Officials with Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources report that Joseph Drake, a graduate student from Brown County in the Department of Natural Resources Management, was honored with a second place award for his master's thesis in the math, physical sciences and engineering category.

The title of his thesis was, "The role of isolation in Sonoran Desert water site connectivity based conservation strategies." He was nominated by Kerry Griffis-Kyle, an associate professor of wetland ecology.

The Graduate School recognizes theses and dissertations of mathematics, physical sciences, engineering and social sciences in even numbered years, and biological life sciences, humanities and fine arts in odd years.

This year the first-place dissertation award winners will be entered into the Council of Graduate School's annual CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award competition, which honors the dissertations that represent original work and significant contributions to the discipline being considered for the year. Students are nominated by their faculty representatives.

Written by Sarah Connell

CONTACT: Mark Wallace, Chairman, Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2841, mark.wallace@ttu.edu

0701NM16 / For more information on the awards, contact Donna Rogers, manager of scholarship/fellowship and alumni/donor relations at donna.rogers@ttu.edu