. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. its staff of Sea Grant's merits and payoffs and securing the program's future despite presidential recommen- dations for its elimination. " is one of several people who deserve most of the credit for the existence of the Sea Grant Program today," Cato says. "His skills in helping guide the national program through a decade of zero budget recommendations to the present when Sea Grant is a recommended and successful program is appreciated by university administrators, scientists, industry


. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. its staff of Sea Grant's merits and payoffs and securing the program's future despite presidential recommen- dations for its elimination. " is one of several people who deserve most of the credit for the existence of the Sea Grant Program today," Cato says. "His skills in helping guide the national program through a decade of zero budget recommendations to the present when Sea Grant is a recommended and successful program is appreciated by university administrators, scientists, industry and citizen groups across the ; Unquestionably, Copeland is a leader. He never hesitates to step forward to volunteer his services, time and expertise. He has been president of the Sea Grant Association and director of the Cooperative Institute of Fisheries Oceanography and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Marine Research Program. He was a member of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Marine Science Council. He has served on the Fisheries Morato- rium Steering Committee and on the board of directors of the National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute. Copeland has been a member of countless scientific review teams, reviewed hundreds of research proposals and served on more na- tional, state and university committees than he can remember. Because of his leadership, vision and longevity, he has been instrumental in developing the National Sea Grant Program's strategic plan for the 21st century. "By anyone's measure, the North Carolina Sea Grant College Program is among the upper echelon of this national network," says Ron Dearborn, director of the Alaska Sea Grant Program and president-elect of the Sea Grant Association. "Regard- less of the talent embedded in the faculty of the universities served by a Sea Grant program, I know of no program in the network that has risen to the upper echelon without top quality leadership.


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