{"id":11,"date":"2014-03-13T19:16:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T19:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdafs.org\/tcafs\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-01-20T20:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:38:52","slug":"tc-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/tc-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Nominate a member for an award!!!<\/h1>\n<p>There are two areas of awards given out by the TCAFS: Outstanding Fisheries Worker of the Year (10 categories) and Outstanding Presentation and Poster for both professional and student presenters at the annual meetings.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8353 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/DSC_0244-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/DSC_0244-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/DSC_0244-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/DSC_0244-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/DSC_0244-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/DSC_0244-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>1st TCAFS Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing Michele Nations (accepted by Ray Mathews) at 2025 TCAFS College Station Meeting<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[metaslider id=8357]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Congrats to our 2026 OFW Winners!<\/h2>\n<div><strong>Lifetime Achievement: <\/strong>Raymond Mathews<\/div>\n<div><strong>Special Recognition:<\/strong> 2025 Black Bass Planning Committee, Steven Bardin, Natalie Goldstrohm, Michael Homer Jr., Jake Norman, Shaun Donovan and Tom Lang.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Culture<\/strong>: Ashley Fincannon<\/div>\n<div><strong>Management: <\/strong>Dr Archis Grubh<\/div>\n<div><strong>Education:<\/strong> Andrew Brinker<\/div>\n<div><strong>Student:<\/strong> Gabriel Murillo and Meredith Barney<\/div>\n<div><strong>Most Active Student Subunit:<\/strong> Texas Tech University<\/div>\n<div><strong>Best Student Poster Presentation: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">A TIE!!!<\/span> <\/strong>Michaela Labare and Meghan Booknis<\/div>\n<div><strong>Best Student Oral Presentation: <\/strong>Allison White<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Click here for the previous winners: <a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/TCAFS-Awards-updated-Jan-27-2025.pdf\">Past TCAFS Award Winners<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Submit your nomination using:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdYx76P-Qg1aaoX7dTkxY8J9CZD9iCZHXsLckQSLl7fUGqmgw\/viewform?usp=send_form\">2026 TCAFS OFW Nomination Form<\/a><br \/>\nStudent Subunit Nomination Form: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSejA6-kfoFUYpodnFu_WIrhGLdXvRviLjv1EIpsDAmhPaVu0Q\/viewform\">2026 Student Subunit Nomination Form<\/a><br \/>\nExtended Deadline For Nominations:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">January 1, 2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">*** <strong>OUTSTANDING FISHERIES WORKER OF THE YEAR AWARD<\/strong> ***<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">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.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Administration<\/li>\n<li>Culture<\/li>\n<li>Education<\/li>\n<li>Management<\/li>\n<li>Research<\/li>\n<li>Technical Support<\/li>\n<li>Fisheries Student<\/li>\n<li>Student Subunit of the Year<\/li>\n<li>Special Recognition in Fisheries Work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2018\/08\/Awards-Criteria-Outstanding-Fisheries-Workers-rev.pdf\">CRITERIA FOR AWARDS IN EACH CATEGORY<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">*** <strong>OUTSTANDING PRESENTATION AND POSTER AWARD<\/strong> ***<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">During the annual meetings, judges will evaluate the student presentations and posters based on the presentation criteria. The Outstanding Student Presentation and Poster Award recipients will be announced in the TCAFS newsletter, with the awards given at the following annual Chapter meeting.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldunitsstaging.fisheries.org\/tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/Poster_and_Presentation_Scoring_Rubric.pdf\">Poster_and_Presentation_Scoring_Rubric<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Awards Committee Chairman<\/h5>\n<div><strong>Beth Silvy, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Instructional Assistant Professor<\/div>\n<div>Department\u00a0of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Texas A&amp;M University | 314 Horticulture\/Forest Science Building (HFSB)<\/div>\n<div>TAMU 2138, College Station, TX\u00a0 77843-2138<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a href=\"mailto:bsilvy@tamu.edu\">bsilvy@tamu.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nominate a member for an award!!! 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