Year |
Recipient |
Citation |
1942 |
Vincent William Jackson (1876-1953) |
Zoologist and lecturer, well known for his interesting nature talks on radio, for giving freely of his time and knowledge to the Society. |
1942 |
Henry Martindale Speechly (1866-1951) |
A founder of the Society, lecturer and writer, well-known President, and originator of the first anti-mosquito campaign, who enthusiastically served the Society for over 30 years. Of him, a visiting American once said, “Any man with Dr. Speechly’s talent for shooing away mosquitoes would stand a good chance of being elected President of the United States.” |
1942 |
George Shirley Brooks (c1872-1947) |
Entomologist, lecturer, charter member of the Society and a co-founder of the Manitoba Museum, for his Checklist of the Butterflies of Manitoba (1942). |
1944 |
Arthur Henry Reginald Buller (1874-1944) |
Botanist, naturalist and longtime friend of the Society whose studies of fungi and wheat earned him international recognition. |
1944 |
Charles L. Broley |
A faithful member and keen birder who upon his retirement undertook an intensive (and exceedingly arduous) study of the nesting habits of the Bald Eagle. He early detected the ill effects of insecticide spraying on these birds. |
1957 |
Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Stokes |
For their many years of faithful association and substantial contributions to the Society, particularly in the field of archaeology. |
1960 |
Dr. Andrew M. Davidson |
In recognition of his leadership as a founding member of the Society, his service in numerous offices over the years, and his longstanding support of natural history studies, particularly in the field of entomology. |
1961 |
Mr. E. Gilbert |
For his long and faithful service to the Society over many years. |
1966 |
Ralph Durham Bird (1901-1972) |
In recognition of his great contribution to the Society and also for his book The Ecology of the Aspen Parkland of Western Canada (1961), one of his many recorded publications. |
1967 |
Mrs. A. G. (Selina) Lawrence |
For her lifetime contribution to the social events of the Society throughout all the years since its formation, helpmate to her husband, internationally famous naturalist, Alexander George Lawrence. She discovered Manitoba’s first complete trilobite. |
1968 |
James Leckie Parker (1895-1995) |
For his contributions to botanical research as one of the most skilled amateur botanists in Manitoba. Throughout the years he has contributed more than 5,000 botanical specimens, accurately documented, to the University of Manitoba and the Manitoba Museum. |
1972 |
Harold Mossop (1908-1973) |
For his outstanding contribution to ornithology in Manitoba. |
1973 |
John Lane (1903-1975) |
For his many years of work providing nest boxes to restore bluebird populations in southwestern Manitoba, and his encouragement and teaching of children through the founding of the Brandon Junior Birders. |
1974 |
Samuel Waller (?-1978) |
For a lifetime spent in northern Manitoba studying and teaching natural history, and especially for the founding and building of the The Little Northern Museum. |
1974 |
John Jack |
For his many years of service to the Society as an officer, botanist, photographer, and ambassador. He has enthusiastically shared his knowledge and love of nature with thousands of school children, a labour whose fruits will be reaped by many generations of Manitobans. |
1974 |
Gerald W. Malaher (1903-1984) |
Naturalist, forester, conservationist, who spent a lifetime working on behalf of wildlife, notably as Director of the Game Branch, who following his retirement continues to be one of Manitoba’s most knowledgeable and ardent conservationists. |
1974 |
Angus Henry Shortt (1908-2006) |
Artist, naturalist, writer, and lifelong member of the Society, who for many years wrote the column Wild Wings in the Winnipeg Tribune, and whose paintings of birds, notably waterfowl, earned him international recognition. He served the Society in many offices, including that of President. |
1974 |
Clifford Bickle Gill (1891-1974) |
Forester, naturalist, and historian who as Manitoba’s first official forester, coordinated and published the first complete survey of Manitoba’s forests. He published Observations and a Tentative Key to the Native Willows of Southern Manitoba (1965) and upon his retirement, served as a consultant on natural history and heritage resource planning programs for the Manitoba government. |
1975 |
Rowena Cartwright |
In recognition of the many valuable services she enthusiastically gave the Society over so many years and in so many capacities, including that of President. |
1975 |
Clarence Ingwall Tillenius (1913-2012) |
In honour of his contributions to the Society for many years as lecturer amd om various executive capacities, and in recognition of his artistic skill which so effectively communicates his deep understanding and appreciation of North American mammals in their environments. |
1976 |
Jennifer Mary Walker Shay (1930-2018) |
Honoured not only for her many years of service to the Society as lecturer, teacher, executive member, and founder of the Junior Naturalists, Parks Committee, and Conservation Action Committee, but also for her knowledgeable and influential work in many environmental issues, both provincial and national. |
1976 |
Hans Albert Hochbaum (1911-1988) |
Biologist, naturalist, artist and author, who during a career as Director of the Delta Waterfowl Research Station, established Delta as one of the marshes best known to biologists in North America, and whose portrayal of the prairie marsh through sensitive writing and vivid painting has earned him international acclaim. |