Honors
HONOR SOCIETIES
Phi Kappa Phi, Texas Tech University - 1989
Phi Theta Kappa, Fergus Falls Community College - 1982
ACCOMPLISHMENTS & AWARDS
The Wildlife Society - The Wildlife Society Fellow Award, 2016
The Wildlife Society - Wildlife Publication Award-Paper, Factors affecting female space use in ten populations of prairie chickens
USGS- Cooperative Research Units, 2015 Excellence in Science Award - Individual
Biology Graduate Student Association, Kansas State University, 2015 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, Division of Biology
The Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Significant Contribution to Wildlife Literature - Scientific Publication Category for Grisham, B.A., C.W. Boal, D.A. Haukos, D.M. Davis, K.K. Boydston, C. Dixon, and W.R. Heck. 2013. The predicted influence of climate change on lesser prairie-chicken reproductive parameters. PLoS ONE 8(7): e68225. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068225, February 2014.
USGS Performance Award in the Cooperative Research Units (2011)
USFWS Performance Award for activities related to the development of mottled duck focal species plan, December 2010
USFWS Performance Award for activities related to the development of mottled duck harvest regulations, December 2009
USFWS Performance Award for management of migratory bird data and information, December 2008
USFWS Performance Award for migratory bird activities, January 2007
USFWS Star Award for work associated with the development of a Playa Wetland Management District, September 2005.
Thinking Outside the Book, 21th Annual Faculty Academic Contribution, Texas Tech University, Selected Work – "Plant Communities of Playa Wetlands"
Thinking Outside the Book, 20th Annual Faculty Academic Contribution, Texas Tech University, Selected Work – "What is a Playa"
The 2004 Distinguished Alumnus, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University.
USFWS Star Award for work associated with the ecology and population status of mottled ducks on the Gulf Coast, September 2003.
2002 Outstanding Alumnus, Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Texas Tech University.
USFWS Star Award for contributions to the New Mexico Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, June 2002.
Department of Interior, Environmental Achievement Award for Environment Education and Outreach, Washington D.C., September 2000.
USFWS Star Award for contributions to the Region 2, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, March 2000.
The Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Significant Contribution to Wildlife Literature - Book Category for "Common Flora of Playa Lakes," March 1999.
USFWS Star Award for contributions to the Ecosystem Approach to Management, April 1999.
USFWS Star Award for contributions to the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program, March 1999.
USFWS - On the Spot Award for analyses of coastal waterfowl population and midwinter inventory data, October 1998.
Texas 1995 Professional Conservationist of the Year, Texas Outdoor Writers Association, January 1996.
USFWS Special Achievement Award, October 1995.
USFWS Special Achievement Award, October 1994.
Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society, March 1994.
USFWS Quality Performance Award, November 1993.
USFWS - On the Spot Award for contributions to the Wetland Restoration and Enhancement Workshop, April 1993.
Cooper Ornithological Society Outstanding Student Membership Award, Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology 1990.
Certified Associate Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society 1987.
Honors Graduate, South Dakota State University 1986.
Wilbur Allen Scholarship, South Dakota State University 1985.
F.O. Butler Scholarship, South Dakota State University 1985.
Deans List, South Dakota State University, Spring 1985, 1986, Fall 1985.
Treasurer, South Dakota State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 1985.
Honors Graduate, Fergus Falls Community College, 1984.
Deans List, FFCC, Winter, Spring, Fall, 1983, Winter, Spring, 1984.
Honors Graduate, Fergus Falls High School, 1981.
Certified Onsite Sewage Treatment Inspector, Minnesota, 1984.
Certified Scuba Diver, Scuba Schools International, 1983.
Certified Water Safety Instructor, Red Cross, 1980.
USFWS Habitat Project Awards:
Lone Star Land Steward Award, Calvin Lemon Farm, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2002.
Lone Star Land Steward Award, Pearson Limited Partnership, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 2000.
Lone Star Land Steward Award, 4-Osborn Brothers Farm, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 1999.
Land Stewardship Award, Carthel Brothers Farm, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, 1994.
