Awards
Shannon Point
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering Mentoring
In a White House ceremony on March 18, 2003, Dr. Steve Sulkin, SPMC Director, accepted the award on behalf of the Shannon Point Marine Center. Shannon Point was one of six institutions in the nation the President honored for achieving "remarkable" increases in "participation of minorities, women, and disabled students" in scientific fields. Dr. Brian Bingham, director of the Minorities in Marine Science Undergraduate Program, for which Shannon Point received the honor, also was recognized for his work in promoting diversity. In a ceremony at the US Capitol, he received the Walter B. Jones/NOAA Excellence Award for Promoting Diversity in Coastal and Ocean Resource Management.
Shannon Point Faculty and Staff
Dr. Brian Bingham: Western Society of Naturalists 2006 Naturalist of the Year
Dr. Brian Bingham: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Walter Jones Memorial/NOAA Excellence Award in Coastal and Ocean Resource Management for Excellence in Promoting Diversity
Dr. Brian Bingham: Western Washington University's Diversity Achievement Award
Shannon Point Students
Monique Savedo: Best Student Paper Award, Pacific Estuarine Research Society, 2010
Katie Anderson: Best Student Poster Award, Northwest Algal Symposium, 2010
Jennifer Middleton: Best Student Poster Award, Northwest Algal Symposium, 2009
Linda Rossell: 3rd Place, Undergaduate Poster Award, Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, 2007
Eloy Martinez Rivera: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2006
Cynthia Montanez: Honorable Mention Undergraduate Paper Award, Western Washington University Sigma Xi Poster Session, 2006
Tiffany Robinson: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2006
Cecilia Lewis: Best Student Paper Award, Estuarine Research Federation, 2005
Eloy Martinez Rivera: Honorable Mention Undergraduate Paper Award, Western Washington University Sigma Xi Poster Session, 2005
Leah Paisano: Best Undergraduate Student Paper Award, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Society of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Annual Meeting, 2005
Leah Paisano: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2005
Khary Johnson: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2004
Lindsey Milonas: Honorable Mention Graduate Paper Award, Western Washington University Sigma Xi Poster Session, 2004
Rachel Vazquez: Honorable Mention Undergraduate Paper Award, Western Washington University Sigma Xi Poster Session, 2004
Amanda Canning: Third Place, Undergraduate Poster Presentations, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2003.
Lisa Marko: Best Undergraduate Student Presentation, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Society of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Annual Meeting, 2003
Safiya Sawney: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2003
Don Hubner: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2002
Mahealani Kaneshiro: Best Student Paper Award, Pacific Wetlands Conference, 2002
Safiya Sawney: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2002
Adriana Veloza: Best Student Paper Award, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, 2002
Tamieka Armstrong: Best Student Paper Award, 9th East coast Protozoology Conference, 2001
Andrea Balderas: Best Student Paper Award, Pacific Estuarine Research Society, 2001
Mahealani Kaneshiro: Best Student Paper Award, Pacific Estuarine Research Society, 2001
Mahealani Kaneshiro: Best Student Paper Award, 21st Century COE center, University of Ryukyu, 2001
Jame McCray: Best Student Paper Award, Estuarine Research Federation, 2001
Letise Houser: Best Undergraduate Paper Award, Western Washington University Sigma Xi Poster Session, 2000
Eddy Flores: Best Student Paper Award, Pacific Estuarine Research Federation Annual Meeting, 1999
Erika Yates: Best Undergraduate Paper Award, Pacific Estuarine Research Society Annual Meeting, 1999
Janel Banks: Best Student Presentation, Pacific Coast Section of the National Shellfisheries Association, 1998
Jenny de la Hoz: Director's Award, Graduate and Professional Student Council Student Showcase, U. of Arizona, 1997
Leon Augustine: Best Student Paper Award, Association of Southeastern Biologists, 1996
Herb Wounded Head: Best Student Paper Award, The Estuarine Research Federation, 1991