2007 Award Winners

Chapter of the Year and Student Chapter of the Year
Presented to the outstanding chapter and student chapter to encourage and recognize exceptional achievements.

Alaska Chapter
Sul Ross (TX) State University Student Chapter

Student Chapter Advisor of the Year
Presented to recognize exceptional mentorship of a TWS student chapter.

Rebecca Goggans - Oregon State University

Donald H. Rusch Memorial Game Bird Research Scholarship
Assists a graduate student studying upland game bird or waterfowl biology and management.

David A. Miller - Iowa State University

Diversity Award
Honors innovative programs and individuals that promote diversity in employment, academic enrollment, and membership.

Raul Valdez

Jim McDonough Award
Recognizes a Certified Wildlife Biologist making a significant contribution to the profession by being active in TWS locally and through program implementation and development of new techniques or approaches.

John R. Morgart

Conservation Education Award
Honors outstanding accomplishments in the dissemination of conservation knowledge to the public in the categories of writings, media, programs, and audio-visual works.

(Writings category)  Milton Friend and Dale Rollins

Wildlife Publication Awards
Recognize excellence in scientific writing characterized by originality of research or thought and a high scholastic standard in the manner of presentation.

Editorship: Steven C. Amstrup, Trent L. McDonald, Bryan F. J. Manly for Handbook of Capture-Recapture Analysis, 2005, Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.

Book: Milton Friend for Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection, 2006 U.S. Geological Survey, Circular 1285, 400p

Article: Steven W. Buskirk and Joshua J. Millspaugh for “Metrics for studies of resource selection,” 2006, The Journal of Wildlife Management, 70(2): 358-366

Monograph: Dennis L. Murray, Eric W. Cox, Warren B. Ballard, Heather A. Whitlaw, Mark S. Lenarz, Thomas W. Custer, Terri Barnett and Todd K. Fuller for “Pathogens, nutritional deficienty, and climate influences on a declining moose population,” 2006, Wildlife Monographs No. 166.

Group Achievement Award
Recognizes an organization’s outstanding wildlife achievement that is consistent with and/or assists in advancing the objectives of The Wildlife Society.

Habitat Conservation Trust Fund

TWS Fellows
Recognizes members who have distinguished themselves through exceptional service to our profession.

Gordon Batcheller, John W. Connelly, David C. Guynn, Jr., Richard M. Kaminski, Jerry R. Longcore, Terry Messmer, Wayne R. Porath, Merlin Shoesmith

Special Recognition Service Award
Recognizes members who have made outstanding contributions to the wildlife profession.

R. Ben Peyton and Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation

Honorary Membership
Recognizes continuous outstanding service to any area of concern to The Wildlife Society.

D. Lynn Draw and R.J. Gutierrez

Aldo Leopold Memorial Award
Honors distinguished service to wildlife conservation and is the highest honor bestowed by the Society.

James E. Miller