TEXAS TECH COOPERATIVE UNIT RECEIVES EXCELLENCE AWARD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 11, 2005
CONTACT: Cory Chandler, cory.chandler@ttu.edu

LUBBOCK – The Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Texas Tech University has received a Unit Excellence Award from the U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Research Unit System.

The award recognizes the success of the unit’s personnel in moving forward to meet mission objectives.

The Texas unit was established in 1988 as a partnership among the U.S. Geological Survey, Texas Tech University, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Wildlife Management Institute and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

The unit’s accomplishments included strengthening relationships with state and federal partners and restructuring administrative operations to better serve collaborating scientists.

Dr. Clint Boal, assistant unit leader for wildlife, noted that these efforts took place while the unit was understaffed during a leadership transition. Remaining personnel shared vacated leadership roles and assumed additional teaching and graduate oversight responsibilities, among other things.

The willingness, effective effort and teamwork implemented by Dr. Reynaldo Pati