April 3, 2025–Dr. Cary D. Chevalier, Missouri Western State University biology professor has been selected to sit on The Wildlife Society’s National Certification Review Board (CRB) for a 3-year term.
Dr. Chevalier began his career at Missouri Western in 1996 to start a wildlife conservation and management degree program, ensuring that all the academic requirements for professional certification by The Wildlife Society were built into the wildlife conservation and management program.
Founded in 1937, The Wildlife Society (TWS) is an international network of over 11,000 leaders in wildlife science, management and conservation who are dedicated to excellence in wildlife stewardship. The Society publishes scientific journals, technical reviews, position statements on policy issues, and books.
The Certification Review Board serves as the peer-review panel for determining the eligibility of all applicants for certification. The CRB is composed of at least five TWS members who are Certified Wildlife Biologists and who volunteer their time, talent and energy to keep the certification program effective and respected. There are currently eight members on the CRB representing each of TWS’s geographical sections.
Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit missouriwestern.edu.