Chapter and Student Chapter of the Year Awards

Active and effective chapters and student chapters are needed to achieve The Wildlife Society's goals, many of which are best addressed at the state/provincial or local level. Chapters and student chapters also strengthen the Society's membership recruitment and retention efforts by providing opportunities for member involvement in Society activities. The Chapter and Student Chapter of the Year awards pay tribute to and recognize exceptional achievements by these important units of The Wildlife Society.

Chapters and student chapters are invited to nominate themselves for the award. The chapters receiving the award are not eligible to apply for the recognition in the following year. The winning chapter and student chapter receive a special certificate at the Society's annual conference award ceremony and their names are added to a permanent plaque on display at the Society's headquarters. Student chapters also receive a $1,000 travel grant to send a student delegation to the annual conference.

Nomination Instructions

Chapter of the Year Award

Chapters are invited to nominate themselves for the award by completing the Chapter of the Year Application Form (download Word document). Email all materials as a single PDF file to yanin@wildlife.org by March 15, 2013.

Student Chapter of the Year Award

Student chapters are invited to nominate themselves for the award by completing the Student Chapter of the Year Application Form. Email all materials as a single PDF file to yanin@wildlife.org by June 30, 2013.

Student Chapter of the Year Powerpoint, from the 19th Annual Conference in Portland.