Members of The 1000
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
$40,000+ Alan & Jan Wentz*TWS Fellow Past President |
$39,000+ Dan & Christine Decker*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
$29,000+ Jack Lyon* |
$14,000+ Jim Miller*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
$10,000+
 Rich Guenzel* |
$8,000+
 Ed Thompson*TWS Chief Executive Officer |
$7,000+
 Darrigan’s Creek Fund* |
 Darren Miller*President TWS Fellow |
 Jim Ramakka*TWS Fellow |
 Gary White*President-Elect Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member |
Marshall White* Distinguished Service Award |
$6,000+
 Kevin Hurley*TWS Fellow Life Member |
 Bruce Leopold*TWS Fellow Diversity Award Past President |
 Marti Kie*TWS Fellow |
$5,000+
 Nova Silvy*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
 Wayne Melquist* |
$4,000+
 Mark Boyce*TWS Fellow |
 Robin Fields* |
 Barb HillTWS Fellow |
Shasta Wildlife Conservation Foundation* |
 Rollie Sparrowe*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
 Bruce Thompson*Past President TWS Fellow |
$3,000+
 Cliff Bampton* |
 Bob Brown*TWS Fellow Past President |
 Jim Cardoza*TWS Fellow |
 Jerry LongcoreTWS Fellow |
 Felicia Ricci |
 Dan Stinnett* |
 Ken Williams* |
$2,000+
 Reg Barrett* |
 Ted Bookhout*Past President TWS Fellow Honorary Member |
 Arnold Brunell* |
Joe Burns* |
 Collins Cochran* |
 Randy Devendorf* |
 Jon Haufler*TWS Fellow Past President |
 Steve Havera*TWS Fellow |
Ron Johnson |
 Wini Kessler*Aldo Leopold Award Past President TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award |
 Bob Lanka*TWS Fellow Jim McDonough Award |
 Karl MartinTWS Fellow |
 Evie Merrill*TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award |
 Jean O’Neil* |
 Wayne Regelin* |
 Tom Ryder*TWS Fellow Past President Honorary Member Jim McDonough Award |
 Cheryl Schmidt* |
 Dan Svedarsky*TWS Fellow Past President |
 Ollie Torgerson*TWS Fellow |
Joe Vaillancourt* |
| Milt Weller |
$1,000+
 Theodore Bailey |
Edward Bangs Special Recognition Service Award |
Penny Bartnicki* |
Richard Bishop* |
 John Bissonette*TWS Fellow |
 Lytle Blankenship*TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President Distinguished Service Award |
 Ken Burnham* |
 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* |
David Evenson* |
Tom Franklin* Past President TWS Fellow |
 Robert Gooding* |
 John H. Hart* |
| Sue Haseltine* |
 David Heft* |
F. Robert Henderson* |
Laura Hill* |
 Maurice Hornocker* |
 Ellie Horwitz* |
Joseph Hummer* |
Doug Johnson* |
 Dale Jones*Past President TWS Fellow Special Recognition Service Award |
 Fred Kinard, Jr.*TWS Fellow |
| Erwin Klaas |
 Paul Krausman*Aldo Leopold Award TWS Fellow Honorary Member Past President |
Kevin Kritz* |
 Howard Lewis* |
 David Linderud* |
| John Loegering |
Susan Mackenzie |
 Phil Mastrangelo* |
Marilyn Mause* |
 John McDonald*Immediate Past-President |
 Dave Mech*Aldo Leopold Award Honorary Member |
 Mike MengakTWS Fellow |
 Jim Mullen* |
 John Organ*TWS Fellow Past President |
Joel Okula |
 David Patton* |
Richard Pillmore* |
 Gary Potts*Past President TWS Fellow |
 Jon Rodiek* |
 Reed Sanderson*TWS Fellow |
 Mike Scott* |
 Chuck Shively*TWS Business Relations Manager |
 Merlin ShoesmithTWS Fellow Jim McDonough Award |
Misty Sumner* |
 David Trauger |
 Heidi Tillquist* |
 Lelia Vaughan* |
 Jim Wakeley* |
Bob Wood* Distinguished Service Award Jim McDonough Award |
 Christy Wyckoff |
 Don Yasuda*TWS Fellow |
$750 – $999
David Anderson • Rick Baydack* • John Cornelius* • Timothy Green* • Terry Kreeger • Howard Lewis* • Chester Martin* • Carl Mitchell* • Art Rodgers* • Denise Ruffino • Ugo Russino • John Tautin* • Justin Vreeland
* Charter Member
$500 – $749
Harriet Allen* • Douglas Barnum • Marc-Andre Beaucher • William Berg • Jon Bergquist* • Mike Conner • Richard Dolbeer* • Mary Eva • Dave Gilbert* • Louis & Christine Green • Harry Jacobson* • Paul Johansen* • Dave Klein* • Frederick Knowlton • Jerry Kobriger* • John Lanier* • Joe Lowe* • Terry Mansfield* • John Moriarty* • Blake Murden* • Tom Nigus* • David Nilson* • Colleen Olfenbuttel* • James Parkhurst • John Patrick • Bill Rudd* • Nancy Sasavage* • Peggy Sauer* • John Sidle • Gene Stout • Richard Thompson • Bill Vodehnal* • Lisette Waits • Stephen Webb* • Bradford Williams* • Ken Wilson* • Kevin Woods*
* Charter Member
$250 – $499
Layne Adams • Lowell Adams* • William Andelt • Wendy Arjo • Don Armentrout • Gerry Atwell* • Gordon Batcheller • Jerry Brabander* • Carl Betsill* • Larry Bidlake* • Chad Bishop* • Donald A. Blood • Lynn Braband • Margaret Brittingham* • Roger Bumstead* • Louisa Campbell • David Capen • John Capp* • Michael Cartwright* • Hew Crawford, Jr.* • Richard Curnow • Peter Dalby* • Calvin DuBrock • Lester Flake* • Erik Fritzell • Kathleen Granillo • David Hamel • Bill Healy* • Pete Heard* • Grant Hilderbrand • Conrad Hillman* • Curtis Hopkins* • Sonja Leverkus* • Mark Lindvall • Jenn Malpass • Wayne Marion • Les Marcum* • Rex Marsh* • Erin McCance* • Leonard McDaniel* • Chris Moorman • Alen Mosley* • Ben Olsen* • Summer Pardo* • Jim Peek* • Carol Pollio • Roger Post* • David Putnam* • Frank Quaman • Olin Rhodes, Jr. • Terry Riley* • Gary Roloff • Eric Rominger • Brent Rudolph* • Greg Schenbeck • John Schoen* • Sara Schweitzer* • Tice Supplee • David Vales • Dana Varner • Matthew Wagner • David Walter* • Rick Warhurst* • Eugenie Williams • Rick Williams • Carl Wolfe, Jr.* • Mariko Yamasaki
* Charter Member
$100 – $249
Ernest Ables* • Adam Ahlers • Michael Albee • Chris Allen • Taber Allison* • Donald Althoff • Chris Ayers • Hal Balbach* • Mark Bara* • Perry Barboza* • Gerald Bartelt* • Frank Baucom* • Steve Belinda* • Donna & Mike Belisle • Kristen Black • Carol Bocetti • Jill Bookhout • Michael & Maryann Bracken • Scott Brainerd • Michael Bray • William Brigham* • Rainer Brocke* • Patricia Brown • Ionut Buricea • John Burton • James Byford* • Nate Carle • Nancy Cartwright • Carol Chambers • Rich Chipman* • Tom Christiansen • William Clark* • Karen Clark • Justin Compton* • Kristi Confortin • Larry David • HelenMarie DeAngelo-Dawe • John Denton • Randy DeYoung • Norris Dodd* • Alex Dohman • Kelly Douglass • Aziza Doumani* • John Eisemann • Jane Eisenach • Frances & Timothy Elliott • Alexander Ellsworth • Robert Fala • Greg Forcey • Jacqui Frair • Maureen Frank • Alan Franklin • Dan Frenzel* • Angela Fuller • Edward “Oz” Garton* • Sophie Gilbert • Colin Gillin • Selma Glasscock • Jeffrey Gleason • James Gore* • Thomas Gorman • Peter Gradoni • Jim Greer* • Dave Guynn* • Sean Hagerty • Joseph Hamilton • Richard Halbrook • Douglas Halford • Donald Hammer* • Mark Haroldson • James Harper* • John P. Hart • John Hechtel • Dale Hein* • Herbert Herbert • Jennifer Higbie • J. David Hilley • Dave Hoerath • Steve Hodapp • Dee Holland • Deborah Holle • Jessica Homyack • Joyce Hunting* • Matt Ihnken • Frank Isaacs • Harry Jageman* • Derek Janke • Jonathan Jenks* • Kent Jensen* • David Jessup • Ed Jones • Jon Jones* • George Jonkel* • Ray Kagel* • Rick Kahn* • David Kalb • Jennifer Kanine • Marcella Kelly • Doug Keran • Junior Kerns • Jim King* • Brian Kiss • Bob Klaver • Randall Knapik • John Koprowski* • D.W. Kroeker • Dick Lancia • Emily Latch • Derek Leask • Mike Leonard* • 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 • Gwyn McKee • Scott McLean* • 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* • Jim Nichols • Kay Nicholson • Keith Norris* • John C. Olson • John F. Olson • Jacqueline Olson • Andrea Orabona • Brian Ortman • Anna Owsiak • Bucky Owen • Nandan Pai • Eric Pelren • Clint Perkins • Merrill Petoskey* • Colleen Piper • Thane Pratt* • Jon Prevost* • Jodie Provost • Joanna Prukop • Gerald Rasmussen • Jack Rensel* • Shawn Riley • Tony Roberts • Elizabeth Rodrick* • Joan Rog* • Tracy Rosenburg • Hedy Ross* • Andy Royle • Gary San Julian* • Paul Santavy • Sanford Schemnitz* • Teresa Seamster • Linn Shipley • Alan Shoemaker* • Sara Shull • Norman Simmons* • Lili Simpson* • Anthony Sipes, Jr. • Julia Smith • Kent Smith • Jonas Snyder* • Olufemi Sodeinde • Scott Sprague • Tiffany Sprague • Jeff Stetz • Skyler Stevens • Sandra Staples-Bortner • James Stengle • Roger Stonebraker* • Thomas Strange • Eileen Dowd Stukel • Kimberly Suedkamp Wells* • Ron Thompson • James Thul • Valorie Titus • Jim & Barbie Tootle • Bruce Trindle* • John Tull* • Paul Vohs, Jr. • John Wagner • Mark Wallace • David Walsh* • Tom Warren • James & Susan Wehar • Drew White • Timothy Wilkins* • Judy Wilson • Marcia Wolfe • Dan Woolard* • Adrian Wydeven • David Yokel • Robert Zepp
* Charter Member
Donations in Honor and Memory
Michael & Maryann Bracken
Memory: Stephen H. 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
Honor: To the women of TWS
Dee Holland
Memory: Mary Elizabeth Gilbert
On behalf of Duke Continuing Studies
Harry Jacobson
Honor: Dale Arner
Derek Janke
Memory: William Bicknell
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
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
Gary White
Memory: Robert Anthony
James & Susan Wehar
Memory: Ronald S. Beaurmariage
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