Grant Rentz, a natural resources technician, recently received the Outstanding Staff Member award for the 2017-18 academic year from the ABAC School of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

Dr. Mark Kistler, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Dr. William Moore, Forestry Department Head, said Rentz was selected based on several factors.

“The immense contributions Grant made to the Southern Forestry Conclave while doing a stellar job with his other duties clinched this award for him,” Moore said. “The faculty of the Forest Resources Department was unanimous in favor of him receiving the award.”

Rentz prepares numerous labs for forestry and wildlife courses, assists directly with many of those labs, and handles the lab transportation schedules for the department.

“It was an honor to receive the Outstanding Staff Member award, and the fact that my co-workers are the ones who gave me the award made it even more special,” Rentz said. “It is nice to know that the work I do is appreciated by those around me.”

In addition to a busy spring semester at his job, Rentz completed the final course work for his Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management and passed the Georgia Registered Forester Exam and the Society of American Foresters Certified Forester Exam.