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ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
HONORS DR. GEORGE F. CROZIER |
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Contact: Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Lisa Young 334/861-7509 Alabama Academy of Science Dr. Ellen McLaughlin 205/726-2845 The Alabama Academy of Science will bestow the prestigious Wright A. Gardner Award at this year1s conference, Friday, March 31 at Samford University in Birmingham, to Dr. George F. Crozier, Executive Director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. Established in 1984, the Wright A. Gardner Award honors individual making outstanding contributions to science while in residence in Alabama. Dr. Gardner was the principal founder and first president of the Alabama Academy of Science, established in 1924. Recent recipients have included individuals from academia, industry and the health profession. Dr. Ellen McLaughlin, Chair of the Gardner Award Committee for the Alabama Academy of Science, stated, "Dr. Crozier has been a leading educator and research scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and a tireless worker on behalf of the preservation of Alabama1s coastal resources." Dr. Crozier received his Ph.D. from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, in 1966. He is a founding member of The Dauphin Island Sea Lab, and has been its Executive Director for 25 years. |
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