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1962-1969 Blake Forslund 1969-1971 Hillary Snell 1971-1972 Will Wolfe 1972-1974 Bruce Fairbanks 1974-1975 Jim Vogt 1975-1976 Terry Moran 1976-1978 Dick Nelson 1978-1980 Stan Potter 1980-1982 Dick Norton 1982-1985 Jon Bachelder 1985-1987 John Green 1987-1989 Jerry Holwerda 1989-1990 Paul Younggren 1990-1992 Dennis Potter 1992-1993 Wade Seley 1994-1995 Clark Benton 1996-1997 Philip Cusey 1998-1999 Randy Kolar 2000-2001...

SWMTU announces capital campaign to fund Schrems Scholarship forever First published April 16, 2004 At the annual spring banquet, SWMTU announced a new Capital Campaign to support the Schrems Scholarship fund forever. Named after Cornelius Schrems, one of the founding members of Trout Unlimited, the $2,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a Michigan State University...

Schrems WMTU is proud to announce financial grants of up to $1,000 per school to defray the startup costs of establishing a Salmon in the Classroom (SIC) program. This grant is limited to two schools per school year. What are the requirements for setting up a program? Interested teacher Permission of school Principal A letter...

CORNELIUS M. SCHREMS SCHOLARSHIP – PAST WINNERS This is awarded to a current Michigan State University student of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife who works toward the mission of SWMTU. This scholarship, and its intention, was founded by Sis Schrems in memory of her husband. 1987-Robin Ziegler 1988-John Kocik 1989-Shari Dann 1990-Steve Marod 1991-Melisa...

In addition to ongoing education efforts with our membership, the SWMTU chapter supports education in schools. Since 1987, the chapter has funded the Cornelius M. Schrems Scholarship at Michigan State University. It is awarded annually to a current MSU student of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife who works toward the mission of SWMTU. This...

CORNELIUS M. SCHREMS AWARD – PAST WINNERS “Recognition of outstanding service to fellow fishermen through extraordinary contributions to the arts, skills, and lore of trout fishing.” 1975-Dick Nelson1976-Carl Richards1977-Art Neuman1978-Zimmie Nolph1979-Bob Philip1980-Blake Forslund1981-Honorable John D. Voelker1982-Dick Pobst1983-Cal Gates1984-not awarded1985-Dennis Potter1986-Paul Younggren1987-not awarded1988-Dick Norton1989-Jerry Holwerda1990-Dick Wilson1991-Fred Oswalt1992-Glen Blackwood1993-Robert McKeon1994-Wade Seley1995-Matt Supinski1996-Dr. Bud Kanouse1997-Clark Benton1998-Bruce Richards1999-Howard Meyerson2000-Philip...

PAST WINNERS “Recognition of contributions towards preserving the environment.” 1971-Peter Steketee 1972-Henry Westerville 1973-Glen Sheppard 1974-Will Wolfe 1975-Hillary Snell 1976-Roger Conner 1977-Joan Wolfe 1978-Wes Cooper 1979-not awarded 1980-John Tanton 1981-Ken Sikkema 1982-Jack Schaley 1983-Dave Smethurst 1984-not awarded 1985-Ben Maylar 1986-Dick Buss 1987-Henry Zeman 1988-M.S.U. 1989-Jon Bachelder 1990-Rusty Gates 1991-Pere Marquette Watershed Council 1992-West Michigan Environmental...

Courtesy of Bob McKeon I wanted to share with SWMTU members this letter. This is a copy of the original letter of the first recognized meeting by the founding members of Trout Unlimited. July 15th is considered by national as TU Day which was founded in 1959 in Grayling, Michigan. I have a collection of...

WMTU TO BE CALLED SCHREMS WEST MICHIGAN TROUT UNLIMITED First published December 2000 For the past 38 years, West Michigan Trout Unlimited has furthered the noble cause of cold water fishery conservation. All of the financial contributions, in-stream work projects, and efforts to educate and develop future generations of conservation-oriented fly fishers are a testimonial...

West Michigan TU … Those Early Years by Dick Nelson Courtesy of MICHIGAN TROUT, Vol. 12, No. 1, March 1992 Edition Dick Nelson has been involved in Trout Unlimited from almost its inception. As a founding member of one of the nation’s earliest TU chapters, the West Michigan Chapter, based in Grand Rapids, Nelson is...