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Professional/Executive Awards

  • Award of Excellence (initiated circa 1987) - recognizes an SNEC member who has made exceptional contributions to the field(s) of fishery administration, education, management or research. Criteria for the Award can include significant publications, exceptional service, outstanding teaching or training of students, important discoveries or inventions, or other major contributions to the advancement of fishery science.

    • 2007 Kenneth Sherman (Rhode Island)
    • 2006 Lesa Meng (Rhode Island)
    • 2005 Paul Jacobson (Connecticut)
    • 2004 Anthony Calabrese (Connecticut)
    • 2003 Grace Klein-MacPhee (Rhode Island)
    • 2001 Douglas Tolderlund (Connecticut)
    • 2000 James Moulton (Connecticut)
    • 1999 Henry Booke (Massachusetts)
    • 1998 Kenneth Beal (Massachusetts)
    • 1997 Jack Pearce (Massachusetts)
    • 1996 Saul B. Saila (Rhode Island)
    • 1992 Walter R. Whitworth (Connecticut)
    • 1991 Allen Peterson (Massachusetts)
    • 1988 Robert Jones (Connecticut)
       

  • Irwin Alperin Outstanding Member Award (initiated in 1996) - recognizes a Chapter member who has made outstanding contributions to the Chapter and/or the Parent Society. Criteria for this Award include significant service to AFS through volunteerism, active participation in standing or ad-hoc committees, increasing public awareness of SNEC and AFS activities, encouraging student involvement/membership, membership recruiting, or other important contributions that advance Chapter and Profession goals.

    • 2007 Dodi Borsay Horowitz (Rhode Island)
    • 2006 Jason C. Vokoum (Connecticut)
    • 2005 David J. Basler (Connecticut)
    • 2004 Stephen G. Rideout
    • 2003 Ronald J. Essig
    • 2002 Linda E. Bireley
    • 2001 Lesa Meng (Rhode Island)
    • 2000 Donald J. Danila (Connecticut)
    • 1999 Chris Powell (Rhode Island)
    • 1997 Brian Murphy (Connecticut)
    • 1996 Carolyn Griswold (Rhode Island)
       

  • Lesa Meng Aquatic Conservation Award (initiated in 1996 as the Citizens Conservation Award, this award was renamed the Lesa Meng Aquatic Conservation Award in 2006 in memory of SNEC member, Lesa Meng) - recognizes an individual or individuals from outside the fisheries profession that have made an outstanding contribution to conservation or the fisheries profession in Southern New England. Criteria for this award include activities that 1) protect, conserve or restore aquatic habitat and fisheries, 2) improve sustainable recreational and commercial fishery opportunities, 3) support federal, state, tribal, or private management and research agencies responsible aquatic resources, or 4) otherwise support the stewardship of aquatic resources or the enrichment of the fisheries profession.

    • 2005 Vincent Ringrose  
    • 2005 The Greenwich Bay Citizens Advisory Committee (Rhode Island) and Vincent Ringrose, Chair of Fisheries Advisory Council to the CTDEP (Connecticut)
    • 2004 The Narrow River Preservation Association (Rhode Island)
    • 1999 Albin Weber (Connecticut)
    • 1997 Richard Larsen (Connecticut) and Mike Piquette (Connecticut)
    • 1996 Robert Gates (Connecticut)
       

  • Outstanding Organization Award (initiated in 1996) - recognizes academic, governmental, private, or tribal organizations and units for their current or historic advances in the stewardship of aquatic ecosystems. advancement of fisheries science. or service to the profession. Criteria for this award include exemplary activities to 1) protect. conserve or restore aquatic ecosystems, 2) improve sustainable recreational and commercial fishery opportunities, 3) develop new scientific methods, equipment, computer software, etc.. 4) improve interactions of their organizations with aquatic resource user groups and the general public, or 5) enhance the status and visibility of the fisheries.

    • 2007 Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources Divisions of Inland and Marine Fisheries, extraordinary work in organizing the fisheries technical sessions at the 63rd Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, and for their steadfast staff involvement with SNEC over the years, and their leading-edge management of fishery resources
    • 2006 The Eastern Water Project of Trout Unlimited, Director Kirt Mayland, involved in CT state policy changes for sustainable water management and new instream flow regulations.
    • 2001 Connecticut River/Harbor Watch, The Nature Center for Environmental Studies, Westport, CT
    • 2000 Save the Bay
    • 2000 Organizations involved in Shapaug River water diversion lawsuit:
        Town of Roxbury, Town of Washington, Shapaug River Watershed Association, Steep Rock Association, Roxbury Land Trust
    • 1999 Milone and MacBroom, Inc.
    • 1999 Coalition for Buzzards Bay
    • 1998 Conservation Law Foundation
    • 1997 Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Fisheries Division
       

  • Special Achievement Award (initiated in 1994) - is an individualized award administered by the Professionalism Committee but initiated primarily by the Chapter President. This award was created in 1994. The Special Achievement Award recognizes a specific special achievement, typically, in service of the Chapter. The Chapter President nominates an individual or group to the Professionalism Committee and pending approval by both the Professionalism Committee and EXCOM this award can be conferred. This award is conferred at the discretion of the Chapter President.

    • 2008 Donald J. Danila - for long-time contributions to the Fisheries Advisory Council (Connecticut) as Secretary of the organization
    • 2007 Justin P. Davis - for creation of the SNEC listserves
    • 1999 Lesa Meng - for contributions leading to an outstanding fundraising event
    • 1999 Chuck Phillips - for leadership as General Meeting Chair and Arrangements Chair at the 128th Annual Meeting in Hartford, CT
    • 1998 Russell Brown - for implementing a Fisheries Jobs posting site on the chapter webpage
    • 1996 Frank P. Almeida - for organizing Ageing Workshop
    • 1996 Michael R. Ross - for organizing Ageing Workshop
    • 1995 Alex Haro - for organizing Video Technology and Applications Workshop
    • 1994 Don Flescher - for creating Board of Directors
    • 1994 Eric Smith - for developing Chapter long range plan

  • Awards of Appreciation:  Past President Award
     
    • 2007 Ruth Haas-Castro (Massachusetts)
    • 2006 Christine A. Tomichek (Connecticut)
    • 2005 David J. Basler (Massachusetts)
    • 2004 Grace Klein-MacPhee (Rhode Island)
    • 2003 Timothy F. Sheehan (Massachusetts)
    • 2002 Penny Howell (Connecticut)