Evan B. Forde's Background Page

Evan B. Forde Day (February 10, 2009) proclaimed by the City of North Miami, Florida
Evan B. Forde Day (April 21, 2009) proclaimed by Miami-Dade County, Florida
S. Fla. Federal Employee of the Year (2009) in "Service to the Community" category
Awarded Congressional Commendation for ongoing contributions to science education (2008)
NOAA Research Employee of the Year (2001)
Discovered massive sediment slumping during research cruise that led to the Dept. of Interior removing drilling rights for billions of dollars of offshore drilling sites from oil companies (offshore of Cape May, N.J.)
First Black Oceanographer to participate in submersible dives aboard research submersibles ALVIN (1980), JOHNSON SEA LINK (1981) and NEKTON GAMMA (1979)
Finalist for Federal Employee of the Year (1985)
ERL EEO Employee of the Year (1986)
Invited Guest Speaker at several Submarine Canyon Workshops and conferences (1983)
Principal Investigator of AOML's Pacific Polymetallic Sulfides Research Project (1982)
Manuscript on East Coast Submarine Canyons a finalist for AOML paper of the year (1981)
Wrote Science Corner (Science Experiments) for Ebony Jr. Magazine (1980-1983)
Has spoken to more than 25,000 Miami-Dade County School children about careers in Science while promoting community involvement and increased self esteem