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Rebecca Nagy is a communications intern with North Carolina Sea Grant. She recently graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in English and a minor in environmental science.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every other year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration<\/a> presents the Walter B. Jones Sr. Awards for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management<\/a>. This year, six recipients of this prestigious honor are from North Carolina \u2014 all with North Carolina Sea Grant<\/a> ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The awards are named for the late Walter B. Jones Sr., who represented North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1966 to 1992. He supported many initiatives, including NOAA\u2019s fishery and coastal management programs, commercial shipping, oil-spill cleanups and prevention, and flood-insurance reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spencer Rogers<\/a>, Sea Grant coastal construction and erosion specialist, received the honor of Coastal Steward of the Year. This award is given to individuals who display continued leadership in seeking the balance between human use of the coast and ocean and the needs of the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the six recipients of the Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study award, four are from North Carolina. This distinction honors graduate students whose academic study seeks to contribute to the development of new or improved techniques of coastal and ocean management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe high number of North Carolina graduate students among the winners speaks to the excellent quality of marine and coastal research being conducted in our state, as well as to the caliber of the students themselves,\u201d says Chris Brown, vice president for research and graduate education for the University of North Carolina System<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSpencer\u2019s Coastal Steward award notes the strength of the North Carolina Sea Grant outreach program that links university expertise with community needs,\u201d Brown adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currituck County<\/a> received an award for Excellence in Local Government. The accolade recognizes local governments that have influenced change in coastal management through increasing commitment to public awareness of coastal issues and advancing the goals of the Coastal Zone Management Act, or CZMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STEWARD OF THE COAST<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Spencer Rogers<\/strong><\/a> is one of two individuals named Coastal Steward of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis honor reflects Spencer\u2019s three decades of service to coastal communities and the state overall through his North Carolina Sea Grant extension work in coastal construction, erosion and other factors related to coastal processes,\u201d notes Susan White<\/a>, Sea Grant executive director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Spencer
Spencer Rogers deployed data-logging drifters on North Carolina beaches to provide information about rip current circulation. Photo by Bob Humphrey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since joining Sea Grant in 1978, Rogers has worked diligently to help private property owners, builders, designers and government agencies to develop and implement hurricane-resistant construction methods, understand shoreline-erosion alternatives and implement marine-construction techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rip current research led by Rogers \u2014 along with a graduate student from the University of North Carolina Wilmington<\/a> and a partnership including the National Weather Service Wilmington office<\/a> and Carolina Beach Ocean Rescue \u2014 has earned national media attention from the Associated Press<\/em> to Good Morning America<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is based at UNCW\u2019s Center for Marine Science, where he serves on faculty. He also is adjunct faculty for civil, construction and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University<\/a>. Rogers is the co-vice chairman of the N.C. Coastal Resource Advisory Council<\/a> and a member of the N.C. Science Panel on Coastal Hazards<\/a>. Rogers is honored to receive this award but still sees much work on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy short-term plans include continued work on rip current science and warning messaging, hurricane building damage analysis and mitigation techniques, shoreline-erosion prediction, and continuing assistance to the N.C. Coastal Resources Commission<\/a>,\u201d Rogers says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GRADUATE IMPACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study award recognizes graduate students whose academic study promises to contribute to coastal or ocean management. Nominees are judged on their contributions to advancing the goals of the CZMA, their use of innovative approaches, the technical soundness of their research, and the transferability of the results to ocean management practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Barbara
Barbara Doll speaks to volunteers at a Girls In Science Earth Day program at Rocky Branch. NC Sea Grant file photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Barbara Doll<\/a><\/strong>, Sea Grant\u2019s water protection and restoration specialist, earned a doctoral degree from NC State University in 2013. Doll\u2019s studies included developing and evaluating field assessment techniques used in stream restoration. Her outreach efforts on water quality and stream and estuarine restoration are making a positive impact on North Carolina\u2019s coastal habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While she worked to complete her graduate degree, Doll led research and outreach programs \u2014 in partnership with engineers, landscape architects and other groups \u2014 in coastal water quality, and land use and development. Doll also teaches graduate and undergraduate classes at NC State, where she is on faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBarbara\u2019s innovative and rigorous academic research and her ability to transfer research-based solutions to improving coastal streams and ecosystems make her well deserving of this award,\u201d notes Jack Thigpen<\/a>, Sea Grant extension director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Doll, the most rewarding part of the graduate process came when she began to put together data from the 156 streams that were surveyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was excited to produce information about stream restoration that was insightful and perhaps even valuable to restoration program managers and designers to help them improve the practice of restoration,\u201d Doll says.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Justin
Justin Ridge operates a laser scanner to map and study oyster reefs. Photo by Emily Woodward.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u2022 Justin Ridge<\/strong><\/a> is a doctoral candidate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\u2019s Institute of Marine Sciences<\/a>. Ridge received the 2014 North Carolina Sea Grant\/North Carolina Coastal Reserve joint fellowship<\/a>. His work is assisting Marine Corps Base Camp Lejune in efforts to sustainably use the coastal zone for training exercises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have watched Justin grow into one of the leading graduate students at IMS, and a perfect candidate for the Walter B. Jones award. Justin is conducting cutting-edge research that sits right at the meeting point between human utilization of the coastal zone and expected ecological impacts associated with climate change,\u201d says John Fear<\/a>, deputy director of Sea Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ridge also uses laser scanners to create three-dimensional maps of entire oyster reefs to determine where they grow best. This allows reefs to be built in locations that will maximize the oysters\u2019 chance of success. In addition, Ridge is the cofounder of SciREN, the Scientific Research and Education Network, which connects researchers to teachers. Scientists provide lesson plans that meet curriculum requirements using content that is based on their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe most rewarding part of my research was the opportunity to mentor an undergraduate student, and watch as her own interest in my research inspired her to develop new and complementary questions,\u201d Ridge says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Paul
Paul Rudershausen’s research often requires that he carry his equipment into the field. Photo by Sharon Settlage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Paul Rudershausen<\/strong> is a doctoral candidate at NC State studying fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology under the guidance of Jeffrey Buckel and Joseph Hightower. His project focuses on estimating the demographics of mummichogs \u2014 a fish native to Atlantic coastal salt marshes \u2014 and comparing that information to the quality of habitats where these fish are found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe most rewarding part of my research has been to work on an issue of local importance that is easily overlooked,\u201d Rudershausen says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rudershausen\u2019s work has been published in Marine Ecology Progress Series<\/a><\/em>, an international journal. He also serves as a scientific advisor to the N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission<\/a>\u2019s strategic habitat area committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPaul\u2019s work ethic is in the top one percent of our peers. There are few, if any, who could have accomplished the amount and quality of work that Paul has in the last three years,\u201d Buckel notes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Sharon
Sharon Settlage also has been recognized for her “Coastwatch” work by the N.C. Association of Government Information Officers. Photo by E-Ching Lee.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u2022 Sharon Settlage<\/strong> was a graduate intern in science communications at Sea Grant while she completed her master\u2019s degree in technical communication at NC State. She wrote for Coastwatch<\/a><\/em> magazine on topics including fisheries, ecosystems, plant biology, geology and community planning. Her work earned her honors from the N.C. Association of Government Information Officers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSharon\u2019s collaborative personality and ability to understand the coastal zone will guide her in varied future endeavors, including science communications and community service,\u201d notes Katie Mosher<\/a>, Sea Grant communications director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her time at Sea Grant, Settlage partnered with the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries<\/a> to develop brochures for consumers and restaurants that explain oyster shell recycling efforts in North Carolina. Settlage also has a doctoral degree in crop science from NC State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWorking at Sea Grant and writing for Coastwatch<\/em> taught me so much about the value of our coastal areas and helped me appreciate their beauty and worth,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COMMUNITY MENTORS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Currituck County<\/strong> received the award for Excellence in Local Government for its Currituck Goes Green Initiative. This honor is given to communities that have inspired positive change in coastal management by developing or implementing principles embodied by the CZMA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Currituck
The Currituck Sound Water Quality Fair provided an opportunity for visitors to enjoy the water in kayaks. Photo by Sharon Settlage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCurrituck County leaders deserve recognition for their foresight in taking steps that will help preserve their valuable natural resources as the county\u2019s population and economy continue to grow,\u201d says Gloria Putnam<\/a>, Sea Grant\u2019s coastal resources and communities specialist, who is among the initiative partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project, started in 2009, includes partnerships among the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Sea Grant, NC State, East Carolina University, N.C. Coastal Federation, UNC Coastal Studies Institute and other community members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the assistance of partners and community support, the Currituck Goes Green Initiative established a strong foundation for the continued management of important coastal resources. This commitment is reflected in recent county capital projects and local policies that apply to new development,\u201d says Ben Woody, Currituck County planning and community development director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative has led to water quality fairs, rain garden demonstrations, rain-barrel workshops, and wetland and wildlife gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this story and for links to past stories in Coastwatch<\/em> featuring work by the award winners, go to www.nccoastwatch.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the full list of Jones Awards winners at oceanservice.noaa.gov\/jone-noaawards- 2014winners.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article was published in the Spring 2015<\/a> issue of Coastwatch.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For contact information and reprint requests, visit ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/contact\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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