2023 Award Nominees

Thank you to those who made nominations for the 2023 AZSCI Chapter Awards. Voting will be open soon and you MUST be a Chapter Member to vote.

The biographies for all three chapter awards are below.

The nominees for the George Alcorta Hunter of the Year Award are Dana Yount and Andy Jones.

Dana Yount

Posthumously nominated as Dana lost his fight with cancer back in 2011 at the age of 51.  His positive mark on the hunting community is still felt today. Dana was a mentor, hunter, hunting guide, fisherman, father of four and conservationist extraordinaire. As a guide Dana’s humor and ability to put clients on game is fondly remembered by his clients, be it elk, mule deer, or Coues deer. As a fisherman he seemed to know how the fish thought and left many of us wondering how he did it. As a bow fisherman he was always alert for the big deep fish and always pulled his weight for the team helping to win and place in several tournaments. As a mentor he taught bowhunter education classes and was always willing to share his knowledge with his friends, people he met in the field, and youth. As a father he raised four kids as hunters, who in turn are teaching their kids the same love for the outdoors he shared. As a bow hunter he had achieved the ABA’s Cochise award and had harvested several record book animals. As an outdoorsman Dana always found ways to leave the outdoor environment better than he found it. As a friend he was several people’s best friend.

Andy Jones

Andy Jones devotes much of every hunting season helping others. He is the Vice President of the Arizona Chapter of SCI and strong supporter of many other conservation organizations. While Andy spends many days in the field hunting to fill his own tags, he spends more time helping friends, their children and mentoring and at Junior Camps. He is the first person to volunteer his time, equipment, and expertise to anyone needs it. He has loaned his camping trailer, binoculars, rifles and side by side to help others be successful in the field. He is the type of person who makes everyone laugh and brightens any room. As the Vice President of the Arizona Chapter of SCI he is instrumental in fundraising for the Chapter and bringing new ideas helping the Chapter grow. He is a strong supporter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Arizona Antelope Foundation. Andy’s commitment to our hunting heritage is what makes him a great candidate for this award.

The nominees for Arizona Chapter of SCI Member of the Year are Tiffany Rosler and Kevin Kaiser.

Tiffany Rosler

Tiffany Rosler is an extremely active Director on the Arizona Chapter of SCI Board of Directors. She heads the banquet committee, is the administrator for the Arizona Chapter of SCI Gabriel G. Paz Conservation Scholarship Fund, ran our two trash clean ups in 2022 and She stepped up at the 2022 Jr. Deer Camp being responsible for procuring all the food.  She not only volunteers her time with AZSCI but with the Arizona Antelope Foundation, Arizona Mule Deer Organization, Arizona Outdoor Women, Arizona Predator Callers and Wildlife Water Works.  She is strong asset to the organization and is willing to help wherever and whenever she can.

Kevin Kaiser

Kevin was actively involved in helping with the BANWR Ramada construction by actively participating in the logistics meeting as well as volunteering many man hours onsite. Kevin volunteered to oversee the silent auction for 2022 and 2023 annual banquets.  This includes many hours purchasing, organizing, and pricing items as well as coordinating silent auction volunteers. For the November 2022 Junior Deer Camp, Kevin volunteered to help with food services and was instrumental in getting meals prepared and served. Kevin also volunteered to participate in organizing a chapter golf tournament for the 2023 year. Kevin shows up with a good attitude and helps wherever he can, he is consistent and dependable.

The nominees for the Arizona Chapter of SCI Lifetime Achievement Award are Bobby Boido and Nick Fadala.

Bobby Boido

Bobby’s hunting career started at age 8 when he would follow his dad through the oak covered ridges of Sonora, Mexico to hunt Coues deer. He has harvested 9 of the "Big 11" animals in Arizona, only a Buffalo and Rocky sheep to go. His passion has been to hunt as many species as he can, having ventured to South Africa where he took 7 plains game animals. Growing up reading Jack O'Connor and buying a .270, his dream came true in 2006 when he went to the Yukon to take a Dall sheep. He was lucky enough to draw a desert sheep tag, taking a very mature 10-year-old ram, so he is stuck at a half slammer. He has hunted in 9 states in the US, 3 provinces in Canada, South Africa, and Sonora. He is past president of the Southern Arizona Varmint Callers Club, past president and past Executive Director of the Arizona Chapter of Safari Club International, and is a life member of the NRA, SCI, and the North American Hunt Club. Bobby has been a sportsman now for over 50 years!  Bobby Boido joined the Arizona Chapter of SCI in 1999 which would put him around 23-24 years as an active director on the Board of the Arizona Chapter of SCI.  In 2004 Bobby led the way when the Chapter began the Ranch clean-up projects to combat the trash left by undocumented Aliens.  The Hunters Who Care Camp removed tons of trash from the landscape. Over the years, the Chapter under Bobby’s leadership worked on various projects and funded many more to promote wildlife conservation, hunter recruitment, and projects that support and promote ethical hunting and hunters.  Bobby was the catalyst to work hand in hand with the Arizona Game and Fish Department. No other organization can even come close to the man hours and financial support that the Arizona Chapter has provided for the Tucson Region of Arizona Game and Fish Department.   Over the years, board members and volunteers came and went and the one constant member with a “can do” attitude and the leadership skills to make all projects a success was Bobby Boido.  During Bobby’s time as a Director, Chapter President and Executive Director the Chapter contributed over $250,000 towards education, conservation, and habitat improvements in southern Arizona and beyond. Additionally, Bobby continues to volunteer for SCI as a Regional Director where he continues to work to expand SCI chapters in his region and he’s getting ready to start the first SCI Chapter in the state of Sonora Mexico. One of his priorities with creating the SCI Chapter in Sonora is to improve the ability to cross borders with harvested game and to improve communications between the US and Mexico Customs officials with hunters and guides to assure documentation needs are consistent and up to date for all sportsmen. You will find it hard to run into another hunter in southern Arizona who is unfamiliar with Bobby Boido and the great things he accomplished. 

Nick Fadala

Nick began hunting alongside his brother Sam when he was just five years old.  Nick also enjoys hunting with his wife of 57 years, Pat. Six years ago Nick began teaching his grandson the ins and outs of hunting. Together they have attended several AZSCI Junior Deer Camps and Junior Jack Camps.  If he is not hunting with his family, he is helping his friends improve their hunting skills. Nick’s favorite animal to hunt is antelope, having hunted them in multiple states. However, Nick’s most memorable hunt is from Zimbabwe of 2015.  The Zimbabwe government was in dire straits to protect their people from death by the hands of a rogue bull elephant. Nick was the man for the job, stepping up to the plate and protecting the people of Zimbabwe through the success of his hunt. While Nick’s affiliation and admiration of hunting is plain to see, what is lesser known about this humble man is his dedication to this community. Nick was immersed within the 4 H community for over twenty years, a program dedicated to the development of our city’s youth. Nick, with his outstanding capacity for leadership, was selected by his peers to represent 4 H Pima County in the nation’s capital of Washington D.C. Nick was also a business leader in the Tucson community. Nick ran a HVAC business many years ago, not only helping families with their homes and providing our citizens with jobs, but also helping community members out of his own pocket. Such as when Mr. Fadala met a disabled elderly woman who simply could not afford a new air conditioning unit. Nick, as the upstanding person he is, purchased and installed a new unit for her for absolutely no charge at all, simply because it was the right thing to do. Nick Fadala is not only a friend, a father, brother, and husband who loves his family dearly, but is a pillar in our community for everyone, whether they are just starting life or are near the end. Nick has clearly demonstrated his compassion and dedication to this city, to the hunting community, and to the multitude of generations of Tucsonans he has influenced.