Vermont State Game Warden Warden Robert Currier of Essex Junction has been named “Officer of the Year for 2020” by the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association, according to an announcement from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
“This award is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a game warden in North America,” said Colonel Jason Batchelder, Vermont’s chief game warden. "An international panel of conservation law enforcement professionals receives nominations from the United States and Canada and chooses the annual winner.”
“Robert is an outstanding all-around game warden,” said Lieutenant Carl Wedin, Currier’s supervisor. “He handles all complaints in a timely manner and with a professional demeanor. He is physically fit and scores superior on each physical fitness assessment. He is a very competent, determined and successful investigator, as proven by the quantity and quality of his big game cases in 2019. Robert is a warden that others look to for assistance as well as look up to. Day to day, he proves he is a true professional.”
“Warden Currier is the first Vermont State Game Warden to receive this award,” said Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Louis Porter. “I congratulate him for his excellent service and dedication to protecting Vermont’s fish and wildlife resources.”
For Immediate Release: April 29, 2020
Media Contact: Col. Jason Batchelder 802-279-4875