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AFS designates as Fellows of the Society certain members who have made outstanding or meritorious contributions to the diversity of fields that are included in the American Fisheries Society. Contributions can include, but are not restricted to, efforts in leadership, research, teaching and mentoring, resource management and/or conservation, and outreach/interaction with the public.
Eligibility Criteria:
Selection Criteria:
Nomination Procedures
The nomination of an individual to be an AFS Fellow can be made by any three members of AFS except members of the Fellows Selection Committee. No AFS member can nominate more than two individuals in a given year.
Therefore, a nomination may include three support letters OR up to two support letters and a CV. The total amount of material for a nomination is capped at 10 pages.
The awards portal will also ask for:
The names of the three nominators
The name of the nominee and year they earned a terminal degree (PhD or other degree).
Details on the Items above:
Cover Letter: A cover letter of nomination that describes the nominee’s most significant contributions and her/his impact in at least one of the areas identified above in the Eligibility Criteria. Please address the selection criteria (listed above) you see as most relevant to your nomination. All materials should directly address or relate achievements to the criteria of focus for this nomination.
Letters of Support: Letters of support may be included to provide detailed insight into a nominee’s professional accomplishments and contributions. These letters can come from anyone, including non-members. Again, materials should directly address or relate achievements to the criteria of focus for this nomination.
Curriculum Vitae (optional): The CV should include evidence of outstanding contributions as outlined under the selection criteria and should be organized as listed below. Note that the CV information need only address items relevant to this nominee and the area(s) of excellence for which they are being nominated (criteria of focus for this nomination).
2024 Award Nominations should be submitted online at https://afsawards.awardsplatform.com/
Nomination deadline: April 1, 2024
Contact: Leanne Roulson
2015
Ira R. Adelman | Bruce A. Barton | Kenneth L. Beal | Richard J. Beamish | Vicki S. Blazer |
John G. Boreman | Gerald R. Bouck | Bradford E. Brown | Carl V. Burger | Dale P. Burkett |
Phyllis H. Cahn | Robert F. Carline | John M. Casselman | Joseph J. Cech | Charles C. Coutant |
Dennis R. DeVries | Joe G. Dillard | Mary C. Fabrizio | William L. Fisher | William G. Franzin |
Christopher Goddard | Richard Gregory | Carolyn A. Griswold | Gary D. Grossman | Christopher Guy |
James D. Hall | Eric M. Hallerman | Michael J. Hansen | Fred A. Harris | Ronald Hedrick |
Joseph E. Hightower | Ray W. Hilborn | Scott Hinch | Wayne A. Hubert | Raymond Hubley |
Janice S. Hughes | Donald C. Jackson | Ambrose Jearld | Keith B. Jefferts | Barbara A. Knuth |
Christopher C. Kohler | William C. Leggett | Hiram W. Li | Steve E. Lochmann | John J. Magnuson |
Joseph F. Margraf | Patricia M. Mazik | Bonnie J. McCay | Richard D. Methot | L Esteban Miranda |
Stanley A. Moberly | Christine M. Moffitt | Peter B. Moyle | Brian R. Murphy | John A. Musick |
Jennifer L. Nielsen | Larry A. Nielsen | David L. G. Noakes | Donald J. Noakes | Richard L. Noble |
Larry L. Olmsted | Nick C. Parker | Daniel M. Pauly | Robert G. Piper | William S. Platts |
Geoffrey Power | Thomas P. Quinn | Frank J. Rahel | Lee C. Redmond | Henry A. Regier |
Stephen C. Riley | Kenneth A. Rose | Roger A. Rulifson | Frederick S. Scharf | Carl B. Schreck |
William L. Shelton | Roy A. Stein | Trent M. Sutton | William W. Taylor | Arden J. Trandahl |
Fred M. Utter | Gwen M. White | Robert G. White | Paul J. Wingate |
2016
Jeff Boxrucker | David O. Conover | Reginal M. Harrell | Robert Hughes |
Robert T. Lackey | Donald J. Orth | Donna L. Parrish | Harold L. Schramm, Jr. |
2017
Ronald J. Essig | Cynthia M. Jones | David P. Philipp | James B. Reynolds |
2018
Kirk Owen Winemiller | Reynaldo Patino | Lawrence M. Page | Steven J. Cooke |
2019
Derek Aday | Jerri Bartholomew | Julie Claussen | Robert Curry |
Cecil Jennings | Steve McMullin | Gary Whelan |
2020
Micheal Allen | T. Douglas Beard, Jr. | James R. Bence | Scott Bonar |
Kai Lorenzen | Julian Olden | Michael C. Quist | Jesse Trushenski |
2021
Stephanie Carlson | Villy Christensen | Margaret Docker | Marlis Douglas |
Michael Douglas | Timothy Essington | Donald Gabelhouse | Stanley Gregory |
J. Ellen Marsden | Gary Matlock | Daniel Schindler | Randall Schultz |
2022
Jeffrey Buckel | Patrick Cooney | W. Gregory Cope | Daniel Isermann |
Henriette Jager | Thomas Kwak | Margaret Murphy | Craig Paukert |
Leanne Roulson | Cory Suski | Alan Temple |
2023
April Croxton | Thomas Dowling | Jessica Mistak | Joanna Whittier |