2009 N.A.W.E.O.A. Award Recipients

Officer of the Year Steve Dobko Click on the picture for more information. N.A.W.E.O.A. believes deeply in recognizing the commitment of the wildlife law enforcement professional. The awards recognize people and agencies that have preformed outstanding work, exemplary service to the public, or have contributed to wildlife law enforcement in other ways. There are many areas of award. Use the links by each award to view pages contain information on all of the available awards. Information on the award recipients, criteria, and applications are in this area. You can also search the award recipients. Search Awards Name Year Jurisdiction Award You can search the awards area of the site by selecting the search criteria, the text to search for and then pressing the submit button. Partial or just last names are ok. ONLINE APPLICATION     Board Use Only You will need the current username and password to access the following areas. Check Award Applications Print a Retirement Certificate Print a Life Member Certificate

OFFICER OF THE YEAR Steve Dobko Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment TORCH AWARD   Mike Swaro Colorado Division of Wildlife Bret Gill Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Carrie Grimard Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Stephen J. Majeski Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Christopher Spaight Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD Previously referred to as the "Certificate of Award" Doug Forsdick British Columbia Ministry of Environment Ray Broccolo Environment Canada Garry Bogdan Environment Canada, Wildlife Enforcement Division Amy Buck Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Joe Chambers Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Joe Johnston Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Carlo Morato Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Jedidiah Parisoe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Troy Starling Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Brad Hadley Missouri Department of Conservation Shawn Pennington Missouri Department of Conservation Merryl Bustin NAWEOA CERTIFICATE OF AWARD Before 2007 the Outstanding Service Award was the Certificate of Award.  You can see the Past recipients and criteria by using the buttons at the right.   CERTIFICATE OF VALOR   Joel Hendron Alabama Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources Clinton D. Lee Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks Jerry Zimmerman Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Shawn Blajszczak Wyoming Game and Fish Department LIFESAVING AWARD   Ed Seitz British Columbia Ministry of Environment Greg Kruger British Columbia Ministry of Environment Bret Gill Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Pete Rockwell Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Steve Bartlett Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission David L. Kinner Massachusetts Environmental Police Darin Pettit Missouri Department of Conservation Jeff Scott Missouri Department of Conservation Russell Duckworth Missouri Department of Conservation Thomas O'Rourke New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife Tim Ainslie Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Kirk Silver Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Gord Holmes Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Colin Cotnam Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Jim McMullen Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Mark McMillan Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Sean Cronsberry Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Arnie Schmidt Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION   California Fish and Game Wardens Association Camp Ocean Pines California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection CAL FIRE Doug Huckins California Department of Fish and Game Dean Hileman California Department of Fish and Game California Department of Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division USCG Motor Lifeboat Station Morro Bay U.S. Department of Homeland Security HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP   Kurt Bahti Arizona Department of Game and Fish Doug Forsdick British Columbia Ministry of Environment Merryl Bustin NAWEOA Mike Gabbard NAWEOA SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS   Missouri Department of Conservation