Downey Family Award for Faculty Excellence
The Downey Family Award for Faculty Excellence was established in 2004 by Marea and Marlan Downey to encourage and facilitate faculty advancement in Earth Sciences and Anthropology at SMU, consistent with the mission of ISEM. The award, in the amount of $5000, has no restrictions on its use. Marlan Downey is a former ISEM Board Trustee.
(Marlan and Marea Downey, ISEM Research Day, 2008)
AWARD RECIPIENTS
2004
Dr. Bonnie F.& Jacobs, Environmental Sciences
Dr. C. Garth Sampson, Anthropology
2005
Dr. Neil J. Tabor, Geological Sciences
2006
Dr. Torben Rick, Anthropology
2007
Dr. Neil J. Tabor, Geological Sciences
2010
Dr. Brigitte Kovacevich, Anthropology
2011
Dr. Sunday B. Eiselt, Anthropology
2012
Dr. Christopher I. Roos, Anthropology
2013
Dr. Heather R. DeShon, Earth Sciences
2014
Dr. Maria Beatrice Magnani, Earth Sciences
2015
Dr. Rita C. Economos, Earth Sciences