CAYELAN CAREY, AMY PRUDEN NAMED VIRGINIA OUTSTANDING FACULTY

BLACKSBURG, Va., March 4 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Cayelan Carey and Amy Pruden were namedVirginia Outstanding Faculty by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginiain recognition of superior accomplishments in teaching, research, and public service.

The award is considered the commonwealth's highest honor for faculty at public and private colleges and universities.Carey and Pruden were two of 12 recipients honored at a ceremony March 3 in Richmond.

Cayelan Carey

Carey,professor in the Department of Biological Sciences andco-director of the Center for Ecosystem Forecasting, is a leader in freshwater ecology and ecosystem forecasting and credited with advancing predic...