54th Annual Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Meeting

Our faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and distinguished alumni represented our department well at the 54th Annual Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society in Dallas, Texas. In total, 21 undergraduate students, 18 graduate students, and 5 faculty members attended, as well as many NRM alumni. 

Our faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and distinguished alumni, including TCTWS President-Elect, Jena Moon.

Our undergraduate clubs, Range, Wildlife, & Fisheries Club and Society for Conservation Biology, with club faculty advisors, Dr. Warren Conway and Dr. Blake Grisham.

Awards and Honors 

Our faculty and students were well represented during the award ceremony. 

From left to right:

Charlotte Wilson, 1st Place: Photography, Work related

Katheryn Watson, Sam Beasom Memorial Graduate Student Scholarship

Dr. Clint Boal (and Dr. David Haukos, not pictured): Outstanding Publication Award, Book for "Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens"

Dr. Blake Grisham, Excellence in Wildlife Conservation, Educator of the Year

Rachel Bittner, Texas Tech University Award for Outstanding Wildlife Student; 1st Place: Remote Camera

Kaitie Wilms, 1st Place: Student Poster Competition for her poster entitled, "Accumulation of Radiocesium in Bullfrog Tadpoles in a Contaminated Effluent Canal on the Savannah River Site"; 2nd Place: Photography, Plants and Scenery; 2nd Place: Photography, Remote Camera

Kaitlyn Cargol, 2nd Place: Photography, Wildlife; 2nd Place: Photography, Species of Concern; 3rd Place: Photography, Work related

 

Dr. Clint Boal and Dr. Blake Grisham at the 2018 Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society meeting in Dallas, TX. Dr. Boal was awarded the Outstanding Publication Award - Book for "Ecology and Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens" along with Dr. David Haukos. It has been since 1999 that a Texas Tech-authored book was selected for this award. Dr. Grisham was awarded Excellence in Wildlife Conservation - Educator of the Year. It has been 17 years since someone from Texas Tech has received this honor.

Congratulations to all of our award winners!