SAF National Awards Program: Honorary Membership Grant

SAF National Awards Program: Honorary Membership Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Society of American Foresters (SAF)
Last Updated: December 03, 2025

Summary

The SAF National Awards Program recognizes exceptional contributions to forestry through its Honorary Membership award. This accolade is presented to individuals whose impact on the field is acknowledged by their peers, highlighting their distinguished service in advancing forestry knowledge and societal awareness. Awardees receive lifetime membership in SAF along with complimentary convention registration. The program seeks to honor those, including non-professional foresters, who have made significant strides in forestry, both domestically and internationally.

Overview

Note: The award is by nomination. Nominations for the SAF National Awards will close on the date indicated above. About SAF We are the organization that represents forestry professionals and provides leadership to ensure that all members of the profession achieve excellence in sustainable forestry and natural resource management. National Awards Program Through our 15 national awards (and Fellow and Presidential Field Forester awards), SAF celebrates and honors scientists, researchers, educators, innovators, leaders, communicators, field foresters, employers, local SAF units, and others that have made significant impact on forestry in the United States and internationally. Forest Science and Technology Awards Award in Forest ScienceBarrington Moore Memorial Award in Biological ScienceTechnology Transfer Award Communications Awards Outstanding Forestry Journalism AwardW. D. Hagenstein Communicator Award Leadership Awards Cultural and Community Engagement AwardEmployer Leadership AwardOutstanding Local Unit Achievement AwardStudent Leadership Award Professional Development Awards Carl Alwin Schenck AwardGifford Pinchot MedalHonorary MembershipJohn A. Beale Memorial AwardSir William Schlich Memorial AwardYoung Forester Leadership Award Honorary Membership This award recognizes individuals whose contributions to forestry are viewed as outstanding by their peers. The award is presented during the SAF national convention and includes a complimentary convention registration and lifetime membership in SAF. Criteria Honorary Members are individuals who have rendered distinguished service to forestry through development, diffusion and application of forestry knowledge, advancement and benefit of the welfare of society through forestry, and development of society’s awareness of forestry. There shall be two alternate qualifications for Honorary Member: Leaders who are not professional foresters but who have made outstanding and well-known contributions to forestry in America or abroad. Civic leaders and conservationists who have so contributed shall be eligible for Honorary Membership.Foresters from countries other than the United States, its possessions, Canada, or Mexico who have made outstanding professional contributions to forestry.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Nominees cannot be current SAF members or professional foresters/natural resource professionals. Civic leaders are eligible for Honorary Member.In general, American (domestic) candidates should be sufficiently outstanding that their contributions to forestry are well known to the Committee on Professional Recognition and to the SAF Board of Directors. International nominees (outside of the US) should be recognized as outstanding by their peers and should be known to members of the International Forestry Working Group. Nominees will be evaluated based on:Distinguished service to forestry through development, diffusion and application of forestry knowledge.Advancement of the welfare of society through forestry.Development of society’s awareness of forestry.

Ineligibility

Nominees shall not have won any other SAF national science awards within five years of this nomination.