Outstanding Achievement Award: Research & Academia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is presented by the Society for outstanding achievement for eminently note-worthy contributions to the range profession to members and other qualified individuals and groups working with rangelands. This award is given in Stewardship and Academic streams. Several awards can be given annually.
Nomination Requirements
How to Nominate
To submit a nomination, please ensure you have all the required documents and information listed in the "Nomination Requirements" section above prepared in advance. Once ready, use the link below to access the nomination form and attach your files in the "File Uploads" section of the form. Incomplete submissions cannot be processed.
2025:
-The Texas Master Naturalist Program-Outstanding Achievement Commitment to Community Engagement
-Dr. Sarah McCord-Outstanding Achievement Research/Academia
2024– Dr. Clinton Stonecipher
| Year | Research/Academia | Stewardship |
| 2020 | ||
| 2019 | Dr. David S. Pilliod | Thomas Warren |
| 2018 | Dr. Daniel D. Cook, Dr. Robert C. Ehrhart, Dr. Bradford P. Wilcox | |
| 2017 | Dr. Wendy Christine Gardner, Dr. Del W. Despain | |
| 2016 | Dr. David B. Wester | Chuck J. Perry |
| 2015 | Dr. Karen Hickman Dr. Stephanie Larson-Praplan | Five Creeks Rangeland Restoration Project Working Group John Harper William J. Keller Dr. Victor R. Squires |
| 2014 | Dr. Maria Fernandez-Gimenez Dr. Urs Kreuter | Kevin Guinn Sandy Wyman Dennis Thompson |
| 2013 | Dr. Timothy L. Deboodt Dr. John A. Taylor | Robert T. “Bob” France Robert E. “Bob” Mountain Greg Tegart (Bob France accepting) The Pekisko Group (Francis Dover accepting) |
| 2012 | No Recipients | William F. Schroeder RMFRA Mike J. Malmberg Richard H. “Hugh” Barrett, Jr. |
| 2011 | Dr. Kelly W. Allred Dr. Kenneth W. Tate / Dr. Rob Atwill Dr. Robin J. Tausch | JR Bell Chris Nykoluk Gail E. & Mildred Cramer Sharp Timothy J. Steffens James R. Traux William D. Zeedyk |
| 2010 | Dr. Samuel D. Fuhlendorf Dr. Jeffrey E. Herrick Dr. Ann L. Hild Dr. Karen L. Launchbaugh Dr. Bruce A. Roundy Dr. Jose Alfonso “Poncho” Ortega-Santos Dr. Tamzen K. Stringham | John D. & Lynne M. Breese Stevie Collins Harvey A. Sprock |
| 2009 | Dr. Jon Bates Dr. Brandon T. Bestelmeyer Dr. Ed. L. Fredrickson Dr. Edmundo Garcia-Moya Dr. Neil R. Rimbey Dr. Tony J. Svejcar | Dan M. Caudle Philbert M. Gonzales (John) David Graham Stephen A. Nelle Mary B. Reece |
| 2008 | Dr. R. James Ansley Dr. Charles H. Butterfield Dr. J. Richard Conner Dr. Robert (Bob) K. Lyons Dr. Jerry D. Volesky | Jennifer J. Pluhar Karyn Scalise |
| 2007 | Dr. Terrance D. Booth Duane McCartney Dr. Kevin K. Sedivec Dr. Roger L. Sheley Dr. L. Allen Torrell Dr. John W. Walker | Christopher Dale Allison Dr. Charles R. Hart Mark E. Moseley John Williams |
| 2006 | Dr. Amitrajeet A. Batabyal Dr. Justin D. Derner Dr. Linda Hardesty Dr. M. Keith Owens Dr. Tony J. Svejcar | P. Robert “Bob” Alexander Castleland Ranch: Ted & Olive Perrin Jeffery L. Printz Rangeland Health Team: Jeffrey E. Herrick, Mike L. Pellant, David A. Pyke, Pat L. Shaver Michel E. Tremblay |
| 2005 | David C. Ganskopp Wayne Hamilton Douglas E. Johnson Robert A. Masters Jack A. Morgan H. Wayne Polley | Jack D. Alexander Larry D. Butler Fermin G. Chavez Tamara DeCock Curtis M. Johnson Robert M. Thompson |
| Special Note: | In 2005, the Outstanding Achievement Awards were split into two groups: Research/Academia and Stewardship. | |
| 2004 | Dean M. Anderson Thomas W. Boutton Joel R. Brown Timothy E. Fulbright | C. Wayne Hanselka Don Kirby Paul D. Ohlenbusch Steve Whisenant |
| 2003 | Alfred H. Bawtree Donald R. Blumenauer John Brock James Everitt | Elaine Grings Thomas A. Jones William E. Pinchak |
| 2002 | Michael Borman Taylor Brown Steve Hatch | Steve Leonard Richard F. Miller Walter H. Schacht |
| 2001 | Barbara Allen-Diaz Terrence G. Bidwell Wayne C. Leininger Allan McGinty | Charles A. Taylor Dwight A. Tober Darrell Ueckert Jack & Merry Vandervalk |
| 2000 | John D. Berdahl Grazing & Pasture Technology Programs Jonathan D. Hanson Mike Pellant | Michael Ralphs Nancy Shaw Robert B. Shaw |
| 1999 | Barry Adams Dale Bartos Ben Berlinger Christopher Call | Richard Olson James A. Pfister G. Allen Rasmussen Floyd Reed |
| 1998 | David M. Engle Rodney G. Lym Stephen E. Clubine | Jerry L. Holechek Linda Rexroat |
| 1997 | William T. Barker David A. Bryant Albert B. Frank Sherel Goodrich Dave Krosting | Roy L. Roath Keith E. Severson Fred E. Smeins Harold Wiedemann Dan Uresk |
| 1996 | Jack R. Cutshall Gary W. Frasier Margaret H. Friedel Melvin R. George Robert L. Gillen | Douglas A. Johnson F.T. McCollum, III Maynard Smith Family Jerry W. Stuth Sherman R. Swanson |
| 1995 | Steven R. Archer John C. Buckhouse Rawson Dennis Child Jerrold L. Dodd Kris M. Havstad | Merwyn M. Kothmann Herman S. Mayeux Gerald E. Schuman Steven Sharrow |
| 1994 | Linda A. Joyce Frederick D. Provenza Barron D. Rector | Edward F. Redente Phillip L. Sims Ronald E. Sosebee |
| 1993 | W. James Clawson James P. Dobrowolski D. Lynn Drawe Robert P. Gibbens Larry R. Rittenhouse | Sam L. Short Michael A. Smith David J. Steffen Larry M. White |
| 1992 | Herbert G. Fisser Erling T. Jacobson E. Durant McArthur | Lucio E. Rodriguez Quentin D. Skinner Delmar D. Vail |
| 1991 | E.T. Bartlett K. Lynn Bennett D. Wayne Elmore Rodney K. Heitschmidt | Stephen B. Monsen Larry D. White Oregon Watershed Development Coalition |
| 1990 | Rodney W. Bovey James E. Bowns Edward J. DePuit | R. Duane Lloyd M.J. Trlica |
| 1989 | Charles D. Bonham Richard H. Hart William K. Lauenroth | James T. Nichols Clenton E. Owensby Alma H. Winward |
| 1988 | Sherman R. Ewing Richard M. Hanson | John R. Lacey Faisal K. Taha |
| 1987 | Wilbert H. Blackburn Henry F. Mayland Donald T. Pendleton | Leonard B. Purdy John F. Vallentine |
| 1986 | Harold H. Biswell Minoru Hironaka Charles E. Poulton | Thomas N. Shiflet Patricia G. Smith James A. Young |
| 1985 | Pat O. Currie William A. Laycock William J. McGinnies, Jr. | Henry A. Pearson Charles J. Scifres |
| 1984 | Edward P. Cliff Ralph S. Cole Bill E. Dahl Charles E. Fisher | James W. Giltmier James K. Lewis Mont E. Lewis, Sr. Alma M. Wilson |
| 1983 | Robert E. Bement Richard S. Driscoll | Donald A. Jameson Henry A. Wright |
| 1982 | John F. Hughes Myron Thomas Wallace | |
| 1981 | Sharp Bros. Seed Company Forrest A. Sneva | |
| 1980 | None Given | |
| 1979 | David E. Hutchinson John Gordon King | Jeff Powell William H. Stewart |
| 1978 | John W. Bohning Richard E. Eckert Robert R. Humphrey | E. Lavelle Thompson George M. Van Dyne |
| 1977 | Alan A. Beetle Claude C. Dillon John D. Freeman | Fred J. Fritz Daniel L. Merkel |
| 1976 | Robert W. Harris Maxwell T. Lieurance Alastair McLean Leo B. Merrill | John L. Schwendiman Lee A. Sharp Sylvester Smoliak |
| 1975 | Donald L. Huss S. Clark Martin | Arthur D. Smith Alfred H. Walker |
| 1974 | Wilbur F. Currier Alvin C. Hull, Jr. Melvin S. Morris | A. Perry Plummer Otto J. Wolff |
| 1973 | Donald N. Hyder Lyman G. Linger William G. McGinnies, Sr. | E. H. McIlvain Charles H. McKinnon |
| 1972 | Kling L. Anderson Marion E. Clawson C. Wayne Cook Reginald M. DeNio | August L. Hormay Joseph H. Robertson Robert L. Ross Edwin W. Tisdale |
| 1971 | Wallace R. Hanson Herbert A. Lundin Elbert H. Reid | Murrell W. Talbot Warren C. Whitman |
| 1970 | David F. Costello Martin H. Gonzales | Alex Johnston Gerald W. Thomas |
| 1969 | Berten W. Allred Evan L. Flory | Harold F. Heady |
| 1968 | E. William Anderson Kenneth W. Parker | Frederic G. Renner |
| 1967 | Robert S. Campbell W. Ridgely Chapline Edsko J. Dyksterhuis | Joseph F. Pechanec Laurence A. Stoddart |