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BOZEMAN,
MONTANA – In late July,
Dr. Jim Bauder will receive the second most prestigious award
bestowed on members of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
Dr. Bauder will be designated as a Fellow of the Society for
illustrating exceptional service in advocating the conservation
of soil, water, and related natural resources on both national
and international levels. Bauder will join partner Fellows who
meet once a year at the Society’s international conference to
guide and discuss strategies for conservation.
Nominations for this honor come
from all over the United States and the world to compete against
other Society members who are recognized for their expertise and
excellence as professional conservationists. In 1953, the first
Fellow was inducted into this honorary group. Since then, only
255 people have been chosen for this esteemed award. Dr. Bauder
will receive indoctrination at the Soil and Water Conservation
Society international conference July 25, 2025 in Keystone,
Colorado. A banquet is held in honor of the distinguished
individuals who through their livelihoods have made a commitment
to protecting our natural resources.
Dr. Bauder has focused his
extension and applied research career on water quality and soil
management during the past 25 years. He was instrumental in the
initial development of the Conservation Technology Information
Center, an organization that provides profitable solutions to
improve the relationship between agriculture and the
environment. Dr. Bauder has provided leadership to the academic
and agricultural community of Montana and throughout the western
U.S. in the area of soil and water conservation through research
and education projects. His firm belief in the application of
sound science to conservation has inspired countless landowners,
academics and natural resource professionals throughout the
Great Plains. Dr. Bauder has mentored doctorate and masters’
students and published numerous research bulletins and technical
reports in international journals. He also still finds time to
develop resource materials for youth, teachers, and adult
environmental education programs.
Dr. Bauder is a Professor in the
Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences at
Montana State University in Bozeman. As the Extension Soil and
Water Quality Specialist, he is well known for his development
of educational resources and materials for county agents and
other clientele groups, with an emphasis on ground and surface
water quality, irrigation management, soil and water
conservation and conservation tillage. |
