NEWs
Dr. Selina Heppell Takes the Helm of NAUFWP
Many of you have heard the news, but for those that have not: Dr. Selina Heppell, Department Head of Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences and a Professor of marine fisheries ecology, has been elected to the Chair position of NAUFWP effective Sep. 1 2026. The executive Board thanks all who voted and are grateful for Dr. Heppell’s willingness to serve as Chair for the next couple of years. We look forward to her experience, enthusiasm and commitment to guiding NAUFWP through these challenging times for fish and wildlife programs at colleges and universities.
Below is a greeting from the new Chair:
Thank you, Members, for your confidence in my leadership of NAUFWP! Abundant thanks to John Carroll for his extended time as President, and many well-wishes for his retirement. I look forward to working with you all and increasing our networking efforts, starting with the website and scheduling quarterly chat meetings. I hope to see a few of you at AFS this week in Columbus, where I will be actively recruiting new members. Many thanks to former President Joel Snodgrass for arranging our booth here!
Many of you have heard the news, but for those that have not: Dr. Selina Heppell, Department Head of Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences and a Professor of marine fisheries ecology, has been elected to the Chair position of NAUFWP effective Sep. 1 2026. The executive Board thanks all who voted and are grateful for Dr. Heppell’s willingness to serve as Chair for the next couple of years. We look forward to her experience, enthusiasm and commitment to guiding NAUFWP through these challenging times for fish and wildlife programs at colleges and universities.
Below is a greeting from the new Chair:
Thank you, Members, for your confidence in my leadership of NAUFWP! Abundant thanks to John Carroll for his extended time as President, and many well-wishes for his retirement. I look forward to working with you all and increasing our networking efforts, starting with the website and scheduling quarterly chat meetings. I hope to see a few of you at AFS this week in Columbus, where I will be actively recruiting new members. Many thanks to former President Joel Snodgrass for arranging our booth here!
Executive board
PAST PRESIDENT: John Carroll, Professor, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PRESIDENT: Selina Heppell, Department Head of Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, and Professor of Marine Fisheries Ecology
PRESIDENT ELECT:
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Shirley Baker, Professor and Associate Director of the School of Forest, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida
NORTHEAST REGION CHAIR: Jacob Bowman, Professor and Chair, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware
SOUTHEAST REGION CHAIR: Chris DePerno, Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
MIDWEST REGION CHAIR: Elizabeth Flaherty, Professor and Assoc Dept Head, Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
WESTERN REGION CHAIR: Kathryn Stoner, Director and Professor School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
NAUFWP POLICY & ADVOCACY: C. Randall Nuckolls, Partner, Dentons, Washington, D.C.
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE CHAIR: Lisette Waits, Department Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho
OUTREACH COMMITTEE CHAIR:William Stone, Associate Professor Forestry, Ecology and Wildlife Program, Alabama A&M University
RESEARCH/POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR: Todd Petty, Professor and Department Chair, Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIR: Kai Lorenzen, Associate Director and Professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics, University of Florida
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE CHAIR: Selina Heppell, Department Head and Professor, Dept of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University
PRESIDENT: Selina Heppell, Department Head of Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University, and Professor of Marine Fisheries Ecology
PRESIDENT ELECT:
SECRETARY/TREASURER: Shirley Baker, Professor and Associate Director of the School of Forest, Fisheries & Geomatics Sciences, Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida
NORTHEAST REGION CHAIR: Jacob Bowman, Professor and Chair, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware
SOUTHEAST REGION CHAIR: Chris DePerno, Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University
MIDWEST REGION CHAIR: Elizabeth Flaherty, Professor and Assoc Dept Head, Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
WESTERN REGION CHAIR: Kathryn Stoner, Director and Professor School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona
NAUFWP POLICY & ADVOCACY: C. Randall Nuckolls, Partner, Dentons, Washington, D.C.
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE CHAIR: Lisette Waits, Department Head and Distinguished Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho
OUTREACH COMMITTEE CHAIR:William Stone, Associate Professor Forestry, Ecology and Wildlife Program, Alabama A&M University
RESEARCH/POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIR: Todd Petty, Professor and Department Chair, Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Clemson University
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIR: Kai Lorenzen, Associate Director and Professor, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics, University of Florida
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS COMMITTEE CHAIR: Selina Heppell, Department Head and Professor, Dept of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences, Oregon State University
