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The Tuck/Walters Award
This award is named in memory of Dr. Leslie M. Tuck and Captain Harry Walters. Dr. Les Tuck was Newfoundland’s first Dominion Wildlife Officer, and Harry Walters was the Director of the Newfoundland Rangers Force. Following Confederation with Canada, Dr. Tuck headed the Canadian Wildlife Service in the province - a position he held for more than twenty-five years. In the latter part of his long and distinguished career, Dr. Tuck held the L. J. Paton Research Professorship in the Psyschology Department of Memorial University. He was instrumental in the reactivation of the Natural History Society in the 1950's. Captain Harry Walters served for many years as the Head of the Newfoundland Wildlife Division, which he was instrumental in establishing.
Both Walters, working provincially, and Tuck, working federally, were instrumental
in establishing our province’s first seabird reserves (Funk Island, Cape
St. Mary’s, Witless Bay, and Hare Bay) and the former Avalon Wilderness
Area. Their combined efforts put natural history awareness, protection and appreciation
on a solid footing in Newfoundland and Labrador. Although they were employed
in resource conservation and management careers, their enthusiasm and dedication
transcended their duties, and it is for these qualities that the society has
chosen to honor their memory with this award.
The Tuck/Walters Award is discretionary - it does not have to be given out
every year. On the other hand, it may be given to more than one recipient if
the Nominating
Committee feels this is appropriate. Successful candidates are individuals
who have made outstanding and enduring contributions to the advancement of
natural
history appreciation and protection in Newfoundland and Labrador, outside the
parameters of their employment responsibilities.
| Previous Tuck/Walters Award Winners: | |
Dr. Don Barton George Brinson Michael Nolan Bill Davis Dr. John Gibson Dr. Leslie Harris Stephen Herder Charlie Horwood Bernard Jackson |
Gregory Mitchell Michael Nolan Dr. Harold Peters Dr. Roger Tory Peterson Tony Power Dr. Don Steele Clyde Tuck |
For more information or to make a nomination for the Tuck/Walters Award, contact:
Dr. Bill Montevecchi, Chair
Tuck/Walters Awards Committee
Cognitive and Behavioral Ecology Program
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, NL
A1B 3X9
Telephone: 737-7673
E-mail: mont@morgan.ucs.mun.ca