Awards
Penn State Intercom......February 14, 2002

Sea Grant Program earns
environmental excellence award

Environmental Rediscoveries, the flagship educational initiative of Pennsylvania Sea Grant, was recognized for its outstanding environmental educational programming.

Gov. Mark Schweiker presented the program's staff with a 2001 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence at a ceremony in Harrisburg. Penn State Erie is home to Sea Grant.

Sea Grant staff Anne Danielski, Pennsylvania Sea Grant and coastal educational and maritime specialist, and Eric Obert, coastal environmental specialist, were in Harrisburg to receive the award, along with Jim Stewart, director of the Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies, and Richard Eisenberg, associate director.

The Environmental Rediscoveries program is a partnership between Sea Grant, the Bayfront Center for Maritime Studies, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

For more information, check the Web at http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/education/er.html.

Eberly College grads
named Alumni Fellows

Two graduates of the Eberly College of Science -- Judith Davenport, a retired dentist, and Monica Morrow, professor of surgery at Northwestern University Medical School -- have been named Alumni Fellows by the Penn State Alumni Association.

The award is the most prestigious honor given by the association.

Davenport, a 1961 graduate with a bachelor of science in medical technology, retired in 2000 after 21 years of practicing general dentistry in private practice in downtown Pittsburgh. She is a former dental consultant for Dental Plus United Concordia of Pennsylvania Blue Shield and co-founder of Sheridan Broadcasting Corp. Davenport was a longtime member of the American Dental Association, the Pennsylvania Odontological Society and the American Association of Women Dentists. She served on the Dental Review Committee of Highmark Blue Shield.

Morrow, a 1972 graduate with a bachelor of science degree, is professor of surgery at Northwestern University Medical School and holds a joint appointment as director of the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Program at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Morrow serves as director of the American College of Surgeons' Cancer Department and as executive director of the American Joint Committee on Cancer. She has received numerous awards. Morrow also serves as Northwestern Memorial Hospital's director of clinical breast programs.

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