{"id":582,"date":"2021-02-01T01:43:01","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T01:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/units.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2026-03-19T15:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T15:52:23","slug":"past-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/mnafs\/awards\/past-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Award Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chapter Awards<\/h1>\n

Dennis H. Schupp Award of Excellence<\/h2>\n

2026 – Tom Jones<\/span>
\n2025 – Dale Logsdon<\/span>
\n2024 – (not awarded<\/em>)
\n2023 – Luther Aadland
\n2022 – Ann Schneider
\n2021 – Brian Borkholder
\n2020 – John Hiebert
\n\u2026
\n2014 – Bruce Vondracek
\n\u2026
\n2006 – Greg Busacker
\n2005 – Dr. Ira Adelman
\n2004 – (not awarded<\/em>)
\n2003 – Warren (Joe) Scidmore
\n2002 – William C. Thorn
\n2001 – (not awarded<\/em>)
\n2000 – Dr. George Spangler
\n1999 – Jack Wingate
\n1998 – Dennis Ernst
\n1997 – Robert Strand
\n1996 – Jack Skrypeck
\n…
\n1993 – Dennis Schupp
\n1992 – Representative Willard Munger
\n1991 – Dr. Thomas Waters
\n…
\n1989 – Dr. Calvin Fleming<\/p>\n

Special Recognition Award<\/h2>\n

2026 – Katie Bruesewitz (creating joint meeting presentation structure) and Ryan Carrow (fundraising committee)<\/span>
\n2025 – Calub Shavlik (Outgoing Secretary\/Treasurer), Nick Peterson (Work on Fundraising Committee), Jay Hatch (Work on Scholarship Committee)<\/span>
\n2024 – Amanda Craft (Fish ID workshop)
\n2023 – Patrick Schmalz; and “11th hour team – Andy Hafs, Patrick Schmalz, Michelle Krecklau, and Calub Shavlik
\n2022 – N\/A<\/em>
\n2021 – N\/A<\/em>
\n2020 – Bemidji Student Subunit (helping extra with raffle), Keith Reeves (service on Awards Committee)
\n2019 – Eric Altena (website and setting up google docs)
\n2018 – Mandy Erickson (organizing, meeting chair), Kristan Maccaroni (raffle with subunit)
\n2017 – Calub Shavlik (Secretary\/Treasurer)
\n2016 – N\/A<\/em>
\n2015 – Linda Erickson (Scholarship Committee), Jay Hatch (Scholarship Committee), John Hiebert (Scholarship Committee), Mark Hove (Scholarship Committee), Bruce Vondracek (Scholarship Committee)
\n2014 – N\/A<\/em>
\n2013 – Brian Borkholder (annual meeting), Don Pereira (annual meeting), Ann Schneider (annual meeting work)
\n2012 – N\/A<\/em>
\n2011 – Tom Burri (fundraising), Brian Borkholder (fundraising)
\n2010 – Eric Altena (online payment\/credit card web option), Calub Shavlik\u00a0(online payment\/credit card web option)
\n2009 – N\/A<\/em>
\n2008 – Cindy Tomcko (Centrarchid Technical Committee), Matt Ward (NE science fair)
\n2007 – Brian Borkholder (fundraising), Tom Burri (fundraising)
\n2006 – Paul Radomski (shoreline protection)
\n2005 – David Anderson (DNR EXCOM, Webmaster, RYBA Editor)
\n2004 – Brian Borkholder (raffle), Tracy Close (position paper on forest practices), Donna Dustin (Secretary\/Treasurer), Mike Duval (continuing education), Eric Merten (position paper on forest practices), Phil Talmage (continuing education), Dennis Topp (Hutton mentor), Ray Valley (continuing education)
\n2003 – Brian Borkholder (Hutton mentor), Shannon Fisher (science fairs), Mike McInerny (Centrarchid Technical Committee), Cindy Tomcko (Hutton mentor)
\n2002 – Jerry Grant (continuing education), Jeff Weiss (resolutions)
\n2001 – Tom Burri (fundraising), Linda Erickson-Eastwood (fundraising)
\n2000 – Mark Hove (continuing education), Doug Kingsley, Laurie Sovell (continuing education), Bruce Vondracek
\n1999 – Gerald Grant (website)
\n1998 – Jingyin Li (website), Henry VanOffelen
\n1997 – Deserae Bushong, Tracy Close, Jeffery Reed
\n1996 – N\/A<\/em>
\n1995 – Henry Drewes
\n1994 – Mark Cook, Bradford Parsons
\n1993 – Timothy Goeman, Donald Schreiner<\/p>\n

Best Paper<\/h2>\n

2026 – Kaylee Bachmann (University of St. Thomas)<\/span>
\n2025 – David Gallagher (University of Minnesota Duluth)<\/span>
\n2024 – Josh Schrope
\n2023 – David Gallagher
\n2022 – Meg McEachran
\n2021 – (N\/A<\/i>\u00a0combined meeting with the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference)
\n2020 – Meg McEachran
\n2019 – Henry Hansen
\n2018 – Loranzia Rogers
\n2017 – Josh Poole
\n2016 – Trevor Kyler
\n2015 – Andrew Carlson
\n2014 – Will French
\n2013 – Kelly Harrington
\n2012 – (N\/A<\/em> combined meeting with the Annual American Fisheries Society)
\n2011 – Marcus Beck
\n2010 – Jamie Sloan
\n2009 – Kevin McDonnell
\n2008 – John Loomis
\n2007 – Anne Cooper
\n2006 – Dave Caroffino
\n2005 – Open: Dan Isermann; Student: Benjamin Thwaits, Julie Zimmerman
\n2004 – Rod Pierce
\n2003 – Loren Miller
\n2002 – Melissa Drake
\n2001 – Gerald Grant
\n2000 – Brian Ickes
\n1999 – Rod Pierce
\n1998 – Mark Cook
\n1997 – Carl Richards
\n1996 – Loren Miller
\n1995 – Loren Miller
\n1994 – Tim Essington
\n1993 – Weming Li
\n1992 – Henry Drewes
\n1991 – Timothy Goeman
\n1990 – Howard McCormick
\n1989 – Barbara Shields<\/p>\n

Best Poster Award<\/h2>\n

2026 – Ellie Meythaler (University of Minnesota Duluth)<\/span>
\n2025 – Jonathan Wilson-Thieroff (University of Minnesota)<\/span>
\n2024 – Cristian Hernandez
\n2023 – Marissa Pribyl (Bemidji State)
\n2022 – Cassandra Kramer
\n2021 – (N\/A<\/i>\u00a0combined meeting with the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference)
\n2020 – Mitchel Johansen (Bemidji State)
\n2019 – Ryan Grove
\n2018 – Jenna Ruzich (University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point)
\n2017 – Steven Hauschildt (Bemidji State)<\/span>
\n2016 – Phillip Oswald (Bemidji State)<\/span>
\n2015 – Peter Xiong<\/span>
\n…
\n2013 – Steven Speltz
\n…
\n2009 – Luke Kusilek
\n…
\n2006 – Lorissa Fujishin
\n2005 – Open: Daniel Hornbach, Mark Hove; Student: Benjamin Thwaits
\n2004 – Dalma Martinovic
\n2003 – Matthew Ward
\n2002 – Mark Hove
\n2001 – Darren War
\n2000 – Jay Hatch
\n…
\n1995 – Mark Hove
\n1994 – James Louma
\n1993 – John G. Eaton
\n1992 – Dr. Raymond Newman<\/p>\n

25 Year Service Award<\/h2>\n

2026 – Owen Baird, Jay Hatch, Brian Herwig, Ray Valley<\/span>
\n2025 – Calub Shavlik, Jim Levitt<\/span>
\n2024 – Eric Altena
\n2023 – Luther Aadland, Brian Borkholder, Greg Busaker, Edie Evarts, Paul Glander, Tom Heinrich, Mark Hove, Tom Jones, Dale Logsdon, Mike McInerny, Loren Miller, Neal Mundahl, Brian Nerbonne, Ray Newman, Brad Parsons, Paul Radomski, Keith Reeves, Ann Schneider, Don Schreiner, Peter Sorensen, William Thorn, Melissa Treml, Michael Vanderford, Bruce Vondracek, Gary Wege
\n2002 – Harlan Fierstine (1977), Virgina Snarski (1976)
\n1998 – Tracy Close (>73), Robert Davis (>72), Dennis Ernst (>67), Hubert Fisher (>72), Charles Gernes (>67), Gary Kimball (>71), David McConville (>72), John Spurrier (>73)
\n1995 – Dennis Anderson, Farrel Bandow, Gary Siessennop, William Thorn
\n1992 – Ira Adelman, Jim Grobner, Dick Hassinger, Ken Hokanson, Howard Krosch, , Howard McCormick, Huon Newberg, Joe Scidmore, Dennis Schupp, Jack Skrypek, Jim Underhill, Tom Waters, Don Woods<\/p>\n

Outgoing President Award<\/h2>\n

2026 – Tom Jones<\/span>
\n2025 – Jessie Koehle<\/span>
\n2024 – Eric Altena
\n2023 – Andrew Hafs
\n2022 – Keith Reeves
\n2021 – Craig Kelling
\n2020 – Edie Evarts
\n2019 – Paul Glander
\n2018 – Patrick Schmalz
\n2017 – Joel Hoffman
\n2016 – Owen Baird
\n2015 – Shannon Fisher
\n2014 – Dale Logsdon
\n2013 – Tom Hrabik
\n2012 – Brian Nerbonne
\n2011 – Kristan Blann
\n2010 – Tim Cross
\n2009 – Dave Fulton
\n2008 – Mike Doocy
\n2007 – Henry Vanoffelin
\n2006 – Tim Brastrup
\n2005 – Loren Miller
\n2004 – John Hiebert
\n2003 – Brian Borkholder
\n2002 – Brad Parsons
\n2001 – Mark Hove
\n2000 – Paul Radomski
\n1999 – Bruce Vondracek
\n1998 – Timothy Goeman
\n1997 – Larry Kallemeyn
\n1996 – Carl Richards
\n1995 – Willian Thorn
\n1994 – Don Pereira
\n1993 – Virgina Snarski
\n1992 – Jeff Gunderson
\n1991 – Greg Busacker
\n1990 – Daryl Bathel
\n1989 – Mike Vandeford<\/p>\n

Student Awards<\/h1>\n

Student Scholarship Award<\/h2>\n

2026 – Noah Thelen (University of Minnesota)<\/span>
\n2025 – Juliet Kurtz (Minnesota State University, Mankato)<\/span>
\n2024 – Cristian Hernandez and Ian Wildeman
\n2023 – David Gallagher (senior St. Thomas University), Brooke Harvey (senior U of M \u2013 Duluth)
\n2022 – Matthew Kvam (junior Bemidji State), K Wolf (senior U of M \u2013 Duluth)
\n2020 – Christopher Rounds (senior U of M – TC), Alaina Taylor (junior Bemidji State)
\n2019 – Alex Franzen (senior U of M – TC)
\n2017 – Bailey Duxbury (senior Winona State), Alayna Mackiewicz (junior U of M – Duluth)
\n2016 – Kara Helgeson (senior Gustavus), Daniel Larson (junior U of M – TC)
\n2014 – Ryan Bart (junior\u00a0 U of M – Crookston), Collin Nienhaus (junior St. Mary’s), Karin Sather (junior St. Olaf)
\n2013 – Seth Spawn (junior St. Olaf), Andrew Stevens (senior Mankato), Brooke Weigel (senior St. Olaf)
\n2006 – Rebecca Hunt (senior St. Olaf College), Kristan Maccaroni (senior U of M \u2013 TC), Scott Mackenthun (senior U of M \u2013 TC)
\n2005- Jennifer Cochran, Nicholas Gidmark, Mitch Haustein<\/p>\n

E.E. Mecklenburg New Ulm Area Sport Fishermen Scholarship<\/strong><\/h2>\n

2025 – Jack Abel (University of Minnesota)<\/span>
\n2024 – Megan Boche (Bemidji State)
\n2023 – Tristan Blechinger (U of M \u2013 TC)
\n2022 – Christiana Wilke (U of M \u2013 TC)
\n2021 – Alaina Taylor (Bemidji State)
\n2020 – Kristina Rands (Bemidji State)
\n2019 – Alicia Skolte (Winona State)
\n2018 – Linda Xiong (U of M \u2013 TC)
\n2017 – Briana Burke (U of M – TC)
\n2016 – Loranzie Rodgers (U of M – Duluth)<\/p>\n

North Central Division Awards<\/h1>\n

2020 Best Communication Award<\/h2>\n

Nominated by: Craig Kelling
\nAward recipients: MN AFS Communication Committee
\nChair: Hanna Kruckman
\nMembers: Craig Kelling, Kristan Maccaroni<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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