National Wildlife Refuge System Awards: 2002 and earlier

2002 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Ron Bisbee of Texas Mid-Coast NWRs, Texas
Refuge Employee of the Year: Kristine Askerooth of Tewaukon NWR, North Dakota
Volunteer of the Year: Melissa Owen of Buenos Aires NWR, Arizona
Friends Group of the Year: Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society of Alligator River and Pea Island NWRs, North Carolina

2001 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Al Trout of Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah
Refuge Employee of the Year: David Jamiel of Two Ponds NWR, Colorado
Volunteer of the Year: Harry Sanders of Don Edwards San Francisco Bay NWR, California
Friends Group of the Year: Friends of the Upper Mississippi River Refuges, IA, IL, MN, WI

2000 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Mark Musaus of A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR, Florida
Refuge Employee of the Year: Ron Phernetton of Okefenokee NWR, Georgia
Volunteers of the Year: Paul and Ann Smith of Chincoteague NWR, Virginia
Friends Group of the Year: Friends of the Rydell Refuge Association, MN

1999 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Dean Rundle of the San Diego Refuge Complex, California
Refuge Employee of the Year: Matthew Magoffin of San Bernardino NWR, Arizona
Volunteers of the Year: Bill Milling, Elaine Wilmers, and Harold and Susan Nugent of National Key Deer NWR, Florida
Friends Group of the Year: "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society of the J.N. "Ding" Darling NWR, Florida

1998 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Jay R. Bellinger of Kodiak NWR, Alaska
Refuge Employee of the Year: Sharon Ware of Monomoy NWR, Massachusetts
Volunteer of the Year: Molly Krival of J.N. "Ding" Darling NWR, Florida
Friends Group of the Year: Friends of Minnesota Valley NWR, MN

1997 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Louis Hinds of J.N.Ding Darling NWR, Florida
Refuge Employee of the Year: Jack Jeffrey of Hakalau NWR, Hawaii
Volunteers of the Year: Judy Dryja of Merritt Island NWR, Florida; and Bill Buchanan of John Heinz NWR, Pennsylvania

1996 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Phil Norton of Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico
Refuge Employee of the Year: Thomas V. Stehn of Aransas NWR, Texas
Volunteers of the Year: Richard "Don" Perry of Pea Island and Alligator River NWRs, North Carolina

1995 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: John Schroer of Chincoteague NWR, Virginia
Refuge Employee of the Year: Gary Sullivan of Benton Lake NWR, Montana
Volunteers of the Year: Karl W. Haller of Hagerman NWR, Texas; and Molly P. Brown of Back Bay NWR, Virginia

1994 Recipients

Refuge Manager of the Year: Steve Thompson of Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas
Volunteer of the Year: Richard D. Van Deman of Nisqually NWR, Washington