Dr. Dave Engle, Regent's professor in Oklahoma State's Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Dave Engle, Regents professor in Oklahoma State University’s Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management (NREM), is one of the best range management proponents in his field, proven by his selection as the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award winner by the Society for Range Management (SRM).

“Dave’s impact on range management in the Great Plains region extends from the Dakotas to Texas.“His combined program of teaching, research and outreach has resulted in new management techniques being applied with herbicides, grazing systems and, most notably, fire.”

The Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to members for long-term contributions to the art and science of range management.

Engle has played a significant role in reintroducing fire into grasslands, and has led an innovative program into conducting, monitoring and adapting prescribed fire. His track record as a researcher speaks for itself, as he has more than 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has been awarded more than 50 grants, totaling more than $12 million.