EEOB Professor Roy Stein Honored by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Roy Stein, Professor of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and Director of the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory, received the prestigious Silver Eagle Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Midwest Region on January 25 (see the Fish and Wildlife Service press release). The Silver Eagle Award, the highest honor given by the Service's Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, recognizes people and organizations for their impressive contributions to wildlife conservation and management.
Robyn Thorson, Midwest Regional Director for the Services, who presented the award, said, "Dr. Roy Stein has had a long and outstanding career of service dedicated to natural resource science and management." Biological Sciences Dean Joan Herbers, added, "I am thrilled that Professor Stein's distinguished record of research and collaboration has been recognized with this signal honor."
Stein, who is a nationally-known expert in his field, studies community ecology, with an emphasis on aquatic ecosystems. His focus is on how major ecological processes, such as competition, predation and keystone species structure freshwater communities and how these findings can be used to manage aquatic ecosystems.
During his 30-years at Ohio State, Stein has promoted research-based resource management through a unique combination of applied ecological research, a successful partnership with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, mentoring students, and service to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, to which Stein was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1998.
Originally published Winter 2007
