The Donald H. Rusch Memorial Award

Our annual award that recognizes a wildlife professional who has made an outstanding contribution to wildlife conservation and meets the following requirements:

1. A wildlife professional actively working in the field of management, research, or education in the State of Wisconsin. 
2. A member in good standing of the Wisconsin Chapter of TWS. 
3. An active participant in or a strong supporter of the role of hunting in wildlife conservation.

Nominees are judged on the significance of their contribution to wildlife conservation in the state of Wisconsin in either the short or long term past. The person selected for this award will be the type of individual who is recognized by their peers as an excellent representative of a working wildlife professional.