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Award Recipients
We are pleased to present the recipients of our awards. These individuals have made great contributions to the association, the forestry profession and their communities.
Awards for Members
Joint Awards
Awards for Non-Members
| Awards for Members |
Distinguished Forest Professional
(formerly Distinguished Forester)
| 1970 |
Alan
L. Orr Ewing, RPF* |
| 1971 |
F. Malcolm Knapp,
RPF* |
| 1972 |
W. Gerald Burch,
RPF |
| 1973 |
John Walters, RPF* |
| 1974 |
no recipient |
| 1975 |
Nurettin Keser,
RPF* |
| 1976 |
Alfred H. Bamford,
RPF* |
| 1977 |
Karel Klinka, RPF(Ret) |
| 1978 |
William Young, RPF(Ret) |
| 1979 |
Peter H. Pearse,
PhD, RPF(Ret) |
| 1980 |
Robert S. Wood,
RPF * |
| 1981 |
John G.Y. Murray,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1982 |
no recipient |
| 1983 |
W.J. Bruce Devitt,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1984 |
Marc W. Gormely,
RPF* |
| 1985 |
James Douglas Little,
RPF* |
| 1986 |
Thomas G. Wright,
RPF* |
| 1987 |
Charles M. Johnson,
RPF* |
| 1988 |
Grant L. Ainscough,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1989 |
Jack W. Toovey,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1990 |
Charles Harry Gairns,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1991 |
Oluf J. (Whitey)
Andersen, RPF* |
| 1992 |
W. E. (Bill) Dumont,
RPF |
| 1993 |
Trevor G. Jeanes,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1994 |
Andras D. Szalkai,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1995 |
J.H.G. (Harry) Smith,
RPF* |
| 1996 |
no recipient |
| 1997 |
Gordon F. Weetman,
PhD, RPF |
| 1998 |
I. (Steve) Tolnai,
RPF |
| 1999 |
Irving K. Barber,
RPF(Ret) |
| 2000 |
Roy M. Strang, PhD,
RPF(Ret) |
| 2001 |
John V. Parminter,
RPF |
| 2002 |
no recipient |
| 2003 |
Robert P. Willington,
PhD, RPF, PGeo* |
| 2004 |
William W. Bourgeois,
PhD, RPF |
| 2004 |
Lawrence P. Pedersen,
RPF |
| 2006 |
E. Van Scoffield,
RPF(Ret) |
| 2006 |
Peter N. Affleck,
RPF* |
| 2007 |
J. Kenneth Day,
RPF |
| 2008 |
Randall L. Chan, RPF |
| 2009 |
Dave Wilford, PhD, RPF, PGeo |
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Professional Forester of the Year
| 1988 |
W. John
Revel, RPF(Ret) |
| 1989 |
Robert G. Christie,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1990 |
Randall L. Chan,
RPF |
| 1991 |
Cynthia V. Pearce,
RPF |
| 1992 |
David L. Handley,
RPF(Ret) |
| 1993 |
Robert H. Kyle,
RPF |
| 1994 |
Allan M. D. Todd,
RPF |
| 1995 |
James H. Smith,
RPF |
| 1996 |
Katherine J. Lewis,
PhD, RPF |
| 1997 |
N. Wayne Morrison,
RPF* |
| 1998 |
William N. Cafferata,
RPF |
| 1999 |
James W. Rodney,
RPF* |
| 2000 |
no recipient |
| 2001 |
W. David Walkem,
RPF |
| 2002 |
William B. Wade,
RPF |
| 2003 |
Brian D. Gilfillan,
LLB, RPF |
| 2004 |
Donald R. McMillan,
RPF |
| 2005 |
Patrick J. Wadey,
RPF* |
| 2006 |
K. David Coates,
PhD, RPF |
| 2007 |
no recipient |
| 2008 |
Shannon Janzen, RPF |
| 2009 |
Chris Hollstedt, RPF |
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* deceased
Forest Technologist of the Year
| 2004 |
Norman R.
Shaw, RFT |
| 2006 |
Geoffrey
H. Tindale, RFT |
| 2007 |
Ian T. Emery, RFT |
| 2008 |
no recipient |
| 2009 |
no recipient |
Jim Rodney Memorial Volunteer
of the Year
| 1997 |
Stephen
W. Taylor, RPF |
| 1998 |
Michael D. Larock,
RPF |
| 1999 |
Randall L. Chan,
RPF |
| 2000 |
G. Stanley Chester, RPF(Ret) |
| 2001 |
Anthony B. Wong,
RPF |
| 2002 |
Ian S. Moss, RPF |
| 2003 |
Geoffrey L. Helfrich,
RPF |
| 2004 |
Debbie Zandbelt,
RPF |
| 2005 |
Norman Richard Shaw,
RFT |
| 2006 |
Jeffrey K. Leahy,
RPF |
| 2007 |
no recipient |
| 2008 |
Lisa Brown, RPF |
| 2008 |
Candace Parsons, RPF |
| 2009 |
Phil Blanchard, RPF |
| 2009 |
Angeline Nyce, RPF, L.LB |
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| Joint Awards |
Bill
Young Award for Excellence in Integrated Resource
Management
(co-sponsored by the Association of Professional Biologists of BC)
| 1985 |
William
Young, RPF(Ret) |
| 1986 |
V.C. Brink |
| 1987 |
Mike Halleran* and
Jeanne Halleran |
| 1988 |
W. E. (Bill) Dumont, RPF |
| 1989 |
Vince A Poulin,
RPBio |
| 1990 |
Dick Kosick, RPF |
| 1991 |
B. Michael Geisler,
RPF |
| 1992 |
William W. Bourgeois,PhD,
RPF |
| 1993 |
Derek B. Tripp |
| 1994 |
Ian McDougall, RPBio |
| 1995 |
Mike Brownlee* |
| 1996 |
Jim Walker |
| 1997 |
Fred Bunnell, PhD |
| 1998 |
Alex Ferguson, RPF |
| 1999 |
M. Keith Moore,
RPF |
| 2000 |
Mark Angelo, CM |
| 2001 |
no recipient |
| 2002 |
Douglas C. Morrison,
RPBio |
| 2003 |
Ralph Archibald |
| 2004 |
Eric Todd Manning,
FIT, RPBio |
| 2004 |
John A. Deal, RPF,
RPBio |
| 2005 |
Eric Todd Manning,
FIT, RPBio |
| 2005 |
John A. Deal, RPF,
RPBio |
| 2006 |
Rod Davis, PAg |
| 2007 |
Paul E. Lawson,
RPF |
| 2009 |
no recipient |
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* deceased |
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Forest Engineering Award of Excellence
(co-sponsored by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
of BC)
| 1997/98 |
Forest
Engineering Research Institute of Canada
(Western Division) |
| 1998/99 |
Glynnis
Horel, PEng |
| 1999/00 |
Institute
of Forest Engineering of British Columbia |
| 2000/01 |
Robert
P. Willington, PhD, RPF, PGeo* |
| 2001/02 |
no recipient |
| 2002/03 |
Doug
VanDine, PEng, PGeo |
| 2003/04 |
Ron L. Davis, PEng |
| 2004/05 |
George
Shikaze, PEng |
| 2005/06 |
Associated Engineering
(BC) Ltd. |
| 2006/07 |
Jim Schwab, PGeo, EngL, RPF |
| 2007/08 |
Al Chatterton, RPF, PGeo |
| 2008/09 |
Glen Beaton, PEng |
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| Awards for Non-Members |
ABCFP Honorary Membership
| 1972 |
J.A.F.
Gardner , PhD, CM |
| 1976 |
V.J. Krajina* |
| 1978 |
W.C. Koerner* |
| 1979 |
G.E. Wellburn* |
| 1982 |
F.L.C. Reed |
| 1983 |
K.J. Roller* |
| 1983 |
T.M. Waterland |
| 1985 |
W.M. Sloan |
| 1991 |
J.P. (Hamish) Kimmins,
PhD |
| 1992 |
Roger Freeman, PhD |
| 1993 |
Denis P. Lavender,
PhD |
| 1994 |
Gene Namkoong, PhD* |
| 1995 |
Gordon Baskerville,
PhD |
| 1996 |
Clark Binkley, PhD |
| 1997 |
Terence Lewis, PhD |
| 2001 |
Denis O'Gorman |
| 2003 |
Ken Drushka* |
| 2003 |
John Leech, AScT |
| 2004 |
Mike Halleran* |
| 2004 |
Dirk Brinkman |
| 2006 |
Bruce Larson, PhD |
| 2007 |
Sandy McKellar |
| 2008 |
Merve Wilkinson |
| 2009 |
Bruce Fraser, PhD |
| 2009 |
Tim Toman |
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ABCFP Award of Merit in Sustainable Forestry
no recipients to date |
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