McNALMS renames Lifetime Achievement Award
The McNALMS Lifetime Achievement Award has been renamed the McNALMS Niles R. Kevern Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of the memory of Dr. Niles Kevern. Dr. Kevern, who previously received this award, was a scholar in fisheries and limnology and an advocate for clean and healthy lakes. The award is presented periodically 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 and current recipient 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,second 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, bottom row) Dr. Alan Steinman, Allen and Helen Hunting Research Professor, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, 2024 (left to right: Lois Wolfson, co-President, McNALMS and Dr. Alan Steinman).
(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,second 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, bottom row) Dr. Alan Steinman, Allen and Helen Hunting Research Professor, Annis Water Resources Institute, Grand Valley State University, 2024 (left to right: Lois Wolfson, co-President, McNALMS and Dr. Alan Steinman).
