Steven E. Nelson
Sportsman of the Year:

• 1996: Jack Newell
• 1997: Ken Hoffman
• 1998: Ray Lewis
• 1999: Jim Codding
• 2000: Don Butts
• 2001: W. Kurt Hauser
• 2002: Bill Taylor
• 2003: Merrill Martin
• 2004: James G. Lagiss
• 2005: Dr. Rufus Goodwin
• 2006: Douglas G. Lynn
• 2007: Douglass M. Eberhardt
• 2008: H. Wayne Sheets

Artist of the Year:

• 1999: Bob Kuhn
• 2000: Harry Adamson
• 2003: Eric Forlee
• 2006: Brian Jarvi
• 2008: Hayden Lambson

Outfitter of the Year:

• 1999: Paul Bamber-Wanganui Safaris
• 2000: Dieter Metzger-Makadi Safaris
• 2001: Ken du Plessis-Fauna Afrika
• 2003: Rick Danvir- Deseret Livestock
            and Land Co.
• 2005: Jan du Plessis-Select Safaris
• 2006: George Hartley-Legendary
            Adventures/Tanzania Game Trackers
• 2007: Katja & Diethelm Metzger
            - Makadi Safaris

Conservationist of the Year:

• 2001: President Gerald E. Ford

Watch a video of Former President Gerald R. Ford's
acceptance speech for the
Conservationist of the Year Award 2002.

Friend of Mzuri:

• 2004: Jim Codding    
• 2006: Frances Nelson
• 2007: J. Jerome Moiso