The wildlife profession
has lost a very bright, promising young man. Craig graduated with a B.S.
degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Tennessee Tech University
(TTU) in December 1993. While at TTU, Craig was president of his fraternity,
the Zeta Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Alpha. Craig was also a member of The
Wildlife Society and served as president of the TTU Student Chapter during
1992-93. Craig's fellow students recognized his service by electing him
the 1993 Outstanding Member of the TTU Wildlife Society Student Chapter.
Before graduating Cum Laude, Craig was chosen by the faculty of the TTU
Department of Biology as the 1991 recipient of the Citizen's Bank Award,
recognizing the most outstanding sophomore in the entire wildlife and biology
class. Craig also received one of the 1993 National Wildlife Leadership
Awards sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Olin/Winchester
Corporation.
Craig had an intense love
for the natural world and he spent much of his spare time hunting, fishing,
and hiking. Craig had an intense curiosity about the relationships among
wildlife resources, environmental conditions, and human impacts on these
resources.
We
take great comfort in knowing that Craig loved what he was doing and was
deeply committed to the panther work in south Florida. He had made many
friends there and, although being from the mountains of east Tennessee,
was just beginning to develop an appreciation for the beauty and vulnerability
of the south Florida ecosystem. Plans are to continue the research there;
we think that is how Craig would have wanted it.
Download Craig's poster
We would like to thank
Claudine Laab
for her photographic dedication on this poster.
