I can't believe it's true: recognition as a distinguished alum of Yale's School of the Environment

 Today was an amazing day for me. I was recognized by the Yale School of the Environment as a distinguished alum.  Yale's school was the first forestry school in the country, started by Gifford Pinchot. The alumni represent a "whose who" of people who have had major contributions to science and or the environment. I felt totally like an imposter. But, it was also extraordinarily meaningful for me.  I was able to give a 2000 word talk. I chose to talk about the changing shape of meaning as my career progressed. It seemed like it was well received.

​You can see the slides and the script here, though I didn't follow the script completely.  My career has definitely been a journey.  But, it would never have happened without Yale and my co-advisor from the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Clive Jones. Here is the original news release.

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