2021
Bill Porter posthumously received the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society's Legacy Award. Noelle Thompson was awarded the Hal and Jean Glassen Conservation Medicine Fellowship. Noelle Thompson received the Vera M. Wallach Graduate Scholarship for Wildlife Ecology or Management of Wildlife. Jonathan Trudeau was awarded the Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award from the Safari Club International Michigan Involvement Committee. 2020 Noelle Thompson received the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation and Environmental Leadership Fellowship. Noelle Thompson was a finalist for the annual Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award for Outstanding Students in Wildlife. Jonathan Trudeau received the Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award from the Safari Club International Michigan Involvement Committee. 2019 Sonja Christensen was awarded the Presidential Award by the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Ashley Huinker was awarded the George J. Wallace and Martha C. Wallace Endowed Scholarship Award. Garrett Knowlton was awarded the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Association Scholarship. Garrett Knowlton received a travel grant to attend the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. Garrett Knowlton was awarded the Flint Steelheaders / Eastern Michigan Sportsman Scholarship. Garrett Knowlton received the Peter Tack Undergraduate Scholarship. Garrett Knowlton received the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Wildlife Leadership Award. Bill Porter received the 2019 Dr. Elizabeth W. Thorndike Adirondack Achievement Award from the Adirondack Research Consortium. Noelle Thompson received the Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award from the Safari Club International Michigan Involvement Committee. Noelle Thompson received the Council of Graduate Students Professional Development Award. 2018 Rebecca Cain was awarded a Graduate Student Recognition Fellowship Award by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. Kathryn Frens was awarded a 2019 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship. Ashley Huinker was awarded best oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Garrett Knowlton was awarded a Justin S. Morrill Leadership Fellowship by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Garrett Knowlton was awarded the Andy Ammann Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society Scholarship. Garrett Knowlton was awarded an undergraduate academic scholarship from the Eastern Michigan Sportsmen Association. Leslie Skora was awarded best prospective presentation at the 13th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife GSO Symposium at Michigan State University. Hunter Stanke received an honorable mention for the Udall and Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. Hunter Stanke received the Herbert Humphrey Endowed Scholarship award from the Department of Forestry. Rose Stewart was named Support Staffer of the Month by MSU’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Staff Advisory Committee. Jonathan Trudeau received the Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award from the Safari Club International Michigan Involvement Committee. 2017 Kathryn Frens received the Writing Fellows in the Disciplines Fellowship. Kathryn Frens was awarded 3rd Place for Best Student Presentation at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. Steve Gurney was awarded Best Poster Presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Christopher Hoving received the Ambrose Pattullo Graduate Fellowship for Literary Work. Garrett Knowlton received a MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources undergraduate research grant. Sydney Manning received a MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources undergraduate research grant. Sydney Manning was awarded Best Oral Presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Allie Shoffner received the Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award. Jennifer Smith received the Joseph Laurence Maison Fellowship Award. Hunter Stanke was awarded 1st Place for Best Poster Presentation at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. Bryan Stevens received a Student Travel Grant from The Wildlife Society to attend their 24th Annual Conference. 2016 Sonja Christensen was selected as the Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year award for 2016 by the North Central Section of The Wildlife Society. Sonja Christensen graduated from the Emerging Leaders program at the Great Lakes Leadership Academy in September 2016. Andrew Crosby was selected as a Graduate Writing Fellow for the 2016-2017 academic year by the Graduate College at Michigan State University. Kathryn Frens was selected for the Future Academic Scholars in Teaching (FAST) fellowship by the Center for the Integration of Teaching and Learning at Michigan State University. Kathryn Frens received the Ambrose Pattullo Graduate Fellowship for Literary Work. Sydney Manning was awarded a travel grant from the Biometrics Working Group of The Wildlife Society to attend the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society in Raleigh, NC. Jennifer Smith was awarded Best Presentation for a prospective talk at the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Research Symposium. Jennifer Smith received the Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award from Safari Club International, Michigan Involvement Committee. 2015 Best Poster Presentation, University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Agriculture and Animal Science Division, Michigan State University, April 2015, Jennifer Hollen Hal and Jean Glassen Conservation Medicine Fellowship, March 2015: Sonja Christensen Great Lakes Leadership Academy Emerging Leaders Program (9-month program), March 2015: Kathryn Frens 2014 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Travel Award, Michigan State Unviersity, October 2014: Andrea C. Bowling Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award, Safari Club International Michigan Involvement Commitee, September 2014: Sonja Christensen Environmental Science and Policy Program Fellowship, Michigan State University, August 2014: Kathryn Frens Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Special Recognition Fellowship, April 2014: Andrea C. Bowling The Graduate School Research Enhancement Award, Michigan State University, April 2013: Sonja Christensen Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Special Recognition Fellowship, April 2014: Bryan Stevens Best Student Paper Award, Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting: Bryan Stevens (Contributing Author) 2013 The Graduate School Research Enhancement Award, Michigan State University, September 2013: Andrew D. Crosby The Graduate School Research Enhancement Award, Michigan State University, May 2013: Marta A. Jarzyna Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, May 2013: Marta A. Jarzyna Ambrose Pattullo Fund for Environmental Issues Graduate Fellowship in Literary Works, 2013: Nathan P. Snow United States Fish and Wildlife Service Conservation Careers Symposium funded attendance, 2013: Nathan P. Snow 2012 Biometrics Working Group of The Wildlife Society Travel Award, October 2012: Bryan Stevens Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative Student Scholarship, February 2012: Jodi Kreuser MSU University Distinguished Fellowship, February 2012: Andrew Crosby George J. Wallace and Martha C. Wallace Grant-in-aid of Research, MSU Department of Zoology, April 2012: Jodi Kreuser MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Special Recognition Fellowship, May 2012: Andrea Bowling MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant, May 2012: Andrea Bowling The Wildlife Society Travel Grant, June 2012: Jodi Kreuser MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant, July 2012: Jodi Kreuser MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Travel Grant, July 2012: Jodi Kreuser MSU Graduate School Travel Grant, July 2012: Jodi Kreuser Conservation Leaders for Tomorrow Scholarship, October 2012: Heather Porter Best Undergraduate Research-in-progress Poster - The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference, October 2012: Kyle Seewald (mentored by Dr. David Williams) The Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award, Michigan Involvement Committee, Safari Club International, October 2012: Andrea Bowling 2011 National Science Foundation Program: Faculty Institutes for Reforming Science Teaching (FIRST-IV), February 2011: Dr. Amy Dechen Quinn Best Poster Award – Michigan State University Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, February 2011: Andrea Bowling Best Prospective Research Oral Presentation Award – Michigan State University Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, February 2011: Jodi Kreuser Albert W. Franzmann and Distinguished Colleagues Award, April 2011: Nathan Snow Michigan State University Pre-dissertation Travel Award for International Studies, April 2011: Nathan Snow The Joseph G. Schotthoefer Memorial Student Award, Michigan Involvement Committee, Safari Club International, September 2011: Nathan Snow 2010 NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award supported by NASA and Michigan State University, December 2010: Marta Jarzyna |