Orrin H. Pilkey Receives Priestley Award

Geologist Orrin H. Pilkey, Professor Emeritus of Geology and former Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Duke University, was presented the 2003 Priestley award for his distinguished research in coastal geology and public service in policy formation and education about America's coastal resources. At the ceremony, Dr. Pilkey gave an address titled "Rising Seas and Shifting Shores:Science in a Political Maelstrom."