Ducks Unlimited Honors Mossy Oak’s Toxey Haas and Bill Sugg at Mississippi Heroes of Conservation
July 20, 2009
RIDGELAND, MS – On August 1, 2009, Ducks Unlimited (DU) will honor eight Mississippians for their individual conservation commitments. Among those are Mossy Oak’s Founder Toxey Haas and Mossy Oak President Bill Sugg.
Haas is best known as the founder of Mossy Oak Brand Camo, which was established in 1986. Since then, Mossy Oak has grown to embody the outdoor lifestyle. Offshoots of the Brand include Mossy Oak Properties, Mossy Oak BioLogic, Mossy Oak Productions and Nativ Nurseries. Mossy Oak aims to get people outdoors whether hunting, planting or preserving.
As President of Haas Outdoors, Bill Sugg channels his passion for the outdoors into overseeing the day-to-day processes and business decisions at Mossy Oak. Under Sugg’s leadership, Mossy Oak has donated time and resources to organizations that work to support conservation and promote hunting and fishing.
Other honorees include:
Billy Joe Cross – past Executive Director of the Mississippi Game and Fish Commission and retired Director of Field Operations for Ducks Unlimited
Morgan Freeman – actor, conservationist and outdoor enthusiast
Richard (Rick) M. Kaminski, Ph.D. – Associate Dean and Professor of Wildlife, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University and Holder of the James C. Kennedy Endowed Chair in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation
Will Primos – Founder of Primos Hunting Calls
Melvin Tingle – Host of Mississippi Outdoors television show
William E. Walker, Jr. (posthumously) – Founder of the Walker Conservation Foundation and Bill’s Dollar Stores
These gentlemen have made impressive contributions to conservation in Mississippi and elsewhere through their personal careers, philanthropic support of conservation organizations, conservation activities on their own lands, efforts to educate the public about conservation, and through a lifetime of sharing their own passion for the outdoors with those around them.
The Heroes of Conservation event will take place in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Hilton. Dinner, honors presentation, conservation program presentations and an auction will all be included in the evening.
Please contact Maribeth Lane at 601-956-1936 or mlane@ducks.org or visit www.ducks.org/heroes for more information.
