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