Rollin Sparrowe receives Distinguished Alumni Award

The Humboldt State University Alumni Association has named this year's Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. From the College of Natural Resources and Sciences comes wildlife management major Rollin Sparrowe, class of 1964. He is currently president of the Wildlife Management Institute in Washington, D.C. In 2002, Sparrowe received the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award from the Wildlife Society, the most prestigious award in the profession. He was honored for his leadership in the translation of science into policy in wildlife management. Sparrowe will appear on an NBC News segment with Tom Brokaw in the near future, concerning the hunting/conservation/angling community’s relationship with President Bush. The 2004 Distinguished Alumni Awards event was held Saturday, April 3rd, at 6 pm at the Ingomar Club ($55 p/p). to honour Rollin Sparrowe, along with the two other recipients of this award: John Zelezny and John Woolley.

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