Title:

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Nautical Archaeology and Founder, The Institute of Nautical Archaeology

Affiliation:

Texas A&M University

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2021

Award Discipline:

Biological Sciences

Award Year:

2001

Citation:

"For pioneering ocean technology and creating a new branch of scholarship, nautical archaeology, thereby providing new knowledge of the histories of economics, technology, and literacy."

Presented by President George W. Bush in a White House East Room ceremony on June 12, 2002.