HOUGHTON -- Faced with two extraordinary candidates, Michigan Tech University recently selected two faculty members for the Distinguished Service Award. Professor Alex Mayer, who has a primary appointment in civil and environmental engineering and a secondary appointment in geological and mining engineering and sciences, receives the 2009 award. Janice Glime, professor emeritus of biological sciences, was honored for 2008, since no Distinguished Service Award was given last year. Each receives a $2,500 prize.
Professor Alex Mayer is the 2009 winner of Michigan Tech's Distinguished Service Award. Mayer's research projects range from a study of the local Huron Creek watershed to a $1 million National Science Foundation study of water as a material in the Great Lakes region. His international outreach has extended to Mexico, Cuba and Vietnam. (Photo courtesy Alex Mayer)Mayer, who is founding director of MTU's Center for Water and Society, was cited for forging collaborations that cross disciplinary boundaries, particularly in his quest to enhance teaching and research and to expand awareness of water-related issues.*
"Because of Alex, the importance of water quality and quantity issues is apparent to hundreds of students, faculty and staff at Michigan Tech," wrote Kathleen Halvorsen, associate professor of social sciences, in nominating Mayer.
Read the rest of this article by Marcia Goodrich, MTU senior writer, on the MTU Web site.
*Learn more about Michigan Tech's Center for Water and Society by visiting their Web site.
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