VIMS 2020 Service Awards

The following remarks were read by Dean & Director Dr. John Wells during VIMS' annual Awards Ceremony on May 14, 2021 to honor recipients of the 2020 Service Awards. Citations for the 2020 Student Awards are also available. 

Outstanding Employee Awards

The Outstanding Employee awards are chosen by nominations received by the Awards Committee from all faculty, staff, and students at VIMS.

Paul Richardson
Technical Support

The winner of the 2020 Outstanding Employee for Technical Support is PG Ross.

Jian Shen
Excellence in Mentoring Award

This award recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated mastery of graduate-student mentoring. This year's award goes to Dr. Jian Shen.

Paula Dye
Excellence Award

This award recognizes a staff member who continually goes above and beyond their assigned job duties to better the institution. The winner of this year's award is Paula Dye.

Iris Anderson
Nepal Water Initiative flourishes with multidisciplinary collaboration across W&M

True multidisciplinary collaboration is at the heart of what is now known as the Nepal Water Initiative (NWI), a research effort led by scientists and scholars from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), the Global Research Institute (GRI), the Institute for Integrative Conservation (IIC), and the Religious Studies Department.

Iris Anderson
Encouraging news for underwater grasses in Chesapeake Bay, despite “mystery” losses around Gunpowder and Middle Rivers

An annual survey led by VIMS researchers mapped 76,462 acres of underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in 2022. Their report, published today, documents a 12% increase in submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the regions mapped by the team, with lead researcher Dr. Christopher Patrick noting, “For the most part, we had a really encouraging year for SAV throughout the Bay.”