David Suzuki
David T. Suzuki PhD, "co-founder of the David Suzuki Foundation, is an award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.
"David has received consistently high acclaim for his 30 years of award-winning work in broadcasting, explaining the complexities of science in a compelling, easily understood way. He is well known to millions as the host of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's popular science television series, The Nature of Things...
"An internationally respected geneticist, David was a full Professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver from 1969 until his retirement in 2001. He is professor emeritus with UBC's Sustainable Development Research Institute. From 1969 to 1972 he was the recipient of the prestigious E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship Award for the "Outstanding Canadian Research Scientist Under the Age of 35".
"He has received numerous awards including the Roger Tory Peterson Award from Harvard University. He is a Companion of the Order of Canada, and a member of the Order of British Columbia. He has received 20 honorary doctorates - 13 from Canada, four from the United States and three from Australia. First Nations people have honoured him with six names, formal adoption by two tribes, and made him an honorary member of the Dehcho First Nations." [1] CV
His daughter is Severn Cullis Suzuki.
Affiliations
- Advisory Board, Center for a New American Dream [2]
- Advisory Council, Institute of Science in Society [3]
- Advisory Board, International Society for Ecology and Culture [4]
- International Advisory Board, Earth Restoration Corps [5]
- Science and Policy Advisory Council, Global Footprint Network [6]
- Honorary Advisor, World Pantheist Movement [7]
- Honorary Board, Green Cross International [8]
- Editorial Board, Solutions Journal [9]
- Winner of the 1999 Global Green Environmental Leadership Award [10]
- Advisory Committee (Former Member), Pew Fellows Program
- Messenger, 350.org [11]
- Winner of the 2004 Lindbergh Award [12]
- Winner of the 2009 Right Livelihood Award. [13]
- Member-at-large, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment [14]
SourceWatch resources
External links
References
- ↑ David T. Suzuki, David Suzuki Foundation, accessed December 28, 2007.
- ↑ Advisory Board, Center for a New American Dream, accessed December 28, 2007.
- ↑ Institute of Science in Society About, organizational web page, accessed October 13, 2013.
- ↑ Home, International Society for Ecology and Culture, accessed August 26, 2008.
- ↑ International Advisory Board, Earth Restoration Corps, accessed August 25, 2008.
- ↑ Science and Policy Advisory Council, Global Footprint Network, accessed April 24, 2008.
- ↑ World Pantheist Movement Home, organizational web page, accessed February 10, 2012.
- ↑ Honorary Board, Green Cross International, accessed August 3, 2008.
- ↑ Solutions Journal Editorial Board, organizational web page, accessed June 18, 2013.
- ↑ Millennium Awards, Global Green, accessed August 3, 2008.
- ↑ Messengers, 350.org, accessed December 12, 2011.
- ↑ Lindbergh Award, Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation, accessed November 20, 2009.
- ↑ List of Laureates, Right Livelihood Award, accessed December 9, 2011.
- ↑ Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board, organizational web page, accessed November 28, 2014.
Articles
- Tim Ball, "Emotional bully intolerant of anyone: The Sad Legacy Of David Suzuki," Canada Free Press, February 11, 2008.
