Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks
Conservation Award Presented to John Ruskey
BE IT KNOWN, that in recognition of his/her meritorious achievement as an outdoorsman, sportsman, and promoter of wildlife/natural resource conservation, and outdoor recreation, the Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, has unanimously voted to salute you for your enduring commitment to the people and bountiful natural resources of the State of Mississippi.
Presented on this 15th day in the year 2020
Scott Coopwood
Commission Chairman
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks
Sam Polles, Ph. D.Executive Director
Robert Paylor, Commissioner
Clay Warner, Commissioner
Billy Mounger, Commissioner
Bill Cossar, Commissioner
Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi 2011 Business of the Year
Quapaw Canoe Company
This Award Hereby Recognizes
QUAPAW CANOE COMPANY
as Small Business of the Year 2013
Presented by
Clarksdale / Coahoma County
Chamber of Commerce
October 29, 2013
ARKANSAS DELTA BYWAYS
Quapaw Canoe Company
2011 Entrepreneur Award
The Seventh Annual Early Wright Blues Heritage Award – 1997
Presented to JOHN RUSKEY
For outstanding work “to preserve, promote, perpetuate, and document the blues in its homeland, the Mississippi Delta.”
Presented by The Sunflower River Blues Association, Inc.
St. John’s College Award of Merit For service to the United States: Achievement in the Arts and Exploration
John Ruskey — 2019 Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award
from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters