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December 4, 1997
Contact: Jane Finalborgo, Joe Dionisio
Dr. Shumway, Marine Science Prof. and Shellfish Expert, Wins TASA Award
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Southampton, NY -- Dr. Sandra Shumway, a professor of biology and marine science at Southampton College of Long Island University, has won the University's prestigious Trustees Award for Scholarly Achievement (TASA).
Dr. Shumway, a native of Taunton, Mass., was one of four recipients honored for lifetime achievement. The 20th annual TASA Awards were presented Dec. 1 at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.
After nearly 25 years of developing her expertise in marine invertebrate ecology, Dr. Shumway is an internationally recognized authority on shellfish biology and harmful algal blooms. She recently earned national publicity for her investigation of Pfiesteria piscicida, the "cell from hell" that kills fish and causes flu-like symptoms in humans in North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland.
Dr. Shumway, who earned her Ph.D. at age 24, is a 1974 alumna of Southampton College, a 1970 graduate of Taunton High School, and a 1995 member of her high school's Hall of Fame. She has published 100 scientific papers, edited two books, and has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Shellfish Research for the past 10 years.
Her other major distinctions include a Marshall Scholarship, and serving as a William Evans Visiting Professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand. She received a Doctor of Scientia degree from the University of Wales.
She began her career as an invertebrate physiologist and soon focused on shellfish biology. In 1983 she began studying the impact of harmful and toxic phyloplankton on shellfish and the shellfish industry. Dr. Shumway pioneered the use of flow cytometry as a tool for studying suspension feeding of benthic animals, i.e., those that live at the bottom of the water.
Dr. Shumway's work has been conducted at various marine research centers, including Southampton College, and ranging from New Zealand to Brazil.
The other winners of TASA Awards, which alternately honor lifetime and annual achievements: Dr. John Strong, a professor of history at Southampton, and an authority on Native Americans; David A. Jasen, a communications professor at C.W. Post; and Suzanne Nalbantian, a professor of English and Comparative Literature at C.W. Post.