l. scott mills - Wildlife Ecology and Conservation - University of Florida

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AWARDS/COMMENDATIONS
National/International.
John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, 2009 [Lived in Bhutan for 5 months, building local capacity
for conducting wildlife science to incorporate into local conservation decision
Scientific Declaration (Invited) to District Court on genetic issues associated with delisting
Northern Rockies Gray wolves (2008).
Invited Member of Western Governor’s Association “Climate Change Working Group”
(2008).
Invited “Contributor” to North America section, 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change Report (IPCC).
2002-04: Elected as one of nine Members of the North American Section Board of Governors
for the Society for Conservation Biology.
Spring 2002: Certificate of Appreciation Awarded by Cindy S. Swanson, Director of WWFRP
(USFS) “For continued support, professionalism, and partnership with Region 1 of the Forest
Service as related to the conservation of the Canada lynx”.
March 6, 2002: Invited Testimony to U.S. Congress (House Committee on Natural
Resources) regarding ethics in conservation science (National Lynx Survey).
State and University-Level
One of 3 Professors Invited to Speak in 2009-2010 Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series
(2009 November). Title of talk: “Wildlife Biology in a Changing World”.
Bob Watts Communication Award from the Montana Chapter of The Wildlife Society for my
textbook “Conservation of Wildlife Populations.” (Feb. 2009).
Keynote Speaker for Academic Convocation, University of Montana. (2006 August)
Keynote speaker for University of Montana Undergraduate Research Conference (2006 April)
Commencement Speaker, College of Forestry and Conservation (2004 May)
School of Forestry Montana Druids Faculty Service Award. Spring 2000.
Most Inspirational Faculty Award (University of Montana Silent Sentinel student society,
accompanied by $1,000 award from the University). (Spring 1998).
Received “Merit” Faculty Evaluations at UM for the following years:
• 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007