Sketch of Honors

1998-1999
Recipient of R. C. Moore Medal of the Society for Sedimentary Geology for "Excellence in Paleontology"
Nominated for the Alumni Award for Research Excellence
1997-1998
Selected by University of Michigan to give the E.C. Case Memorial Lecture
1996-1997
Inducted into Academy of Faculty Service, V.P.I. & S.U.
Recognized by Discover magazine in their list of "Top 100 Science Stories of 1996" for work on the Permian extinction
Recipient of Raymond C. Moore Medal for Paleontology
1995-1996
Visiting scientist at Harvard University to pursue research and teach a biology course on Evolution