OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Outstanding Achievement Award is presented by the Society for Range Management for outstanding achievement for eminently note-worthy contributions to the range profession to members and other qualified individuals and groups working with rangelands.

Selection Criteria

1. The primary requisite for this award is tangible evidence that the professional contribution of the nominee is eminently note-worthy. Emphasis should be given to acknowledge currently recognized eminence.
2. The qualifying reputation of the recipient must be at least regional in scope. National or international recognition is a more acceptable norm.
3. Both individuals and groups working as a team are eligible for the Outstanding Achievement Award. Society membership is not required.
4. Qualifying contributions may be, but are not necessarily limited to: management practices, research, administration, teaching, writing, legislation, foreign affairs, business activities, or public relations. Among those to be considered are ranchers and administrators in land managing agencies who have conducted superior rangeland management practices; scientists who have developed and conducted research leading to the solution of major problems in range and related resource management; university professors who have been especially effective in training range management students; specialists who have motivated ranchers and others on a wide scale to adapt superior resource management practices; and persons who have shown outstanding perception and legislative ability in contributing significantly to resource management at a state, national, or international level.

Award Presentation

1. The number of awards that they can be presented annually is limited to 0.3% of the Society's membership. (The SRM Office will notify the committee of the maximum number of awards that can be given.)
   1. Additionally, the awards will be presented as follows: one-half of the awards to land stewardship (e.g. ranching, agency professionals) and one-half to academia/research. In the event that not enough eligible nominees are submitted in either stewardship or academia/research, then the remaining slots will be made available to the other category.
2. Each recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award will receive an embossed, suitably worded certificate and a citation.