{"id":11881,"date":"2023-12-08T13:32:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=11881"},"modified":"2023-12-08T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:24:37","slug":"plan-to-attend-the-commission-awards-banquet-jan-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2023\/12\/08\/plan-to-attend-the-commission-awards-banquet-jan-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to attend the Commission Awards banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><br>Dec. 6, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PHOENIX \u2014 Mark your calendars! The Arizona Game and Fish Commission\u2019s annual awards banquet will be held on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Grande Ballroom, 11111 N. 7th Street in Phoenix. Reservations can be made <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.lglforms.com\/form_engine\/s\/2C194HUrw6i-XiqEFzmOEg\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards recognize Arizonans who have contributed significantly to the conservation of the state\u2019s wildlife, its outdoor heritage, and the mission of the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Sixteen award recipients chosen at the commission&#8217;s Sept. 8 meeting in Greer, Ariz. will be honored at the banquet. This year&#8217;s recipients are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Award of Excellence \u2013 Sheriff David Rhodes, Yavapai County and Sheriff Jim Driscoll, Coconino County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Youth Conservationist of the Year \u2013 Charles Smalley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Media of the Year \u2013 Henry Brean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conservation Organization of the Year \u2013 White Mountain Apache Tribe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conservationist of the Year \u2013 Troy Christensen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural Resource Professional of the Year \u2013 Mike Hannemann<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer of the Year \u2013 Jim Lawrence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educator of the Year \u2013 Fred Cohill<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentor of the Year \u2013 Kevin Rapkoch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocate of the Year (State) \u2013 Senator Sine Kerr<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advocate of the Year (Federal) \u2013 Senator Kyrsten Sinema<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Partner of the Year \u2013 OneAZ Credit Union<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buck Appleby Hunter Education Instructor of the Year \u2013 Ken Ford<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wildlife Habitat Steward of the Year \u2013 Josiah Austin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>North American Model Commissioner&#8217;s Award \u2013 Micah White<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The first Commission Awards event was held in January 1991. Since then, nearly 400 recipients have been recognized for their dedicated work toward securing Arizona\u2019s wildlife for generations to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.lglforms.com\/form_engine\/s\/2C194HUrw6i-XiqEFzmOEg\">Click here for 2024 Commission Awards Banquet Sponsorship &amp; Ticket Registration<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make your reservation now for the Commission Awards Banquet on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":11889,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Plan to attend the Commission Awards banquet - Arizona Game &amp; 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