NJAWR AWARDS: deadline February 28, 2018

NJAWR Awards for Achievement in Wildlife Rehabilitation

The New Jersey Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators (NJAWR) welcomes nominations for two awards to recognize members of the state’s wildlife rehabilitation community for their outstanding contributions to the field: the NJAWR Lifetime Achievement Award and the NJAWR Rising Star Award. Nominees need not be members of NJAWR to qualify.

The NJAWR Lifetime Achievement Award is given to recognize and honor an individual who has made a significant, longtime personal and professional commitment to wildlife rehabilitation and has made a major contribution to the field in our state or region for many years.

Past Lifetime Achievement Awardees:
Hannah Suthers
Len Soucy
Karen Dashfield
Tracy Leaver

The NJAWR Rising Star Award is given to recognize and encourage an individual who has demonstrated significant dedication, engagement, and promise as a relatively new member of the wildlife rehabilitation community in our state or region.

Past Rising Star Awardees:
Lori Swanson
​Nicole Golden​
Katy Bungay
Heather Freeman

To nominate someone for one of these awards, please fill out and return the completed NJAWR AWARD NOMINATION FORM to:

NJAWR Nominations
c/o Heather Freeman
P.O. Box 5046
Clinton, NJ 08809

Nominations may also be submitted by email to: membership@njawr.com.
All nominations must be received on or before February 28, 2018.