UI Professors Honored For Leadership, Impact

Professors from the University of Idaho’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Range Science have been honored for their leadership and impact on natural resource issues in the nation. Recipients and their recognitions are listed:

Kendall Johnson, professor of range resources, was recently named second vice president of the Society of Range Management (SRM). Johnson will implement goals of properly caring for rangeland resources of soil, plants, and water, and developing an understanding of range ecosystems and applicable principles of range resource management.

Chris Schnepf, adjunct extension professor in the Department of Forest Resources, received the 1996 Outstanding Forestry Video award from the National Woodland Owners Association and the Natural Resource and Environment Division of the USDA’s Cooperative Research, Education and Extension Service.

Leon Neuenschwander, professor of forest resources, received the 1996 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

Ted Bjornn, professor of fish and wildlife Resources, received the Meritorious Service Award from the Department of Interior for outstanding contributions to the National Biological Service and the Fish and Wildlife Services fisheries research and conservation program.

James Fazio, professor of resource recreation and tourism, received the 1996 Technology and Transfer Extension Award from the Society of American Foresters (SAF).

He was instrumental in making Moscow a Tree City, U.S.A. through the National Arbor Day Foundation.

John Hunt, professor and head of the department for resource recreation and tourism, earned three different awards over the past several years.

Hunt has also received alumni awards from University of Idaho and Colorado State University and recently advised the White House on national tourism trends.

Christine Moffitt, professor of fish and wildlife resources, was the 1995 recipient of the Meritorious Service Award from the American Fisheries Society (AFS).

Moffitt, who was one of only 10 AFS members to receive the honor for international service, was cited for including diverse views, defending the inclusion of minority viewpoints, persistence, loyalty, dedication and service to the society for over a decade and now holds the second vice presidency of the AFS. She will become the fourth woman AFS president in 1999.

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