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Andrew Bauer has served with distinction as a Conservation Officer for the��Michigan Department of Natural Resources for 23 years. Assigned to Berrien County��since 1991, he says the work is as challenging as it is satisfying. His job duties change��seasonally, enforcing the State of Michigan’s hunting, fishing, marine safety, off-road��vehicle, and snowmobile laws throughout Southwestern Michigan. Conservation Officers��are fully sworn police officers and can enforce all laws throughout the state of Michigan.

Andrew’s additional roles for the Department of Natural Resources include Field Training��Officer, Background Investigator, Charter Boat Inspector, and State Park Ranger Academy��Instructor. He has been involved in several large-scale investigations that have led to��prosecutions for unlicensed charter boats, illegal wildlife kills, and firearm violations.��Andrew’s supervisor and sergeant, Zach Doss, says that he “epitomizes the dedicated��employee, always willing to help and go the extra mile to get the task at hand completed��with pride.” When Andrew was named the Shikar Safari’s International Conservation��Officer of the Year in 2001, he was surprised because he was much younger than��many former awardees. He says that this award was his proudest moment, being in the��company of the other awardees, who are “very hardworking, creative people.”

Andrew earned his Associate in Business Administration with honors from �黨�ǿ�mv and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Grand��Valley State University.

The Clarence Beckwith Distinguished Alumni Award was presented to Andrew Bauer in 2015.