Award of Excellence

The definition of excellence is meeting the highest expectation of what can be achieved or exhibiting exemplary performance. The Palouse Unit has never recorded giving an Award of Excellence to one of its members. Be LaFrentz is the first to receive it for his contributions to the Palouse Unit since 2000. It is rare to have a person committed to the Palouse Unit for as long as Ben has worked with us as most are here for only a year or two. The following is a long list of things that Ben has done to contribute to the success of the Palouse Unit:

	2001-2002 Co-president PUAFS
	2004-2005 Secretary PUAFS
	Webmaster Fish Health Section (4yrs)
	GPSA Senator
	Helped with setup and maintenance of PUAFS website, native fish display, bylaw amendments, etc.
	Alumni Award for Excellence 2001
	GPSA Award for Graduate Research Excellence
	Outstanding Graduate Student in Fisheries Resources 2002
	Outstanding Graduate Student ICAFS 2005
	AFS Fish Health Distinguished Service Award 2006
	Best Student Paper Award, AFS Fish Health Section Meeting 2007
	TA 3 UI Fish Classes: FISH 418, 422, 424
	Co-instructor of Bacterial Coldwater Disease Workshop at University of Idaho
	Authored/Co-authored 8 publications, 1 book chapter, and 20 professional presetations

Thanks Ben for all of your service!!