Clarence Cottam, Best Scientific Paper awards go to Tech NRM
Members of Texas Tech University's Department of Natural Resources Management took high honors, including two prestigious awards for scientific papers, recently at the annual meeting of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society in Lubbock.
Rogelio Carrera, Warren Ballard, James Devos and Mark Wallace received the organization's 'Clarence Cottam Award.' The honor was presented for their paper titled, "Population Dynamics of Desert Mule Deer in Central Arizona, 1960-2006."
The Clarence Cottam Award is given to recognize and promote outstanding student research efforts. A $500 scholarship is given to the winner by the Welder Wildlife Foundation.
Turkey Habitat. Separately, Galon Hall, Mark Wallace, Warren Ballard, Donald Ruthven, Matthew Butler, Rachael Houchin, Ross Huffman, Richard Phillips and Roger Applegate were presented with the 'Best Scientific Paper Award for 2009.' The award was given for their paper, "Rio Grande Wild Turkey Habitat Selection in the Southern Great Plains."
The Wildlife Society, founded in 1937, is an international, non-profit scientific and educational organization serving and representing wildlife professionals in all areas of wildlife conservation and resource management.
Written by Norman Martin
CONTACT: Philip Gipson, chairman, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2841 or philip.gipson@ttu.edu
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