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Membership BenefitsWith your APWS membership you receive; the APWS Magazine which is published nine times yearly. It contain articles written by its members and other interested individuals. An APWS Membership Directory which contains the names, addresses, telephone numbers and birds species of all members and is updated at least every other year. Our annual APWS convention is scheduled sometime between September and November in a different sector of the United States each year. These conventions offer tours of local breeders' facilities, lectures and slide presentations, raffles, and an auction. Your APWS convention is not only entertaining and enlightening, it is also a gathering place where you meet old friends and make new ones. Breeder Awards Program - The origin of the APWS Breeder Awards program can be traced back to the annual meeting held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 21, 1950. Claude Hooke, APS President appointed Jean Delacour to select the recipient of the award for the outstanding breeding results for 1950. After considering the breeding results of breeders submitted to him, he awarded the plaque to Robert H. Gibson of St. Helena, California. The Breeder Awards program has been revamped in 1975 and 1993. Since the start of the awards over 200 Society members have been recognized for their achievements in raising various species of birds. Breeder Awards are presented yearly at our convention to Novice, Beginner, Intermediate, and Master Breeders. The Society also recognizes Zoological Collections and those who have obtained a First Breeding of a species in captivity. Master BreederIn 2010, the APWS Breeder Award Committee recognized these APWS members: Master Breeder - Pheasants - Don Butler, Clinton, NC; Master Breeder - Mixed Collection - Bo McLamb, Dunn, NC, Master Breeder - Pheasants - Kurt Landing, Fremont, OH , and Zoological Collection - Swans - Bramble Park Zoo, Watertown, SD. Six Breeder Awards were announced at the 75th Anniversary Awards Banquet. The following breeders were recognized for their achievements in 2011: Novice Breeder - Ducks - Nick & Tara Tiberio, Honeoye Falls, New York Beginner Breeder - Mixed Collection - Rob Laubner, North Liberty, Indiana Intermediate Breeder - Ducks - Frank Kunnumpurath, Lafayette, New York Intermediate Breeder - Mixed Collection - Lloyd Cheek, Bedford, Indiana Intermediate Breeder - Mixed Collection - Peter Nardi, Middleboro, Massachusetts Intermediate Breeder - Mixed Collection - Pinola Preserve Shreveport, Louisiana Paul Dickson, owner and Jacob Kraemer, curator. Any APWS member can request a Breeder Award application for the 2012 breeding season by contacting: LaDonna Lickteig Applications & supporting documentation are due by September 1, 2012. Outstanding Service AwardThe APWS Outstanding Service Award is presented to members who have a high involvement in the propagation, promotion, and/or preservation of game birds & waterfowl in captivity, have demonstrated willingness to perform those tasks for which there is little recognition, and have demonstrated a positive attitude and leadership in APWS and/or a local avicultural organization. The current Outstanding Service Award system has been in effect since 1985. The AWPS Outstanding Service Award was presented to Dann Dunst, Upland, CA and Bill Morrison, Paradise, CA in 2010. In 2011, the APWS Outstanding Service Award was presented to Joseph R. Hoy of Nashville, Illinois. Any APWS member can request an application for 2012 Outstanding Service Awards by contacting: Nat Mizzoni Applications are due by September 30, 2012. Outstanding Avicultural Award for Lifetime AchievementThe Outstanding Avicultural Award for Lifetime Achievement is awarded to APWS members who have given many years of dedication and service to aviculture and APWS. This program was initiated in 2001 by the APWS President, E. T. Trader. The first awards were given to Al Cuming, Charles Siville, and Thane Earle. Since then, 27 men and women have been recognized for the their dedication and service to aviculture. In 2010, this prestigious award was presented to Bernie Jager, Allendale, MI, Joe and Judy Passantino, Sebastopol, CA, and E. T. and Jan Trader, Withams, VA In 2011, the Outstanding Avicultural Award for Lifetime Achievement was presented To Don Bruning, Durango, Colorado, and Robert and Mary Popple, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Photo ContestAfter not having a Photo Contest in 2009 and 2010, APWS will again sponsor the Photo Contest. Entries are on display and are judged at the convention. Although no cash prizes are awarded, the photographs are designated as 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place and honorable mention. The Membership Choice Award is given to the photograph that those attending the convention choose as their favorite. Winning photographs will be considered for the covers of the APWS Magazine during the year following the convention. Click here for more information about the 2012 Photo Contest. Jim Bleuer, Photo Contest chairman, announced the 2011 Photo Contest results: 1st Place went to Noel Hendrikx, Overpelt, Belgium, for his photo of an Inca Tern; 2nd Place was awarded Noel Hendrikx, Overpelt, Belgium for his photo of a Superb Fruit Dove male; Debbie Schouten, Port Angeles, Washington received third place for her photo of a Spectacled Eider male. That photo also received the Membership Choice. |