This is a wonderful tribute. This whole conglomeration is a wonderful program that benefits many.

Dr. Willis is the kind of professor, leader, mentor, and friend that every school needs.

For newcomers to Pond Boss, Dr. Dave Willis is a very active member here on the forum, and has helped his students be significant contributors to Pond Boss Magazine and the Pond Boss conferences. He was the co-editor of a recent book that is the true baseline for pond management.

Yes, the students have benefited from Dr. Dave and Pond Boss, but us Pond Boss members have also gained an incredible amount of knowledge and insight from all of their research and knowledge sharing.

We also need to thank EWEST for helping set this up.

My wife and I are strong supporters of the Jesse West Foundation even though we have no connection to South Dakota State University -- other than friendships with Dr. Dave and his beautiful bride, and a few of the students/graduates who are alumni of the same university I attended in the last century. It is such a great program for what most of us have as a passion, I strongly encourage others to support it.

Lynda and Ken G.

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