WDA Awards and Recognition

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The WDA gives several awards and provides funding to recognize outstanding work in wildlife health and service to the WDA. (Recipient information can be found by clicking on the award titles.)These awards include:

• WDA Distinguished Service Award: The DSA is the highest award of the Wildlife Disease Association. The purpose of the DSA is to honor a WDA member of long standing who, by his/her outstanding accomplishments in research, teaching and other activities, including participation in WDA affairs, has made a noteworthy contribution furthering the aims of the Wildlife Disease Association.
• WDA Emeritus Award: The Emeritus Award is an honorary category of membership awarded by the Council to members of the WDA who have retired from their profession and who in the opinion of Council have contributed significantly to the study of wildlife diseases.
• WDA Duck Award: The Duck Award is presented to recipients to acknowledge a particularly embarrassing incident (e.g., foible/mistake) that usually occurs at the annual meeting of the WDA.
• WDA Student Awards: The WDA offers a scholarship and two awards to encourage student participation in the Association and our annual conference, and to recognize outstanding student research.
• Tom Thorne and Beth Williams Memorial Award: The Award is presented in acknowledgement of either an exemplary contribution or achievement combining wildlife disease research with wildlife management policy implementation or elucidating particularly significant problems in wildlife health.
• Carlton M. Herman Founder’s Fund: The main scope of activities supported by the fund is the relation of population health and density to changes in habitat. The scope includes all animals, including the human species. Activities may include invited lectures, funding of research, presentation of medals in acknowledgement of contributions, support of publications, or other activities as determined by the trustees of the Fund. [Award Info]
• WDA In Memoriam: This section profiles those WDA members who made significant contributions to the WDA and to wildlife and ecosystem health worldwide.