By CSC COLLEGE RELATIONS
LINCOLN – Dr. Anthony Perlinski, Chadron State College Professor and Rangeland Management department chair, received the Nebraska Range and Conservation Endowment during the Nebraska Cattlemen annual awards banquet in December in Kearney, Nebraska. Perlinski was awarded a $6,000 grant on behalf of the Nebraska Cattlemen Research and Education Foundation.
The endowment, established in 2011, provides grants to range management and conservation research and/or teaching positions at Nebraska post-secondary educational institutions. The award honors professors or instructors who are providing cutting edge research and/or student instruction in a range management and conservation related area, according to the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation.
Perlinski has spent the past 12 years at CSC educating students on the importance of rangeland conservation through effective management. His teaching has spanned the curriculum including courses on soil science, hydrology, and ecology of rangelands. In addition to his science-based courses, he has also linked science to management through courses including Farm and Ranch Management, Ruminant Production, Vegetation Manipulation, and Land Resource Management Planning. He has advised undergraduate research projects focusing on the management of invasive cool season grasses and the response of invaded rangelands to drought conditions.
The awards committee said Perlinski is a dedicated educator who has built a career preparing the next generation of land management professionals.