Stevens Receives Award for Dedication to Rangeland Management
ARDMORE, Okla. — The Oklahoma Section of the Society of Range Management (SRM) Association awarded Noble Research Institute strategic consultation manager Russell Stevens its 2018 Outstanding Service Award. He was honored at the society’s 2018 annual meeting this month in Tulsa.
The award recognizes a member who has made significant contributions to rangelands and the Oklahoma section of SRM.
Stevens was selected for the award because of his dedication to improving rangeland management. In addition to his leadership responsibilities at Noble, Stevens has served as a wildlife and range consultant for 30 years. He is a member of the Oklahoma and Texas sections of SRM.
Stevens is also a founding member of the Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association and works with landowners across the state to establish local associations. He is active in the Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council, Oaks and Prairies Joint Venture, Great Plains Fire Science Exchange, Oak Woodlands and Forest Fire Consortium, National Grazing Lands Coalition, Oklahoma Wildlife Management Association, and The Wildlife Society.
Stevens is a certified wildlife biologist and a certified professional in rangeland management. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and his master’s degree in animal science, range and wildlife option, from Angelo State University. He was awarded Outstanding Alumnus for the Angelo State University Department of Agriculture in March 2016.
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Noble Research Institute strategic consultation manager and wildlife and range consultant Russell Stevens has been selected as the 2018 Oklahoma Section Society of Range Management (SRM) Association Outstanding Service Award recipient.
Noble Research Institute strategic consultation manager and wildlife and range consultant Russell Stevens (left) works with a local producer on brush management through a prescribed burn workshop.Quotes
“Russell has been a leading advocate of rangeland and natural resource management for our state and region throughout his career. He is well deserving of this recognition for all of his contributions. On top of all his work, he’s just a great guy. He exemplifies our core value of ‘Be Noble’ in all he does.”
- Hugh Aljoe, Noble Research Institute director of producer relations
“Receiving this award was a true surprise. It’s an honor to be listed with those who have received it before me. We all have a passion for conservation and serving land managers.”
- Russell Stevens, strategic consultation manager
Noble Research Institute, LLC (www.noble.org) is an independent nonprofit agricultural research organization dedicated to delivering solutions to great agricultural challenges. Headquartered in Ardmore, Oklahoma, the Noble Research Institute conducts fundamental, translational and applied research; offers no-cost consultation and education to farmers, ranchers and land managers; operates seven research and demonstration farms; and educates students of all ages about science and agriculture. The Noble Research Institute was founded by Lloyd Noble, an Oklahoma oilman and philanthropist, in 1945 as The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation to advance agriculture and land stewardship.
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