Oregon Sea Grant director Dr. Robert E. Malouf has announced he will retire Feb. 1 after 16 years leading the marine research, outreach, and education program based at Oregon State University (OSU).<\/p>\n
Oregon Sea Grant is the largest of OSU\u2019s institutes and programs. Malouf has had overall responsibility for all of Sea Grant’s activities, including its competitive grants, the Visitor Center of the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center, and very active programs in communication, education and extension. Oregon Sea Grant employs more than 40 people on a budget that exceeds $5 million in state and federal funds annually.<\/p>\n
Under Malouf\u2019s leadership, Oregon Sea Grant has been consistently ranked as one of the very best Sea Grant programs in the nation in formal reviews. The last review (in 2005) put it simply: \u201cDr. Malouf has set a high standard for this program, and it has been met.\u201d<\/p>\n
The national review panel further cited the program as demonstrating several national \u201cbest management practices,\u201d including strategic planning, decision-making, and program integration, all articulated and developed by Malouf.<\/p>\n
The national recruitment and selection process for Malouf\u2019s successor has recently begun. It is chaired by the OSU Associate Vice President for Research, Rich Holdren.<\/p>\n
A native of Montana, Malouf\u2019s affiliation with Oregon Sea Grant started in the program\u2019s first year, 1968, when he received support as a new OSU master\u2019s student in Fisheries. After earning his Ph.D. in Fisheries from OSU he joined the faculty of the Marine Sciences Research Center of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook. While there from 1977 to 1991 he taught courses in marine fisheries, shellfisheries, and aquaculture. In 1987 he was named director of the New York Sea Grant Institute; he held that position until he succeeded Oregon Sea Grant\u2019s original director, William Wick, on Wick\u2019s retirement in 1991.<\/p>\n
For more than 10 years Malouf served as a member of Oregon\u2019s Ocean Policy Advisory Council and chaired the Council’s Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee. He has had numerous leadership positions with other state and national organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oregon Sea Grant director Dr. Robert E. Malouf has announced he will retire Feb. 1 after 16 years leading the marine research, outreach, and education program based at Oregon State University (OSU). Oregon Sea Grant is the largest of OSU\u2019s … Continue reading