{"id":612,"date":"2016-10-04T16:49:22","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T16:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdafs.org\/tnafs\/?p=612"},"modified":"2023-01-25T17:19:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:19:40","slug":"2016-tnafs-meeting-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tn\/2016-tnafs-meeting-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 TNAFS Meeting Wrap-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2016 Tennessee Chapter of the American Fisheries Society held its 39th Annual Meeting on March 15-16, 2016 at Montgomery Bell State Park in Burns, TN. At the banquet on March 15th, awards were presented to very deserving individuals:<\/p>\n

Friends of Fisheries Awards \u2013 Tennessee Striped Bass Association<\/p>\n

Lifetime Achievement Award \u2013 Phil Bettoli, Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit\/TTU<\/p>\n

Chapter Service Award – Phil Bettoli, Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit\/TTU<\/p>\n

Best Student Presentation \u2013Amy Gebhard, Tennessee Technological University<\/p>\n

Past-President Award \u2013 Travis Scott, presented by Kathlina Alford<\/p>\n

The Tennessee Chapter of AFS conducted a silent auction to raise funds for youth fishing events statewide. Thanks to generous donations from multiple companies and from our own members, we raised $1,102.<\/p>\n

The meeting was attended by 64 registrants. Fourteen presentations\u00a0were given and 3 posters were presented.<\/p>\n

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