Professional Recognition

Selected Awards and Appointments:

• Outstanding Thesis Advisor, School of Natural Resources (1993, 1998, 2002, 2003)
• Outstanding Faculty Member, School of Natural Resources (1997)
• Outstanding Scholarly Achievement, School of Natural Resources (1998, 2003)
• Outstanding Dissertation Advisor, School of Natural Resources (1999, 2000, 2006)

• A+ Advisor Award, University of Arizona College of Agriculture (1991)
• Mid-Career Alumni Achievement Award, University of Idaho College of Natural Resources (2005)
• Faculty of the Year, University of Arizona Honors College (2009)

• Wakonse Fellow (2001)
• Professional Education Teaching and Mentoring Award, University of Arizona Graduate College (2002)

• Governor of Arizona's Invasive Species Advisory Council (2005-2009)

• American Men & Women of Science (1992, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008 editions)
• Man of Achievement (1994 edition)
• Who's Who in Science and Engineering (1992-1993, 1994-95, 1996-1997 editions)
• Who's Who in the West (1996-1997 edition)
• Friend of SCA Award, Student Conservation Association (1997)
• Who's Who in the World (2000 edition)
• Eccles Visiting Scholar, Southern Utah University (2002)
• America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals (2003-2004, 2005-2006 editions)
• Who's Who in America (2005, 2007 editions)
• Cambridge Who's Who (2006/2007 edition)

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