USAS PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award
The Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made contributions and broad impacts throughout their career to aquaculture in the United States through research, education, extension and/or industry development. This award recognizes a long-time commitment of service to aquaculture that is deemed highly significant and enduring.
Douglas Drennan II Industry Leadership Award
This award will recognize an outstanding person in the aquaculture industry and community. The award would recognize an individual who has both professionally and personally contributed to the aquaculture industry through improving technology, innovation and/or process and demonstrated a personal commitment to the aquaculture community, especially students. Nominees would not necessarily have to be a USAS member.
Distinguished Early Career Award
The Distinguished Early Career Award recognizes an individual who has been involved with U.S. Aquaculture for 10 years or less. This award recognizes outstanding leadership or innovation in research, education, extension or industry development in the field of aquaculture. This award specifically emphasizes significant personal contributions made to further advance U.S. aquaculture.
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has made outstanding personal contributions to the U.S.A.S. and/or the U.S. aquaculture industry. This award emphasizes significant leadership and overall impact in research, education, extension, or industry development in the field of aquaculture.