Dr. Karen Bjorndal-Professor
Ph.D. University of Florida, 1979
Director, Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
320 Carr
Box 118525
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
Voice: (352) 392-5194
Fax: (352) 392-9166
kab@zoology.ufl.edu (email address)
click here for Dr. Bjorndal's web site

Dr. Karen Bjorndal is serving as the Distinguished Alumni Professor for 2005 - 2007
and was named the 2003 Teacher/Scholar of the Year, the highest honor bestowed
upon a faculty member by the University of Florida.  The award is given annually to a
faculty member who demonstrates excellence in both teaching and scholarly activity. 
Bjorndal received her PhD from the Zoology Department at the University of Florida
in 1979 under the direction of Dr. Archie Carr.  She returned to the Zoology Department
as an Assistant Professor and Director of the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
in 1987 and was promoted to Professor in 1996.  Her major research areas are the
nutritional ecology and productivity of sea turtles and the roles of sea turtles in
their ecosystems.  She has edited six books and written over 120 scientific papers. 
She served as Chairman of the Marine Turtle Specialist Group of the International
Union for the Conservation of Nature for 12 years and has been active in international
sea turtle conservation.  She teaches an undergraduate course on evolution, ecology
and behavior for non-science majors and graduate-level courses in nutritional ecology
and sea turtle biology.

Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
University of Florida...click here for link to site

Where:  The Hilton-Oceanfront Hotel
100 North Atlantic Ave.
 Daytona Beach, Fl.  32118
386-254-8200

Time:  6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

The meeting was held in the Tomoka Room at the Hilton.
We had two Marine groups joining us for the meeting...they are the Marine Discovery
Center from New Smyrna Beach and the Marine Science Center from Ponce Inlet. 
Each group invited their members and participate in various ways.  The Discovery Center
will had a table and displays of what they do.  The Marine Science Center also had
displays and spoke to the group. They have a sea turtle
rehab and research center and also water birds.  

There were refreshments served before the program.

PICTURES

Thanks and Go Gators!