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Awards Description
John L. Funk Award of Excellence. Originally named the Award of Excellence, it was renamed to honor Slim Funk the founder of the Missouri Chapter. Receiving this award means that your professional peers recognize, appreciate, and respect your long-term contributions to the aquatic resources of Missouri.
The Citizen's Award is given to persons not directly employed in the aquatic field who make a substantial contribution to Missouri's aquatic resource.
The A. Stephen Weithman, Jr. Leadership Award was created to honor A. Stephen Weithman, Jr. for his long-term and outstanding leadership to the Missouri Chapter and Missouri’s aquatic resources. The recipient of this award is recognized for their leadership qualities which continue the leadership standards Steve established.
The Letter of Recognition that is given to either a fisheries professional or to a citizen to acknowledge one-time or short term contributions that may not be covered by the other two awards.
To make it easy, there is a form you can complete for your nomination. Click Here
Past Award Winners
| Award of Excellence | Citizen Award | Letter of Recognition |
(Awards presented at annual meeting for indicated year; typically in January/February)
JOHN L. FUNK AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
| 1974 Mr. John L. Funk | 1993 Dr. Charles F. Rabeni |
| 1975 Mr. William H. Dieffenbach | 1994 Mr. Ronald J. Dent, Jr. |
| 1976 Mr. John A. Karel | 1995 Mr. Norman P. Stucky |
| 1977 Dr. William L. Pflieger | 1996 Dr. John (Jack) Jones |
| 1978 Dr. Robert S. and Dorothy Campbell | 1997 Ms. Pamela Haverland |
| 1979 Mr. Jerry M. Sugarman | 1998 Mr. William Turner |
| 1980 Mr. George G. Fleener | 1999 Mr. Larry (Kim) Graham |
| 1981 Dr. James R. Whitley | 2000 Mr. Richard M. Duchrow |
| 1982 Mr. Lee C. Redmond | 2001 Mr. Tom Russell |
| 1983 Dr. Richard 0. Anderson | 2002 Mr. Al Buchanan |
| 1984 Mr. Joe G. Dillard | 2003 Dr. David Galat |
| 1985 Mr. Charles A. Purkett, Jr. | 2004 Mr. Chris Vitello |
| 1986 Dr. Richard A. Schoettger | 2005 Mr. Gary Novinger |
| 1987 Mr. David I. Foster | 2006 Mr. Randy Crawford |
| 1988 Mr. Larry R. Gale | 2007 Mr. Duane chapman |
| 1989 Mr. Ernest J. Hamilton | 2008 Mr. Steve Eder |
| 1990 Mr. James P. Fry | 2009 Mr. Paul Michaletz |
| 1991 Mr. Philip J. Jeffries, Jr. | 2010 Mr. Gary Heidrich |
| 1992 Mr. Otto F. Fajen | 2011 Mr. John Fantz |
A. STEPHEN WEITHMAN, JR. LEADERSHIP AWARD
| 2000 A. Stephen Weithman,Jr. | 2005 Mr. Steven Fischer |
| 2001 Mr. Ron Dent | 2006 NA |
| 2002 Mr. Craig Gemming | 2007 Mr. Robert DiStefano |
| 2003 Mr. Norm Stucky | 2009 Mr. Vince Travnichek |
| 2004 Mr. Brian Canaday | 2010 Ms. Trish Yasger |
| 2011 Mrs. Jennifer Girondo |
CITIZEN'S AWARD
| 1982 Ms. Martha R. Shirk | 1997 Mr. Scott Dye |
| 1983 Mr. Robert M. Lindholm | 1998 Union Electric (Dan Jarvis, Charlie Kempf) |
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1984 Mr. Ralph M. Steppe |
1999 Mr. Jim Tennyson |
| 1985 Citizen Committee for Soil, Water, and State Parks | 2000 City of Piedmont and McKenzie Crk. Steering Team |
| 1986 Operation Clean Stream | 2001 Mr. Mike Long |
| 1987 Mr. Ronald D. Oesch | 2002 Ms. Melody Torrey |
| 1988 Mr. Leo Drey | 2003 Mr. Jim Davis |
| 1989 Mr. James Jackson | 2004 Ms. Becky Denny |
| 1990 Mr. Gregory L. Thurman | 2005 Mr. James Huckens |
| 1991 Mr. Doug Wiley | 2006 NA |
| 1992 Mr. G. Andy Runge | 2007 NA |
| 1993 Mr. Dave Hamilton | 2008 Mrs. Regina VanPatten |
| 1994 Mr. Kenneth Midkiff | 2009 Mr. Dave Murphy |
| 1995 Mr. Darwin Hindman | 2011 Mr. Joe Brown |
| 1996 Dr. William Rolston |
LETTER’S OF RECOGNITION
| 1980 Mr. William H. Dieffenbach | 1999 Mr. Robert Montgomery |
| 1981 Mr. William Bennett | 1999 Mr. William Anderson |
| 1982 Mr. John L. Morris | 2000 McKenzie Creek Planning Team |
| 1983 Mr. Charles E. Hicks | 2000 Mr. Travis Moore |
| 1984 Lake Taneycomo Management Committee | 2000 Mr. Donnie Wren |
| 1985 Missouri Conservation Commissioners and Truman Lake Environmental Assessment Team | 2000 Mr. Mick Hawkins |
| 1986 Chlordane Task Force | 2001 Mr. John Fantz |
| 1987 Streambank Erosion Evaluation Team | 2001 Mr. Michael Deruntz |
| 1987 Mrs. Susan E. Finger | 2001 Mr. Bill Miller |
| 1988 None presented | 2001 Mr. Phillip A. Schroeder |
| 1989 Missouri Stream Team | 2001 Mr. Charles C. Ragsdell II |
| 1989 Citizens Committee for Soil, Water, and State Parks | 2002 Ms. Debbie Niederer |
| 1990 Undercover Operation for Illegal Harvest of Paddlefish | 2002 Warren County Soil & Water Conservation District Board |
| 1991 Dr. Serge I. Doroshov | 2002 Mr. Jim Davis |
| 1992 Roubidoux Fly Fishers Stream Team | 2002 Mr. Tim Grace |
| 1992 East Central and Southeast Protection Regions for Efforts to Protect Mussel Resources | 2002 Mr. Chad Pregracke |
| 1993 Mr. Edwin H. Glaser | 2002 Mr. Greg Fritz |
| 1994 Dr. Michael J. Roell | 2002 Ms. Tabitha Madzura |
| 1994 Cameron Knights of Columbus | 2002 Mr. Chris Campbell |
| 1995 Dr. David Galat | 2003 Mr. Duane Chapman |
| 1995 Mr. Rod Smith | 2003 Ms. Vicki Richman |
| 1996 Mr. William Anderson | 2003 Mr. Matt Matheney |
| 1996 Mr. Norman Stucky | 2003 Mr. Steve Gough |
| 1996 Mr. Al Buchanan | 2003 Mr. Mark Zubrick |
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1996 Ms. Kathleen McGrath |
2003 Ms. Leslie Lihou |
| 1996 Ms. Donna Menown | 2003 Mr. Chad Smith |
| 1996 Mr. William Turner | 2004 Wappapello Lake Corps of Engineers |
| 1996 Mr. Christopher Vitello | 2004 Mr. Michael Roell |
| 1996 Mr. Kevin Sullivan | 2004 Ms. Debra Mayers |
| 1996 Dr. Mark Wildhaber | 2004 Ms. Debbie Neiderer |
| 1996 Ms. Pamela Haverland | 2005 Mr. Larry O'Donnell |
| 1997 Dallas County NRCS Office (Robin Dibben, Paul Frey, Alan Garton, Debbie Henderson, Bob Wilkerson) | 2005 Protection Division, MDC |
| 1997 Mr. Joe G. Dillard | 2006 Mrs. Betty Cook Rottmann |
| 1998 Dr. John Besser | 2006 Mr. Darren Thornhill |
| 1998 Mr. Frank Gordon | 2007 Dr. Bill Ambrose |
| 1998 Mr. Curtis Gooch | 2007 Kirksville Middle School Staff Vince fitzgerald, James Hendier, Mike Bartig |
| 1998 Mr. Philip Pitts | 2008 Mr. Terry Finger |
| 1998 Mr. Thomas Groshens | 2008 Great Rivers Engineering |
| 1998 Mr. Scott P. Sowa | 2009 John Kielczewski, Denise Otto, Multiagency Big River Assessment Team |
| 1999 Ms. Angie Bucklew | 2010 Mr. Phil Pitts |
| 1999 Bass Pro Shops and Tracker Marine | 2010 MO. Natural Resource Conference Steering Committee |
| 1999 Forsyth Bass Club | 2011 Robert and Barbara Kipfer |
| 1999 Mr. Gordon Farabee |
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