Each year, Warner College of Natural Resources gathers to celebrate accomplishments of students, faculty, and staff at the All College Awards Banquet. The banquet is part of a long tradition of celebrating excellence in natural resources fields as a part of the annual NR Days events series. Congratulations to all of the 2019 award winners.
2019 College Award Winners:
Student Selected Awards from Warner College Council:
Instructor of the Year:
Dr. Seth Davis
Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Department of Geosciences Outstanding Student:
Dylan Rolley
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Outstanding Student:
Ryleigh Gelles
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Outstanding Student:
Gabby Moreno
Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Outstanding Student:
Andrew Sampson
Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Outstanding Students:
Ava Williams
Tom Gordon
Warner Spirit Awards:
Wookie Warner Award:
Sloan Moore
Wilderness Warner Award:
Locke Stubblefield
Walks-the-talk Award:
Abigail Bearce
Departmentally Selected Awards:
Outstanding Seniors in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology:
Hannah Vincelette
Anthony Gilmore
Chase Garvey
Outstanding Senior in Rangeland Ecology Concentration:
Kate Weimer
Outstanding Rangeland Instructor (selected by Rangeland Ecology Club)
Jayne Jonas-Bratton
William Bressan Memorial Award (awarded by the Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Levi Loria
J.V.K. Wagar Award (awarded by the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources)
Gina McCrackin
Abby McLennan
Geosciences Outstanding Senior:
Micah Hernandez
David A. Feletti Memorial Award (awarded by the Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability):
Abby Eurich
Lydia Kimball
Warner College Awards:
Geosciences Outstanding Publication:
Lead Author: Derek Shutt
Schutt, D.L., Lowry, A.R. and Buehler, J.S., 2018. Moho temperature and mobility of lower crust in the western United States, Geology, 46(3), pp.219-222.
Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Outstanding Publication
Lead Author: Courtney Schultz
Schultz, C., Huber-Stearns, H., McCaffrey, S., Quirke, D., Ricco, G., and Moseley, C. 2018. Prescribed Fire Policy Barriers and Opportunities: A Diversity of Challenges and Strategies Across the West. CSU Public Lands Policy Group Practitioner Paper 2, Summer 2018.
Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Outstanding Publication
Lead Author: Michael Gavin
Gavin, Michael C., Patrick H. Kavanagh, Hannah J. Haynie, Claire Bowern, Carol R. Ember, Russell D. Gray, Fiona M. Jordan et al. “The global geography of human subsistence.” Royal Society open science 5, no. 9 (2018): 171897.
Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Outstanding Publication
Author: Joel Berger
Berger, J. 2018. Extreme Conservation: Life at the Edges of the World. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Outstanding Publication
Lead Author Ed Hall
“Understanding how microbiomes influence the systems they inhabit,” appeared Nature Microbiology
Outstanding Service to the College Award
Mark Paschke
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Research Associate Dean
Teamsmanship Award
Allen Owen
Colorado State Forest Service – Boulder Field Office
Harry E. Troxell Distinguished Service-to-Students Faculty Award
Ursula Quillman
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Outstanding Mentorship Award
David Cooper
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Outstanding Research Impact Award
Chad Hoffman
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Outstanding Administrative Staff Award
Julie Orwick
Outstanding Research Support Award
Justin Ziegler
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Liba Pejchar
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Dean’s Award for Excellence to an Early Career Faculty Member
John Singleton
Department of Geosciences
Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award
John Hammond
Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
Tait Rutherford
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Emeritus Award
Gary White
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Robert Davis Honor Senior Memorial Award
Max Griffis
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Undergraduate Research Award
Ryleigh Gelles
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
Wen Zhao
Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Warner College of Natural Resources Team Award
Warner College Academic Success Collaborative
Jill Putman – Department of Geosciences
Ann Randall – Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Justin Reeves – Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Jacqie Hasan – Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Paul Layden – Department of Human Diemensions of Natural Resources
Megan Mardesen – Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Tiara Marshall – Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Rebekah Pichotta – Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Nikki Foxley – Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Kaye Holman – Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Nicole Vieira – Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Leanna Biddle – Warner College Career Services Manager
Jake Aglietti – Warner College Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator
Tosha Jupiter – Warner College Outreach and Engagement Manager
Rob Novak – Warner College Director of Communications
