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In the News - February 2008
Dr. Carole R. Engle receives highest aquaculture award

Dr. Randy MacMillan (right), president of the National Aquaculture Association (NAA), presented the 2008 National Aquaculture Association (NAA) Joseph P. McCraren Award to Dr. Carole R. Engle, director of the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). Photo courtesy of Fish Farming News

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - Dr. Carole R. Engle, director of the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), has received the 2008 National Aquaculture Association (NAA) Joseph P. McCraren Award for outstanding contributions in promoting the growth of aquaculture.

The award was given to Dr. Engle in response to her dedicated efforts supporting a scientifically based approach to the regulation of Asian carps, and her support of fair global trade practices. The McCraren Award is the most prestigious honor given by the NAA. Dr. Engle is the first recipient to receive the award for a second time. She was also honored in 2004.

Named in honor of Joseph P. McCraren, the first chairman and executive director of the NAA, in recognition of his service to the association and the industry, the award was presented during the Aquaculture America 2008 meeting in Orlando, Fla.

"I deeply appreciate this honor," said Dr. Engle. "While this work is part of my job, it means a great deal to be recognized by the aquaculture industry."

The Aquaculture/Fisheries Center, directed by Dr. Engle, includes 19 scientists, faculty and Extension specialists and 24 full-time research and Extension support staff. It is a research and Extension center dedicated to the development and transfer of timely, problem-solving information. Its primary mission is to respond to immediate and future needs of the state’s aquaculture industry and fisheries and aquatic resource managers through quality research and Extension programs.

"Dr. Engle is an outstanding professional and administrator," Dr. Jacquelyn W. McCray, dean and director of the School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences at UAPB, said. "The aquaculture industry in Arkansas is fortunate to have her leadership and contributions via the UAPB Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence."

In addition to being the only two-time McCraren award winner, Dr. Engle has received many other industry awards including the prestigious Catfish Farmers of America Researcher of the Year award in 2003. She has also published more than 70 papers in refereed international journals, a recent book on aquaculture economics and more than 30 book chapters.

This year marks the third time in five years that the McCraren has been awarded to a UAPB faculty member. Last year the award was given to Dr. Andrew Goodwin, professor and associate director of the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence. Dr. Goodwin was honored for his efforts in helping to protect aquaculture producers from Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS), a viral disease causing fish mortalities in the Great Lakes, while working to keep the regulations realistic and minimize the burden on fish farmers.

February 22, 2008

By: Debbie Archer
Communications Specialist-Section Leader
School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
(870) 575-8546
darcher@uaex.edu