Western Division of the American Fisheries Society

The Award of Excellence is given annually to a member who has demonstrated outstanding sustained achievement in the fisheries profession. It is the highest award given by the division and also the oldest award, first being presented in 1970.

Year	Award Winners
2008	Hiram Li
2007	Carl Schreck, Oregon State University, Corvallis
2006	Wayne Hubert
2004	Dr. E. Eric Knudsen
2003	Dr. Gary Sakagawa and Dr. Oscar Sosa Nishizaki
2002	Dr. Pete Bisson (AFS, Washington)
2001	Jim Martin
2000	Tom Powell
1999	Dave Buchanan
1998
1997	Dr. Roger A. Barnhart, Humboldt State University
1996	Dr. Fred M. Utter, University of Washington
1995	Tom Northcote
1994	Dr. James Hall, Oregon State University; Dr. Robert "Bud" Burgner
1993	Dr. Robert Behnke, Colorado State University
1992	Dr. Ted C. Bjornn, University of Idaho
1991	Richard Shomura; Frank Halfmoon; Peter Moyle
1990	Ron Goede, State of Utah
1989
1988	Cindy Williams; Jack Williams
1987	Lauren R. Donaldson and John R. Donaldson
1986	Bruce H. Smith
1985	Jointly awarded to Dr. Keith B. Jefferts and Dr. Peter K. Bergman
1984	Dr. Milo Bell
1983	Don Duff
1982	Phil Pister, California
1981
1980	Dr. Richard Whitney, University of Washington
1979	Roger Eugene Burrows
1978
1977	Fred Eiserman, Wyoming
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970	Alex Calhoun