Virginia Coastal Policy Center Among VEE "Partners in Excellence"
Partners in Excellence Virginia Environmental Endowment Board Member Robin Baliles, second from left, presented the recognition to Professor Elizabeth Andrews, Director of the Virginia Coastal Policy Center; Vice Dean Patricia Roberts, Director of Clinical Programs; and Roy Hoagland, former VCPC Director and founder of HOPE Impacts.
The Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary Law School was among 22 “Partners in Excellence” recognized by the Virginia Environmental Endowment (VEE) on October 5 during a special program held at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond that marked the culmination of VEE’s year-long 40th anniversary celebration. Each recipient of the award received $1,000 from VEE “in recognition of their contributions to Virginia’s environment.” Other honorees in Hampton Roads included William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Elizabeth River Project, James River Association, and Wetlands Watch. Read the VEE press release.
The VEE is a sponsor of an October 27 conference at William & Mary that is being presented by the Virginia Coastal Policy Center titled “Defending Our Coasts: Ensuring Military Readiness and Economic Viability as Waters Rise. Learn more about the conference and the October 26 screening of the documentary film "Tidewater: Water Is Rising, the Land Is Sinking, but the Military Is Here to Stay."
Above the Virginia Coastal Policy Center
The Virginia Coastal Policy Center at William & Mary Law School provides science-based legal and policy analysis of ecological issues affecting the state's coastal resources, providing education and advice to a host of Virginia’s decision-makers, from government officials and legal scholars to non-profit and business leaders.
About William & Mary Law School
Thomas Jefferson founded William & Mary Law School in 1779 to train leaders for the new nation. Now in its third century, America's oldest law school continues its historic mission of educating citizen lawyers who are prepared both to lead and to serve.