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AFS students and young professionals
Interested in becoming involved in AFS?
Consider involvement within the Student Subsection by running for an officer or division representative position of the Student Subsection. Any AFS member is eligible and interested parties should contact Clint Llyod at clint.lloyd@auburn.edu . The Student Subsection will solicit nominations until Tuesday, August 9.
Newest Bylaws Approved and Posted
The revised North Central Division Bylaws, Rules and Procedural Manual has now been approved by our members and the Parent Society’s Governing Board. This new 2017 version is now available HERE for your reading pleasure.
AFS Emerging Leader Mentorship Award Program
The American Fisheries Society requests applications for the Emerging Leader Mentorship Award (ELMA) Program. The purpose of the ELMA Program is to develop future leaders of the Society, and the fisheries profession as a whole, by providing selected candidates an opportunity to participate for one year in activities of the Society Governing Board. Participants in the Program are selected based on their level of involvement in AFS, as well as their potential for assuming leadership of Society units in the future. Click HERE for more information.
New Continuing Education Page (under construction HERE)
esident Clark-Kolaks will not be doing the standard “messages”. Click HERE to read her most recent blog post.UPCOMING MEETINGS AND EVENTS
• 77th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference – Try to make Milwaukee in 2018!
Sandy Clark-Kolacks presents a plaque of appreciation to Melissa Wuellner for her service as President of the NCD
22 people attended the joint business meeting of the AFS NCD CTC, ETC, and WTC on February 5, 2017
WTC Sander Travel Award winner Andrew P. Bade, M.Sc. student at The Ohio State University in front of his poster entitled, “Use of Lake Erie’s Ohio reef complex by walleye (Sander vitreus) during the spring spawning season”. His poster’s co-authors were Tom Binder, Christopher Vandergoot, and Matt Faust.
WTC Chair Jeff Koch presents an AFS Plaque of Appreciation to WTC Past Chair John Bruner.
WTC Chair Jeff Koch presents Andrew Bade a $100 check and the walleye book as part of the WTC 9th Annual Sander Travel Award
Ohio Chapter Rep Joseph Conroy (right) presents a $100 check from the Ohio Chapter (WTC Sander Award match) to Andrew Bade.
Dr. Cory Kovacs runs the Esocid Business Committee meeting.
Jonathon Meerbeek presents the AFS Plaque of Appreciation to ETC Past-Chair Cory Kovacs.
NCD is now offering a new Jobs Board for our membership (see link above in Top Menu). NCD will post FT and PT positions related to something aquatic / fisheries / habitat / etc. NCD reserves the right to not post your position if it does not line up with AFS’ mission statement. Send postings to NCD Website Manager. For those looking for a job, link is above on the top menu.
Need another book in your library? Check out the new offering from Nebraska HERE
