MWF Annual Awards Banquet
The Mississippi Wildlife Federation will host the 50th Mississippi Conservation Achievement Awards Banquet to recognize and honor those whose achievements in natural resource conservation deserve statewide recognition. MWF's Conservation Achievement Awards are among the most prestigious for conservation efforts. They are presented annually on behalf of MWF's members and supporters and its statewide network of affiliated organizations.
President's Reception & Banquet
When: February 27, 2010
Where: The Hilton Jackson
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $50.00 per person.
Call (601) 206-5703 for more information.
For those who need to reserve a hotel room at the Hilton click here.
A block of rooms have been reserved for February 26, 2010 - February 28, 2010. The special room rate of $89 will be available until February 15th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.
Click here to download Banquet Invitation
Click here to order tickets online.
2009 Conservation Achievement Award Winners:
Conservationist of the Year
Sponsored by: Balch & Bingham, LLP
Dr. Curtis Hopkins
Jackson, MS
Wildlife Conservationist of the Year
Dr. Kenneth J. Reinecke
Vicksburg, MS
Fisheries Conservationist of the Year
Sponsored by: Chevron
J. Read Hendon
Ocean Springs, MS
Forest Conservationist of the Year
Sponsored by: Resource Management Service, LLC
Russ Walsh
Purvis, MS
Soil, Air and Water Conservationist of the Year
Sponsored by: Southern AgCredit
Judy Steckler
Biloxi, MS
Youth Conservationist of the Year
Sponsored by: Upshaw, Williams, Biggers and Beckham
Whit Batton
Mendenhall, MS
Conservation Educator of the Year
Sponsored by: South Mississippi Electric Power Association
Friends of Noxubee Refuge
Conservation Communicator of the Year
Melvin Tingle
Decatur, MS
Conservation Officer of the Year
Bobby Gentry
Brooksville, MS
Hunter Education Volunteer Instructor of the Year
Sponsored by: Anderson Tully Company
Edward McGinnis
Hernando, MS
Elected Official of the Year
Representative Steven Palazzo
Biloxi, MS
Corporate Conservationist of the Year
Local Walmart Stores
MWF Affiliate of the Year
Sponsored by: MS Power Company
Wolf River Conservation Society
MWF Volunteer of the Year
Frank W. Smith, Jr.
Madison, MS
Mississippi State University Scholarship Recipient
Brad V. Whitehead
Columbus, MS
Hall of Fame Recipients
Paul Ott Carruth
Summit, MS
Ramon Callahan
Terry, MS
Johnny McArthur
Hattiesburg, MS
Elizabeth Rooks-Barber
Ridgeland, MS
Gerald Barber
Ridgeland, MS
Catch-A-Dream Volunteer of the Year
Sponsored by: Cellular South
Walt Taylor
Albuquerque, NM
Past Conservation Achievement Award Recipients (PDF)
Conservation Acheivement Awards Banquet Photo Gallery
Banquet photos © Deborah Logan
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