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Phil Morlock, a long-time recreational fishing advocate, received the Brad Rowse Leadership Award last week at the 7th Annual National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Sportsman-Legislator Summit in Point Clear, Alabama. He was given the award for demonstrating excellence in leadership in promoting the outdoor agenda.
Morlock has served with distinction on the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Board for many years and is a trusted advisor and friend, said CSF President Jeff Crane. “No one deserves this award more and no one works harder than Phil to help continue the growth and mission of this organization.”
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Morlock, who is Shimano’s Director of Environmental Affairs for both Canada and the U.S., has long been involved in advocacy on both sides of the 49th parallel.
He is past chair of Ontario’s influential Fish and Wildlife Advisory Board, where he was instrumental in deciding how fees from fishing and hunting licences would be spent. Morlock also served for many years as chair of the Canadian Sportfishing Industry Association, which promotes recreational fishing across Canada.
The Brad Rowse Leadership Award is given in honor of the former State Caucus Manager of the National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses who, as a rising star in the sportsmen and conservation community, passed away at age 26 in December 2004.
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“To be awarded this very special honor by my colleagues at CSF is very humbling,” said Morlock. “Brad was my friend and a special person who realized from the beginning the potential that NASC had. What the organization has become today is a direct result of his dedicated efforts and I am sure he would be very pleased to see what continues to be accomplished here. I am very proud of Brad.”