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 45,000 Miami-Dade County School children about careers in Science
while promoting community involvement and increased self esteem
