McNALMS Lifetime Achievement Award
Periodically, McNALMS awards its Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual who has significantly contributed to the advancement of the understanding of lakes, has provided leadership in addressing key lake issues, and has exhibited excellence in promoting lake ecology and/or management. Past winners include:
(below, top row, l-r): Dr. Carlos Fetteroff (deceased), formerly Executive Secretary with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 2006 (left to right: Past President, Pam Tyning, Dr. Fetteroff, John Hesse and Niles Kevern); Dr. Niles Kevern (retired), Professor Emeritus, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 2010; Mr. Howard Wandell (retired), formerly Section Chief of the Inland Lakes Management Unit, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (now MDEQ) and past Executive Director, Michigan Chapter, North American Lake Management Society, 2012 (left to right: Jane Herbert, Part President and Mr. Wandell);
(below, bottom row, l-r) Dr. Lois Wolfson, Distinguished Senior Specialist, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University, 2016, Mr. Ralph Bednarz (retired) formerly with the Inland Lakes Management Unit in the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 2018 (left to right: Mr. Bednarz and Mike Solomon, Past President), Mr. Tony Groves, Water Resources Practice Leader, Progressive AE, 2020.
(below, top row, l-r): Dr. Carlos Fetteroff (deceased), formerly Executive Secretary with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 2006 (left to right: Past President, Pam Tyning, Dr. Fetteroff, John Hesse and Niles Kevern); Dr. Niles Kevern (retired), Professor Emeritus, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 2010; Mr. Howard Wandell (retired), formerly Section Chief of the Inland Lakes Management Unit, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (now MDEQ) and past Executive Director, Michigan Chapter, North American Lake Management Society, 2012 (left to right: Jane Herbert, Part President and Mr. Wandell);
(below, bottom row, l-r) Dr. Lois Wolfson, Distinguished Senior Specialist, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and Institute of Water Research, Michigan State University, 2016, Mr. Ralph Bednarz (retired) formerly with the Inland Lakes Management Unit in the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, 2018 (left to right: Mr. Bednarz and Mike Solomon, Past President), Mr. Tony Groves, Water Resources Practice Leader, Progressive AE, 2020.
