PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
A LETTER FROM USAS PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dear Fellow Members of USAS:
Dennis McIntosh, USAS Past President
Every year at the annual USAS conference, members like you nominate exemplary colleagues, friends, and or acquaintances that have shown dedication and excitement towards the development and future of aquaculture in the US. These awards are given out yearly to the best and most active and/or accomplished members of the aquaculture community whether from academia, government, or industry.
Please take a moment to identify those aquaculture champions that have made a difference and fit into these prestigious awards. By way of this note, I am requesting nominations for outstanding members you know that are deserving of these awards, as described below. All nominations must include three (3) letters of recommendation that address the specific contributions of the nominee corresponding to each award’s criteria and a 1-page summary of the nominee’s biographical information.
The deadline for submitting a complete nomination packet will be announced in the fall of 2023.
Thank you in advance for your time and effort to help a distinguished member be honored for their dedication and outstanding achievements. You will find previous honored winners below.
Sincerely,
Dennis McIntosh, USAS Past President
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award
The Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made contributions and broad impacts throughout their career to aquaculture in the United States through research, education, extension and/or industry development. This award recognizes a long-time commitment of service to aquaculture that is deemed highly significant and enduring.
AWARDEES:
2022 Terry Hanson, Michael Masser, and Don Webster
2021 Not awarded
2020 Bill Shelton and Delbert Gatlin
2019 James Tidwell, Les Torrans, Craig Tucker
2018 Thomas Zeigler
2017 Sebastian Belle
2016 Rick Barrows
2015 Douglas Drennan
2014 Gary Jensen
2013 Drew Mitchell
2012 Ted Batterson
2011 Fred W. Wheaton
2010 Lou D'Abramo
2009 Claude Boyd
2008 Craig Watson
2007 Bill Simco
2006 Ted Smith
2005 John Jensen
Douglas Drennan II Industry Leadership Award
This award will recognize an outstanding person in the aquaculture industry and community. The award would recognize an individual who has both professionally and personally contributed to the aquaculture industry through improving technology, innovation and/or process and demonstrated a personal commitment to the aquaculture community, especially students. Nominees would not necessarily have to be a USAS member.
AWARDEES:
2022 Not awarded
2021 Not awarded
2020 Bob Robinson
2018 Not awarded
2017 Mike Freeze
2016 Not Awarded
2015 Douglas Drennan II
Distinguished Early Career Award
The Distinguished Early Career Award recognizes an individual who has been involved with U.S. Aquaculture for 10 years or less. This award recognizes outstanding leadership or innovation in research, education, extension or industry development in the field of aquaculture. This award specifically emphasizes significant personal contributions made to further advance U.S. aquaculture.
Awardees:
2022 Ganesh Kumar Karunakaran
2021 Not awarded
2020 Jonathan van Senten
2018 Aaron Watson
2017 Benjamin H. Beck & Rafael Cuevas Uribe
2016 Not Awarded
2015 Chris Green
2011 Andrew Ray
2009 Kwamena Quagrainie, Chuck Miscke, Brian Small
2005 Chris Bridger
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding personal contributions to the U.S.A.S. and/or the U.S. aquaculture industry. This award emphasizes significant leadership and overall impact in research, education, extension, or industry development in the field of aquaculture.
AWARDEES:
2022 David Cline
2021 Not awarded
2020 Gary Fornshell and Mike Denson
2018 Not awarded
2017 Reg Blaylock
2016 Not awarded
2015 Leslie Sturmer
2014 Carole Engle
2013 Craig Browdy
2011 John Scarpa
2010 Jim Steeby
2009 Craig Tucker
2008 Craig Watson
2007 Juliette Massey
2006 Carl Webster
2005 David Brune
2003 LaDon Swann