The Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management celebrated the outstanding achievements of faculty, staff and students and shared a hearty meal featuring a variety of wild game at the annual Beast Feast and RWFM Award Reception held on May, 15. In addition to the awards bestowed, the department distributed 34 student scholarships totaling more than $44,000.

Awards bestowed include:

Excellent Graduate Student of the Year, Ph.D.
Rebecca Deann Burson

Excellent Graduate Students of the Year, master’s
Corey Fielder
Xenia Rangaswami
Margaret “Maggie” Sinner
Lindsay Martinez

Excellent Undergraduate Students
Mackenzie “Lulu” Hoffman
Drake Dancila
Ethan Janecka
Garrett Seeger

Excellence in Teaching
Steven Evans, lecturer, and John Tomeček, Ph.D., associate professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension wildlife specialist

Excellence in Extension
Mikayla Killam, AgriLife Extension wildlife program specialist

Excellence in Research
Gerard Kyle, Ph.D., professor and associate department head for academic programs

Excellent Support Staff/Administration
Alison Lund, program manager

Outstanding Alumni
Edward Bonn

Exemplary Performance
Todd Nightingale, project manager