CNR 2025 Awards Banquet

Outstanding Undergraduate Student Awards

• Conservation Biology — Ripley Schultz
• Ecology and Ecosystem Science — Eika Willis
• Environmental Science — Zephryn Andrews
• Fire Ecology and Management — Ramsey Marquis
• Fisheries Science — Caleb Wilson
• Forest and Sustainable Products — Riley Parr
• Forest Operations and Technology — Maria Kinne
• Forestry — John Nicholson
• Natural Resources Conservation — Gabriel Donahue
• Rangeland Ecology and Management — Emma Macon
• Wildlife Sciences — Riley Robenstein

Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

• FRFS PhD — Leah Dreesmann and Phinehas Lampman
• FWS MS — Alice Morris
• FWS PhD — Neil Paprocki
• NRS MS — Anna Medlin
• NRS PhD — Kerrick Robinson
• ENVS MS — Jacqueline Snow
• ENVS PhD — Elise Stacy
• MOSS — Clare Condon

Alumni Awards

Alumni Achievement Award

• Jessie Alexander

Mid-Career Alumni Achievement Award

• Dave White

International Alumni Achievement Award

• Marta De Barba

Honor Alumni Achievement Award

• FRFS — Alan Prouty
• FWS — Chip Corsi

Celebrating Natural Resources Award

• Mark Moroge

Honor Associate Alumni Achievement Award

• FWS — Maurice Hornocker
• NRS — Margrit Von Braun

Bridgebuilder Award

• ENVS — Romuald Afatcho
• NRS — Paul Hohenloe

CNR Advisory Board Faculty Excellence Award

• Karen Launchbaugh

Student-Nominated Awards 

Outstanding Faculty Advisor

• Simona Picardi

Outstanding Instructor

• David Roon 

Outstanding Staff

• Erin Rishling

Outstanding Club

• Society of American Foresters

Boot-in-the-Butt

• Mark Kimsey

CNR Outstanding Senior Awards

• Ethan Luft
• Crystal Stignani
• Kayla-Hickey Smith
• Andrew Wehausen
• Cade Crookshanks
• Garret Homer
• Zoie Harvey

CNR Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

• Michael Gilgunn
• Courage Alorbu
• Anne Yen
• Molly Garrett
• Mandira Panta
• Maddie Newton
• Haven Davis-Martinez

Alumni Awards

Alumni Achievement Award

• Jody Vogeler

Mid-Career Alumni Achievement Award

• Brenda Erhardt

International Alumni Achievement Award

• Simba Tirima

Honor Alumni Achievement Award

• Senator James Risch

Celebrating Natural Resources Award

• Dustin Miller

Honor Associate Alumni Achievement Award

• Jo Ellen Force

Bridgebuilder Award

• Shawn Narum

CNR Advisory Board Faculty Excellence Award

• Chris Caudill

Student-Nominated Awards 

Outstanding Faculty Advisor

• Ryan Long

Outstanding Instructor

• Heather Heward 

Outstanding Staff

• SheilAnne Smith

Outstanding Club

• Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

Boot-in-the-Butt

• Randy Brooks

CNR Outstanding Senior Awards

• Ethan Baiocc
• Forrest Carbaugh
• Tyler Ernst
• Cameron Birch
• Kyle Ureta
• Jon Dixon
• Harrah Friedlander*
• Phoenix McFarlane
• Ashley Paine

CNR Outstanding Graduate Student Awards

• Danielle Berardi
• Eric Van Beek
• Hallie Walker Brown*
• Mackenzie Lawrence
• Grace Little
• Catherine Hughes
• Paxton Bolen
• Stephanie Runs Through

Alumni Awards

Alumni Achievement Award

• Rob Lonsinger

Mid-Career Alumni Achievement Award

• Ken Clark

International Alumni Achievement Award

• Kofi Akamani

Celebrating Natural Resources Award

• Kathy Granillo

Honor Associate Alumni Achievement Award

• Mike Scott

Bridge Builder Award

• Tim Yurkiewicz

Honor Alumni Achievement Award

• Mike Tewes
• Ed Pommerening

CNR Advisory Board Faculty Excellence Award

• Armando McDonald

Student-Nominated Awards 

Outstanding Student Club

• Logger Sports

Outstanding Instructor

• Randy Brooks

Outstanding Faculty Advisor

• Leda Kobziar

Outstanding Staff

• Patience Mateer

Boot-in-the-Butt

• Dennis Becker

Congratulations to all our awardees!