2000 DRI News Releases

DECEMBER

DRI President Wells receives Farouk El-Baz Award from Geological Society of America-December 22, 2000

New Trustees, Officers appointed to DRI Research Foundation Board-December 21, 2000

Atmospheric Chemist Alan Gertler Receives DRI's 2000 Dandini Medal of Science Institute's Highest Faculty Award Recognizes International Air Quality Work-December 7, 2000

NOVEMBER

Las Vegas Surgeon and Medical Researcher William A. Zamboni wins first Gunnerman Award Silver State Award for Excellence in Science and Technology-November 27, 2000

OCTOBER

Nevada Science Teachers add hands-on teaching aids in DRI science Box Program-October 26, 2000

DRI Gives Maxey Fellowship and Award to Graduate Students-October 16, 2000

New York graduate student wins DRI's 2000 Wagner Memorial Award-October 10, 2000

SEPTEMBER

Alan L. Austin, Jr. Appointed DRI Vice President for Finance and Administration-September 25, 2000

Dr. John Tracy to head new DRI Research Center for Watersheds and Environmental Sustainability (WES) Lake Tahoe issues will be new group's initial focus-September 6, 2000

AUGUST

DRI Awards Maki Fellowship to Peter Hartsough-August 23, 2000

William O'Donnell appointed Assistant Vice President and Controller at DRI-August 18, 2000

DRI Hosts 13th International Cloud Physics Conference at Sparks Nugget August 14-18-August 10, 2000

JULY

Alan Gertler to receive international environmental research award-July 24, 2000

DRI Scientist John Watson Wins Top Air Quality Research Award-July 20, 2000

High School Teachers and Students to map vegetation in Jarbidge Mountains to learn research methods, understand scientific inquiry-July 18, 2000

Fourth DRI Golf Extravaganza at Red Hawk nearly sold out
Thoughts of historic St. Andrews Golf Course may distract tournament players-July 6, 2000

JUNE

High School Science Teachers and Students studying evapotranspiration in Lake Tahoe Basin National Science Foundation is sponsoring intensive science teacher training program-June 29, 2000

High School Teachers and Students Studying Ancient Record of the Anasazi-June 20, 2000

Dr. David Mitchell wins DRI's first Peter B. Wagner Medal of Excellence
Former Lt. Governor Sue Wagner establishes new award to recognize early career achievement by DRI scientists-June 19, 2000

MAY

New Science and Technology award established by DRI in honor of inventor Rudolf W. Gunnerman-May 24, 2000

"Millennium Series" art exhibit at Desert Research Institute prompts questions of Environmental awareness, global stewardship-May 22, 2000

APRIL

Fred Davis receives Desert Research Institute President's Medal-April 21, 2000

MARCH

Lou Emmert to receive Desert Research Institute's President's Medal-March 28, 2000

A worldwide invasion is underway: "The End of Nature As We Knew It." The Desert Research Institute's 13th Nevada Medal Lecture in Reno & Las Vegas - March 17, 2000

FEBRUARY

Wells High School science team wins DRI's first N-STEP competition - February 9, 2000

Stanford Professor Harold Mooney to receive 2000 Nevada Medal from Desert Research Institute - February 1, 2000

JANUARY

DRI Graduate Researcher Rina Schumer wins Colin Warden Memorial Award - January 21, 2000

Michael Keith Named DRI's Technical Employee of Year for 1999 - January 21, 2000

It's Showtime for High School Science Teams in the Desert Research Institute N-STEP Program-
(Students and Teachers to show what they learned and discovered) - January 18, 2000

Dr. James S. Coleman Named Vice President for Research at the Desert Research Institute - January 18, 2000

American Express Foundation Volunteer Action Fund Award Supports DRI's Science Box Program - January 13, 2000

DRI Awards 12th George Burke Maxey Fellowship to Sean Kosinski - January 10, 2000

Air Quality Pioneer, William Pierson's Obituary-January 4, 2000