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LSU School of RNR was well represented at the 17th
Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting. Faculty,
undergraduate and graduate students as well as RNR
alumni were all participants in the 17th
Annual Spring Meeting of the American Fisheries Society,
January 15-18, in New Orleans, La.
Students
Graduate students Chris Bonvillain, Charles Brown,
Raphael Cuevas-Uribe, Kayla DiBenedetto, Thorpe Halloran,
Shauna Harris, E Hu, Melissa Fries, Douglas Kuenz, Peter
Markos, April Newman, Noel Novelo, and Brian Ward
presented their research. Charles Brown, Raphael
Cuevas-Uribe, Melissa Fries, Peter Markos, and Jonathan
West also moderated sessions. Catherine Murphy chaired
and moderated a symposium. RNR undergraduate Chris
Algero staffed a booth representing the Aquaculture and
Fisheries Club.
Alumni
Alumni were well represented at the recent 17th
Annual Spring Meeting of the American Fisheries Society,
January 15-18, in New Orleans. Quenton Fontentot (B.S.
1993, M.S. 1997) served as General Meeting Chair and
spearheaded the Organizing Committee. R. Glenn Thomas
(Ph.D. 1991)served on the Registration Committee,
Organizing Committee as a LAAFS Past-President, and
presented research. Mike Kaller (Ph.D. 2005) served as
Program Chair, Abstract Editor, symposium chair, and
presented research. RNR alums Ann Commagere (B.S. 2006)
, Glenn Constant (M.S. 1990), Kayla DiBenedetto (B.S.
2006), Craig Gothreaux (B.S. 2003, M.S. 2008), David
Hickman (M.S. 1998), Douglas Kuenz (B.S. 2007), Brian
Lezina (B.S. 1999), Ken Riley (M.S. 2002), John Supan
(Ph.D. 1995), Rachel Walley (B.S. 2004, M.S. 2007) and
Bill Wayman (M.S. 1996, Ph.D. 2003) presented research
or assisted in running the meeting. Many other RNR
alumni attended the meeting representing their agencies
and employers as well, including Jesse Bahm (M.S. 2007),
Mike Campbell (B.S. 2008), Ross Hartfield (B.S. 2000),
Brian Heimann (B.S. 2004), Dugan Sabins (M.S. 1973 and
another LAAFS Past-President), and others that this
author may have missed.
Faculty
RNR faculty were instrumental in the meeting serving in
organization and as well as presenting high quality
research. Mike Kaller served as meeting Program Chair,
Abstract Editor, symposium chair, and presented
research. R. Glenn Thomas served on the Registration
Committee, Organizing Committee as a LAAFS Past
President, and presented research. Chris Green chaired
an aquaculture symposium, served on the Programming
Committee, and presented research. The meeting was
considered, if not the best, among the top Southern
Division of the American Fisheries Society in their 64
years of hosting meetings. |
