Presenting the awards was Commissioner Gunter Guy, Frank Boyd, AWF President; Horace Horn with PowerSouth Energy and Matt Bowden with Alabama Power Company
GUNTERSVILLE-Judge Mitchell S. Floyd of Guntersville was recently awarded the Judicial Conservationist of the Year Award at the 2014 Alabama Wildlife Federation Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards banquet. The Alabama Wildlife Federation held the banquet, co-sponsored by Alabama Power Company and PowerSouth Energy on Friday, August 8, 2014 at The Marriott Legends at Capitol Hill in Prattville. Additional sponsors included Consolidated Construction Company, Consolidated Pipe & Supply, Inc., First South Farm Credit, Hinton Lumber Products, Mr. Josh & Mrs. Mary Virginia Mandell, Mr. Lee Thuston, Russell Lands and Talladega Superspeedway. The Westervelt Company sponsored the social event prior to the banquet. Alabama Gulf Seafood was sponsored by the Alabama Seafood Marketing Commission.
The AWF Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards (GCAA) are the most respected conservation honors in the state of Alabama. Over the past 40 years, the AWF has presented these awards to individuals and organizations that make great contributions to the conservation of Alabama’s wildlife and related natural resources.
Judge Floyd has been a valuable asset to Marshall County demonstrating his commitment to preserving our wonderful natural resources through judicial action. Judge Floyd has made it very clear to wildlife violators that he is going to enforce the law when it comes to conservation of our natural resources. He demonstrates a proficient interpretation of the law by imposing fundamental concepts of protection of the public, deterring others from committing crime, and reforming the individual offender.
Judge Floyd takes the time to know and explain the importance of game and fish laws, while taking interest in current violation trends and understanding the adversity that conservation officers face protecting the resources of Alabama. He is fair but firm; providing penalties and sentences that provide retribution and a deterrent to future violators. Over the last year, four cases alone in his court have resulted in poachers facing fines of more than $13,000 and 1400 hours of community service.
MEDIA RELEASE/Alabama Wildlife Federation/ Marla Ruskin
