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Jim Yoder Named TOS Fellow

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January 26, 2012

Dr. James A. Yoder, M.S. Oceanography URI 1974, Ph.D. Oceanography URI 1979, has been named a fellow of The Oceanography Society "for his innovative and visionary application of satellite ocean color technologies to interdisciplinary oceanography and his extraordinary service to oceanography." Yoder, currently the Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, was on the faculty of URI's Graduate School of Oceanography from 1989-2005, serving as Interim Dean from 2000-2001.  The Oceanography Society Fellows Program recognizes individuals who have "attained eminence in oceanography through their outstanding contributions to the field of oceanography or its applications during a substantial period of years."