Dr. Barnett Rattner received the first "Distinguished Service Award" of the Chesapeake and Potomac Regional Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. The award was presented by current members of the Board of Directors at the Annual Fall Meeting on October 4, 2000. Barnett served as President and as a Board member of the Chapter for many years, has been involved with the Chapter since its inception nearly 20 years ago, and is an active supporter of the many activities of the Chapter. Both his career as a scientist and his activities in the Chapter were cited as role models for the younger scientists in the organization.  

At the USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center's Centerwide meeting today wildlife biologist Bruce Peterjohn of the Patuxent Monitoring Program was presented with a STAR award for his efforts on behalf of that program. Over the past year and a half, the Monitoring Program has been going through a steady growth phase in the area of animal population database development and data delivery. During this period, Bruce has taken on all operational aspects of coordinating and supervising the development of new bird databases; development of state-of-the-art, web-based, data input and extraction software; and, most recently, oversight of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program, development of an amphibian monitoring program for northeastern Interior Department lands, and design of a national database for the broader Departmental ARMI program (Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative). This work has involved complex programmatic, monetary, and personal responsibilities. Through his dedication, skill, and outstanding performance of these duties, he has helped move the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center into a new position of prominence as a center for population monitoring, data management, and data delivery.

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