Recent Awards

The outstanding reputation of the UW is because of the impact our scientists, engineers, and students have in this region, across the nation and internationally. Here are a few recent examples of this leadership:

		2004 Edward T. Laroe Memorial Award Jerry Franklin The Society for Conservation Biology awarded Franklin this honor for excellence in translating principles of conservation biology into real-world conservation.
		2004 John Rieger Award Kern Ewing and Warren Gold, Ecosystems This award acknowledges the Society for Ecological Restoration's debt to those who have dedicated their time and skills to the advancement of ecological restoration and/or to the development of the Society.
		2004 Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award Jim Karr The award is presented annually to an individual or organization for outstanding contributions to the conservation of fishery resources through political, legal, educational, scientific, and managerial successes.
		2004 Conservation Project Award The Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program (Rare Care) Rare Care was awarded because of its innovative programs that train and manage 134 volunteers to monitor 266 rare plant populations, collect and safely conserve seed of rare plants, and promote conservation education.
		2003 National Academy of Sciences (37th Inductee) Jody Deming, Oceanography Deming studies the tiny organisms that manage to survive under both the frigid conditions deep within the Arctic icepack and in the 700 degree F temperatures of hydrothermal vents.
		2003 National Academy of Sciences (38th Inductee) Edward Miles, Marine Policy Miles formed the Climate Impacts Group that strives to help businesses, agencies, and other organizations incorporate planning for global climate change into their agendas.
		2003 Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography Jeffrey A. Nystuen Nystuen is receiving the Prize for the developement and effective use of measurements of underwater sound generated by rain to determine rainfall rate and type at sea.
		2003 Architecture Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) The Miller/Hull Partnership UW Professor, David Miller FAIA, is founder and partner of Miller/Hull. Their design work has been described as "regional modernism"--the firm practices within a modern idiom while responding to site, climate, and ecological concerns.