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Bookman honored as Ohio’s Conservation Educator of the Year
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Rusty Bookman, left, Meigs Intermediate principal in the Meigs Local School District, has been named Conservation Educator of the Year by Ohio League of Sportsmen. Others given awards at a recent recognition banquet were Tim Mason, Dawes Arboretum, Water Conservation of the Year, William Warner, retired, Hunter Educator of the Year; Dean Berry, American Elecctric Power, Conservation Organization of the Year, and Ohio Senator Jimmy Stewart, Conservation Legislator of the Year, pictured left to right from Bookman.
The award is one of several in a conservation achievement awards program developed by the National Wildlife Federation for presentation by their respective state affiliates. The award, in the form of a statuette was presented to Bookman during the awards banquet at the Ohio League of Sportsmen’s annual convention held recently in Marietta.
“Rusty was chosen for the Conservation Educator of the Year award based on his support of conservation, preservation and educational efforts that promote the wise use of and enjoyment of our natural resources including wildlife management,” said League President Larry Mitchell, Sr.
Bookman is a hunter education instructor and is very active in Division 4 (The Ohio Division of Wildlife’s Southeast District). He has conducted numerous hunter education courses in Meigs County and serves on the District 4 Cadre team which annually trains new hunter education instructors.
He is also an approved National Field Archer Association Intermediate Certified Instructor. Rusty is one of only 12 Basic Archery Instructor Trainer (BAIT) Specialists with the National Archery in the Schools Program in the state of Ohio. He also serves as a coach with the Meigs Intermediate School Archery Team which won the NASP National Championship in 2008 at Louisville, Kentucky.
Bookman is a member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the United States Sportmen Alliance, and the Ohio River Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and is the current president of the Pomeroy Gun Club.
In commenting on being selected for the award, Bookman said he is “honored and humbled to be chosen for this special award and feels truly blessed for the opportunity to work with other individuals from around the state that share a passion for our outdoor heritage.”
In addition to Bookman others honored at the banquet were Tim Mason, Dawes Arboretum, Water Conservation of the Year; William Warner, retired, Hunter Educator of the Year; Dean Berry of American Electric Power, Conservation Organization of the Year; and Senator Jimmy Stewart, Conservation Legislator of the Year.
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