¢ Richard Dolbeer, Project Leader of the NWRC’s Ohio Field 
Station, received the Jack Berryman Institute’s 1996 
“Outstanding Wildlife Professional Award” from Utah State 
University. The Jack Berryman Institute is a national 
organization that conducts wildlife damage-management 
research and whose goal is to reduce adverse impacts from 
human-wildlife interactions on both people and animals. 
¢ Gary Larson, eastern regional director, received the Jack 
Berryman Institute’s 1996 Communications Award for 
helping to edit the “Prevention and Control of Wildlife 
Damage Handbook.” The new handbook is a significant 
revision of the previous edition, published in 1984. This 
book is a comprehensive reference to more than 75 North 
American vertebrate species that can cause economic 
damage or become a nuisance and to the methods available 
to resolve wildlife conflicts. 
« NWRC’s Kathleen Fagerstone and Edward Schafer, ur., 
received the “USDA Unsung Heroes Award.” These 
employees were recognized for their leadership, ingenuity, 
and resourcefulness in implementing a number of unique 
processes and innovative funding partnerships to ensure 
continued EPA registration of more than 100 pesticides. 
This award is sponsored by the USDA Public Service 
Employees Roundtable and recognizes the valuable 
contributions made by USDA employees to the American 
public. 
18/ADC Program Highlights, 1996 
