2012 IWLA Membership Awards
2011 MEMBERSHIP AWARD WINNERS
Best Chapter Member Recruitment
This national award recognizes
innovative chapter membership marketing
programs and strategies geared for success.
This award is presented to the chapter that
carried out the most effective membership
recruitment and retention program during the
previous
year.
Fredericksburg-Rappahannock
Chapter, VA
54 Round Table
Awards
Awarded to chapter
members who recruited at least 54 League
members in 2010. Each recruiter receives a
special pin to commemorate the spirit of the 54
founders of the League.
James Showalter, Arlington- Fairfax
Chapter (Virginia): 210 members
Lee Van Brocklin, Ames Chapter
(Iowa): 202 members
Robert
Godlove, Linn County Chapter (Iowa):
124 members
James Rives, Loudoun
County Chapter (Virginia): 96
members
James Nagy, Loudoun County
Chapter (Virginia): 64
members
Pete Williams, Alexandria
Chapter (Virginia): 59
members
Jeff Bower, Dubuque Chapter
(Iowa): 55 members
Larry
Stouffer, Washington County Chapter
(Maryland): 54 members
John C. Gregory Memorial
Award
Awarded to the division
with the highest membership
increase.
Iowa
Division: Net gain of 515 members/10
percent increase
MEMBERSHIP ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Greatest Percentage
Increase
Southwestern Chapter
(Wisconsin): 169 percent increase
Greatest Numeric Increase
Ames
Chapter (Iowa): 225 net member
gain
MEMBERSHIP MERIT
AWARDS
These awards recognize
chapter growth based on membership categories
that allow chapters to be ranked with chapters
of a similar size.
50 and Under Member
Class
Porter County Chapter
(Indiana): 12 net member
gain
Rapid City Chapter (South
Dakota): 64 percent increase
51-250 Member
Class
Southwestern Chapter
(Wisconsin): 169 percent
increase
Harry Enstrom Chapter
(Pennsylvania): 78 net member
increase
251-500 Member
Class
Griffith Chapter
(Indiana): 147 net member
increase
501 and Over Member
Class
Ames Chapter (Iowa): 225
net member increase/29 percent increase
NEWSLETTER AND WEB SITE AWARDS
Best Chapter Newsletter
Awards
Chapter with
less than 500 members:
“Ike’s
Newsletter,” Dwight Lydell, MI
Chapter with more than 500
members:
“Wildlife
Gazette,” Wildlife Achievement, MD
Best Division Newsletter
Award
“Maryland
Waltonian,” Maryland Division
Best Chapter or Division Web Site
Award
Wildlife Achievement Chapter,
MD