Early Career
Professional Training
Applications due
November 1, 2013
To celebrate
its 50th anniversary, the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society has
developed a new institute dedicated to the development of leaders in natural
resource fields. The James G. Teer Conservation Leadership Institute was named in
honor of Dr. James G. Teer (1926-2012), a founding member of The Texas Chapter
of The Wildlife Society and its first President (1965). Dr. Teer also served as President of The
Wildlife Society in 1989. In 1994 he
received its highest award, the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award.
The mission of the James G. Teer Conservation Leadership Institute is to ensure a future
legacy of well-trained conservation leaders by providing professional training
in leadership development and contemporary conservation issues for today’s
wildlife biologists and conservation professionals.
The Texas Chapter’s ultimate vision is
to provide leadership training at various career stages. The Wildlife Conservation Camp reaches high school students and has been ongoing
since 1993. Over 350 students have
attended the camp through the years, and many have gone on to seek careers in a
natural resource field.
We are currently accepting applications
for the Chapter’s newest program, the EarlyCareer Professional Training which targets professionals who are 1 to 10 years
into their jobs. Application deadline
for the Early Career Professional Training is November 1, 2013.
For more
information on the institute visit the TexasChapter of The Wildlife Society’s website or contact Dr. Selma Glasscock (JimTeerInstitute@tctws.org), Assistant Director, Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife
Foundation, Sinton, TX.
Post written by Denise Harmel-Garza, Extension Associate