William Q. Wick Visionary Career Leadership Award

To be Presented by theAssembly of Sea Grant Extension Program Leaders

During the September 2011Put-in-Bay Assembly meeting

Award Purpose

The Assembly of Sea Grant Extension Program Leaders awards the William Q. Wick Visionary Career Leadership Award at its biennial meetings. The award recognizes outstanding career achievement, leadership, vision, and contributions to Sea Grant Extension throughprogramming or administrationby a retiredor soon to retire Sea Grant extension professional.

Wick Award History

The award was established in 1994 and first given at the Hawks Cay, Florida Assembly meeting to Sid Cleveland (New York Sea Grant). In 1998, the Assembly decided to recognize both administration and programming in separate awards, when warranted. The following individuals have been recognized by the Assembly

Year / Awardee / Program / Award
1994 / Sid Cleveland / New York Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership
1996 / Bob Jacobson / Oregon Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership
1998 / Bruce Wilkins / New York Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
1998 / Hank Pennington / Alaska Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2000 / Joe Halusky / Florida Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2002 / Al Miller / Wisconsin Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
2002 / Terry Nosho / Washington Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2004 / David Harrington (posthumously) / Georgia Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2004 / Phil Keillor / Wisconsin Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2004 / Bud Griswold / National Sea Grant Office / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
2006 / Ronald C. Baird / National Sea Grant Office / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
2006 / Bob Goodwin / Washington Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2006 / Jim Good / Oregon Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2008 / Dale Baker / New York Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
2008 / Ralph Rayburn
(posthumously) / Texas Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
2008 / William DuPaul / Virginia Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
2008 / Christopher Dewees / California Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming and Administration
2008 / Sara Peck / Hawaii Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2010 / Jay Rasmussen / Oregon Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Administration
2010 / Donald Sweat / Florida Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming
2010 / Eric Olsson / Washington Sea Grant / Visionary Career Leadership through Programming

Nomination & Selection Process

The award procedure is overseen by theAssembly of Sea Grant Extension Program Leaders and the final selectionwill be made by the Assembly's Executive Committee. All 2011 nominationsare due Monday, August 1, 2011. Nomination packages, submitted as one complete PDF, should include the information requested in the attached nomination form with a limit of three letters of support. Award categories areVisionary Leadership throughAdministration andVisionary Leadership through Programming. The number of awards in any given year is determined by the Executive Committee as warranted by the strength and number of the candidates.

Please e-mailnominations to:

Ann Faulds, Pennsylvania Sea Grant

(e-mail file limit is 6 MB)

Award Presentation

The 2011Wick Award(s) will be presented by the Assembly of Sea Grant Extension Program Leaders during the Put-in-Bay, OhioAssembly meeting September 19-22, 2011.

About William Q. Wick

Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in 1927, William Wick attended Oregon State College to study fish and game management and received both B.S. and M.S. degrees in 1950 and 1952, respectively. First employed by OSU in 1960 as an Extension Service Agent for Tillamook County, Wick left seven years later to work at the OSU Marine Science Center in Newport. In 1968, Wick assumed the post of Program Leader of the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program and a year later became coordinator of the regional Pacific Sea Grant Advisory Program. For his efforts in the Marine Advisory Programs, Wick received the U.S. Department of Agriculture Superior Award in 1971. In 1973, Wick became Director of the OSU Sea Grant Program. Wick retired as Sea Grant Director on December 31, 1990 (