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
Special Recognition in Fisheries Work
Criteria for Nomination
- Nominations can be made only by members in good standing.
- The recipient may or may not be a member.
- The recipient may be an individual or organization.
- Recognition should be based on fisheries-related work done in the State of Texas, but can span more than one year.
- Work does not have to fit into the other award categories.
Recipient History
| Year | Recipient |
| 1978 | Edward R. Lyles (FWS) |
| 1979 | Charles Inman (TPWD) |
| 1981 | Jim Davis (TAES) |
| 1982 | Robert P. Hofstetter (TPWD) |
| 1983 | Robert J. Kemp (TPWD) |
| 1987 | The Sportsmen's Club of Texas |
| 1988 | Kirk Strawn (TAMU) |
| 1991 | The Wetland Habitat Alliance of Texas |
| 1992 | Bobby Farquhar (TPWD), Andy Sansom (TPWD), Rudy Rosen (TPWD) |
| 1993 | Joe Martin (TPWD), Steve Gutreuter (TPWD) |
| 1994 | Bob Howells (TPWD) |
| 1995 | Tom Hefferman and Robin Reichers (TPWD), S. Ken Johnson (TAMU) |
| 1996 | Reeves County Water Improvement Board |
| 1997/1998 | Fred Janssen, Chris Cummings, Danny Lewis, Dan Stickland, Gary Graham (TPWD), Jim Davis (TAMU) |
| 1999 | Pat Hutson (TPWD) |
| 2000 | Joe Fries, Emily Harber, team - Joe L. Hernandez and Robert W. Wienecke, and John Moczygemba |
| 2001 | Rhandy Helton (TPWD), Rosie Roegner (TPWD), Walter D. Dalquest |
| 2002 | Ray Mathews Jr (TWDB), Austin Bass Club of the Deaf (ABCD) |
| 2003 | Larry McEachron (TPWD) |
| 2004 | Deborah Wade (TPWD) |
| 2005 | Jimmie Green (TPWD) and Kirk Green |
| 2006 | Bruce Hysmith (TPWD) and Joan Glass (TPWD) |
| 2007 | Robert Howells (TPWD), Fred Janssen (TPWD), Craig Scofield (TPWD), and Sandy Henry (Science Spectrum, Lubbock) |
| 2008 | Chad Thomas (TXSTATE) |
| 2010 | Mandy Scott (TPWD) |
| 2011 | Craig Bonds (TPWD), Carl Kittel (TPWD), and Brian Van Zee (TPWD) |
| 2012 | Seven Coves Bass Club, TTU-Department of Biology (Gene Wilde, Aaron Urbanczyk, Doug Knabe), TPWD-River Studies (Kevin Mayes, Clint Robertson, Kevin Kolodzjcyk), TPWD-Hatcheries (Dale Lyon, Carl Kittel, Daniel Field, Greg Polk), Kevin Mayes (TPWD) |
| 2013 | Kirk Winemiller (TAMU), Loraine Fries(TPWD) and Joe Fries (USFWS), East Texas Woods and Waters Foundation, Randy Rushin (Water Monitoring Solutions) |