2010 Annual Report

The Virginia Institute of Marine Science July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

WILLIAM MARY &

VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCE 1 Letter from the Dean & Director

Dear Friends of VIMS: The 2010 fiscal year was one of major funds that will help take us through the highlight was establishment of a five-year that our alumni have accomplishments and recognition next fiscal year, but we recognize that partnership with middle- and high-school been leaders during this for VIMS and its faculty, staff, and these funds represent a one-time infusion. teachers to enhance science instruction at crisis. four local schools. VIMS was one of only students. At the same time it was a Despite the budgetary challenges, we Our faculty were a few universities nationally to receive year of retrenchment, budget cuts, and are committed to balancing our three- honored in many ways. this major award from the National great challenges, as it was for all state part mission of research, education, Professor Deborah Science Foundation. The effort is called institutions of higher education in the and advisory service while conducting Bronk was elected the PERFECT program—for Partnership Commonwealth. Yet thanks to our science at the highest level to benefit the President of the between Educators and Researchers for John T. Wells generous donors, we were able to support Commonwealth and to contribute to the American Society Enhancing Classroom Teaching—and more students than ever through private field of marine science nationally and of Limnology and brings graduate students in VIMS’ School giving and to acquire important new internationally. Oceanography, the leading organization of Marine Science into classrooms in research instrumentation. In our School of Marine Science, 10 for these fields. The Governor of the order to improve the K-12 curriculum On the retrenchment side of the equation, students received their Master’s degrees Commonwealth along with the Science and stimulate interest in science. It we suffered the elimination of a number and 13 received the Ph.D. This past spring Museum of Virginia recognized Professor also benefits the graduate students by of staff positions, and have also now we accepted one of the best incoming Eugene M. Burreson, Chancellor providing experience in how to share lost several faculty positions through classes ever. Professor of Marine Science Emeritus, science with students and the public most retirements that we will be unable to fill as one of Virginia’s outstanding VIMS ranked in the top 1% worldwide effectively. until the economy and state revenues in terms of citations in the scientific scientists. Dr. Mark Patterson received If anyone ever wondered why marine improve. I am pleased to note that VIMS literature in the fields of Environment & an Outstanding Faculty Award from the science is so important to us all, this has received substantial federal stimulus Ecology and Animal Science. Another State Council of Higher Education for year’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Virginia, the state’s highest honor for Mexico provided a clear example. The professors. He was the sole recipient in Deepwater Horizon spill drove home the “Teaching with Technology” category. the need to protect our natural resources Professor Romuald Lipcius was selected even as we produce the energy our to participate in the Kavli Fellows nation needs. Graduates of William and program of the U. S. National Academy of Mary’s School of Marine Science at Sciences, a highly coveted honor. VIMS—including Don Boesch (Ph.D. In the 2009-2010 academic year, the ‘71), Irving Mendelssohn (M.A. ’73), and VIMS Foundation was able to support Michael Carron (M.A. ‘76, Ph.D. ‘79)— 14 students from 10 endowment funds are playing lead roles in the scientific established in the last few years by response to the spill, as highlighted in this Newly installed breakwaters our donors. This support is ever more protect the VIMS shoreline report and on our website. We are proud critical as stipends for VIMS graduate

2 students lag behind those at our chief The VIMS Council is a group of some of the last few years, an important vote of educational competitors. Our students the Commonwealth’s most distinguished confidence for our future. continued to excel in research and citizens who advise VIMS on a myriad of In 2011 we will celebrate the 10th scholarship, with several earning “Best activities. We are deeply grateful to all of Anniversary of the VIMS Foundation Presentation” awards at national meetings them. and hope to reach $10,000,000 in assets and fellowships from the National Carroll W. Owens, Jr., President of the in private support of VIMS. Thanks to Science Foundation. Doctoral candidates VIMS Foundation, ably led a dedicated a generous $500,000 pledge by former Heidi Geisz and Anna Huntley received board overseeing the Foundation. The President of the VIMS Foundation prestigious Knauss Fellowships from VIMS Foundation uses the William and E.Morgan Massey, we are on our way NOAA. Mary Investment Trust (WAMIT) for its towards this goal and are working to raise Summer 2010 saw the second year of a investable funds, and I am pleased to say the remainder. We hope that some of our series of five weeklong summer camps that WAMIT weathered the economic loyal friends will participate in the coming VIMS Foundation Board made possible by an anonymous gift to the downturn relatively well as outlined inside year to help us build current endowments President Carroll Owens VIMS Foundation. Camps were offered this report. We appreciate the work of all and create new ones to secure the future of to students from first through eighth members of the VIMS Foundation Board VIMS’ education and research programs. grade. Their activities are pictured inside in their stewardship of our endowed Thank you to all our donors and friends of this report. Who knows? Participation in funds. VIMS! a VIMS camp may inspire one of these On the alumni front, Maurice “Mo” Lynch children into a future career as a leading continued to take a lead in expanding marine scientist. outreach to our more than 700 alumni, and Dean and Director Most importantly I want to thank the I am pleased to report that alumni support volunteer members of the VIMS Council of VIMS has increased significantly in and the VIMS Foundation. The year saw a transition in leadership of the VIMS VIMS Immediate past- Council with Robert Roper remaining Council Chair Robert P. Roper, Jr. and Mrs. Roper on the board but rotating out as Chair. Bob contributed in many ways to VIMS as a donor and Council leader, aligning Council activities with the VIMS strategic plan. L. D. (Rick) Amory, III was elected the new Chair of the Council and brings From L: Council Chair Rick Amory with ESL Director Mark Luckenbach a wealth of knowledge about the Port of E. Morgan Massey, Former and Council members Tom Young Hampton Roads and the seafood industry. Foundation President and and Stephen Johnsen current Board member

3 Science for Society These selected news stories highlight the many ways in which VIMS researchers use financial support from state, federal, and private sources to provide knowledge and solutions to the challenges facing our marine resources. VIMS helps bring science to Gulf spill backyard,” says Wells, “we should and do care about using marine science to help the region respond and VIMS researchers and alumni are helping to craft the recover.” nation’s scientific responses to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Algae initiative aims to produce fuel while helping the environment Dean and Director John Wells and professor Carl Hobbs represented VIMS in the immediate scientific VIMS and the College of William and Mary have formed a collaborative research initiative to explore response to the spill and in efforts to place it within the biofuel production using algae growing naturally in broader goal of restoring the area’s coastal wetlands. Chesapeake Bay. Wells has served on the Louisiana Coastal Area The enterprise, called ChAP—the Chesapeake Science Board since 2006. Algae Project—is an integrated research approach Graduates of the School of Marine Science at VIMS VIMS alumnus Don Boesch, a member of the Presi- to algae-based energy production and environmental are also playing a lead role in the scientific response dent’s Oil Spill Commission, talked about his work on remediation. It includes a number of corporate to the spill. Don Boesch (Ph.D. ‘71), president of the the spill during a public lecture at VIMS. partners, notably StatoilHydro, a Norwegian energy University of Maryland Center for Environmental company that has seeded the enterprise with an initial Science, is serving on the President’s national oil spill $3 million investment. commission. Michael Carron (M.A. ‘76, Ph.D. ‘79), Other key partners are the Williamsburg-based Director of Mississippi State University’s Northern Blackrock Energy, the University of Maryland, the Gulf Institute, is leading a massive effort to understand Smithsonian Institution, the University of Arkansas, Western Michigan University, and HydroMentia, a the spill’s ecological impact. Irving Mendelssohn Florida company that works with water-treatment (M.A. ‘73), a professor at Louisiana State University, technologies. has been a lead scientific voice concerning the spill’s impact on salt marshes. “This is the kind of collaboration at which William & Mary excels,” William & Mary President Taylor More recent alumni, including Rob Condon (Ph.D. Reveley said. ’08) and Leigh McCallister (Ph.D. ’02), are also The ChAP group is investigating a process that is contributing. Condon, a researcher at Alabama’s not only environmentally sustainable, but could help Dauphin Island Sea Lab, is examining the spill’s to reverse environmental problems such as excess impact on the Gulf food web. McCallister, a professor nutrient enrichment that produce “dead zones” in at Virginia Commonwealth University, is studying the Chesapeake Bay and other waters. consumption of oil by marine bacteria. Lead researchers at VIMS are J. Emmett Duffy, the Wells notes that VIMS’ primary role in regards to Loretta and Lewis Glucksman Professor of Marine Professors Elizabeth Canuel and Emmett Duffy lead Science, and Professor of Marine Science Elizabeth oil spills is to track, model, and assess the ecological the VIMS effort to turn nutrient pollution into fuel. Canuel—story by Joe McClain. impacts. “Even though this spill wasn’t in our 4 Long-term study shows oysters Ryan Carnegie, an Associate Research developing disease resistance Scientist in Shellfish Pathology Lab, says “These oysters have undergone VIMS’ 50-year monitoring program no selection for resistance to disease. shows that Chesapeake Bay oysters The prevalence of parasites in their are developing resistance to the pair tissues at the end of the summer thus of diseases—MSX and Dermo—that tells us how much MSX and Dermo is have contributed to their decline. really out there in the Bay.” This is despite the increasing Results of the program show an prevalence in the Bay of the parasites upward trend in the prevalence of that are responsible for the two both diseases among the transplanted diseases. oysters. Researchers in VIMS’ Shellfish The good news comes from the lab’s Pathology Laboratory began gathering two other studies of wild oysters the data in 1960. Each May, the Professor Deborah Steinberg teaches first-year graduate students as W&M in the James River. Despite the undergraduates follow along via video. researchers collect about 700 oysters increasing abundance of disease- from a disease-free area in the Bay, causing parasites among the spring then transport them to the saltier imports, data from these studies show science among W&M undergrads, “we’ve seen a growing number waters of the York River near VIMS, a decrease or leveling off in MSX features courses taught by faculty of W&M undergrads interested in where they are placed in cages and and Dermo among resident oyster at VIMS and in natural-science pursuing research projects with monitored each month through populations in the lower James. departments at the College’s our faculty, and enrolling in our October for signs of disease. Williamsburg campus. Faculty in the undergraduate- and graduate-level Carnegie says “decreased disease School of Marine Science at VIMS courses.” in the wild despite favorable have previously offered courses conditions for the parasites VIMS Dean and Director John Wells primarily to graduate students. VIMS says the minor represents “an exciting is a clear sign of increasing has awarded more than 800 Master’s resistance among our native new chapter in VIMS’ long history and Ph.D. degrees in marine science of providing an exemplary education oysters due to long-term since 1943. exposure.” in marine science.” VIMS Graduate The new undergraduate minor will Dean Iris Anderson notes that the Understanding the genetic basis initially be offered as a 3-year pilot minor will also provide teaching of resistance could help efforts to program for 20 students per year. experience for graduate students at restore oysters to the Bay and to The minor’s field-studies course VIMS through the provision of two enhance oyster aquaculture. will take place at VIMS’ Eastern teaching assistantships. W&M offers new minor in Shore Laboratory, where students The new minor has received strong marine science will receive hands-on instruction in endorsements from W&M President and around Virginia’s barrier-island VIMS is partnering with Taylor Reveley and Provost Michael ecosystem. William & Mary to offer a new R. Halleran. “This is a great example undergraduate minor in marine VIMS Professor Elizabeth Canuel, a of the benefits that come with science. The minor, designed to leader in establishing the new minor, expanded collaboration between our meet a strong and says the program meets a clear need. schools and their talented faculty,” VIMS researchers sample oysters. growing interest in marine “Over the past decade,” says Canuel, says Halleran. 5 Blue crab population booms VIMS begins long-term partnership with local schools VIMS’ winter dredge survey shows a 60% increase in Chesapeake Bay’s VIMS has begun a blue crabs since last year, reaching the highest level measured since 1997. five-year partnership Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and Maryland Governor Martin to enhance science O’Malley agree that the population has surged for the second year in a instruction at four local row because of a landmark stock-rebuilding program. schools. Rom Lipcius, who directs the Virginia component of the dredge survey The PERFECT for VIMS, said, “The substantial rise in abundance of mature crabs program—for and juveniles was Partnership between clearly a response of Educators and the crab population to unprecedented Researchers for Enhancing Classroom VIMS GK-12 fellow Lila Rose talks science with her 7th- management actions, grade class. such as the closure Teaching—connects of the winter dredge graduate students in fishery, by the Virginia VIMS’ School of Marine Science with teachers and pupils at Booker Marine Resources Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) T. Washington Middle School in Newport News, Chesapeake Bay Commission and partner Governor’s School in Rappahannock, Page Middle School in Gloucester, agencies. The increase was neither a random event nor a reflection of and York High School in Yorktown. improved environmental conditions. From here on, we have to maintain the population at these levels to ensure the long-term sustainability and The program, funded by the National Science Foundation, is the brainchild resilience of the Chesapeake Bay stock.” of VIMS professor Kam Tang, Graduate Dean Iris Anderson, and Virginia Sea Grant educator Vicki Clark. Tang says the goal of the program is “to bring real-life scientists into classrooms in order to improve the K-12 curriculum and stimulate interest in science.” He notes that PERFECT is the only scientist-teacher partnership in the Chesapeake Bay region to focus on marine science. “It provides invaluable teaching and learning experiences that go beyond conventional graduate training,” says Tang. Patti Griffin, Principal of the Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School, says the program is “absolutely wonderful—it provides tremendous opportunities for our students to learn from role models and explore career options. It’s a real win-win.” Virginia Senator Mark Warner visited VIMS to discuss oyster restoration VIMS faculty chose nine graduate student fellows for the program’s first strategies in Chesapeake Bay. From L: Research Assistant Professor Ryan year. Selections were based on academic achievement, enthusiasm, and the Carnegie, Director of Research and Advisory Service Roger Mann, VIMS Dean and Director John Wells, Senator Warner, ABC Director Stan Allen, match between student and teacher interests. Breeding Research Manager Anu Frank-Lawale, Professor Woody Hobbs, and Chief Administrative Officer Jennifer Latour. 6 Service to Virginia and the Nation

VIMS faculty and staff provide Robert Diaz is a member of advisory Kirk Havens serves as one of two Maryland Coastal Bays’ Scientific and advisory service to policymakers panels within UNEP and UNESCO Governor’s appointees to the Chesapeake Technical Advisory Committee, and the and resource managers at local, developing nutrient-reduction strategies to Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical Maryland Oyster Commission. He also state, national, and international improve coastal environments. Advisory Committee. He also serves on serves on the TMDL Implementation Committee for Virginia’s Department of levels. Their science-based expertise Emmett Duffy is a member of the the Scientific and Technical Advisory Environmental Quality and Department of contributes to sustainable use of Biodiversity Working Group of the Committee for the Albemarle-Pamlico Conservation and Recreation. marine resources worldwide. Below Federal Joint Subcommittee on Ocean National Estuary Program in North is a sampling of the many forms of Science and Technology—Ocean Carolina. Mark Patterson is Technical Chair of advisory service at VIMS. Partnerships. Eric Hilton serves as the Virginia 2011 Association of Unmanned Vehicle representative to the Atlantic States Systems International Annual Meeting. Donna Bilkovic serves an at-large Mary Fabrizio serves on the Board Marine Fisheries Commission Shad and He serves on the Steering Committee for appointment to the Chesapeake Bay of Directors of the Hudson River River Herring Technical Committee and the Port and Harbor Security Cluster with Program’s Scientific and Technical Foundation. is a member of the Board of Governors Innovate!Hampton Roads, a program of Advisory Committee and its Habitat Goal Carl Friedrichs serves on the steering of the American Society of Ichthyologists the Hampton Roads Partnership. Implementation Team. committees for the Chesapeake Bay and Herpetologists. Jeff Shields is the US delegate to the Deborah Bronk is President of the Observing System and the Chesapeake John Hoenig was appointed to the ICES’ Work Group on the biology and American Society of Limnology and Community Modeling Program, and is Science and Statistics committees of the life history of crabs (ICES = International Oceanography, and a member of the an at-large member of the Chesapeake New England and South Atlantic fishery Council for the Exploration of the Seas). Carbon Cycle Science Plan Working Bay Program’s Scientific and Technical management councils. He serves on Group, the US National Committee for Advisory Committee. Walker Smith is a member of the the Tautog Technical Committee, the the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Scientific Steering Committee for the Marjorie Friedrichs provides Striped Bass Tagging Subcommittee, Commission, and the Nutrient Criteria National Science Foundation’s Ocean guidance to the United Nations concerning and the Interstate Tagging Committee Review Panel for the Environmental Carbon and Biogeochemistry Initiative. the computer models that are used to of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Protection Agency. She is an elected is a member project the magnitude and rate of climate Commission. He also serves on the Deborah Steinberg member-at-large of the Council of of the International Council of Scientific change. She is also an at-large member of Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Scientific Society Presidents, and co- Unions, Scientific Committee on Ocean the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific Committee for the National Marine chair of its Committee on Energy and the Research. and Technical Advisory Committee and on Fisheries Service’s Chesapeake Bay Environment. the Steering Committee for its Umbrella Office. Kam Tang is a member of the Mark Brush is a member of the Criteria Workshop. American Society of Limnology and Rob Latour is Chair of the Menhaden Chesapeake Bay Program’s Tidal Oceanography’s Diversity Committee. John Graves is Chair of the U.S. Technical Committee of the Atlantic Monitoring and Assessment Workgroup Advisory Committee to the International States Marine Fisheries Commission, and Mike Unger is on the Board of and Monitoring Re-Alignment Action Commission for the Conservation of a member of the Scientific and Statistical Directors for the Elizabeth River Project. Team, and serves on the governing board Atlantic Tunas, and a member of the Committee for the Mid-Atlantic Fishery serves on the Science of the Atlantic Estuarine Research Society. National Marine Fisheries Service’s John Wells Management Council. Board for the Louisiana Coastal Area Elizabeth Canuel serves on the Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel. Mark Luckenbach is a member of the Ecosystem Restoration and Protection Delta Independent Science Board for the He is also a member of the International Chesapeake Bay Program’s Scientific and Program. Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Union for the Conservation of Nature Technical Advisory Committee, the California. Tuna and Billfish Specialist Group.

7 Awards and Recognition

Faculty Outstanding Faculty Award (OFA) in the “Teaching with Technology” VIMS professor named category for his “record of superior Outstanding Scientist accomplishment in the use of Eugene Burreson received one of innovative educational/instructional three Outstanding Scientist awards technologies.” An underwater for Virginia for 2010. The award is explorer, inventor, and entrepreneur, bestowed annually by the Governor’s Chancellor professor Eugene Burreson Patterson has served VIMS and Office and the Science Museum of (L) received his Outstanding Scientist William & Mary for 16 years. award from Virginia Governor Virginia to honor those who have Bob McDonnell. excelled in research and commitment VIMS a partner in Coastal to science, and whose contributions America Award to scientific research have extended The Lynnhaven River Oyster the boundaries of their own and other Restoration Team—a partnership fields. between VIMS, the Army Corps Burreson, who retired as Chancellor VA Secretary of Education of Engineers, the City of Virginia Professor of Marine Science in Gerard Robinson; William Beach, the Virginia Marine Resources January 2010, spent 34 years at VIMS. C. Hall, Vice President of Commission, and Lynnhaven River An internationally recognized shellfish Dominion Resources and NOW—received a 2009 Coastal President of the Dominion pathologist, Burreson was a pioneer Foundation; Mark Patterson; America Partnership Award for in the study of MSX and Dermo— and Daniel J. LaVista, Past innovative efforts to restore the diseases that have helped push Executive Director of SCHEV. river’s native oyster population. Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population to Coastal America is a group of federal one percent of historical levels. agencies, state and local governments, Outstanding Faculty Award and private organizations established in 1992 to protect, preserve, and Mark Patterson received the state’s restore the nation’s coastal resources. highest honor for professors from the The VIMS contingent included Rom State Council of Higher Education Lipcius, Stan Allen, Ryan Carnegie, for Virginia (SCHEV). The award Mark Luckenbach, Danielle recognizes the finest among Virginia’s VIMS professor Rom Lipcius (foreground) and his research crew McCulloch, and Rochelle Seitz. college faculty for their demonstrated prepare to stock native oysters on excellence in teaching, research, and a reconstructed oyster reef in the public service. Patterson received the Lynnhaven River.

8 marine science at VIMS, works with Distinguished Associate Professor tagging and data-collection efforts for graduate students and other colleagues by the College of William and Mary. specific species of fish. to investigate plankton and other Term professorships recognize and microscopic organisms that form the reward excellence in research or VIMS Service Awards basis of the ocean’s food web. His creative activity and demonstrated Freeman Volunteer of the Year research has brought him from China commitment to teaching. Maurice P. Lynch to Antarctica. Staff Facilities/Safety/Trades John Graves was named a Kenneth Borkey Chancellor Professor of Marine Facilities Management staff (L to R) Rob Latour, Carl Science by the College of William & received two prestigious awards in Research/Advisory Service Friedrichs, and Steve Kuehl Mary. The title reflects acclaim for recognition of exemplary performance Jim Gartland received Plumeri Awards for Faculty past accomplishments and the promise in managing wastewater on VIMS’ 40- Technical Support Excellence from the College of of producing additional notable acre shoreline campus in Gloucester Grace Cartwright William and Mary in recognition achievements in scholarship. Point. They received a Diamond Administrative Support of their exemplary achievements in Award from the Hampton Roads teaching, research, and service. The Rob Hale received an Excellence Ruth A. Hershner in Review Award for 2009 for his Sanitation District for 10 consecutive awards are named in recognition of years of perfect compliance with Dean’s Prize for the Advancement of Joseph J. Plumeri II ‘66, who in the peer review of research articles in Women in Marine Science Environmental Science & Technology, HRSD’s wastewater permit. VIMS spring of 2008 made a significant also received an Industrial Waste Steven A. Kuehl commitment to his alma mater to a leading journal of the American Chemical Society. and Pretreatment Environmental Outstanding Faculty Advisory Service “honor and support” its faculty. The Excellence award in the Platinum Award awards include a $10,000 prize for Rom Lipcius was named a 2009 Category from the Virginia Water William D. DuPaul each recipient. The funds are to be Kavli Fellow by the US National Environment Association. applied toward research, summer Academy of Sciences. The Kavli salaries, or other stipends associated Fellowship program provides an Carol Hopper Brill received the with scholarly endeavor, with the opportunity for future science leaders 2010 President’s Choice Award from ultimate intention of enhancing faculty to network with their colleagues in the Mid-Atlantic Marine Education interaction with students. other disciplines. Association for her dedication to improving marine education. Hopper Kam Tang received an Alumni Jeff Shields received a Certificate Brill served as a state representative Fellowship award from the of Special Congressional Recognition and most recently completed the College of William and Mary for from U.S. Senator Sheldon three-year cycle as President. his contributions to teaching and Whitehouse of Rhode Island in scholarship. Established in 1965 recognition of his contributions to Jon Lucy was honored by the and first presented in 1968, the studies of health issues in lobsters Virginia Marine Resources awards are given annually to five from Southern New England. Commission for his 16-year younger faculty members who are partnership with the Virginia Game Kam Tang was named the Fish Tagging Program. The program particularly outstanding as teachers. Robert F. and Sara M. Boyd Term Tang, an associate professor of uses recreational anglers to enhance Dr. DuPaul and students aboard a scallop vessel 99 School of Marine Science Graduate students in the School of Marine Science at VIMS have an unparalleled opportunity to conduct research that matters, with many pursuing research and policy avenues that bring them in close contact with industry and management agencies at the state, regional, and international levels. Here are some highlights of student accomplishments in 2009-2010. A full list of theses and dissertations for 2009-2010 is available at www.vims.edu/library. External Student Awards Shore Sediment Flux” at the Karen Capossela won the Best American Geophysical Union Fall Student Presentation at the 2009 Emily Brault received an Meeting. AFS Tidewater Chapter Meeting Honorable Mention in the National and an AFS Marine Fisheries Science Foundation’s Graduate Andre Buchheister received a Section Travel Award. Fellowship program. scholarship from the International Women’s Fishing Association. Heidi Geisz and Anna Huntley Kate Brodie received the Natural Russ Burke received the were selected to receive prestigious Hazards Focus Group Award Knauss Fellowships from NOAA. for Outstanding Student Paper Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Award L to R Knauss Fellows Anna for her presentation “Measuring “For Outstanding Participation Mark Henderson was granted a Huntley and Heidi Geisz Bathymetry, Runup, and Beach and Leadership in Campus and Sea Grant Population Dynamics VIMS Student Awards* Community Activities and for Fellowship for 2009-2010 from the Volume Change during Storms: John E. Olney Sr. Ichthyology New Methodology Quantifies Service and Contribution to the National Marine Fisheries Service. College.” Award Substantial Changes in Cross- Emily Jayne was awarded a Jennifer Martin National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Craig L. Smith Memorial Scholarship Laurie Sorenson won the Stoye Wenda Ribeiro Quidort Award for the Best Student Oral Presentation (Conservation) at the Kelley Watson Fellowship Jonathan Lefcheck Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Zeigler Student Achievement Herpetologists. Award Da Chen Branson Williams was awarded an AFS Equal Opportunities William J. Hargis Jr. Fellowship Section Travel Award and a Hall- Award Bonner Fellowship. Jaime Blackburn Matthew Fontaine Maury Fellowship Award Sarah Schillawski 2009-2010 incoming students * These awards are supported by endowments in the VIMS Foundation. 10 Best Student Papers Student Research Engineers constructed the reefs in oysters better resist the diseases that Highlights 2004 by placing old oyster shells in purportedly kill most Bay oysters Master’s the Great Wicomico River, a small before they reach their second year Patrick Lynch, Mark Brush, Study shows taller reefs in large Chesapeake Bay tributary that lies (though evidence is mounting that Elizabeth Condon, and Rob Latour sanctuaries are key to oyster between the Rappahannock and oysters can develop disease resistance 2010. Net removal of nitrogen restoration Potomac rivers. Harvesting of oysters if provided with adequate reef through ingestion of phytoplankton A 5-year study of oyster-restoration on these sanctuary reefs is prohibited. structure). The higher quality reefs by Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia techniques in Chesapeake Bay shows Sampling by the VIMS team in 2007 also attract higher numbers of young tyrannus in Chesapeake Bay. Marine that taller reefs in an extensive showed that the taller Wicomico reefs oysters, increasing the chances they Ecology Progress Series. network of large sanctuaries is critical had four times as many oysters as the will be self-sustaining over a long period of time. Ph.D. for re-establishing self-sustaining shorter reefs, and that the oysters on populations of native oysters. the taller reefs were bigger and faster Menhaden appear to have little Jianmin (Jimmy) Ye, Erin Bromage The study was conducted by VIMS growing. All the oysters grew from net impact on Bay water quality and Steve Kaattari. 2010. The strength graduate students David Schulte larvae released by nearby wild oysters. A study led by VIMS graduate of B cell interaction determines and Russ Burke, and professor Rom The researchers say the taller reefs are student Patrick Lynch suggests that the degree of IgM polymerization. Lipcius. They compared oyster successful because they expose their filter feeding by Atlantic menhaden Journal of Immunology. abundance and growth on reefs oysters to stronger currents, which has little net effect on overall water built to stand 10-18 inches above sweep away sediments and provide quality in Chesapeake Bay. the seafloor with reefs that rise only a steady stream of food, which The study is part of a larger effort, 3-5 inches. The US Army Corps of promotes rapid growth and helps the including work by VIMS professors

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11 Rob Latour and Mark Brush, to Bay water quality by measuring their Chesapeake Bay suggests that the understanding of spatial variations in understand the role of menhaden in ability to eat phytoplankton and thus Bay’s menhaden probably play menhaden abundance within the Bay the Bay ecosystem. Driving the effort remove nutrients like nitrogen from little role in removing nitrogen would give us a better idea of where are public concerns about the status of the water column.” from Bay waters, and may actually menhaden may play a larger role,” says Brush. “While our calculations the Atlantic menhaden stock in light The researchers did their study in the provide additional nitrogen to Bay of a major commercial fishery and phytoplankton. show little impact at the Baywide laboratory, measuring the amount of scale, menhaden may still be locally interest in the fish as a natural filterer phytoplankton and nitrogen consumed The researchers caution that their important if large numbers overlap for improving Bay water quality. and excreted by small groups of calculations of Baywide nitrogen with large phytoplankton blooms.” Lynch says “Menhaden play an juvenile and adult menhaden in removal rest on estimates of the Bay’s The study was funded by the ecological role as filter feeders that 90-gallon tanks filled with water total menhaden population—a number Chesapeake Bay Program and the can potentially help clear nutrient- from the York River. Extrapolating that is difficult to gauge due to a Keith Campbell Foundation for the polluted waters. We wanted to the results of these lab experiments lack of monitoring programs and the Environment. quantify their influence on Chesapeake to population-level estimates for schooling nature of the fish. “A better

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Ichthyology Lab dye experiments Students conducting lab experiments 12 Outreach Birds of Prey in the Bay Is our energy future blowing in Winter in July: VIMS Research (March 25, 2010) Raptor expert Bryan the wind? in Antarctica Watts of the Center for Conservation (September 24, 2009) VIMS alumnus (July 30, 2009) Professor Deborah Biology at W&M explored the natural Charles Natale explored the environmental Steinberg described VIMS’ diverse history of ospreys, bald eagles, and other opportunities and regulatory challenges research efforts in the waters around birds of prey and their role in the Bay associated with development of offshore Antarctica. Teams of VIMS scientists are ecosystem. renewable wind energy projects along frequent visitors to the coastline of the the US East Coast and in Virginia. Natale southern continent, and play a key role in is President and CEO of ESS Group, the quest to understand Antarctic marine Inc., one of the Northeast’s largest ecosystems and their response to climate environmental consulting and engineering change. Marine Science Day companies. Guided Tours Marine Science Day 2010 brought another A Tale of Two Coasts: The record crowd of more than 2,300 visitors Mississippi Delta and Guided tours gave nearly 500 adults and to the VIMS campus for hands-on exhibits Chesapeake Bay older children a behind-the-scenes look showcasing research in Chesapeake Bay at VIMS. Tours typically include a visit (August 27, 2009) Dean and Director John and around the world. The Children’s to the Visitor’s Center and Aquarium, Wells, a member of the Louisiana Coastal Pavilion, York River seining, laboratory a research laboratory, and the Teaching Werowocomoco Protection and Restoration Science Board, tours, and the Parade of Marine Life Marsh. (February 25, 2010) W&M described efforts to restore and manage engaged participants young and old. anthropologist Martin Gallivan described the Mississippi Delta, and how the lessons Speaker’s Bureau what archeological evidence from learned there apply to Chesapeake Bay. Werowocomoco tells us about Native After Hours Lectures VIMS faculty and staff presented 22 American culture, resource use, and invited talks to more than 400 citizens Sand Management 101: Beach interactions with early European colonists. Nourishment in Virginia and students at community organizations, (June 24, 2010) Scott Hardaway, head Rising ocean acidity: the other schools, clubs, businesses, and other venues throughout Hampton Roads and of VIMS’ Shoreline Studies program, CO2 problem described Virginia’s sand resources and (January 28, 2010) Professor Deborah the Northern Neck. Bronk explored the troublesome impacts the history of beach-nourishment efforts Fairs and Festivals in Virginia including Virginia Beach and of excess carbon dioxide on ocean acidity. Factory Point. Bronk described the science behind ocean Staff, students, and faculty interacted acidification and its possible effects on with more than 600 people from a State of the Bay 2010 marine organisms and ecosystems. VIMS-sponsored booth during 6 public (April 29, 2010) Professor Carl Hershner Oil-spill drills ensure that VIMS personnel Is there oil on our horizon? remain familiar with emergency procedures festivals or fairs, including the Urbanna compared and contrasted the Chesapeake Oyster Festival, the Watermen’s Heritage (October 22, 2009) Professor Woody and that emergency equipment is in tip-top Bay “report cards” issued by various Festival, and the Gloucester Daffodil Hobbs described the geologic likelihood shape. organizations each year concerning Bay Festival. health. of petroleum discovery on Virginia’s continental shelf and potential environmental issues related to oil extraction and refining. 13 Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Discovery Labs

A Waterman’s Life (June 15, 2010) Waterman Voight Hogge described how Chesapeake Bay watermen make a living. Babies in the Bay (April 20, 2010) VIMS Ph.D. student Todd Clardy talked about larval fish in the Bay and described the Bay’s importance to the young of many species. Shipwrecks (March 16, 2010) Shannon Ricles and Lauren Heesemann of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary discussed the wreck of the USS Monitor and other shipwrecks in the area and their ecological value. Insects (February 16, 2010) Noted entomologist Dr. Art Evans explored the world of insects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Marine Mammals (January 19, 2010) Mark Swingle of the Virginia Aquarium explored the natural history of marine mam- mals in Chesapeake Bay and Virginia’s coastal waters. Lurking in the Shadows (October 22, 2009) The 3rd annual Mad Lab provided an opportunity to learn about the animals that lurk in the shadows of Chesapeake Bay. GPS, Buoys, Robots and More (September 15, 2009) SeaGrant educator Chris Petrone explored the technologies used to study Chesapeake Bay. Sponge Bob: Meet the Crew (August 17, 2009) VIMS technician Joe Cope showed how characters from the popular TV show fit within the Bay ecosystem. Chesapeake Bay Revealed (July 20, 2009) Glen Markwith gave an in-depth look at how Chesapeake Bay was formed, its importance in history and today, and the diversity of life that calls it home.

The monthly Discovery Lab series drew scores of adults and children to the VIMS campus in Gloucester Point.

14 Publications VIMS researchers publish hundreds of journal articles, technical reports, and other scientific communications each year. Here’s a statistical snapshot of the journal articles published by VIMS faculty, staff, and students between January 2009 and September 2010. A full list of VIMS- authored journal articles is available at vims.edu/library.

Citation analysis shows VIMS in already in the top 1% in the field of top 1 percent worldwide Plant & Animal Science. VIMS ranks in the top one percent VIMS Dean and Director John Wells of institutions worldwide in two says the ranking “adds quantitative fields based on a standard measure support to the excellent reputation that of scientific accomplishment—the our researchers have earned number of times that colleagues cite among peers for their contributions to an earlier journal article within their the scientific literature.” own research papers. Essential Science IndicatorsSM tracks The citation ranking, by Thomson the citation records for research Reuters Essential Science articles published in 22 fields. IndicatorsSM, shows that VIMS During the 10-year period examined, entered the top 1% among institutions VIMS faculty, staff, and students in the field of Environment & had authored or co-authored 137 Ecology in September 2009, and it papers cited 1,807 times in the field did so with the highest cite count of Environment & Ecology, and 315 among new entrants in this discipline. papers cited 2,936 times in the field of The analysis shows that VIMS was Plant & Animal Science. 15 Alumni Receptions VIMS has begun holding alumni receptions Giving Highlights in conjunction with national meetings of marine-science societies such as the Coastal Private giving and the VIMS Foundation advance education and research and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF), With the 10th Anniversary of the VIMS Foundation in 2011, we have set a goal to bring Foundation assets to the American Society of Limnology and $10,000,000 by the end of next year, up from $7,000,000. Thanks to a generous $500,000 pledge by former Oceanography (ASLO), and the American President of the VIMS Foundation E. Morgan Massey, we are on our way towards this goal and are working Fisheries Society (AFS). The receptions to raise the remainder. We hope many of our friends will join in this effort. provide an opportunity for renewing Private giving currently accounts for less than 2% of VIMS support. We realize this must grow for us to keep professional and personal ties, and give on the forefront of marine science. VIMS receives gifts directly as well as through the VIMS Foundation. current students a chance to talk with Private giving for VIMS and the VIMS Foundation in FY 2010 amounted to 487 gifts totaling $1,389,046. distinguished alumni from around the world. Of this, $417,903 came through the VIMS Foundation. This report shows how endowments created in the last decade benefit our education and research programs. Endowments in 2009-2010 made it possible for the VIMS Foundation to award 14 fellowships in the current academic year. Expendable gifts to the Foundation also provide critical support for scientific equipment. For example, additional gifts and grants in FY 2010 from the Norfolk Southern Foundation, the NewMarket Corporation, and the Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation allowed for purchase of various kinds of mass spectrometers in the labs of professors Aaron Beck, Iris Anderson, and Elizabeth Canuel and their students. The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment continued its support in two areas vital for those who care about Chesapeake Bay: submerged aquatic vegetation in Dr. Robert Orth’s lab, and oyster research in Dr. Mark Luckenbach’s lab at our Eastern Shore Laboratory in Wachapreague, Virginia. The total assets of the VIMS Foundation were $7,231,459 as of June 30, 2010, up from $6,678,562 on June 30, 2009. The Foundation’s endowed funds are invested with the William and Mary Investment Trust (WAMIT), a vehicle that is open to various foundations affiliated with the College. Investment results are summarized elsewhere in this report. While the VIMS Foundation is still young, in FY 2010 it was able to provide $630,497 in support to the Institute and the School of Marine Science through various endowments and expendable funds. We deeply appreciate the support of the many friends, alumni, foundations, and corporations listed here. Despite tough economic times, the percentage of our alumni who support VIMS has doubled in the last several years. Thanks to all alumni who have made gifts and also to those who have participated in our alumni receptions at scientific meetings. These are a wonderful way to link current students with distinguished alumni from all over the United States. If you would like to make a gift to the VIMS Foundation or to include it in your estate plans to benefit The most recent alumni reception, at the annual faculty, students, and the work of VIMS, please call Dean and Director John Wells at 804-684-7102 or Anne CERF meeting in Portland, Oregon, drew an enthusiastic crowd of current and former scientists Marshall in the VIMS Development Office at 804-684-7107. and students.

16 Gift supports Antarctic research Acuff endowments: A lasting impact A private gift from Adrian G. “Casey” Marshall Acuff (William & Mary, ’62) has had a distinguished career as an international leader in investment strategy, research, and Duplantier, Jr., matched by 1st Advantage management. He is also the very definition of a graduate who gives Federal Credit Union of Newport News, back. supported another season of Antarctic field research for two local students—VIMS Growing up on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Marshall has a love of graduate student Kate Ruck and W&M Chesapeake Bay. In 1982, he and his mother Margaret decided to support their beloved Bay by creating one of the very first endowments undergraduate Sarah Giltz. for VIMS. Ruck and Giltz joined VIMS colleagues for 6 A. Marshall Acuff, Sr., Memorial Endowment weeks of field study in the coastal waters of Antarctica. Their study is part of the Long- The Acuff Endowment has now supported oyster disease research for L to R Marshall Acuff and VIMS Dean and Term Ecological Research (LTER) program Director John Wells 28 years. Acuff support has played a key role in the renewed commitment to native oyster restoration, and has leveraged federal funds at the U.S. Palmer Station on the Antarctic and helped create jobs for Virginia citizens. Peninsula. Ryan Carnegie, leader of the Shellfish Pathology Laboratory at VIMS, says, “Our whole team appreciates the flexibility Acuff support gives our program—the ability to rapidly respond to emerging questions, pursue bold new directions, and Dinghy Poker Run build the foundation for larger, extramurally funded projects.” Two local chapters of the United States Marshall says, “Being part of a family tied to the Bay and wanting to assure the economic health of the shellfish Power Squadrons raised more than $3,000 industries and people of the area, I felt that creating an endowment for VIMS was the way to honor my father in for VIMS during the first annual “Dinghy perpetuity.” Poker Run” on April 17th, 2010. The event A. Marshall Acuff, Jr., Professorship was organized and hosted by the Colonial Sail Marshall also created one of the first endowed professorships atVIMS. As a member of numerous College-affiliated and Power Squadron of Williamsburg and the boards including the VIMS Foundation, Marshall is aware of the need for long-term faculty support. Two distinguished Virginia Beach Sail and Power Squadron, with professors have now held the post—emeritus professor Jack Musick and professor Michael Newman. generous financial support from numerous On the Acuff Chair, Musick published 52 peer-reviewed papers, wrote 3 trade books, and edited 8 scientific volumes. local businesses. He also graduated 7 Master’s and 9 Ph.D. students. Musick says “The Acuff Chair gave me an incentive to establish and During the event, boaters visited 4 marinas maintain a standard of excellence in science that could be held as an example for my peers.” along the Chesapeake Bay waterfront Dr. Michael Newman, appointed to the Acuff Professorship in 2008, is an expert in ecotoxicology, bioaccumulation, (Wallace’s Bait and Tackle, Dandy Haven and ecological risk assessment. In recent years he has taught at universities in Marina, Bell Isle Marina, and Salt Ponds Vietnam, China, and Hong Kong as well as advising two Chinese students at Marina), choosing the best 5-card hand from VIMS. He completed two books during his first two years as Acuff Professor. the 7 cards they received. Prizes for winning Dr. Newman says that being honored with the Acuff Professorship makes him hands were donated by Riverside Heating more mindful of the example he must set for younger faculty and for students and Air, Bill Walsh and Bob Beltz, Martinee wherever their careers may take them. Walsh, and Bass Pro Shops. Participants On why he gives back so generously, Marshall says “Assuring that our students also won gift cards to Wawa and ABC stores benefit from the very best faculty is a central part of our challenge as an during a raffle. Artist Katie Moyers provided institution. If the Acuff Professorship Endowment can contribute to attracting and 7 limited-edition mermaid prints that were keeping the very best scientists, it is doing a vital job for the College and VIMS.” Dr. Newman (R) at a recent book signing given as gifts to the top money raisers.

17 Keith Campbell Foundation helps VIMS restore marine life to Olney Ichthyology Award seaside bays Gifts to the John Edward Olney, Funds from the Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment are helping VIMS Sr. Memorial Endowment will researchers restore oysters, seagrass, and bay scallops to Virginia’s seaside bays. support VIMS graduate student Jennifer Martin, the recipient of The 18-month project is a partnership between VIMS, The Nature Conservancy, the inaugural John E. Olney, Sr. the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, and the Virginia Coastal Zone Ichthyology Award. The award Management Program. Restoration efforts are taking place within The Nature honors the distinguished career Conservancy’s 38,000-acre Virginia Coast Reserve. of the late professor John Olney In addition to the Campbell Foundation, funds for the project come through NOAA and his unwavering dedication as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The funding—$2 million to fostering young marine researchers and ichthyologists. in total—will provide 55 jobs in the Commonwealth for the duration of the project. VIMS Foundation President Carroll W. Owens, Jr. Dr. Olney passed away on The restoration partnership will restore 30 acres of native oyster reefs at 15 sites; presents the John E. Olney Icthyology Award citation January 11, 2010 after a plant 100 acres of seagrass; and re-introduce 2.4 million juvenile bay scallops to to John’s family (L to R daughter Susan Napiecek, wife yearlong battle with cancer. Lee Larkin and son John Jr. at the VIMS 2010 Maury the restored seagrass meadows. Dinner). The intent of the Olney award Mark Luckenbach, Director of VIMS’ Eastern Shore Laboratory, says “This is to celebrate Dr. Olney’s life and accomplishments and inspire future scientists by integrated restoration program will greatly accelerate our collaborative efforts to supporting their pursuit of knowledge and professional growth. The award provides restore these valuable coastal resources.” VIMS professor Bob Orth adds “This funds for participation in educational and professional development activities, project allows us to build on the success we’ve had with seagrass restoration in including attendance at meetings, workshops, and special research opportunities in the Virginia coastal bays during the last decade, and now allows us to embark on a ichthyology. truly historic attempt to re-introduce the bay scallop.” VIMS professor Ken Moore will monitor water quality in and around the restoration area. Martin became a Ph.D. student at VIMS in 2008 to work with Dr. Olney on the taxonomy and distribution of the dealfishes and their relatives. Her work is particularly important and timely, as many of these fishes are caught as by-catch in fisheries around the world. Martin’s work will help to accurately identify and manage these species. NewMarket gift supports newest faculty member Martin joined the faculty at Thomas Nelson Community College in 2005, where A $50,000 gift from NewMarket Corporation helped purchase a high-tech piece of she continues to work full time as a Biology professor. She has worked tirelessly to lab equipment for Dr. Aaron Beck, VIMS’ newest faculty member. Beck is using maintain her teaching position while still making progress on her research. the instrument—an “inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer”—to advance his studies of trace metals in groundwater. Discharge of metals such as iron, copper, lead, and zinc from submarine groundwater into Chesapeake Bay and the coastal ocean has important implications for aquatic organisms and marine chemistry. Beck, a geochemist, arrived at VIMS in 2009 after serving a two-year post-doctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany. Acquisition of scientific instrumentation is one of VIMS’ most critical ongoing needs. Dr. Aaron Beck collects submarine groundwater for trace-metal analysis. 18 Sloan Foundation supports VIMS role in Census of Marine Life Funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to the Census of Marine Life (CoML) has supported the research of several VIMS professors involved in this SunTrust gift supports VIMS graduate student unprecedented global project. The first Census drew to a close in 2010, having marshaled 2,700 scientists from more than 80 nations to assess and explain the A fellowship from the SunTrust diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans. During the last decade, Mid-Atlantic Foundation Census scientists mounted 540 expeditions, identified more than 6,000 potentially will support climate-change new species, and generated 2,600 scientific publications. research by Emily Jayne, a Professor Tracey Sutton was active in two Census projects—the Mid-Atlantic Ridge graduate student in the lab of Ecosystem Project (MAR-ECO) and the Census of Marine Zooplankton. Among professor Rebecca Dickhut at many other discoveries, his work led to resolution of a long-standing biological VIMS. Jayne was awarded the puzzle by showing that a group SunTrust Fellowship for both the of deep-sea fishes previously 2009-2010 and the 2010-2011 classified into three separate academic years. families are actually the larvae, Jayne plans to use the fellowship males, and females of a single From L: VIMS Dean and Director John Wells, to conduct field studies of volatile family—the whalefishes. organic compounds and their role SunTrust Senior Vice President David Burris; Bill VIMS adjunct professor Hudgins, owner and president of Bill Hudgins in the global and ocean carbon Michael Vecchione, a MAR- Pontiac, GMC; VIMS graduate student Emily cycle. These compounds, produced ECO scientist and member Jayne; and Bernie Ngo, City President SunTrust mostly by land plants but also by of the MAR-ECO steering Bank Gloucester. human activities, include terpenes, committee, has also been substances released by pine trees involved in Census projects that lead to the hazy skies of a typical summer day along the East Coast. Jayne in the Arctic and Antarctic, plans to conduct her fieldwork in Chesapeake Bay and the waters off Bermuda. Tracey Sutton tagging snadbar shark exploring seamounts, and Bernard Ngo, President of SunTrust Bank, Williamsburg/Gloucester, says “We’re synthesizing information from the deep sea. His work has led to discovery of extremely pleased to be able to help provide fellowship support to Emily and other several new species of deep-sea squid. students at VIMS. The training they receive, and the work they do, helps us all by Both Sutton and Vecchione took part in a major news conference at the Royal leading to a better understanding of the many serious issues facing Chesapeake Institution in London on October 4th 2010 to announce the final results of the Bay and the ocean.” landmark CoML effort. Professor Deborah Steinberg worked with collaborators at Woods Hole, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Smithsonian to provide the first-ever complete census of zooplankton diversity in the subtropical North Atlantic. Their efforts are part of a U.S. initiative to create an on-line database of marine animal and plant distributions called the Ocean Biogeographic Information System, another CoML project. The Census not only advances knowledge about life in the global ocean, including the first ever complete catalog of marine life, but will serve to inform decisions about how to best manage the world’s marine resources.

19 Holmquist supports Annual Fund Summer interns complete marine research at Eastern Shore Lab Richard Holmquist is a man who knows about giving back, both to his Five students from country and to VIMS. His recent unrestricted, 5-year gift to the Annual universities throughout the Fund of the VIMS Foundation will be used to support the Institute’s Commonwealth returned most pressing needs, whether they be a student stipend, faculty research, to their native Eastern or purchase of cutting-edge scientific equipment. shore this summer to pursue research at VIMS’ Holmquist began his graduate studies at VIMS in 1994 after receiving Eastern Shore Laboratory in his bachelor’s degree in biology and history at William and Mary. Wachapreague. In 1997, he put his graduate work on hold to command Virginia’s 129th Field Artillery Detachment during their deployment to Bosnia- ESL Director Mark Herzegovina. Holmquist earned his Master’s from VIMS in 2001, Luckenbach says he’s From L to R: Paige Smith, Lauren Rowan, Zachary Mallette, Cain Bonniwell, and Jessica Smith. studying the population dynamics of Atlantic silversides with professor “pleased that we have the Herb Austin. His research, military training, and a stint as a NOAA opportunity, especially fisheries observer provided experience for his during these difficult economic times, to involve young people from the current position as Director of Sales for the Shore in marine science.” The program is supported through a subcommittee Marine Services Group at GeoEye, Inc. of the VIMS Council, chaired by A. Thomas Young, which for the second consecutive year was instrumental in raising the private funds needed Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, and with 530 for student support. Private donors are Marsha and Rick Amory, Cynthia employees worldwide, GeoEye provides satellite Bailey, Chris and Kirkie Bosworth, Barbara and Steve Johnsen, the E. Polk imagery, image-processing services, and GIS Kellam Foundation, E. Polk Kellam, Jr. and Roberta Kellam, Caramine products to clients around the globe. Kellam, Debbie and Pete Lalor, and Page and Tom Young. In addition, the VIMS alumnus and Holmquist directs global sales for imagery and H. M. Terry Seafood Co., Inc. and J. C. Walker Brothers, Inc., sponsored an annual giver Richard products derived from GeoEye’s OrbView-2 internship focused on aquaculture research. Holmquist with a model of satellite, whose sensors provide worldwide the GeoEye OV-2 satellite This year’s interns were Lauren Rowan (Onancock) who examined the coverage of ocean productivity. His sales potential for oyster restoration within a small bayside creek; Cain Bonniwell team services a wide range of markets, including commercial and (Belle Haven) who helped restore bay scallops to local seaside bays; Zachary sportfisheries, government agencies, and environmental organizations. Mallette (Locustville) who explored how clam aquaculture affects food webs In addition to his support of the VIMS Foundation, Holmquist is in shallow-water habitats; Paige Smith (Harborton), who took part in a study working to raise awareness among VIMS researchers of potential of summer flounder; and Jessica Smith (Exmore), who contributed to a long- partnerships with the GeoEye Foundation, which grants free imagery for term study of the potential impact of endocrine-disrupting compounds on use in environmental studies. Eastern Shore oysters. Holmquist says “I’m really grateful for the marine science education Rowan says her experience at the lab gave her “a serious respect for that I received at VIMS. It’s my hope that I can repay the confidence oysters, and a knowledge base that I never would have been able to acquire that VIMS had in me by working in my current job to support the otherwise.” Mallette says the experience expanded his knowledge of research community as well as government and industry—much like the biological processes and provided “personal relationships that can guide me mission of VIMS.” as I pursue my academic studies and passion for biology.”

20 Summer Camps “Thanks for getting my son really excited about something other than sports and video games.” The 2010 edition of the VIMS summer camp program brought big smiles “It was so fun and it changed my life. I can’t wait for the next to more than 100 local youngsters, who each spent a week at VIMS or its one.” Eastern Shore Lab learning firsthand about the Bay or Virginia’s seaside ecosystem. The 5 weeklong camps are made possible by a gift from an “It was one of my best times ever.” anonymous private donor to the VIMS Foundation. The gift will fund the “Thanks for letting this camp exist. It’s the best camp ever. My summer camps at VIMS for five years (2009-2013). favorite thing was everything” Led by Education Coordinator Sarah McGuire of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve at VIMS, the camps provide fun, hands-on experiences in the field and lab to elementary and middle school students from in and around Gloucester County. One hundred and five students took part during the second season in 2010. Campers got wet and muddy at sites around the Bay, from the VIMS Teaching Marsh to the Goodwin Islands and the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore.

Sea Squirts - During the week, rising 1st and 2nd grade students learned about the many plants and animals that call Chesapeake Bay home. Students spent time in the VIMS Teaching Marsh, seining in the York River, visiting the Virginia Aquarium, and doing a variety of games and crafts. Green Gurus - Rising 3rd and 4th grade students spent the week learning about being green, including planting native species, recycling, how to have a waste-free lunch, and conserving energy. Students did wildlife mapping, seining, and took a trip to the Virginia Living Museum to explore the living greenhouse and conservation garden. Two sessions of this camp were offered. Chesapeake Champions - Rising 5th and 6th grade students focused on being good stewards of Chesapeake Bay. Students spent the week testing water quality, doing an oyster restoration project, canoeing, and seining. Students completed presentations for their parents on the main issues affecting the Bay. Estuary Explorers - This week-long overnight trip to the VIMS Eastern Shore Laboratory allowed rising 7th and 8th grade students to explore barrier islands and lagoons in depth. Students spent time canoeing, exploring barrier islands and mud flats, doing a squid dissection, trawling, dredging, and more. Students kept a science notebook with species lists, water-quality data, and observations from the field.

21 VIMS Foundation Fellowships Fellowships and awards for students in the School of Marine Science at VIMS recognize and reward qualities that lead to success in graduate school and subsequent careers—including commitment, initiative, scholarship, and interdisciplinary research.

Hunter B. Andrews, Jr., Fellowships Edward M. Holland Fellowship Lori Sutter Kristene Parsons, Ph.D. Student Lori Sutter, Ph.D. Student Faculty Advisor Tracey Sutton Faculty Advisor Jim Perry Shark assemblage structure and Vegetative community nutrient uptake along the York biogeographic distribution in Chesapeake River salinity gradient: Implications of rising sea level Bay and coastal Virginia Kristene Parsons Grey Allison & H. Renwick Dunlap Fellowship Wenda Ribeiro Quidort, Ph.D. Student Faculty Advisor Kimberly Reece Richard “Gar” Secrist, M.S. Student Faculty Advisors Mark Luckenbach & Iris Anderson Detection and identification of adenovirus in local estuarine waters receiving waste water effluent and in Clam aquaculture in Cherrystone Creek shellfish tissue harvested from these waters. Richard Secrist Ferguson Enterprises Fellowship Wenda Ribeiro Quidort Christina Pondell, Ph.D. Student Kathryn Sobocinski, Ph.D. Student Faculty Advisor Elizabeth Canuel Faculty Advisors Rob Latour & Emmett The effects of changes in land-use and climate on Duffy organic carbon accumulation in reservoirs Fish-mediated export from eelgrass beds in lower Chesapeake Bay Harry and Barbara Hager Christina Pondell Fellowship Kathryn Sobocinski Matthew Whalen, M.S. Student Beazley Fellowship Faculty Advisor Emmett Duffy Alison Deary, M.S. Student Identifying the role of mesoherbivory in seagrass systems. Faculty Advisor Eric Hilton Matt Whalen Habitat differentiation, development of feeding apparatus, and sensory development Juliette B. and Carroll W. during the ontogeny of larval sciaenids in Owens, Sr. Fellowship Chesapeake Bay Alison Deary Erin Jenkins, M.S. Student Faculty Advisor Jeffrey Shields Parasite biology in local crustacean populations Erin Jenkins 22 SunTrust Fellowship Kathleen and Robert Roper Emily Jayne, M.S. Student Fellowship Faculty Advisor Rebecca Dickhut Julia Moriarty, M.S. Student Development of methodology for quantifying air-sea Faculty Advisor Courtney Harris fluxes of volatile organic carbon Formation and reworking of flood deposits on the Waipaoa River shelf, New Zealand: variability in sediment transport and deposition Julia Moriarty Zeigler Fellowship Emily Jayne Virginia Institute of Marine Science Funded primarily by Charles Natale, Jr. Ryan Schloesser, Ph.D. Student Council Fellowship Faculty Advisor Mary Fabrizio Andre Buchheister, Ph.D. Student Faculty Advisor Robert Latour Changes in the distribution and abundance of non- indigenous species in Chesapeake Bay based on Food web dynamics and community structure of trawl surveys demersal fishes in Chesapeake Bay Ryan Schloesser Andre Buchheister

The George P. Coleman Bridge with VIMS in the right background.

2423 VIMS Foundation Audited Financial Statements Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2010 Statement of Activities for the Year Ended June 30, 2010

Assets Temporarily Permanently Current Assets Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Cash and cash equivalents $ 627,443 Revenue, Gains, and Pledges receivable $ 124,750 Other Support Total Current Assets $ 752,193 Contributions $ 208,295 $ 74,858 $ 134,750 $ 417,903 Investments $ 6,367,042 Net Investment Income (Loss) $ 305,603 $ 472,950 - $ 778,553 $ 513,898 $ 547,808 $ 134,750 $ 1,196,456 Other Assets Net assets released from restrictions $ 461,042 $ 461,042 - - Pledges receivable $ 112,224 Total Revenue, Gains, and $ 974,940 $ 86,766 $ 134,750 $ 1,196,456 TOTAL ASSETS $7,231,459 Other Support

Liabilities and Net Assets Expenses Grants payable $ 16,528 Accounting and Legal $ 17,670 - - $ 17,670 Bank Fees $ 5,939 - - $ 5,939 Net Assets Grants and Support $ 630,497 - - $ 630,497 Unrestricted $ 575,325 Taxes and Licenses $ 1,199 - - $ 1,199 Temporarily restricted $ 2,205,338 Insurance $ 4,279 - - $ 4,279 Permanently restricted $ 4,434,268 Office Expenses 503 - - $ 503 Total Net Assets $ 7,214,931 Total Expenses $ 660,087 - - $ 660,087 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $7,231,459 Change in Net Assets $ 314,853 $ 86,766 $ 134,750 $ 536,369

Net Assets, Beginning of Year $ 260,472 $ 2,118,572 $4,299,518 $ 6,678,562

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $ 575,325 $ 2,205,338 $4,434,268 $ 7,214,931

2524 William & Mary Investment Trust (WAMIT)

WAMIT delivers solid performance in 2010 By pooling assets under this single structure, WAMIT—which formed in 2004—offers a well-diversified portfolio with a record of strong investment performance, along with Approximately two-thirds of William & Mary’s endowed assets are invested through administrative and investment oversight through a highly experienced Investments the William & Mary Investment Trust (WAMIT), including the investable assets of Administration staff as well as CWMF’s 12-member Investments Committee. the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation. For fiscal year 2010, WAMIT outperformed its market benchmark by 1.1 percentage points. Investment results INVESTMENT RESULTS over the past three and five years outperformed benchmarks as well, by 3.6 and 3.5 As of June 30, 2010 — Net of all fees percentage points respectively. 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 5 YEARS W&M’s Chief Investment Officer Brian Hiestand says WAMIT’s solid performance in fiscal 2010 is due in large part to its continued advocacy of a “total return” approach, The William & Mary Investment Trust (WAMIT) 14.1% -2.2% 4.9% which focuses on the long term by aiming to preserve WAMIT’s purchasing power while providing areas of the College with a predictable and growing stream of spending Blended Benchmark 13.0% -6.5% 1.4% distributions. This approach focuses on equity and equity-like return strategies, but Value Added 1.1% 4.3% 3.5% allows the ability to make opportunistic investments when appropriate and the flexibility to make adjustments in asset allocation if warranted by market conditions. Policy Benchmark: 60% Russell 3000 Index, 20% MSCI World Factors in fiscal 2010’s success included a continued emphasis on Emerging Market ex-U.S. Index, 20% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index Equity securities and a decision, beginning in fall 2008, to make an opportunistic allocation to distressed credit investments. Another reason 2010 was so fruitful for WAMIT, Hiestand says, was its selection of strong investment managers, many of whom outperformed their respective benchmarks. “The global financial markets remain challenging,” says Hiestand, who in 2010 was THE WILLIAM & MARY INVESTMENT TRUST: recognized as one of the country’s top 10 university endowment managers by 24/7 Wall ASSET ALLOCATION OF POLICY PORTFOLIO St., an online source for financial news and commentary. “We are fully engaged to help preserve the purchasing power of the assets that have been entrusted to us by exercising Fiscal Year 2010 June 30, 2010 prudent investment judgment. We have an eye toward managing the downside volatility ALLOCATION and are only making investment allocations when the returns far outweigh the risks Domestic Equities 16.2% involved.” Foreign Equities 9.1% Emerging Market Equities 8.3% Participants in WAMIT include The College of William & Mary Foundation (CWMF) Fixed Income 12.1% and the foundations associated with the Mason School of Business, William & Mary Special Situations 16.7% Law School, and VIMS. All WAMIT participants have the same exposure to all asset Absolute Return 14.5% classes and investment managers, and each is allowed to determine its own spending Real Assets 8.0% rate policy. Private Equity 4.9% Cash 10.2%

25 Donors & Supporters In the fiscal year July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010, VIMS and the VIMS Foundation eceivedr 487 gifts totaling $1,389,046. We sincerely thank all donors and recognize members of the Maury Society, who make annual leadership gifts of $1,000 or more, and VIMS Pathfinders, for their generous lifetime commitments to research, education, and advisory service in marine science. Pathfinders The Virginia Institute of Marine Science is proud to recognize the following individuals, corporations, and foundations that have generously supported its work with lifetime gifts of $100,000 or more. Mr. and Mrs. A. Marshall Acuff, Jr. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Owens Foundation The Honorable Hunter B. Andrews* Fluor Foundation Prizm Ace, Inc. and Mrs. Cynthia C. Andrews Mr. Peter L. Foley Rouse-Bottom Foundation Bank of America/NationsBank Friend of VIMS Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Mr. Matthew T. Blackwood* Mrs. Inge Gläsel and Mr. Peter C. Gläsel* Southeastern Universities Research Bluewater Yacht Sales Mr. Lewis L. Glucksman* and Association Mr. Alex P. Burruss* and Mrs. Mary Mrs. Loretta Glucksman The Community Foundation Catlett Burruss* Dr. and Mrs. Harry G. Hager, Jr. Serving Richmond and Central Virginia The Keith Campbell Foundation Honeywell, Inc./AlliedSignal Foundation The Offield Family Foundation for the Environment Mrs. Ann Kauffman* and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Catlett Mr. John P. D. Kauffman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Tullidge, Sr. Mr. John W. C. Catlett, Jr. Massey Foundation Dr. Willard A. Van Engel* Chesapeake Corporation Nature Conservancy Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Woodford G. David P. Clifford Norfolk Dredging Company Vaughan, Jr.* CSX Corporation Norfolk Southern Corporation Virginia Environmental Endowment Dominion Resources, Inc. Moses D. Nunnally Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Alan Voorhees* Fetch, LLC Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. A. Thomas Young The Maury Society Named for the “Pathfinder of the Seas” Matthew Fontaine Maury, the Maury Society recognizes donors who make an annual gift of $1,000 or more. This group of dedicated patrons helps VIMS to continue Maury’s tradition of scientific discovery. $100,000 Plus Anonymous The Community Foundation The Keith Campbell Foundation Mrs. Inge Gläsel Serving Richmond and Central Virginia for the Environment James A. Hixon, Esquire Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Tullidge, Sr. Massey Foundation Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Guilford D. Ware Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Garland and Agnes Taylor Gray Foundation Ms. Julie A. Wrigley E. Polk Kellam Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Mrs. Frances Lee Larkin $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Nature Conservancy Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Hellman Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Norfolk Southern Corporation Ms. Caramine Kellam Nature Conservancy Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation Mr. E. Polk Kellam, Jr. NewMarket Corporation Owens Foundation Mr. A. Travis Massey Moses D. Nunnally Charitable Trust Robert and Kathleen Roper Family Fund of Ms. Kathryn B. McQuade Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Natale, Jr. $10,000 - $49,999 the Mathews Community Foundation SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Foundation Rouse-Bottom Foundation, Inc. AECW Fund of The Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. A. Thomas Young Serving Richmond and Central Virginia 26 * Deceased $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelley President and Mrs. W. Taylor Reveley, III Mr. Donald W. Davis, Jr. and Mr. A. Marshall Acuff, Jr. Mr. Richard R. Lafferty Mr. and Mrs. Austin L. Roberts, III Mrs. Jane Ayers Davis Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Amory, III Mr. and Mrs. Dennis H. Liberson Virginia Venture Corporation Mrs. Jennifer S. Dillon Dr. and Mrs. D. Christopher Bosworth Dr. G. Alex Marsh, III Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Young Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Dixon Mrs. Mary A. Catlett Burruss The Honorable and Mrs. John O. Marsh, III $250 - $499 Dr. and Mrs. John P. Doley Christopher Wren Association Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCormick Anonymous Charles J. Donlan, M.D. Colonial Sail and Power Squadron Mr. and Mrs. Brent G. Meadors Dr. Thomas M. Armitage Dr. and Mrs. David A. Evans Mr. and Mrs. Adrian G. DuPlantier, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Maynard M. Nichols Mr. Steven M. Atran Dr. Kenneth Finkelstein Mrs. Pamela F. Faggert Rev. and Mrs. Willard W. Olney, III Dr. Elizabeth Colquitt Austin-Minor Ms. Ellen Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. George Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Owens and Dr. Jay Austin Mr. Richard L. Garfield Dr. and Mrs. Maurice P. Lynch Mrs. Elizabeth Rawles Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Barnard, Jr. Mrs. Emily Wells Gianfortoni Mrs. Peggy W. Marlatt Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Rollins BB&T Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Gibaldi Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Roper, Jr. Mrs. Jean S. Feng Ms. Constance Godsey Mr. John R. Nelson Mr. A. Kenneth Scribner, Jr. Greater Williamsburg Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Hampton H. M. Terry Company, Inc. Ms. Eileen L. Shea Community Trust Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Hardy J. C. Walker Bros., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. R. Gordon Smith Mr. Johan M. Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. James H. Harris Dr. and Mrs. John T. Wells Mr. and Mrs. William J. Strickland Dr. Carl H. Hobbs, III Johns Hopkins University Ronald West Family Foundation Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Holmquist Mr. John Houyoux Lt. Col. David W. Howell $1,000 - $2,499 Mr. E. Deal Tompkins Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Jamison USB Financial Mabel Davis Liles Charitable Fund Mrs. Mary S. Humelsine Altria Group, Inc. Wanchese Fish Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Neikirk Mr. and Mrs. John O. Hummel Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Wenger Mr. James H. Price, III Mrs. Marion Vance Huq Ms. Cynthia V. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. F. Case Whittemore Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie L. Roberts Dr. Fred Jacobs Ms. Susan O. Barrick Mr. Leslie W. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson Dr. Michael A. Unger Mrs. Jennifer Bateman and Mr. Jay Bateman Dr. Albert Y. Kuo Douglas S. Wood, Esquire Mr. and Mrs. John B. Willey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Birdsong, III Williamsburg Floral and Gifts Dr. Chae E. Laird and Dr. John D. Boon, III $500 - $999 Mr. and Mrs. Evan B. Van Leeuwen Dr. Beverly L. Laird Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brinley, II Mrs. Patricia M. Almond Williamsburg Community Foundation Mr. Robert Lecky The Honorable and Mrs. Morris D. Busby Anonymous Mr. Michael Zoob Mr. Arthur D. Liles Dr. Robert J. Byrne and Dr. Joan Byrne Dr. Carole C. Baldwin Dr. David Malmquist and Mr. and Mrs. John P. Causey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Barnes $100 - $249 Dr. Deborah Steinberg Chesapeake Bank Mr. and Mrs. A. Cameron Blandford Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Ackerly Dr. Anne Alexander Marshall and Creekside Properties Ms. Joice Davis Dr. Iris Anderson Mr. Davis Marshall Dominion Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John W. Dayton Mr. Kenneth L. Beal Ms. Susan F. Martielli Dr. and Mrs. William Edmondson Mrs. Marilyn M. Entwisle Ms. Colleen G. Becker Dr. and Mrs. Lockert B. Mason Ms. Michela English and Exxon Mobil Foundation The Honorable Robert S. Bloxom Mrs. Elizabeth J. Mathers Mr. Robert Quartel, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter Fox Mr. and Mrs. James C. Boyd Mr. Charles F. McCallum, III Francois A. Espourteille, Ph.D. and Graces Parent Association Dr. Joseph N. Boyer Mr. F. Wayne McLeskey, Jr. Susan A. Fisher-Espourteille Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Hershner, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Brill Mr. George J. McVey, Jr. First Advantage Federal Credit Union JCB Transport, Inc. Mr. David V. Bristow Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. McVey, III The Garrett Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Latour Ms. Joyce E. Brown Dr. Irving Mendelssohn Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Gottwald, Sr. Mr. Daniel A. McCusker Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Brummer Mr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Meredith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gottwald Ms. Teresa L. Munford Ms. Ann Wood Carneal Dr. John V. Merriner Harry & Harriet Grandis Family Foundation Dr. John A. Musick and CCRM Employees Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Moore Herndon Foundation Ms. Beverly McMillan R. Harvey Chappell, Jr., Esquire The Honorable Harvey B. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Hill Dr. and Mrs. John D. Milliman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Chilcote Mr. Richard Morgan The Honorable and Mrs. A. Linwood Holton Norfolk Dredging Company Dr. Fu-Lin Chu Ms. Kristin M. Murphy Mr. Steven A. Johnsen and Phillips Energy, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Clay Dr. B. Voss Neal Dr. Barbara A. Johnsen Mr. Wyndham R. Price Dr. and Mrs. Alan B. Cohen Dr. Hilary A. Neckles 27 * Deceased Ms. Robin H. Newland Mrs. Nancy C. Balcom Dr. and Mrs. John Hogg Mr. and Mrs. William O. Rogers Ms. Holly Jo Nordholm Mr. and Mrs. Rex F. Beckwith, III Mr. Ray Hooker Dr. Peter S. Rosen Ms. Renee A. Oen Ms. Marcia R. Berman Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Horn, Jr. Ms. Mary Anne Ross Mr. Ray T. Oglesby Mrs. Helen S. M. Blackwood Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howe Mr. Paul J. Rudershausen Capt. and Mrs. Edward C. Oldfield Mr. Donald J. Blakeslee Ms. Virginia L. W. Hutcheson SAIC Mr. W. Floyd Olney and Ms. Christine Breddy Mr. and Mrs. John K. Jensen Dr. Linda C. Schaffner Ms. Elizabeth McDowell Dr. Hugh A. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jensen Mr. Waldo W. Scheid Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Orth Mr. Grady Brown Dr. Stephen R. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sidway Ms. Holly Osborne Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Burrage Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones Ms. Wendy K. Smith John E. Owens, Esquire and Rev. and Mrs. L. Lawson Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Jordan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Snowa, Sr. The Hon. Donna B. Owens Dr. Gustavo W. Calvo and James J. Kail, DDS Mr. William H. Sonnett Ms. Ann M. Petersen Ms. Lisa R. Calvo Mr. Anthony C. Kaczka Mr. Hobart Speegle Ms. Nancy P. Petersen Ms. Samantha Carlton Mr. David P. Kilduff and Mr. Gary A. Spivack Mr. Larry T. Price Dr. Cale Cartwright Ms. Catherine W. Kilduff Mr. Everett M. Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Clyde H. Ratcliffe Dr. and Mrs. Henry Cathey Ms. Sharon Killeen Mr. and Mrs. Martin W. Steffens Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Rosenkranz Dr. Carl F. Cerco Mr. and Mrs. William H. Koehler Ms. Suzanne Sullivan Mr. Bill Savage Ms. Vicki Clark Ms. Patricia Kruger Sweet Madeline’s Mr. Stuart S. Schechter Ms. Debra D. Cobb Ms. Debra M. Lambert Ms. Mary M. Swift Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Schreyer, Jr. Mr. Charles J. Costello Dr. Peter F. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Teagle Dr. Erin E. Seney Mr. Thomas Coye Ms. Anne K. Leake Mr. H. H. Thacker Dr. Gene Silberhorn Mr. Christian D. Crippen and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick N. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Throckmorton Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Simpson, Jr. Mrs. Jenn B. Crippen Dr. A. Thomas Leggett, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson Mr. Gamble M. Sisson Ms. Rita Dennis Dr. Jeffrey K. List Ms. Carol K. Tomlinson Ms. Rosalee Sprout Dr. Peter Eldridge The Hon. and Mrs. Frederick B. Lowe Mrs. Trudy Tracy J. Thomas Steger, Esquire and Dr. and Mrs. William G. Emerson Ms. Helen H. Luckett Ms. Ashton D. Trice Mrs. Martha Wessells Steger Mr. and Mrs. John W. Farmer Ms. Abigail J. Lynch Ms. Diane Walker Dr. Daniel W. Sved Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Faulconer Mr. and Mrs. Terence D. Malarkey Mr. John M. Walker Ms. Mary W. Swift Mr. James B. Feeley Ms. Andrea M. Maniscalco Dr. Taiping Wang Ms. Josephine Thorpe Ms. Erin Ferer Ms. Anne R. Marshall Dr. Kenneth L. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Vanden Bout Mr. John D. Field Ms. Lisa A. Majzlik Mr. and Mrs. Fred Westphal Mr. Dennis T. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Tazewell Fitzgerald Mr. Charles R. McCarty, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. White Wayne Harbin Builder, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. French Mr. George J. McVey Mr. and Mrs. Jim P. Wightman Mr. David M. Wyanski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Futch Mr. and Mrs. Domingo Mr. Dixon Wilde and Mrs. Marilyn A. Zeigler Dr. and Mrs. Armand J. Galfo Mendiguchia, Jr. Dr. Mary Fabrizio Wilde Mr. David E. Zwerner Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Gansen Mr. Charles H. Merritt Ms. Karen M. Youshock Mr. Eric Gardner Ms. Kimberley Murphy Dr. Peter J. Eldridge $1 - $99 Mr. Dan Given Ms. Janice C. Murray Mr. William J. Tarantino Mr. Dean A. Ablowich Mr. Jason S. Goldberg Dr. and Mrs. Philip F. Murray Dr. Kenneth W. Turgeon Dr. James P. Amon and Dr. and Mrs. William W. Gough Mr. Eric C. Nichols Mrs. Carol B. Amon Mr. H. Carlyle Gravely, III Mr. William Nizinski Animal Care of Gloucester Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Green, Jr. Mr. George H. Northam Anonymous Mr. George Groseclose Ms. Diane F. Perry Mr. Michael J. Antczak Mr. and Mrs. Pearce S. Grove Dr. William J. Perry Ms. Rebecca L. Arenson Mr. Andrew S. Gurkin Mr. and Mrs. Justin Powell Mr. Michael D. Arendt Mr. and Ms. Dexter S. Haven Raytheon Company Ms. Jean Atkinson Mr. George R. Hayes Riverwalk Restaurant Mr. Tom Austin Ms. Anne J. Henry Ms. Martha Rhodes Mr. William F. Averyt, Jr. Ms. Grace S. Heron Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robbins

* Deceased 28 In Honor/In Memory Gifts A Note to Our Donors In honor of gifts to the VIMS Dr. John V. Merrinier The Virginia Institute of Marine Science values all forms of support for its Foundation: Ms. Kristin M. Murphy tripartite mission of research, education, and advisory service. We are especially Mr. and Mrs. George H. Northam appreciative of the efforts of the many alumni and friends who volunteer at VIMS. Mr. Dennis T. Walsh in honor of Mr. W. Floyd Olney and Mr. Dexter S. Haven Ms. Elizabeh McDowell This report includes donors whose gifts were received between July 1, 2009 and In honor of gift to VIMS: Rev. and Mrs. Willard W. Olney, III June 30, 2010. We apologize for any errors or omissions, and hope you bring them Mr. and Mrs. George J. McVey in Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Orth to our attention. Please report corrections to Lisa Phipps, Office of Development, honor of Dr. Hawes Campbell and Ms. Diane F. Perry Virginia Institute of Marine Science, P. O. Box 1346, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, Mrs. Candy Campbell Ms. Ann M. Petersen Ms. Nancy P. Petersen (804) 684-7099, [email protected]. In memory of Dr. John E. Olney, Sr. Ms. Martha Rhodes for the Dr. John E. Olney, Sr. Ms. Susan C. Rollins and Ichthyology Award Endowment: Mr. Timothy L. Rollins In memory of gift to the Eastern Matthew Fontaine Maury Ms. Mary Anne Ross Shore Lab: Fellowship Endowment: Dr. Iris Anderson SAIC Ms. Jean Atkinson J. Thomas Steger, Esquire and Ms. Holly Osborne Dr. Erin E. Seney Mr. William F. Averyt, Jr. and Mrs. Martha Wessells Steger in Ms. Wendy K. Smith In memory of gift to the Mr. Eric C. Nichols memory of Mr. Russell Wessells Ms. Rosalee Sprout William J. Hargis, Jr. Library Dr. Carole C. Baldwin Mrs. Judith M. Steffens In memory of gifts to the VIMS Endowment: Ms. Joyce E. Brown Ms. Suzanne Sullivan Student Awards and Scholarships: Dr. and Mrs. Henry Cathey The Employees of VIMS’ Center for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Teagle Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Chilcote Mr. Steven M. Atran in memory of Coastal Resources Management in Ms. Carol K. Tomlinson Charles J. Donlan, M.D. Dr. Joseph G. Loesch memory of Mr. Abraham Berman Mr. E. Deal Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. John W. Farmer Dr. and Mrs. Armand J. Galfo in Mr. and Mrs. Jim P. Wightman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Futch memory of Dr. Joseph G. Loesch Mr. Dixon W. Wilde and Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Gibaldi Ms. Joice S. Davis in memory of Dr. Mary Fabrizio Wilde Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Green, Jr. Dr. Joseph G. Loesch Mr. and Mrs. John P. Willey Mr. Johan M. Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Dexter S. Haven in Ms. Julie A. Wrigley Mrs. Amelia V. Hellman and memory of Dr. Joseph G. Loesch Mr. Michael Zoob Mr. Douglas A. Hellman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howe in memory Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Hershner, Jr. In memory of gifts to the VIMS of Dr. Joseph G. Loesch Dr. Carl H. Hobbs, III Foundation: Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Jensen in memory of Dr. Joseph G. Loesch Dr. and Mrs. John Hogg Anonymous in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Domingo Mendiguchia, Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Horn, Jr. Mr. Peter C. Gläsel Jr. in memory of Dr. Joseph G. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kelley Mr. and Mrs. Rex Beckwith in Loesch Ms. Frances Lee Larkin memory of Dr. John E. Olney, Sr. Dr. and Mrs. Elizabeth F. Murray in Dr. Peter F. Larsen Ms. Kimberley Murphy in memory of memory of Dr. Joseph G. Loesch Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Latour Mr. Russell Wessells Mr. Paul J. Rudershausen in memory Dr. Anne Alexander Marshall J. Thomas Steger, Esquire and of Dr. Joseph G. Loesch Mr. Daniel A. McCusker Mrs. Martha Wessells Steger in Ms. Jo McDonald memory of Mr. Russell Wessells In memory of gift to the Mr. Tim McDonald * Deceased 29 VIMS Financials FY 2009-10 Unaudited

REVENUE General Funds $17,776,971 Non-general Funds Tuition and Other Funds 1,735,439 Grants & Contracts 22,168,374 Private Funds 836,849

Total Revenue* $45,517,633

EXPENDITURES Instruction $1,639,833 Research and Advisory Services 8,479,537 Public Service 20,282 Academic Support 4,176,540 Institutional Support 2,208,069 Plant Operations 3,503,961 Student Financial Assistance 321,037 Sponsored Programs 22,168,374

Total Expenditures $42,517,633

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES $2,475,375

* Revenue includes grants and support to VIMS from the VIMS Foundation

30 Grants and Contracts VIMS researchers were awarded $21.3 million by federal, state and private entities during fiscal year 2009-2010. The reason that this value ($21.3M) differs from the $19.1M value in the pie chart below is that the $21.3M is the total amount awarded, whereas the $19.1M is the total of expenditures (e.g., not all monies awarded in FY 2010 were spent in FY 2010.) In addition to supporting critical research and oversight activities within the Commonwealth, these grants and contracts provided opportunities to enhance educational programs and conduct cutting-edge research nationally and internationally. A few highlights include: Deborah Bronk, “Does competition spatial information analysis and James Kirkley and Thomas Michael Vecchione and Tracey for nitrogen between autotrophs and interpretation for shellfish grounds Murray, “Estimate and assess social Sutton, “Patterns and processes heterotrophs control carbon fluxes in and SAV beds,” NOAA, $77,972 and economic importance and value of the ecosystems of the northern the Western Coastal Arctic?” NSF, Roger Mann, “Collaborative of menhaden to Chesapeake Bay Mid-Atlantic (MAR-EC0),” Sloan $390,827 research: climate change and stakeholders and region (Year 3),” Foundation, $600,000 Elizabeth Canuel, “Collaborative responses in a coupled marine VMRC, $154,452 Harry Wang and Jian Shen, research: constraining the sources, system,” NSF, $99,999 Michael Newman, “Floodplain “Assessing Risks of coastal inundation ages and alteration of dissolved Kenneth Moore, “Commonwealth biomagnification and probabilistic using VIMS ELCIRC modeling and particulate lipids in estuarine water quality monitoring for Bay exposure modeling, and synthesis system,” Northrop Grumman Newport and coastal organic matter,” NSF, water quality standards assessment,” report,” E. I. du Pont de Nemours and News Shipbuilding, $168,583 $361,572 EPA, $408,196 Company, $184,099 Emmett Duffy, Elizabeth Canuel, Jeffrey Shields and Jessica Small, and collaborators at W&M and “Connectivity and disease in marine VIMS External Funding Expenditures FY 2009-2010 elsewhere, “Algal biofuel research,” environments: multi-scale dynamics Statoil, $1,922,000 of a viral disease in Caribbean spiny Rebecca Dickhut, “Persistent lobster,” NSF, $302,873 organic pollutants in the Antarctic Walker Smith and Marjorie marine food web: impact of climate Friedrichs, “Collaborative research: change and insights into the feeding seasonal evolution of chemical and ecology of apex predators,” NSF, biological variability in the Ross Sea,” 6.85% $275,000 NSF, $831,131 Carl Hershner, Marcia Berman, Deborah Steinberg, “Collaborative and Kirk Havens, “Strengthening research: Amazon influence on the Virginia’s wetlands management Atlantic: carbon export from nitrogen programs,” EPA, $394,732 fixation by diatom symbioses,” NSF, Eric Hilton and Tracey Sutton, $399,581 “Renovation of the Ichthyology Robert Diaz, “Report: land-based Collection and associated facilities at activities and coastal and marine VIMS,” NSF, $311,993 hypoxia,” UN Food and Agriculture Total = $19.1 million Mark Luckenbach, “Seaside Organization, $10,000 Special Area Management Plan: 31 College of William & Mary Board of Visitors As of June 30, 2010 Officers Henry C. Wolf, Rector John W. Gerdelman, Vice Rector Janet M. Brashear, Secretary Members Student Representatives Charles A. Banks III Dennis H. Liberson Valerie R. Hopkins, College of William and Mary Colin G. Campbell Anita O. Poston Landon K. Reidmiller, Richard Bland College Timothy P. Dunn L. Clifford Schroeder Edward L. Flippen Robert E. Scott Faculty Representatives Laura L. Flippen Michael Tang Katherine M. Kulick, College of William and Mary R. Philip Herget III John Charles Thomas Alexandra Duckworth, Richard Bland College Kathy Y. Hornsby Jeffrey B. Trammel VIMS Administrative Officers John T. Wells, Dean and Director Carl H. Hobbs, III, Director for Operations, Support Services and Special Projects Roger L. Mann, Director for Research and Advisory Services Jennifer B. Latour, Chief Administrative Officer

Iris C. Anderson, Dean of Graduate Studies Jane A. Lopez, Director of Sponsored Programs

Gary F. Anderson, Chief Information Officer David L. Malmquist, Director of Communications and Director of Information Technology and Network Services Anne Alexander Marshall, Director of Development

Carol B. Coughlin, Director of the William J. Richard T. White, Director of Facilities Management Hargis, Jr. Library Thomas W. Grose, Director of Safety and Environmental Programs Oyster cages 32 VIMS Council

As of June 30, 2010 Mr. Robert P. Roper, Jr., Chairman Mr. L. D. Amory, III, Vice-Chairman The Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary

Dr. Elizabeth L. Anderson Mr. David L. Peebles Mr. Scott Kauffman Mr. Dan M. Bacot, Jr. Mr. James E. Rogers Mr. Alvin T. Keith Ms. Cynthia V. Bailey R. Gordon Smith, Esquire Mr. Randolph W. McElroy Mr. A. Cameron Blandford William J. Strickland, Esquire Mr. John R. Miles Dr. David C. Bosworth Mr. Charles Walker Mr. William C. Monroe Mrs. Sara M. Boyd Mr. F. Case Whittemore The Honorable W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr. Mr. Charles E. Brinley Mr. Martin H. Wilcox Mr. Joseph R. Neikirk The Honorable Morris D. Busby Mr. A. Thomas Young Mr. Henry C. Page, Jr. Mr. S. Wally Dawson, Jr. Mr. Donald Parus Ms. Michela English Emeritus Members Mr. F. Farrell Sanders Ms. Pamela F. Faggert Mr. John A. Ahladas Mr. Charles G. Thalhimer, Sr. Mr. J. Carter Fox Mr. Charles R. Amory Mr. Charles G. Thalhimer, Jr.* Mr. G. Waddy Garrett Mrs. Cynthia C. Andrews Mr. Guilford D. Ware Mr. Thomas E. Gottwald Mr. C. C. Ballard, Jr.* Ms. Cynthia J. Warner Mr. C. Christian Hall, III Ms. Kathleen Bennett Dr. Jane C. Webb Mr. Conrad M. Hall Mr. Arthur H. Bryant, II Mr. William S. Wells, III James A. Hixon, Esquire Dr. Robert J. Byrne Captain J. Maury Werth, USN (Ret.)* The Honorable Edward M. Holland Mr. Clifford A. Cutchins, III* Dr. James A. Wesson The Honorable A. Linwood Holton The Honorable Lawrence S. Mr. Henry C. Wolf Mr. Stephen A. Johnsen Eagleburger Mr. Douglas K. Woolfolk Mr. Thomas E. Kellum Mr. Peter Gläsel* Mr. George A. Zahn, Jr. Mr. Dennis H. Liberson Mr. Bruce C. Gottwald, Sr. Mr. Gary K. Madson Mr. John B. Graham Chairmen Emeriti Mr. A. Travis Massey Mr. Emory A. Gross Mr. Thomas Blackburn Mr. E. Morgan Massey Mr. Brenton S. Halsey Mr. Carroll W. Owens, Jr. Mr. David N. Meeker Mrs. Eva Teig Hardy Mr. W. R. Phillips, Jr. Mr. Charles J. Natale, Jr. Mr. Arthur W. Helwig Mr. James E. Rogers Mr. John R. Nelson Ms. Dianne N. Hoppes* Mr. George W. Roper, Jr. Mr. Carroll W. Owens, Jr.

* Deceased 33 VIMS Foundation Board VIMS Seawater Pier As of June 30, 2010

Mr. Carroll W. Owens, Jr., President Mr. A. Travis Massey Mr. A. Thomas Young, Vice-President Mr. E. Morgan Massey Mr. Henry H. George, Treasurer Mr. James E. Rogers Mr. Guilford D. Ware, Secretary Mr. Robert P. Roper, Jr., VIMS Council Representative Mr. Arthur H. Bryant, II Dr. John T. Wells, Ex-Officio Mr. C. Christian Hall, III

Alumni Representatives Members of the Virginia House of Delegates’ Chesapeake Subcommittee visited VIMS to explore issues facing Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. From L: VIMS Dean and Director John Wells, with delegates Harvey Dr. Maurice P. Lynch, Chair Annual Appeal and Alumni Outreach Morgan, David Bulova, Margaret Vanderhye, Lynwood Lewis, Jr., Brenda Pogge, Edward Scott, R. Lee Ware, Jr., Beverly Sherwood, and Matthew Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy, M.A. ‘96, Ph.D. ‘02, Graduate Alumni Reporter Lohr. Janet Nestlerode, M.A. ‘96, Ph.D. ‘04, Graduate Alumni Reporter

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