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Awards

We are currently accepting nominations for
The Legacy & The Wildlife Conservation Award!

Submit nominations to michigantws@gmail.com
by Dec 31, 2024

The Michigan Chapter accepts annual nominations for two awards: The Legacy Award and The Wildlife Conservation Award.

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With these awards, the Chapter hopes to recognize individuals and organizations who have contributed to the success of wildlife in the state of Michigan. 

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Award nominations are usually requested in the fall or winter, and award winners are announce during the March Annual Conference or Spring Business Meeting. These are merit based awards and are not intended to be annual in nature. Multiple awards may be given out in some years and none in others, it is solely based on the merit of the nominees submitted by our membership. 

Acknowledge an individual for their dedicated service and advancement of wildlife conservation in Michigan throughout their career.

2024 Elaine Carlson

2023 Dr. Mike Donovan & 

Dr. Gary Roloff

2022 Dr. David Luukkonen

2021 Dr. William Porter

2020 Dr. Patrick Lederle

2019 Phil Huber 

Acknowledge an organization for their dedicated service and advancement of wildlife conservation in Michigan. This new award category was established in 2020.

2022 Natural Resource Trust Council for the 2011 Enbridge Oil Spill Response

Presidents Award

Formal recognition of the hard work, dedication, and commitment exhibited by the Chapter’s President during their 3-year term

2024 Melissa Starking

2023 Dr. Clay Buchanan

2022 Vince Cavalieri

2021 Eric Clark

2020 Matthew Ihnken

2019 Dr. Sonja Christensen

Best Student Presentation

2024 Anthony Raona & Kelly Craig

2023 Braden DeWeerd

2021 Michela Coury & Samuel Hervey

2019 Genelle Uhrig

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Best Student Poster

2024 Rachel Correia

2023 Rebekah Agnew

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Student Professional Development Awards

2024 Brody Glei & Mary Benjamin

2023 Travis Rainy, Caedmon Morgret, & Braden DeWeerd

2022 Jillian Sterman & Tricia Brockman

Student Travel Grants 

2020 Ellisif Cline, Anna Boes,

& Rachel Christensen

2019 Mark Hamlyn, Andrew Carlson,

& Garrett Knowlton

2018 Abigail Thiemkey, Grace Parikh,

& Hunter Stanke

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