Awards

Outstanding Fisheries Worker Award

2024 – Elaine Gainer
2023 – Drew Wallace
2022 – Cliff Sager
2021 – Richard Snow
2020 – Jon West
2019 – Daniel Fenner
2018 – Dan Shoup
2017 – Shannon Brewer
2016 – Kurt Kuklinski
2015 – Jay Barfield
2014 – Brandon Brown

2013 – Jason Schooley
2012 – Jim Burroughs
2011 – Robert Wichers
2010 – Gary Peterson
2009 – Ike McKay
2008 – Brent Gordon
2007 – James Vincent
2006 – Tim Patton
2005 – Jim Schooley
2004 – Paul Balkenbush
2003 – James Vincent
2002 – Jack Harper

2000 – Greg Summers
1999 – Bill Fisher
1998 – Harold Namminga
1996 – Ken Collins
1995 – Garland Wright
1993 – Bill Matthews
1991 – Jeff Boxrucker
1990 – Al Zale
1989 – Jim Smith
1987 – Kim Erickson
1986 – Gene Gilliland
1985 – Jimmie Pigg

Lifetime Achievement Award

2024 – Tim Patton
2023 – Drew Wallace
2019 – Bob Martin
2018 – Bill Matthews
2016 – Bill Shelton
2014 – Gene Gilliland
2014 – Greg Summers
2012 – John Stahl

Dr. James K Schooley Best Student Presentation Award

2024 – Shasta Kamara, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2022 – Tanner Scholten, Oklahoma State University
2021 – Doug Zentner, Oklahoma State University
2020 – Ryan Gary, Oklahoma State University
2018 – Kimberly Brown, Oklahoma State University
2017 – Andrew Miller, Oklahoma State University
2015 – Bob Mollenhauer, Oklahoma State University

Jimmie Pigg Student Scholarship Award

2024 – Hunter Torolski, Oklahoma State University
2023 – Ethan Hood, Oklahoma State University
2023 – Tanner Scholten, Oklahoma State University
2022 – Benjamin Kelly, Oklahoma State University
2021 – Briant Nguyen, University of Central Oklahoma
2021 – Doug Zentner, Oklahoma State University
2020 – Graham Montague, Oklahoma State University

2019 – Garrett Kula, Oklahoma State University
2019 – Skylar Wolf, Oklahoma State University
2018 – Dray Carl, Oklahoma State University
2017 – John Datillo, Oklahoma State University
2015 – Trevor Starks, Oklahoma State University
2014 – Joey Dyer, Oklahoma State University
2014 – Andrew Taylor, Oklahoma State University