Education

Wednesday, September 11, 2013: 8:40 AM-12:00 PM
Fulton (Statehouse Convention Center)
Moderator:
Steven M. Sammons
8:40 AM
The Voices of Reality: Why Effective Fisheries Education Is Challenging; Practical Ways to Move Forward
Michael C. Quist, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Martha E. Mather, U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Donna Parrish, U.S. Geological Survey Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Steven R. Chipps, U. S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Thomas J. Kwak, U.S. Geological Survey; Craig P. Paukert, U.S. Geological Survey Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

9:20 AM
From Creel Clerks to Modelers: The Evolution of Fisheries Students
Rick Eades, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

9:40 AM
AFS Special Committee On Educational Requirements: What the Society Is Doing to Help Fisheries Students Find Work
Ron Essig, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Craig Bonds, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Robin L. DeBruyne, Cornell Biological Field Station, Cornell University; Troy Hartley, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Mark A. Kaemingk, South Dakota State University; Martha E. Mather, U.S. Geological Survey, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Steve L. McMullin, Virginia Tech; Christopher Myrick, Colorado State University; Quinton Phelps, Missouri Department of Conservation; Trent M. Sutton, University of Alaska Fairbanks

10:00 AM
Wednesday AM Break


10:20 AM
Training Fishery Managers in a Changing Academic Environment: People, Politics, and Psd
Daniel A. Isermann, U.S. Geological Survey, Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

10:40 AM
The Private Pond Industry: What We Desire From Whom We Hire
Jeff Slipke, Midwest Lake Management, Inc.; Shawn Banks, Midwest Lake Management, Inc.

11:00 AM
11:20 AM
The Evolution Of University Programs and The Needs Of Natural Resources Agencies: Coevolution Or Divergence?
James R. Jackson, Cornell Biological Field Station, Cornell University; David W. Willis, South Dakota State University; Douglas Stang, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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