CO/WY Chapter AFS

"Max"Award of Merit

In 1977, the Chapter created a “Stream Habitat Award” to be made to an undergraduate student enrolled in a fisheries program within the Chapter boundaries. The applicant was required to participate in some pertinent activity relating to public education, management, or maintenance/improvement of stream habitat. The award included a scholarship of $100.00. In 1978, in honor of Max Rollefson of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the award was renamed the “Max Rollefson Stream Habitat Award.”

Although the “Rollefson Award Committee” publicized, promoted and revised the award, there were many years in the 1980’s when it was not awarded.  In 1991, the award became the “Max Rollefson Award of Merit” or “MAX Award of Merit, ” an "atta boy" to recognize a short-term professional accomplishment in management, administration, research or culture.  Since 1991, the award has been administered by the "Awards Committee"

 

Year

Award Recipient

Agency

1977-1978

John Grubbs

University of Wyoming

1978-1979

 

 

1979-1980

Jack L. Robinson

University of Wyoming

1980-1981

 

 

1981-1982

Jeffrey T. Light

University of Colorado

1982-1983    

Not awarded

 

1983-1984    

Not awarded

 

1984-1985    

Not awarded

 

1985-1986

 

 

1986-1987    

Not awarded

 

1987-1988    

Not awarded

 

1988-1989    

Not awarded

 

1989-1990    

Not awarded

 

1990-1991    

Not awarded

 

1991-1992

Doug Krieger and Rick Anderson

Colorado Division of Wildlife

Leo Gomolchak

Colorado TU

Kevin Johnson

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Charlie Bennett

Colorado Division of Wildlife

1992-1993

Tom Powell and Judi Reeve

Colorado Division of Wildlife

1993-1994

 

 

1994-1995           

Roy Whaley

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Barry Nehring

Colorado Division of Wildlife

Ralph Hudelson

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

1995-1996    
 

Mike Young

US Forest Service

Mike Japhet

Colorado Division of Wildlife

1996-1997

Carl Zimmerman

Colorado Soil Conservation Board

1997-1998    

Mike Welker

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Jay Stafford

Colorado Division of Wildlife

1998-1999

Don Miller

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

1999-2000    

Jeff Cameron

US Forest Service, Colorado

 

Greg Eaglin

US Forest Service, Wyoming

2000-2001    

Dennis Oberlie

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Robert Keith

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Sue Swift-Miller and Les Dobson

US Forest Service, Colorado

Steve Vandiver

Colorado Department of Natural Resources

Ralph Curtis, Ray Wright, Allen Davey, and David Robbins

Rio Grande Water Conservation District

2001-2002     

Dave Ackerman

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Bill Bradshaw

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Dirk Miller

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Steve Yekel

Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Terry Robinson

Venice Beske

Colorado Division of Wildlife

Chapter Historian

2002-2003     

Dan Brauch

Colorado Division of Wildlife

 

Pete Gallagher

USDA Forest Service

Jay Thompson

USDI Bureau of Land Management

2003-2004

Dr. Kevin Rogers

Colorado Division of Wildlife

2004-2005

Dr. Michael Quist

University of Wyoming

 

Lori Martin

Colorado Division of Wildlife

 

Dr. Greg Whitledge

Colorado Division of Wildlife

2005-2006

Pat Hayden

Colorado Division of Wildlife

 

Kevin Ellis

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

 

Bill Elmblad

Colorado Division of Wildlife

 

David S. Winters

USDA Forest Service