Acknowledgements

This Web site is the product of the combined efforts of hundreds of contributors, from very diverse backgrounds. The following list was developed to recognize their contributions. They are listed in alphabetical order, according to exploration or topic.

Production Team
Contributors to Other Site Content
Oversight Committee
Site Awards & Accomplishments

Contributors to Explorations and Projects

2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001


Production Team

Michael Shelby
Program Manager (2005-present)
Web Site Manager (2004-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Kyle Carothers
Web Site Manager (2008-present)
Production Manager (2003-present)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA

Laura M. Paris, Production Assistant (2009-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA


Joe Flood, Web Site Manager (2005-2008)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA

Brian Johnson, Program Manager (2004), Web Site Manager (2001-2004)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Davida Remer, Production Manager (2001-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Jerry Lau, Production Assistant (2002-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Gini Kennedy, Graphic Designer (2002-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Georgia Shao, Production Assistant (2002-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Lawrence Charters, Web Site Statistics (2001-present)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Susan Holliday Buda, Production Assistant (2001-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Valarie Thorpe, Production Assistant (2002-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Marina Kline, Production Assistant (2003-2005)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

James Connors, Production Assistant (2003-2006)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA

Caritta Lee, Gallery Section Lead (2001), Production Assistant (2001-2007)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Pam Rubin, Senior Web Site Editor (2001-2004)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Wendy Sera, Assistant Editor (2004)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Michael Shelby, Production Assistant (2001-2003)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Colleen Labbe, Assistant Editor, Production Assistant (2001-2003)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Bruce Moravchik, Production Assistant, Technology Section Lead (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

John Paul Tolson, Production Assistant (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Lisa Butler, Production Assistant (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

David Lott, Web Site Designer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

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Contributors to Other Site Content

Robert Aguirre, GIS and Mapping, Writer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Dorothy Anderson, Librarian (2001)
NOAA Central Library, NOAA

Mary Lou Cumberpatch, Library Section Lead
NOAA Central Library, NOAA

Steve Gittings, Remotely Operated Vehicles, Writer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Paula Keener-Chavis, National Education Coordinator (2001-present)
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA

Tish Krieg, Educator (2003-present)
NASA Oceanography Program

Andrea McCurdy, Program Consultant (2003-present)
NASA Oceanography Program

Rick Stumpf, Remote Sensing, Writer (2001)
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Albert Theberge, History Section Lead (2001-present)
NOAA Central Library, NOAA

Ocean Challenge Puzzle, For Fun Section
NOAA thanks Chevron Corp. for use of their sofware application, and Orange Design of San Francisco, CA, creator of the software application, for assisting NOAA in reconfiguring the application for use as the Ocean Challenge Puzzle.

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Oversight Committee

Daniel Basta, Director
National Marine Sanctuary Program, NOAA

Steve Hammond, Chief Scientist
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA

Paula Keener-Chavis, National Education Coordinator
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA

Thomas La Pointe, Web Site Producer
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Craig McLean, Director
Office of Ocean Exploration, NOAA

Michael Shelby, Program Manager
National Ocean Service, NOAA

Andy Shepard, Associate Director
National Undersea Research Center, NOAA
University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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Web Site Awards & Accomplishments

Since its inception in April 2001, NOAA Ocean Explorer has been featured on hundreds of Web sites and print media sources, and received several awards and special recognitions. Highlights are listed below.

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

 

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