Fisheries professor receives international education award
Dr. Joe Hightower (left) receives the 2006 Excellence in Fisheries Education Award from Dr. Chris Kohler, president of the American Fisheries Society.
Photo courtesy Tom Kwak
Dr. Joe Hightower, CALS professor of zoology and assistant leader of the North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, is the recipient of the 2006 Excellence in Fisheries Education Award from the American Fisheries Society (AFS).
The award recognizes Hightower's accomplishments, mentoring achievements and influence on his colleagues and the field of fishery science. He received it at the AFS Annual Meeting in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Sept. 12. The honor included a monetary award that Hightower donated to the N.C. State University student subunit of the American Fisheries Society.
This award is administered by the Education Section of the AFS and goes to one individual annually to recognize excellence in teaching and advising in fisheries education.
The award recognizes Hightower's accomplishments, mentoring achievements and influence on his colleagues and the field of fishery science. He received it at the AFS Annual Meeting in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Sept. 12. The honor included a monetary award that Hightower donated to the N.C. State University student subunit of the American Fisheries Society.
This award is administered by the Education Section of the AFS and goes to one individual annually to recognize excellence in teaching and advising in fisheries education.