Awards

Nominate a member for an award!!!

There are two areas of awards given out by the TCAFS: Outstanding Fisheries Worker of the Year (8 categories) and Outstanding Presentation and Poster for both professional and student presenters at the annual meetings.

1st TCAFS Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing Michele Nations (accepted by Ray Mathews) at 2025 TCAFS College Station Meeting

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Congrats to our 2025 OFW Winners!

Lifetime Achievement: Michelle Nations
Special Recognition: Coastal Fisheries Team
Support: Diana Isabel
Administration: San Antonio River Authority Aquatic Biology Team, Adrian Reyna, Austin Davis, Caille Marshall, Garrett Tucker, Mitch Magruder and Sara Thompson
Management: Travis Tidwell
Education: Dr. Todd Sink
Research: Dr. Carmen Montana
Student: Anastasia Umstott
Most Active Student Subunit: University of Texas at San Antonio
Best Student Poster Presentation: Katelyn Defrancis
Best Student Oral Presentation: Jacob Oster

Click here for the previous winners: TCAFS Past Award Winners

Submit your nomination using: 2025 TCAFS OFW Nomination Form
Extended Deadline For Nominations:  January 1, 2025

*** OUTSTANDING FISHERIES WORKER OF THE YEAR AWARD ***

Each year the Awards Committee solicits and evaluates nominations and then selects recipients for Outstanding Fisheries Worker of the Year. The awards are presented at the annual meeting for the categories listed below that received nominations.

    • Administration
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Management
    • Research
    • Technical Support
    • Fisheries Student
    • Student Subunit of the Year
    • Special Recognition in Fisheries Work

CRITERIA FOR AWARDS IN EACH CATEGORY

 

*** OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION AND POSTER AWARD ***

During the annual meetings, judges will evaluate the professional and student presentations and posters based on the presentation criteria. The Outstanding Professional and Student Presentation and Poster Award recipients will be announced in the TCAFS newsletter, with the awards given at the following annual Chapter meeting.

CRITERIA FOR PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Awards Committee Chairman
Beth Silvy, Ph.D.
Instructional Assistant Professor
Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Texas A&M University | 314 Horticulture/Forest Science Building (HFSB)
TAMU 2138, College Station, TX  77843-2138

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