MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Brand Jensen, regional director for Ducks Unlimited (DU), was awarded the 2013-14 Regional Director of the Year award for his outstanding efforts as a staff member of Region 3, an area that encompasses Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

"Receiving Regional Director of the Year was a great honor. It would never have been possible if it wasn't for the great DU volunteers in my Region," Jensen said. "Working together as a team we accomplished many great things. My volunteers are like my extended family because I know their spouses, kids and their dogs. My volunteers deserved the credit for our successes, not me."

Jensen, a resident of Watertown, S.D., covers southwestern Minnesota and works with volunteer committees hosting fundraisers for the 77-year-old conservation organization. The events in his region raised more than $650,000, for DU's conservation mission in the recent fiscal year ending in June 30.