On February 5, 2003, Mr. Pankratz resigned his position on the Rogers County Conservation District Board of Directors after fifteen years of service. Mr. Pankratz has been an active force behind the Rogers County Conservation District. His hard work and vision helped to establish the Conservation Education Reserve. He was involved with every aspect, from the surveying of the site to the hiring of qualified educators to implement the information, and always spot checking along the way. Mr. Pankratz vision of quality conservation education through a living classroom such as the Conservation Education Reserve in Claremore has been copied by other conservation minded individuals from all around. While Mr. Pankratz may not be involved on a day to day basis as an active board member we look forward to his continued support of the Rogers County Conservation District.