Award of Merit

The Award of Merit recognizes a singular accomplishment of an individual or group acting as a team or committee for contributions in fisheries management and research. The award can be given for outstanding leadership, administration, or project-related accomplishment in any aspect of the fisheries profession.  Past award recipients are listed below.

Year
Inductees
2021 Mark Porath
2020 Ben Wallace
2019 No recipient
2018 No recipient
2017 No recipient
2016 No recipient
2015 No recipient
2014 No recipient
2013 Dr. Brian Murphy
2012 No recipient
2011 Adam Kaeser, Thom Litts
2010 No recipient
2009
Larry Kolz
2008
No recipient
2007
Paul Balkenbush, James Vincent, Forrest Bonney
2006
Fred Janssen
2005
No recipient
2004
Steve Miranda, Ted Henry
2003
No recipient
2002
No recipient
2001
Brian Finlayson
2000
Mike Maceina, Jeff Slipke, Gary Whelan, Mike Vanderford
1999
Steve Filipek
1998
No recipient
1997
No recipient
1996
No recipient
1995
No recipient
1994
Nevada Department of Wildlife
1993
Kim Graham
1992
Sponsors of the Crappie Biology Symposium, Stream Habitat Improvement Workshop
1991
Rich Wehnes