Commission selects 2009 award recipients
Well done to all of the winners, especially Stephanie and Steve – they are class acts and well-deserving of the recognition. ~DesertRat
Commission selects 2009 award recipients
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission has selected its 2009 Commission Award recipients. The honorees, who will be formally recognized at the annual Commission Awards banquet in January, are:
Award of Excellence – Phoenix Herpetological Society and Arizona Wildlife Federation
Youth Environmentalist of the Year – Shelby Miller
Outdoor Writer of the Year – Stephanie Rainey
Media of the Year – Outdoor Wires
Conservation Organization of the Year – Liberty Wildlife
Conservationist of the Year – Jim Unmacht
Natural Resource Professional of the Year – Heidi Blasius
Volunteer of the Year – Steve Clark
Educator of the Year – Dave Brown
Mentor of the Year – Scott Bonar
Advocate of the Year – Sandy Bahr
License Dealer of the Year – Sprague’s Sports
Wildlife Habitat Stewardship Award – Jim O’Haco
Brief profiles of the award recipients will be posted soon on the commission awards page of the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s Web site.
The Commission Awards banquet will be held the evening of Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Phoenix at 2532 W. Peoria Ave. in Phoenix. More information will be posted soon at www.azgfd.gov/commission (commission awards link).
