Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society

Texas Chapter of The Wildlife

Society

Awards Ceremony

A wary jackrabbit on East Foundation land. Photo by Wyman Meinzer.

Wildlife Conservation and Management on Private Lands

17 February 2017 San Antonio, Texas

“Excellence in Wildlife Stewardship through Science and Education”

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Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society

2016–2017 Executive Board

President Randy DeYoung

President-elect Corey Mason

Vice President Jena Moon

Secretary Jamie Killian

Board Member at Large Jeff Breeden

Treasurer Terry Blankenship

Archivist Alan Fedynich

Past-President Roel Lopez

Executive Director Don Steinbach

2016–2017 Committee Chairs

Activities Jared Timmons

Audit Fernando Gutierrez

Certification Whitney Gann

Conservation Affairs Clint Faas & Romey Swanson

Cottam Awards Poncho Ortega, Jr.

Excellence in Wildlife Conservation Daniel Kunz

Exhibits Tara Korzekwa & Sara Weaver

Finance Kory Gann

Honorary Life Membership Ken Gee

Information and Technology Cristy Burch

Local Arrangements Eric Grahmann

Membership Kent Williamson

Newsletter John Tomecek

Nominations Roel Lopez

Outreach Jeff Breeden

Photo, Art, and Video Dan Walker

Program Tyler Campbell

Publication Awards Stephen DeMaso

Publicity Mandy Krause

Scholarship Stephen Webb

Site Selection Corey Mason

Student Activities Heather Mathewson

James G. Teer Conservation Leadership Institute

Early Career Professional Program Denise Harmel-Garza

Wildlife Conservation Camp Annaliese Scoggins

Acknowledgments

A Special thanks to Laurence Parent with Laurence Parent Photography, Inc.

(http://www.laurenceparent.com/) for assistance with the photo and art contest.

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Program

Introduction and Comments – Randy DeYoung

James G. Teer Leadership Institute Introductions – Denise Harmel-Garza

Photo and Art Contest Winners – Dan Walker

Wildlife Conservation Camp – Annaliese Scoggins

Student Awards – Heather Mathewson

Plant ID Awards

Texas Quiz Bowl

Outstanding Undergraduate Poster

Outstanding Graduate Poster

Student Chapter of the Year

Scholarships – Stephen Webb

Charly McTee Memorial, Texas Wildlife Association

Carl D. Shoemaker Memorial, Shoemaker Family and Texas Chapter TWS

Colin Caruthers Memorial, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Caruthers and Dallas Ecological Foundation

Dan Boone Memorial, Family and Friends of Dan Boone

Sam Beasom Memorial, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Outstanding Students

Clarence Cottam Award – Poncho Ortega, Jr.

Publication Awards – Stephen DeMaso

Outstanding Popular Article

Outstanding Technical Publication

Outstanding Digital/Electronic Media

Outstanding Book

Outstanding Scientific Publication

Honorary Life Membership – Ken Gee

Excellence in Wildlife Conservation – Daniel Kunz

Educator of the Year Award

Outstanding Achievement Award

Land Stewardship Award

Outgoing President’s Remarks – Randy DeYoung

Incoming President’s Remarks – Corey Mason

Auction and Raffle– Kory Gann

Adjourn

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Dr. Clarence Cottam

(1899–1974)

Clarence Cottam, born in St. George, Utah, spent most of his first 30 years in his home

state. He graduated from Brigham Young University (B.S., 1926; M.S., 1927) and George

Washington University (Ph.D., 1936). In 1954 he returned to BYU as Dean of the College of

Biology & Agriculture for a year prior to becoming the first Director of the Welder Wildlife

Foundation in 1955.

Cottam spent 25 years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, serving finally as

Assistant Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He worked with waterfowl issues

throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, and was a strong voice in conservation issues

involving environmental pollution, including pesticide problems.

He was a charter member of The Wildlife Society, served as its President (1949-50), and

received the Aldo Leopold Award (1955). His favorite associations were with the Ding Darling

Foundation and the Rachel Carson Trust. He authored, co-authored, or edited over 250

publications, primarily in the area of ornithology.

Cottam’s persona can best be described as that of contagious enthusiasm. He was always

ready to confront controversial issues, particularly those involving the public interest. He

expended much energy, time, and personal finances helping students and young people through

problem periods. He never spared himself when faced with requests for assistance on behalf of

conservation issues. He frequently expressed his political philosophy that “Democrats and

Republicans were the primary threats to our wildlife resources”.

Cottam was a gentleman’s gentleman, polite, caring, and respectful of his fellow man. He

had a positive attitude, and was always jovial. He never cursed, but had a habit of verbally

spelling out D-A-M at matters that disagreed with him. Frequently, friends or acquaintances

would call to let him know that they were in the general vicinity of the Coastal Bend; he would

politely invite them to come visit the refuge, then put down the phone and exclaim, “D-A-M”.

He was a devout member of the L.D.S. (Mormon) Church, and for several years served as

President of the Corpus Christi Stake (regional administrative unit). Cottam’s faith required that

he abstain from alcohol, coffee, and tobacco, yet he never admonished those about him who

practiced otherwise.

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A custom in the 1950's and 1960's was for oil and pipeline companies to present

landowners with bottles of liquor at Christmas time. Because of his politeness, Cottam would

accept the gifts, and because of his frugality, refused to dispose of the prohibited liquid.

Therefore, he (and his counterpart, Assistant Director Caleb Glazener) made a stash of the bottles

in a liquor box in the open space beneath the old camp house near the Refuge headquarters.

Naturally, it was inevitable that WWF graduate students discovered the box filled with bottles of

various kinds of tempting spirits! The bottles were not long in disappearing!

To help commemorate his accomplishments and preserve his legacy, the Welder Wildlife

Foundation helped create and has been a staunch supporter of TCTWS’s annual Clarence Cottam

Award.

The Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization

created in 1954 through the will of Robert H. Welder to promote research and education in the

field of wildlife science, conservation, and management. The Foundation is located on a 7,800

acre Refuge and field research station north of Corpus Christi in the Coastal Bend Region of

Texas. The Foundation has an active cattle ranching operation used as a management tool in

scientific investigations. The 16 different vegetation communities on the Refuge enhance the

diversity of the wildlife supported by the Refuge. To date approximately 490 species of birds,

mammals, reptiles, and amphibians have been reported on the Refuge. The Welder Wildlife

Foundation’s graduate fellowship program is designed to train students in wildlife ecology and

management. Through their generosity, the Welder Wildlife Foundation donates the cash award

for First Place in the Clarence Cottam Competition.

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Colin M. Caruthers

(1976–1990)

Colin M. Caruthers was born in 1976 to Tommy and Pat Caruthers. He was just 14 years

old at the time of his death in December 1990. Yet, even at this early stage of his life, Colin’s

interest in hunting and conservation had become established. He began hunting at age 7 and

harvested his first trophy, an Impala, on his 8th birthday while on family safari in Botswana,

Africa. Four years later he took a record springbok. He also hunted Texas whitetail deer and

turkey. Colin showed an extreme interest in wildlife as a youngster assisting his Dad, board

member and past-President of the Dallas Safari Club with animal displays and auctions at annual

conventions and fundraisers.

Colin loved the camaraderie of the hunting lease and learned about safety and ethics from

his elder hunting companions. He was a people person and, according to his Mom, Colin had

friends of all ages. His interest in people and music eventually prompted him to begin his own

disc jockey company called Native Racket while he was still in high school.

To honor his memory, Colin’s parents have established the Colin Caruthers Memorial

Scholarship in honor of all young conservationists. Matching funding is provided by the Dallas

Ecological Foundation. At the family’s request, this joint scholarship is awarded annually to the

State’s top-ranking wildlife student.

The Texas Chapter joins with the Dallas Ecological Foundation and the family of Colin

Caruthers in presenting a $2000 check to the 2012 recipient.

Charly McTee

(1932–1997)

Arthur Charles McTee, or Charly as he was known, was a native of Grayson County near

Sherman, the eldest of 8 children. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where in

1962 he completed work for his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology. Charly served as general

manager of the Texas Wildlife Association during the years preceding his death in 1994. But, in

a storied career he also served as auto repairman, human factors engineer in aviation research,

fishing lure manufacturer, radio talk show host, competitive caster, toastmaster, chili cook-off

judge, outdoor writer, and tireless champion for youth in the outdoors. He was an early member

of the Alamo Bass Club and co-founded the Austin Anglers and Hill Country Casting Clubs to

promote fishing as a lifetime sport. He delighted in teaching kids to fish and hunt by escorting

numerous youth education trips across Texas and his enthusiasm was contagious. In between he

conducted guided tours of the radio station where he worked for visiting Girl Scout Troops. But

perhaps Charly’s greatest legacy will be for helping found the Texas Youth Hunting Association

through TWA.

A former board member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association, Charly hosted a daily

outdoors show on KKYX radio from 1972 to 1990. He was also a member and officer of the

Outdoor Writers Association of America and the American Casting Association. With TWA he

edited the organization’s magazine and coordinating the annual convention until he was

diagnosed with leukemia in August 1995 but he continued to host youth programs and write his

popular column Travels With Charly. In 1985, Charly was named Sportsman of the Year by the

Anglers Club of San Antonio.

Charly McTee was a giant of a man and spent his life spreading the story of responsible

stewardship and outdoor recreation to Texans—both young and old. But sharing Texans outdoor

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heritage with young people was his passion, so it is only fitting that his legacy live on through a

scholarship funded for future wildlife professionals. The Charly McTee Scholarship is funded

annually by the Texas Wildlife Association in memory of Charly—the man whose generosity,

wit, intellect, and love for the outdoors was legendary. It has been said that the greatest measure

of a man is the friends that he has left behind. The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society joins

the Texas Wildlife Association in honoring the memory of this friend to wildlife.

Carl D. Shoemaker

(1882–1969)

Carl D. Shoemaker was an Ohio lawyer and the owner/publisher of a newspaper in

Roseburg, Oregon when conservation got into his blood and changed the temper of his life for all

time. As the result of an editorial written for his newspaper, Mr. Shoemaker became involved

with game affairs in Oregon and was appointed as Director of the Oregon Fish and Game

Department in 1915. He traveled to Washington, D.C. via Washington and Oregon on various

wildlife projects and in 1930 he was appointed Special Investigator of the U. S. Senate Special

Committee on the Conservation of Wildlife Resources; later becoming permanent secretary of the

committee until its completion in 1947. The committee is best known for the design and drafting

of that critical piece of wildlife legislation now known as the Federal Aid in Wildlife

Restoration Program (Pittman–Robertson Act) in 1937. Shoemaker drafted the legislation,

generated support from the firearms industry, and worked with congressional sponsors Senator

Key Pittman and Representative Willis Robertson. In 1936 Carl Shoemaker and Jay N. Ding

Darling organized the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), a nationwide confederation of

hunting and conservation clubs. Mr. Shoemaker served as the organization’s first full-time staff

director, guiding the NWF through its difficult formative years prior to his retirement in 1958.

While in Washington, Carl Shoemaker had a hand in drafting most of the notable

conservation legislation under which our nation now operates, including: the Dingell-Johnson

Act–an excise tax on fishing tackle; the Duck Stamp Act; and the Pittman-Robertson Act–an arms

and ammunition tax from which 3 billion dollars has been collected for wildlife and habitat

restoration projects.

Mr. Shoemaker was a tireless conservationist and supporter of youth education, and

received many accolades during his distinguished career in our Nation’s Capital. He was honored

with the prestigious Aldo Leopold Award, conservation’s most prized honor, in 1951; the

Department of the Interior’s Special Citation for Outstanding Service in 1953; and the Medal of

Honor in the Hunting and Fishing Hall of Fame. He also served as counsel for the International

Association of Game and Fish Commissions and was a member of the Federal Water Pollution

Control Advisory Board, and the Agriculture Advisory Committee on Soil Conservation. Most

recently, in July of 2000 he was recognized with a permanent display in the Conservation Wing

of the Safari Club International Museum in Tucson, Arizona. He shares this prestigious honor

with conservation icons Aldo Leopold, President Theodore Roosevelt, Charles Sheldon, George

Bird Grinnell, and Jack Wildgoose Miner.

The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society joins the Shoemaker family in paying tribute

to his legacy through the establishment of the Carl D. Shoemaker Memorial Scholarship. This

scholarship will be awarded annually in conjunction with the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife

Society Scholarship to a deserving student in the field of wildlife science.

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Dan Boone

(1946-1995)

Dan Boone was a graduate of Texas A&M University and a biologist with the Texas

Parks and Wildlife Department for more than 20 years. He died March 16, 1995 while

conducting aerial bald eagle surveys in East Texas. Dan’s family and friends have chosen to

honor his memory in this way.

Dan Boone was a biologist with expansive interests in native plants and animals. His

career with TPWD began with the newly expanded nongame project. Throughout his career,

Dan maintained an interest in lessor-known species. Because of this expertise, he often received

assignments for investigation on these species. He had an abiding dedication to furbearers,

conducting graduate work on mink and the principal investigator on an extensive TPWD study of

river otters in Texas. Interestingly, he was also an early advocate for increased attention to the

status of alligator snapping turtles and canebrake rattlesnakes. His early work contributed to the

foundation of current regard for these species. However, he was a dedicated hunter and

fisherman, refusing to relinquish any ground to anti-hunting factions. Dan Boone was one of the

last highly skilled field naturalists who endured in an era of an increasing fascination with

technology in wildlife management.

Dan especially enjoyed waterfowl and upland game bird hunting. In traditional style, he

placed much value on Labrador retrievers as a vital part of the sport. Dan and his hunting

companions, Clint and Eli Mallori, set forth developing their own special strain of Labs. These

dogs were highly intelligent, naturally motivated in retrieving, and extremely personable as

canine companions. Dan and his allies were exacting in their choice of breeding and the release

of puppies from this line of Labradors. Those who came to own one of these exceptional dogs

developed a special appreciation for the rigor Dan demanded. You did not qualify to own one of

these special Labs unless you were dedicated to training and hunting the dog. Dan’s dogs were

working dogs and he was determined for them to be treated accordingly.

Dan Boone was a productive researcher, an outdoorsman of exceptional skill, a

sportsman of high ethics, a gentleman with a ready sense of humor, and a faithful friend. His

passing was a great loss to his family, friends, coworkers, and to wildlife conservation.

Samuel L. Beasom

(1945-1995)

Sam Beasom was born on July 24, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas. In the fall of 1963, he

stepped off the train in Alpine, Texas to attend college. Sam once said that as the train pulled

away, revealing the small west Texas town, he seriously wondered if he was doing the right

thing. After a short stint at Sul Ross State University, Sam transferred to Texas A&M University

– College Station and completed a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Management in 1967. He then

attended the University of Wisconsin – Madison (1967-1968) and completed a master’s degree

studying Rio Grande turkeys on the King Ranch in South Texas. The 12 months in Wisconsin

convinced Sam that Bergman’s Rule was indeed valid and that he lacked the body mass surface

area ratio required for that climate. The rest of his career was spent in the Southwest. After

serving in the U.S. Army, stationed at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Sam returned

to Texas A&M University – College Station and completed a Ph.D. in Wildlife and Fisheries

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Ecology in 1973. His dissertation explored the effects of intensive, short-term predator removal

on the game populations of South Texas.

Sam served as an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of

Wildlife and Fisheries Science at Texas A&M University from July 1973 to August 1978,

receiving the Professor of the Year awards for 1974-1975. During this time, Sam also served as

the Secretary-Treasurer and President of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society.

Wanting to return to the field, Sam accepted a position with the New Mexico Department

of Game and Fish and then moved on to a position with the U.S. Forest Service as Research

Wildlife Biologist at the Great Plains Wildlife Research Lab until 1982. During this time he

served as President of the New Mexico Chapter of TWS and also as Vice President and President

Elect of the Southwest Section of TWS.

Sam’s ruthless editorial skills were well known to his graduate students; he often returned

manuscripts with more red than black ink. He shared his editorial skills with the rest of the

wildlife profession when he became Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Wildlife Management,

1986-1987. After a short return to Texas A&M University – College Station as an Associate

Professor, Sam became Acting Director and Assistant Director for Research at the Caesar

Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) at Texas A&M – Kingsville in January 1983.

Sam also served as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Range and Wildlife Management

at Texas Tech University, 1979-1986.

In January 1984, Sam became director of CKWRI, a position he held the remainder of his

career. While Director, Sam obtained $4 million in grants from outside sources. Sam also

served as Director of the Texas Wildlife Association, 1986-1995; Director of the South Texas

Chapter of Quail Unlimited, 1987-1995; Vice President of the Texas Wildlife Association, 1988-

1994; and Director of the Natural Resources Foundation of Texas, 1992-1995.

Sam’s main research interests centered on predator-prey relationships, land-use effects on

wildlife, and population ecology of game animals. He was a recognized and often sought-after

authority on these topics. Authoring and co-authoring more than 75 technical research

publications (including 20 in JWM), Sam made a significant and long-lasting contribution to the

field of wildlife management. In 1986 he received an Outstanding Service Award and

Publication Award from the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Recognizing his influence in

the management of the state’s wildlife, the Texas Outdoor Writer’s Association bestowed upon

Sam the prestigious Professional Conservationist Award in 1990. In Texas, as elsewhere, Sam

was a source of inspiration for others in the field of wildlife; many gauged their own professional

progress and direction by his high standard. Since 1975, Sam has also been involved in

consulting with landowners from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Manitoba, and

Tamaulipas, Mexico on the management of native and exotic game animals, rangelands, and

other natural resources on more than a million acres of land.

Sam served as chairman or member on 14 Ph.D. and 49 M.S. graduate committees at

three different universities in Texas. His students will carry his uncompromising professionalism

throughout their careers. Students and colleagues alike remember special times afield, the

laughter and lessons learned, whether he was simplifying a fire-building process with a cup of

gasoline, wrestling a deer into submission, or providing well though-out answers to the flood of

questions that spilled forth from his young graduate students.

That lonely 18-year-old at the railway in Alpine, Texas, did indeed do the right thing, and

the world is better off for it. Sam Beasom – professor, colleague, mentor, friend – you are sorely

missed.

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Annual Meeting History

Year Location President

1965 Austin James G. Teer

1966 College Station James G. Teer

1967 San Angelo Jack Ward Thomas/Bill Kiel

1968 Houston Bill Kiel

1969 San Antonio Ted Clark

1970 Waco F.F. Knowlton

1971 Corpus Christi Billy Don Davis

1972 Austin Ernie Ables

1973 Burnet Wallace Klussmann

1974 Laredo Joe Schuster

1975 San Antonio Eric Bolen

1976 Kerrville Charles Winkler

1977 Lubbock John Stransky

1978 College Station Sam Beasom

1979 Alpine Charles Ramsey

1980 Nacogdoches Milo Shult

1981 Austin Nova Silvy

1982 Austin Fred Guthery

1983 Austin Bob Cook

1984 Kingsville Gary Valentine

1985 San Angelo Fred Bryant

1986 Kerrville John Baccus

1987 Abilene Don S. Davis

1988 Del Rio Bruce Thompson

1989 College Station Bobby Alexander

1990 Corpus Christi Ray Telfair

1991 Tyler Doug Slack

1992 Austin Ron George

1993 Denton Don Steinbach

1994 Nacogdoches Monty Whiting

1995 Kerrville Steve Demarias

1996 Wichita Falls Lynn Drawe

1997 Beaumont Mike Krueger

1998 Corpus Christi Dale Rollins/Donnie Harmel

1999 Amarillo Linda Campbell

2000 San Angelo Penny Bartnicki

2001 College Station Clark Adams

2002 Corpus Christi Scott Henke

2003 Waco Kirby Brown

2004 Kerrville Terry Blankenship

2005 Amarillo Neal Wilkins

2006 South Padre Island Selma Glasscock

2007 Beaumont Jim Cathey

2008 San Antonio Fidel Hernandez

2009 Lubbock Ruben Cantu

2010 Galveston Bart Ballard

2011 San Antonio Louis Harveson

2012 Fort Worth Alan Cain

2013 Houston Warren Conway

2014 Austin Matt Wagner

2015 Corpus Christi David Hewitt

2016 San Antonio Roel Lopez

2017 San Antonio Randy DeYoung

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National Impact of Texas Biologists

with The Wildlife Society

Past Presidents Aldo Leopold Memorial Award

Walter P. Taylor 1943-1944 Clarence Cottam 1955

Clarence Cottam 1949-1950 Walter P. Taylor 1961

Wendell G. Swank 1962-1964 Jack Ward Thomas 1991

Jack Ward Thomas 1977-1978 James G. Teer 1994

Lytle H. Blankenship 1986-1988 Milton W. Weller 1997

James G. Teer 1988-1990 Nova J. Silvy 2003

Nova J. Silvy 1999-2000

Robert J. Warren 2002-2003

Robert D. Brown 2005-2006

Honorary Membership Fellows Program

Walter P. Taylor 1952 Nova J. Silvy 2004

Clarence Cottam 1955 Warren B. Ballard 2005

Wendell G. Swank 1986 Robert J. Warren 2009

Jack Ward Thomas 1991 Misty Lee Sumner 2009

James G. Teer 1994 Robert D. Brown 2009

Milton W. Weller 1997 Bruce Thompson 2010

Lytle H. Blankenship 2000 Steve C. Demarais 2010

Montague Whiting, Jr. 2003 Selma N. Glasscock 2011

Nova J. Silvy 2003 Montague Whiting, Jr. 2012

Fred C. Bryant 2004 Leonard A. Brennan 2013

Fred S. Guthery 2005 David G. Hewitt 2015

Charles DeYoung 2006 David Haukos 2016

D. Lynn Drawe 2007

Terry Blankenship 2016

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Texas Chapter of TWS

Membership Awards

Outstanding Achievement

William B. Davis 1966 Gary Valentine 1992

Alfred S. Jackson 1967 Donnie E. Harmel 1993

Daniel W. Lay 1969 Nova Silvy 1994

W. Caleb Glazener 1970 Jerry Turrentine 1995

Clarence Cottam 1971 Eric Frasier 1996

William H. Kiel, Jr. 1972 Bobwhite Brigade 1997

Charles D. Stutzenbaker 1973 Don Steinbach 1998

Pierce B. Uzzell 1974 Carl Frentress 1999

Valgene W. Lehmann 1976 John Herron 2000

Eugene A. Walker 1977 Texas Bighorn Society 2001

Lowell K. Halls 1978 Fred Bryant 2002

Al B. Brothers 1979 Bob Brown 2003

Richard B. Davis 1980 Gary Valentine 2005

Charles W. Ramsey 1981 Donny Worthingtion 2006

Russell Clapper 1982 Warren Ballard 2007

Lytle H. Blankenship 1983 TWAC Legacy Team 2008

Richard DeArment 1984 Michael Hobson 2009

James G. Teer 1985 David Synatzske 2010

Claude Lard 1986 Bob Zaiglin 2011

Samuel L. Beasom 1987 John Baccus 2012

Eric G. Bolen 1988 Michael Tewes 2013

Robert S. Cook 1989 Dale Rollins 2014

Charles A. DeYoung 1991 Linda Campbell 2015

Josh Helcel, Mark Tyson, & Jim Cathey

2016

Educator of the Year

Ilo Hiller 1992 Randy Simpson 2004

John R. Hunter 1993 Warren Conway 2005

Cynthia Heckler 1994 Selma Glasscock 2006

Bill Armstrong 1995 Tamara Trail 2007

Billy Higginbotham 1996 Louis Harveson 2008

R. Montague Whiting 1997 Ricky Linex 2009

Donnie Harmel 1998 David Hewitt 2010

John Baccus 1999 Bart Ballard 2011

Nova Silvy 2000 Chris Comer 2012

Loren Smith 2001 Roel Lopez 2013

Montague Whiting, Jr. 2002 Ken Cearley 2014

Dale Rollins 2003 Lee Ann Linam 2015

Patricia Moody Harveson 2016

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Honorary Life Award

W. Caleb Glazener & Pierce B. Uzzell 1978

Richard B. Davis 1981

William B. Davis, Lowell K. Halls, & Eugene Walker 1985

Daniel W. Lay, Valgene W. Lehmann, Alfred S. Jackson

Lytle H. Blankenship, Wendell G. Swank, & James G. Teer 1991

Jack M. Inglis, William H. Kiel, Jr., & John Robert Singleton 1992

Milton Caroline, Claud Lard, & Charles D. Stutzenbaker 1993

Ted L. Clark & Albert J. Springs 1994

Harold D. Irby 1995

Donnie E. Harmel & Charles W. Ramsey 1996

William J. Sheffield & Gary Valentine 1997

Charles Boyd, Ray Telfair, & Jack Thomas 1998

Dick DeArment & John Hunter 1999

Bill Armstrong, John Baccus, & Don Steinbach 2001

Bobby Alexander, Andrew Sansom, Nova Silvy, Max Traweek, & 2002

Robert Whiting, Jr.

John Jefferson 2003

Wallace Klussmann 2004

Robert Cook & Joseph Schuster 2005

Ron George & John J. Stransky 2006

Gene Miller 2007

Lynn Drawe 2008

Doug Slack 2009

Terry Blankenship & Selma Glasscock 2010

Wesley B. Littrell Family 2011

Charles DeYoung 2012

David Synatzske 2013

Steve Nelle 2014

None given 2015

Fred Bryant, Don Davis, & Randy Simpson 2016

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Land Stewardship Award

Buddy Clark, Dan Klepper 1977

David Winterman 1978

Ed Holder 1979

Herbert Ward, Walter Hairgrove, John Lovell 1980

Duery Menzies, Earl Thompson, Rodney Marburger 1981

H. Maurice Garner 1982

Glen Reagan 1983

John Sibley, William Maltsberger 1984

Chadbourne Ranch, Bronte; Charles Hamilton 1985

Enrique E.Guerra–San Vincente Ranch, Linn; James Evans, Jr. 1986

Ranch Harrison Interests Ltd., Houston

Jay D. (Dez) Woods, Jr. – Katy; Bert Gallagher – Laredo 1987

John Cheeseman, Jr. 1988

John Fitzsimons – San Pedro Ranch, Carrizo Springs 1989

David Baggett, Champion International Corp. 1990

Stuart Stedman – Wesley West Cattle Company, Houston 1991

Bart and Debbie Gillan – Slator Ranch 1992

Gary Schwarz – El Tecomate Ranch 1993

Gary and Hulon Carthel, Floydada 1994

C. W. Conn; A. V. Jones 1996

Patrick Welder; Welder Wildlife Foundation (2 awards) 1997

J. David Bamberger Selah Ranch, Maltsberger Ranch, Cotulla 1998

LH Webb and Family – Seven Cross Ranch, McLean 1999

Sherman and Nancy Hammond 2000

Harold and Jo Schmidt – Walking Cane Ranch 2001

Richard and Margaret Phillips, WDS Ranch 2002

Dan Duncan – Double D Ranch 2003

Phil and Karen Hunke – El Tecolote Ranch 2004

Jay O’Brien – O’Brien Ranches 2005

Jan Wheelis – Rio Vista Bluff Ranch 2006

Bill Wilson & Walter Umphrey – Sabine Ranch and Cattle Co. 2007

Mr. and Mrs. John Brent – Anacahuita Ranch 2008

Rod and Mary Hench – Wild Wings Ranch 2009

Frank Yturria – Yturria Ranch 2010

C. W. Hellen Ranches 2011

Pipkin Ranch 2012

None given 2013

Robert F. McFarlane, The Big Woods on the Trinity 2014

Buddy and Ellen Temple – Temple Ranch 2015

None given 2016

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Texas Chapter of TWS

Student Awards

Cottam Award

Ann Jennings 1989 Jena Moon 2004

Vanessa Dickinson 1990 Jenny Cearley 2005

Jerry Cooke 1991 David LaFever 2006

Blake Murden 1992 Matthew Butler 2007

Stephan Koglmann 1993 Elizabeth Rigby 2008

Linda Ilse 1994 Rogelio Carrera 2009

Philip Carter 1996 Matthew Schnupp 2010

Lara Coburn 1997 Joe Holbrook & Shannon Farrell 2011

James Mueller 1998 John Roberts 2012

Fidel Hernandez 1999 Donald Brown 2013

Dale James 2000 Stephanie J. Galla 2014

Roel Lopez 2001 Adam Duarte 2015

Richard Heilbrun 2002 Imogene Davis 2016

Janet Reed 2003

Quiz Bowl

Texas Tech University 1997 Texas A&M University 2007

Texas Tech University 1998 Tarleton State University 2008

Texas Tech University 1999 Tarleton State University 2009

Texas Tech University 2000 Texas State University 2010

Texas A&M University 2001 Stephen F. Austin 2011

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2002 Tarleton State University 2012

Southwest Texas State University 2003 Texas A&M University 2013

Stephen F. Austin State University 2004 Texas A&M University 2014

Texas A&M University 2005 Tarleton State University 2015

Texas A&M University 2006 Texas A&M University 2016

Student Chapter

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2002 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2009

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2003 Tarleton State University 2010

Tarleton State University 2004 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2011

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2005 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2012

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2006 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2013

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2007 Texas State University 2014

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2008 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2015

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 2016

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Scholarship Contributors

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Caruthers

Dallas Ecological Foundation

Family and Friends of Dan Boone

Juanita Shoemaker and Family

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Texas Wildlife Association

Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Foundation

National Wild Turkey Federation

Financial Sponsors

(at time of printing)

Gold

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Silver

South Texas Chapter of the Quail Coalition

Bronze

Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

East Foundation

Institute of Renewable Natural Resources at Texas A&M University

Copper

Donny Worthington

Texas Wildlife Association

Program Committee

Tyler Campbell

Local Arrangements Committee

Eric Grahmann