Nominations are being accepted through Friday for one of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s most prestigious awards.
The annual Thomas L. Quay Award recognizes a person who makes outstanding contributions to the state’s wildlife diversity and considered a leader in wildlife resource conservation for nongame species, which are animals that do not have an open hunting, fishing or trapping season.
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Dr. Reid Wilson Laney of Raleigh received the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s 2024 Thomas Quay Award in Raleigh in February for his work with Atlantic sturgeon and American eel and for mentoring future biologists.
If you know someone you would like to nominate for the 2025 award, you may submit a nomination form and essay no longer than two pages detailing the person’s contributions to wildlife conservation. Essays must be composed on 8½- by 11-inch paper, with 1-inch margins, single spaced, and 12-point Times New Roman font. Anything over two pages will be disqualified.
The commission encourages that a nominee’s resume or CV be included.
Nominations may be submitted electronically by filling out an online form and uploading supporting documents, via email to Shauna Glover at shauna.glover@ncwildlife.gov, or by mail to N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, Division of Inland Fisheries, c/o Shauna Glover, 1721 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1700.
This year’s nominees will be considered along with nominations submitted in 2023 and 2024. Nominations submitted before 2023 will be considered upon request to Glover.
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The honoree will be announced at a wildlife resources commissioner meeting by February next year.
