Current Award Recipients

The Idaho Chapter is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Chapter awards:

Lifetime Achievement AwardJim Chandler
For sustained, dedicated service to the Chapter and Profession
Joe DuPont
For sustained, dedicated service to the Chapter and Profession
Outstanding Fishery Professional AwardKen Bennett
For a career’s worth of contributions to Idaho’s fisheries resources
Outstanding Early Career Professional AwardMegan Heller
For exceptional work on fisheries
Richard L. Wallace Native Fish
Conservationist of the Year Award
Jay Hesse
Outstanding Mentor AwardKat Gillies-Rector
Excellence in Aquaculture AwardDr. Luke Oliver
Aquatic Habitat AwardPrichard Creek Restoration Team
Annual Merit Service AwardLauren Andrews
President 2024-2025
Eric Stark
Secretary-Treasurer 2023-2025
Distinguished Service AwardKatie McBaine
Nominations Committee Chair 2024-2025
Susie Frawley
Service as Fundraising Committee Chair 2023-2025
Tucker Brauer
Service as Fundraising Committee Chair 2023-2025
Ken Bouwens
Service as Aquatic Habitat Committee Chair 2021-2024
Kat Gillies-Rector
Service as Mentoring Committee Chair 2021-2025
Kristi Stevenson
For sustained, dedicated service to the Chapter and its Members
Dylan Bair
Service as BYU-Idaho Unit President 2024-2025
Caleb Wilson
Service as Palouse Unit President 2024-2025
Katie Wagner
Service as Portneuf Unit President 2024-2025
Best Student PosterPaige Hilton
Best Student PresentationRobert Gregory
Best Professional PosterMichael Briggs
Best Professional PresentationJoshua McCormick