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Ruth Patrick and Reds Wolman to Receive NCSE Lifetime Achievement Awards
Renowned scientists Dr. Ruth Patrick and Dr. M. Gordon "Reds" Wolman will accept Lifetime Achievement Awards at the National Council for Science and the Environment conference, Water for a Sustainable and Secure Future, on January 29-30, 2004. They are being recognized for their lifetimes of distinguished and innovative leadership in science and service to society. Dr. Patrick is currently the Francis Boyer Chair of Limnology at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Wolman is B. Howell Griswold Jr. Professor of Geography and International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Patrick's illustrious career spans over seven decades, during which she has been a pioneer in the field of interdisciplinary environmental study. While her early research focused specifically on enhancing our understanding of aquatic ecosystems, Dr. Patrick's work has profoundly influenced the entire field of ecology. She was the first person to use biodiversity as a measure of ecosystem health—a method that is now used to assess a wide variety of ecosystems. Dr. Patrick has written a number of books, including, most recently, a five volume series called Rivers of the United States. She is author of over 200 scientific papers. In 1970 Dr. Patrick became the 12th woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and has served on the Board of Directors for the DuPont and Pennsylvania Power and Light companies. She received the John and Alice Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement in 1975 was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Bill Clinton in 1996. She has received 25 honorary degrees.
Dr. Wolman's groundbreaking contributions to the study of watershed and river processes have helped structure international discussions on landscape evolution and sustainable development. He was among the first scientists to seriously consider how human activity combines with natural processes to affect the environment, and his work has been extremely valuable for informing policymakers. Dr. Wolman has also advanced water science through his remarkable teaching, which has inspired generations of students who have become leaders in their field. Dr. Wolman was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 1988 and the National Academy of Engineering in 2002. He is Past President of the Geological Society of America, and Past President of the Hydrology Section of the American Geophysical Union. He has been recognized with numerous awards, including the 1989 John Wesley Powell Award from the U.S. Geological Survey, the 1993 Distinguished Career Award from the Association of American Geographers, the1997 Ian Campbell Medal from the American Geological Institute, and the 2000 Robert E. Horton Medal from the American Geophysical Union. Dr. Wolman has chaired many committees on water, geosciences, and public policy. His book Fluvial Processes in Geomorphology, which he co-authored with Luna Leopold and John P. Miller, remains a classic text in the field. Originally released in 1965, it was republished in 1995 and is required reading for a new generation of scientists.
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