Congratulations to Daniel Schwartz, our Manager of Marine Operations, who has been selected as a MTS Fellow. This honor will be conferred on September 16 at the Oceans 2008 MTS/IEEE conference in Quebec.
Dan holds a BA from University of Chicago, a MMA from the University of Rhode Island, is a USCG-licensed Master, and recently received his FAA flight instructor certificate. He has worked in academic marine operations at University of Miami and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and as a Policy Fellow at Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education. He joined the School of Oceanography in 1998.
The MTS citation:
If professional success were the sole criteria for MTS Fellow, Captain Daniel S. Schwartz would qualify. He has authored 31 papers and presentations throughout his long career and currently serves as Manager of Marine Operations at the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography. But Captain Schwartz has also excelled as a member of MTS, providing an exemplary example of dedication. He has served on the MTS Board of Directors as vice president for education and research and as vice president on technical affairs. During his tenure, he led the reorganization of the MTS technical and professional structure, and was the driving force in a major re-write of the bylaws. While serving as VP for education and research, he convened a task group to evaluate MTS programs that support education and scholarship s, assembling a team of MTS members equally passionate about education. By commissioning this process, he took the first step in a new model for using task forces to further important MTS initiatives as outlined by the Board of Director’s strategic plan. Because of his many successes both professionally and for MTS, the society is pleased to honor Captain Schwartz with an MTS Fellow.
