An award or awards made to individuals, groups or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the conservation of our fisheries resources. Need not be given annually if no worthwhile recipients are available.
Past award winners:
1986 Verna & Earl Cox
1987 Gulf Coast Conservation Assoc. & Meramec Basic, Trout Unlimited
1988 George Rush
1989 Arkansas FF & Mid South FF
1990 M-A-K-O, Northern Kentucky FF & Mark Van Patten
1991 Roubidoux FF, M-A-K-O FF & Shawn Taylor
1992 Roubidoux FF
1993 Cornhusker FF & Bill Pickens
1994 Cornhusker FF, Shawn & Christina Taylor, Dave Murphy & Mike Kruse
1995 John Stark
1996 Roubidoux FF
1997 Bill Pickens
1998 Crooked Creek Coalition
1999 Bill Pickens
2000 Rob Schuphach
2001 Judy Boston
2002 Robert Bays
2003 Tom Bly
2004 Bob Temper
2005 Fred Wiseman
2006 Dr. Guy "Doc" Harrison
2007 Leon Alexander
2008 Friends of the Norfork and White Rivers
2009 Dennis "Wild Bear" Reed
2010 Friends of Norfork National Fish Hatchery
2011 Mick McCorkhill
2012 T L Lauerman
2013 Trout Unlimited Chapter 698
2014 Ozark Fly Fishers
2016 Scott Darrough