11 June 2002

New associate dean arrives

Dr. Charles Hocutt has taken up his new position as Associate Dean of the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, returning to the United States from work abroad in Namibia. Dr. Hocutt replaces the recently retired Professor Emeritus Al Tyler.

Dr. Hocutt earned his Ph.D. at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. In the last ten years, he has been a professor at the University of Maryland and at Salisbury State College. Dr. Hocutt has also worked in administration as Director of the Coastal Ecology Research Laboratory at UM and, most recently, as the CEO of the Benguela Environment Fisheries Interaction and Training (BENEFIT) Programme in Swakopmund, Namibia.