TCAFS
Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries SocietyAwards Program
The TCAFS Awards Programs is administered by the Awards Committee, a group that solicits and evaluates nominations and selects recipients for outstanding a variety of awards.
OUTSTANDING FISHERIES WORKER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Fish Culture
Criteria for Nomination
- Nominations can be made only by members in good standing.
- The recipient must be a member in good standing.
- The award is based upon fisheries-related work accomplished in Texas and can span more than one year.
- The worker may not be on the Awards Committee.
- Eligible accomplishments by the nominee include:
- Development of techniques that produced fish more safely, more efficiently, or more economically.
- Development of methods that produced species not formerly cultured.
- Development of techniques that produced more fish.
- Participation in the development of equipment that benefited fish culture.
- Promotion of fish culture.
- Participation in the production of a record number of fish (may be station or species specific).
Recipient History
Year |
Recipient |
1977 |
Don Steinbach (TAMU) |
1978 |
Pat L. Hutson (TPWD) |
1979 |
Robert Stickney (TAMU) |
1981 |
Billy White (TPWD) |
1982 |
Roger L. McCabe (TPWD) |
1987 |
Kerry Graves (FWS) |
1989 |
Robert R. Vega (TPWD) |
1990 |
Glen A. Alexander and David L. Campbell (TPWD) |
1991 |
Jake Isaac, Jr. (TPWD) |
1992 |
Camilo Chavez, Jr. (TPWD) |
1994 |
Ted Engelhardt (TPWD) |
1995 |
Robert Adami (TPWD) |
1997/1998 |
Tom Dorzab (TPWD) |
2003 |
Dennis Smith (TPWD) |
2004 |
Lisa Griggs (TPWD) |
2007 |
Gary Garrett (TPWD) |
2010 |
Hugh Glenewinkel (TPWD) |
2011 |
Juan Martinez (TPWD) |
2012 |
Chris Thibodeaux (TPWD) |
2013 |
Jennifer Butler (TPWD) |