Roger Revelle Award
The Roger Revelle Perpetual Award is given annually to a San Diegan who has made a significant contribution to man's ability to coexist with the marine environment. It is intended to recognize not only scientists, but also individuals from academia, industry, the military, recreation and philanthropy who take the initiative in helping to resolve ocean issues and to encourage stewardship of ocean resources.
The award is named for the late Dr. Roger Revelle, a past director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the impetus behind the founding of the University of
California San Diego. More on Roger Revelle
The recipient's name is placed on the perpetual award. The trophy consists of a hand-carved wooden Garibaldi and associated habitat mounted on a pedestal trophy base. Internationally renowned marine artist Bob Berry carved the sea life sculpture.
Howard Hall 2009 Roger Revelle Recipient
The San Diego Oceans Foundation is pleased to award the 2008 Perpetual Roger Revelle Award to Paul Dayton in recognition for his contributions in promoting
ocean stewardship. Paul Dayton, a biological oceanographer, researches coastal and estuarine habitats, including seafloor ("benthic") and kelp communities, as well as global fisheries. He has studied nearshore benthic communities in many parts of the world and is presently working on California kelp communities.
Howard Hall, the director of “Under the Sea 3D” a new IMAX® 3D adventure, specializes in making marine wildlife films. Howard’s career as an under-water natural history film producer, cinematographer, still photographer and writer began in the early 1970s. He has worked on more than 100 underwater film projects. Howard directed the IMAX features “Into the Deep” and “Island of the Sharks.” In 2005, Howard directed and his wife, Michele Hall, produced the IMAX feature “Deep Sea 3D,” a Warner Bros. Pictures/IMAX film. Both “Into the Deep” and “Deep Sea 3D” are among the top five highest grossing IMAX 3D films ever produced by IMAX. He also posts on Greenlight, from NRDC's OnEarth magazine.
Previous Roger Revelle Honorees
2008 Paul Dayton
2007 H.P. "Sandy" Purdon
2006 Mr. Dick Long
2005 Mrs. Leigh Taylor Johnson
2004 San Diego's Think Blue Team: Ernie Anderson, Karen Henry, Deborah Castillo
2003 Mr. John Robertus
2002 Captain, Charles Bishop (ret)
2001 Mr. James R. Stewart
2000 Dr. Walter H. Munk
1999 Dr. Andreas Rechnitzer
1998 Mr. Arthur DeFever
1997 Mr. Milton Shedd
1996 Dr. James Joseph
1995 Mr. Frank Powell
1994 Mr. F. Seth Brown
1993 Mr. Robert Fletcher
1992 Mr. Peter Seligman
1991 Dr. Joy Zedler
1990 Dr. John Hunter
1989 Dr. Edward Goldberg
1988 Dr. William Evans