Frank & Mae Rush Award

The Frank & Mae Rush Award is given annually to individuals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the mission of the Association of the Friends of the Wichitas.

The mission of the FOW is to deepen appreciation for and support of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and the extraordinary landscape, wildlife and cultural resources the refuge protects.

Past Award Recipients

2023
Bill Shreve
Ted Fuqua 

2022
Lisa Jansen-Rees
Cindy Rowe Zelbst

2021
Emillie Stahler
Molly Sizer 

2020
Maryruth Prose
Ronnie Avants 

2019
Richard Bell

2019
Richard Bell

2018
Bobby Glass
Jim Meyer

2017
Coretta Albright
Eva Cook

2016
Ouida Plumlee
Tom Plumlee

2015
Angela Bolds
Ellen Jonsson

2014
Kathy Gray
Jim Stone

2013
Randy Jones
Larry Smith

2012
Orville Ducheneaux
Helen Riley

2011
Bobby Williamson

2010
Bill Sparks

2008
Randy Hale
Nick Plata

2006
Claudine Daniel
Donna Phillips

2005
Katherine Hunt

2003
Charles Ellenbrook
Sam Walstein

2000
Paul Buck

1999
Elise Smith

1996
Arthur Breaden