Valerie Shaffer married Sean Edward Harmon in Gordonsville, Virginia, in June. Kathy Maas married Steven Hebner, a detective with the State Police, in July. Special credit goes to Glenn Gioseffi, who was the matchmaker. Kathy and Steve are back from their honeymoon diving off the Gulf of Mexico. Jerry has worked as a plumber here for six years.
Congratulations are in order for two of our former graduate students.
Nora Demers has taken a position as visiting laboratory biologist at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Nora just completed her Ph.D. in Zoology. Matt Smith will be working for the Nisqually Tribe on their geoduck aquaculture as of September. Matt recently completed his Master's in Fisheries. Former graduate student Bob Stuart returned to the HMSC as a guest lecturer for the Aquatic Toxicology workshop offered at the Center this July.