Reno Reporter

The University of Nevada, Reno’s rangeland and riparian ecologist Tamzen K. Stringham received the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society for Range Management during the organization's yearly meeting in Albuquerque.

“I am honored to be the first woman, in the 75-year history of the Society for Range Management, to receive the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award,” Stringham said in the release. “I guess it takes perseverance and graciousness to crack the glass ceiling, but it has been worth it for every young woman following in my footsteps.”

According to the university, recipients of the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award are awarded to people who have consistently contributed to the Society for Range Management.

The International Society for Range Management is a scientific-based organization that studies conservative practices to utilize on rangelands, according to the university.

Stringham, a member of the Society for Range Management for 29 years, has been conducting innovative research since coming to the school in 2008 while leading graduate and undergraduate students, along with providing extension work throughout Nevada.  

“Her research has focused on state and transition ecology, watershed management, and fire ecology. Throughout her career, she has garnered over $8.5 million in research funding,” the news release states.