Students and Staff in Fisheries Science at K-State have earned numerous honors and awards through agencies and professional societies.  Below are recent awards and honors:

 

2009:

 

American Fisheries Society Skinner Memorial Award (Joe Gerken, PhD student)

Finalist, KSU Biology Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award (Craig Paukert)

Kansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Travel Award (Mackenize Shardlow, MS student)

Ackert Award, Outstanding Presentation, KSU Biology Graduate Student Forum (Andrea Severson, MS student)

Nominee, KSU Biology Watkins Award for outstanding graduate student teaching (Andrea Severson, MS student)

Invited Speaker (Craig Paukert); Iowa St. Univ., Dept. of Natural Resources Ecology and Management

Best Student Presentation (Andrea Severson, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS  

Best Student Poster (Joe Gerken, PhD student; Wes Bouska, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS  

Tiemeier-Cross Award (Andrea Severson, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS  

Klassen Award (Brandon Senger, BS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

 

2008:

 

USGS STAR Award for outstanding performance in the Cooperative Research Units (Craig Paukert)

Second Place, Best Student Presentation (Mackenzie Shardlow, MS student); Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference  

Duffy Travel Award, Kansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (Wes Bouska, MS student)  

Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award winner (Mackenzie Shardlow, MS student)  

Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award finalist (Wes Bouska, MS student)  

American Fisheries Society Skinner Memorial Award (Josh Schloesser, MS student)

American Fisheries Society Skinner Memorial Award Honorable Mention (Wes Bouska, MS student)

Tiemeier-Cross Award (Josh Schloesser, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Best Professional Presentation (Craig Paukert, coauthor with KDWP biologist); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Best Student Presentation (Joe Gerken, PhD student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS  

 

 

2007:

 

 

American Fisheries Society Skinner Memorial Award (Jesse Fischer, MS student)

American Fisheries Society Skinner Memorial Award (Jeff Eitzmann, MS student)

Fourth place, best poster  (Josh Schloesser, MS Student);  Missouri River Natural Resources Conference

Tiemeier-Cross Award (Jesse Fischer, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Best Professional Presentation (Craig Paukert); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Best Student Poster (Jesse Fischer, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Best Student Presentation (Jesse Fischer, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Invited Speaker (Craig Paukert); University of Kansas Field Station and Ecological Reserves Seminar Series

Outstanding Unit Student, (Jeff Eitzmann , MS student); Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit  

 

 

2006:

 

 

Outstanding Unit Student, (Jesse Fischer , MS student); Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award (Jesse Fischer, MS student)

USGS STAR Award for outstanding performance in the Cooperative Research Units (Craig Paukert)

Best Student Poster (Philip Brinkley, BS student) Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Klassen Award (Philip Brinkley, BS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

Tiemeier-Cross Award (Andy Makinster, MS student); Kansas Chapter of the AFS

 

 

2005:

 

 

Outstanding Unit Student, (Andy Makinster, MS student); Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

USGS STAR Award for outstanding performance in the Cooperative Research Units (Craig Paukert)

Keynote Speaker (Craig Paukert); Kansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting

Invited Speaker (Craig Paukert); The Ohio State University, School of Natural Resources