Varner • David Walter* • Rick Warhurst* • Bradford Williams* • Ken Wilson* • Kevin Woods*
* Charter Member
$250 – $499
Layne Adams • Mike Albee • Wendy Arjo • Don Armentrout • Gerry Atwell* • Jerry Brabander* • Carl Betsill* • Larry Bidlake* • Chad Bishop* • Donald A. Blood • Marc Bosch • Scott Brainerd • Margaret Brittingham* • Charlie Bruce • Roger Bumstead* • Christine Bunck • Louisa Campbell • Michael Cartwright* • Tom Christiansen • Hew Crawford, Jr.* • Richard Curnow • Kelly Douglass • Robert Fala • Lester Flake* • Jeffrey Follett • Alan Franklin • Dave Freddy • Eric Gese • Daniel & Lakshmi Gordon • Peter Gradoni • Jim Greer* • David Hamel • Quentin Hays • Pete Heard* • John Hechtel • Jennifer Higbie • Conrad Hillman* • Jessica Homyack • Curtis Hopkins* • Bob Klaver • Sonja Leverkus* • Victoria Makar • James March* • Wayne Marion • Rex Marsh* • Heather Mathewson • Joshua Millspaugh • Pamela Moore • Chris Moorman • Alen Mosley* • Jim Nelson* • Jim Nichols • Ben Olsen* • Jacqueline Olson • David Otis • Clint Perkins • Carol Pollio • Jodie Provost • Terry Riley* • Eric Rominger • Brent Rudolph* • Greg Schenbeck • John Schoen* • Sara Schweitzer* • Julia Smith • Kent Smith • James Sprague • Cara Staab • Thomas Strange • Ron Thompson • Bruce Trindle* • John Tull* • Lee Upham • David Vales • Matthew Wagner • Timothy Wilkins* • Eugenie Williams • Rick Williams • Dan Woolard* • Anne Zimmermann
* Charter Member
$100 – $249
Ernest Ables* • Adam Ahlers • Chris Allen • Taber Allison* • Chris Ayers • Hal Balbach* • John & Katherine Ballew • Mark Bara* • Perry Barboza* • Gerald Bartelt* • John Bathke • 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 • Ionut Buricea • John Burton • James Byford* • Nate Carle • Nancy Cartwright • Vince Cavalieri • Rich Chipman* • William Clark* • Karen Clark • Fran Coe • Laura Colton • Justin Compton* • Kristi Confortin • Courtney Conway • Larry David • HelenMarie DeAngelo-Dawe • John Denton • Norris Dodd* • Aziza Doumani* • John Eisemann • Jane Eisenach • Frances & Timothy Elliott • Alexander Ellsworth • Greg Forcey • Jacqui Frair • Maureen Frank • Dan Frenzel* • Angela Fuller • Edward “Oz” Garton* • Sophie Gilbert • Colin Gillin • Selma Glasscock • Jeffrey Gleason • James Gore* • Daniel Greene • Thomas Griffith • Joe Guenter • Rocky Gutierrez • Dave Guynn* • Sean Hagerty • Joseph Hamilton • Richard Halbrook • Douglas Halford • Donald Hammer* • Seth Harju • Mark Haroldson • James Harper* • John P. Hart • Dale Hein* • Mark Henjum • Herbert Herbert • Vicki Herren • Mike Hiller • Tim Hiller • J. David Hilley • Dave Hoerath • Steve Hodapp • Ann Hodgson • Barbara Holder • Dee Holland • Glynnis Hood • David Hudak • Joyce Hunting* • Frank Isaacs • Harry Jageman* • David Johns • Derek Janke • Jonathan Jenks* • Alex Jensen • Kent Jensen* • Leanna Jensen • Ed Jones • Jon Jones* • George Jonkel* • Jeffrey Jorgenson • Ray Kagel* • Rick Kahn* • David Kalb • Rick Kaminski • Jennifer Kanine • John Kanter • Doug Keran • John Kilgo • Jim King* • Brian Kiss • Randall Knapik • Steve Kohlmann • 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* • Janet Marschner* • Michael Matthews • Jonathan Mawdsley • Michael Mayer • Keith McCaffery* • Deborah McKee • Scott McLean* • Vicky Meretsky • J. M. Meyers* • Elizabeth Miller-Moran • Jerry Mitchell* • Gregory Moller* • Tom Moorman • Marie Morin • Brad Mormann • W. Austin Musselman* • Brad Nelson* • Kay Nicholson • Keith Norris* • John C. Olson • John F. Olson • Brian Ortman • Anna Owsiak • Bucky Owen • Nandan Pai • Eric Pelren • Merrill Petoskey* • Nancy Pilgrim • 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* • Joe Roy • Andy Royle • Susan Rupp • Nicholas Sampalis • 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 • George Smith • Lora Smith • Jonas Snyder* • Misti Sporer • Olufemi Sodeinde • Scott Sprague • Tiffany Sprague • Karen Steenhof • Jeff Stetz • Skyler Stevens • Sandra Staples-Bortner • James Stengle • Roger Stonebraker* • Eileen Dowd Stukel • Kimberly Suedkamp Wells* • Tim Taylor • Tad Theimer • James Thul • Robert Tippit • Valorie Titus • Monica Tomosy • Jim & Barbie Tootle • Budd Veverka • Paul Vohs, Jr. • John Wagner • Mark Wallace • David Walsh* • Gordon Warburton • Nancy Warren • Tom Warren • Chris Watanabe • Kendrick Weeks • James & Susan Wehar • Drew White • Judy Wilson • Marcia Wolfe • Adrian Wydeven • David Yokel • Robert Zepp • 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)
Dan Stinnett
Memory: Stephen R. Tully
Steve Kohlmann
Memory: Jim Yoakum
Jodie Provost
Honor: John Toepfer
David Jessup
Memory: Andy Pauli
Jerry Kobriger
Memory: Harvey Miller, Merril Hammond and Tom Baskett
These three were great mentors for a struggling MS candidate back in 1962. I owe my career to these three outstanding biologists and I thank them for instilling in me a passion for prairie grouse.
Gene Stout
Memory: Dale A. Jones
Always inspirational.
Win Green
Memory: Dale Jones & Bob Nelson
My champions in wildlife, mentors, associates and longtime friends.
Susan Jewell
Memory: Richard Haley
Rich Guenzel
Honor: Ed Thompson
Thanks for your efforts to sustain TWS and increase our effectiveness. Enjoy retirement.
Colleen Olfenbuttel
Memory: Ingrid Olfenbuttel
Gene Stout
Memory: Tom Warren
Victoria Makar
Memory: Liz Hatten
Liz was a true biologist, educator and nature lover.
Tim Taylor
Memory: James G. Teer
Gary White
Memory: Tony Peterle
Gary White
Memory: David R. Anderson
Monica Tomosy
Memory: Graham Smith
Frances Cassirer
Honor: Mary Meagher
Alan Franklin
Memory: David R. Anderson
Mark Boyce
Memory: David Schindler
Anne Zimmermann
Memory: Joe Burns
Donald Shaff
Memory: Charles Yocum
James Sprague
Honor: Jon and Rachel Sprague
Mike Hiller
Honor: University of Wisconsin-Madison TWS Student Chapter
Barb Hill
Memory: John Lanier
Stephen Webb
Memory: Delbert M. Webb
In memory of my father, Del Webb, for all of his support throughout my career.
Mike Hiller
Honor: University of Wisconsin-Madison TWS Student Chapter
Phil Mastrangelo
Memory: Jim Miller
A true professional who led by example and also inspired and mentored many within The Wildlife Society.
Rick Kaminski
Memory: Guy A. Baldassarre
For Guy’s gracious contributions to TWS as Editor-in-Chief of JWM and faculty advisor of TWS student students at Auburn University and SUNY-ESF.
John Koprowski
Memory: Reed Sanderson
Mike Conner
Memory: Bruce Leopold
Wini Kessler
Memory: Dr. Valerius Geist
Joe Roy
Honor: Phil Lehenbauer
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