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AWARD RECIPIENTS
Ron Ryder Awards
• Larry Semo (2011)
• Alexander Cruz (2010)
• Dave Leatherman (2009)
• Tony Leukering (2008)
• Rich Levad (2005)
• Richard Beidleman (2004)
• Stephen Martin (2003)
• Bob Righter (2000)
• Hugh Kingery (1999)
• Harold Holt (1998)
• Ron Ryder (1995), for whom the award was subsequently named
Lifetime Achievment Awards
• Suzi Plooster (2011)
• Warren Finch (2009)
• Bob Spencer (2008)
• Joe Himmel (2007)
Directors Awards
• Peter Gent – Special Achievement Award (2010)
• Raymond Davis – Distinguished Service Award (2009)
• Sue Hirshman – Stewardship Award (2005)
• Jerry Craig – appreciation for work with raptors (2004)
LANDOWNER AWARDS
Landowner Appreciation Awards
• David Madonna – Annual tours of Valmont Reservoir (2011)
• Prairie Vista Meadows HOA – Snowy Owl (2010)
• Connie Kogler – Streak-backed Oriole in Loveland (2008)
• Sheldon Zwicker – Hooded Oriole near Cortez (2007)
• Larry Arnold – Lesser Goldfinch (2007)
• Fawnbrook Inn in Allenspark – winter feeder, Rosy-FInches, etc (2006)
• Susan Allerton – White-eared Hummingbird near Durango (2005)
• XX – Anna's Hummingbird, Grand Junction (2005)
• XX – Costa's Hummingbird, Grand Junction (2005)
• Tina Jones – hummingbird feeders in Bow-Mar, Denver area (2004)
• Bob and Pauline Meyers – Broad-billed Hummingbird in Grand Junction (2003)
• Cyndi Mosch – Purple Gallinule in Loveland (2003)
• Chico Basin Ranch – hospitality during CFO convention (2001)
• Terri D. Steinberg – Harlequin Duck in Durango (2001)
• Matt Snook and Anne Dittmar, Horseshoe Lake HOA – Slaty-backed Gull in Fort Collins (2000), Inaugural Landowner Appreciation Award
CFO AWARDS
The Ronald A. Ryder Award for Distinguished Service to Colorado Field Ornithology
Selection Criteria
- For distinguished service to the Colorado Field Ornithologists' organization and its goals.
- For scholarly contributions to the Colorado Field Ornithologists and to Colorado field ornithology.
- For sharing knowledge of Colorado field ornithology with the people of the state of Colorado.
Nomination & Selection Process
- Only living persons may be nominated.
- Nominations may be made by the membership at large.
- The Board selects and approves an awardee for announcement at the Annual Colorado Field Ornithologists' Convention during the year a recipient is chosen.
- The Award will be a plaque designed to match the original plaque given to Dr. Ryder.
- Nominations should be submitted in writing to the Award Committee Chairperson on or before February 1 to be considered by the Colorado Field Ornithologists' Board of Directors.
Special Awards
CFO members fund the "Special Awards" program entirely with voluntary contributions. Plaques of appreciation are given to businesses, landowners and other individuals who allow access to private property in order to view rare or unusual birds.
» Submit nominations to the CFO Awards Committee Chair.