After its founding, one of the chapter's first activities was to establish an Iowa Conservation Award of Merit. This award, provisions for which was a part of our original constitution, was designed to recognize a living individual for his or her contributions to conservation in Iowa.

In 1966 the first Iowa Conservation Hall of Fame Award winners were named. This new award was to recognize national and local conservationists in all walks of life. The individuals named must have had some association with Iowa in their careers, and the award may be given posthumously.  Listed are the names and years of induction of recipients of these awards:

 

Iowa Conservation Award of Merit

Earl Rose  

1963

Thomas Moore

1982

John Aikman    

1964

Dennis Black

1985

Gov. Harold Hughes

1965

James J. Dinsmore

1986

Galen Smith       

1966

Stephen W. Pitt

1988

Fred T. Schwob  

1967

Ronald G. Howing

1988

Sen. Alden Erskine 

1968

Paul Johnson

1990

Robert C. Russell 

1969

Cindy Hildebrand

1991

Harold G. Lincoln  

1970

Erwin E. Klaas

1991

David L. Trauger 

1971

Doug Harr

1993

David L. Tieden  

1972

Arthur Roseland

1993

Ken Kakac        

1975

Jim Kienzler

1996

Gerald Schnepf  

1977

William R. Clark

2001

Edwin G. Crocker

1978

 

Iowa Conservation Hall of Fame Award

Frank Mendell

1966

Justin W. Leonard

1970

Arnold O. Haugen

1966

John Fletcher Lacey

1971

Logan J. Bennett

1967

George E. Knudson

1971

Henry S. Conard

1967

John Aikman

1971

J.N. (Ding) Darling

1967

Everett B. Speaker

1971

Paul L. Errington

1967

Dr. Keith McNurlen

1972

Joseph E. Guthrie

1967

Sylvan Runkel

1972

Ada Hayden

1967

Glen Yates

1974

Wm. Temple Hornaday

1967

Milton Weller

1975

Henry E. Jaques

1967

Robert Barratt

1977

Aldo Leopold

1967

Edward Kozicky

1977

Thomas H. Macbride

1967

John Madsen

1977

Louis H. Pammel

1967

Ken Madden

1977

Bohomil Shimek

1967

Kenneth Kakac

1981

Thomas C. Stephens

1967

Fred Priewert

1981

George O. Hendrickson

1968

Jack W. Musgrove

1982

Kenneth D. Carlander

1968

Thomas Scott

1988

Arthur H. Carhart

1968

Philip A. DuMont

1991

Margaret J. Black

1968

Paul Johnson

1990

Bruce Stiles

1968

James J. Dinsmore

1994

Ira N. Gabrielson

1968

Erwin E. Klaas

2001

Maynard Reece

1970

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