Did you leave the Annual Meeting inspired by your fellow range professionals and SRM members? Now is your chance to honor them for their contributions to the field of range management and/or the Society! The Awards Committee will be accepting nominations until June 1, 2024 for Honor Awards to be presented at the upcoming Annual Meeting. Send completed nomination packets to office@rangelands.org and the Awards Chair at maura.laverty@gmail.com.
Abbreviated award descriptions and nomination information and instructions are below. For full description of the award categories and detailed information and instructions on the award nomination process, see the current version of the Awards Committee Handbook.
Download the SRM Honor Award Nomination Form using the button below.
Electronic submissions can be made directly to SRM Headquarters (office@rangelands.org).
Hardcopy submissions can be made to:
Awards Nominations
Society for Range Management
100 N 27th St suite 600 d, Billings, MT 59101
If you have specific questions regarding the nomination process, please contact the Awards Committee Chair, Maura Laverty (maura.laverty@gmail.com).
(CLICK HERE TO SEE LISTINGS OF ALL PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS)
The FREDERIC G. RENNER AWARD is the most prestigious award bestowed by the Society for Range Management. The primary criterion for selection of a recipient for this award is sustained outstanding accomplishment(s) in, or continuing contribution(s) to, any aspect of range science and range management by an active and contributing member of the Society. One award can be given annually.
W. R. CHAPLINE LAND STEWARDSHIP AWARD gives special recognition to members of the Society for exceptional accomplishments and contributions in the application of the art and science of range management to specific rangeland entities such as wildlife and domestic livestock use on such lands. One award can be given annually.
W. R. CHAPLINE RESEARCH AWARD gives special recognition to members of the Society for exceptional and sustained research accomplishments in range science and associated disciplines. One award can be given annually.
SUSTAINED LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD is presented by the Society to members for long-term contributions to the art and science of range management and to the Society for Range Management. More than one award can be given annually.
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.
The SRM Commitment to Community Engagement Award is awarded to an individual or group who actively promotes and enhances diversity and inclusion in the rangeland profession and across communities. The recipient contributes to and advances the mission and vision of SRM through sustained efforts to engage and improve opportunities for the broad communities who care for rangelands.
One Award may be given per year at the SRM Annual Conference, where the recipient will receive an honorary plaque.
OUTSTANDING YOUNG RANGE PROFESSIONAL AWARD is presented by the Society to an individual member who has demonstrated extraordinary potential and promise as a range management professional. This award is presented as an encouragement for outstanding performance by young men and women entering the profession of range management. The nominee shall not have reached his or her 40th birthday by January 1st of the year the award is to be conferred. More than 1 award can be given annually.
The title of FELLOW is conferred upon members of the Society in recognition of exceptional service to the Society and its programs in advancing the science and art of range-related resource management. This high honor is granted in the belief that special recognition should be given for exceptional and dedicated service to the Society.
The YPC OUTSTANDING EARLY CAREER (formerly APPRENTICE MEMBER) AWARD is presented by the Society to an individual member who has shown outstanding dedication to the Society within the first five (5) years of their career. This award is meant as an encouragement for young professionals that make the difficult transition from SRM student member, to fully-engaged professional members of the society.
Recognizes ranch operators who demonstrate outstanding rangeland stewardship and contribute to the ranching profession through local, state, and national service. The Chuck Jarecki Rancher Land Stewardship Award will be a cash award whose recipient is an active ranch owner or operator with a lengthy record of successful ranch management. Evaluation of award candidates will be generally based on evidence of rangeland stewardship practices, including effective grazing, soil, vegetation, noxious weed, and fish/wildlife habitat management, for example. Special consideration will be given to those who participate in community activities, especially those in service and/or leadership roles to benefit natural resources.
2023_0918.v3.Chuck Jarecki Rancher Land Stewardship Award Nomination Form
