Dr. Benjamin E. Cuker, Professor of Marine and Environmental Studies, 1988

Dr. Cuker came to Hampton University in 1988. He is noted for creation of student-based programs to promote diversity in the aquatic sciences. These include the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Minorities Program (ASLOMP), Multicultural students At Sea Together (MAST), and the Hall-Bonner program for minority doctoral scholars in the ocean sciences. These programs are supported by external grants and have impacted hundreds of minority students from across the nation. Dr. Cuker was named a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation and given the ASLO Distinguished Service Award for these efforts. He has 16 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Benjamin E. Cuker
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