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The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details

Gilbert F. White

Title:

Gustavson Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography

Affiliation:

University of Colorado

Institute of Behavioral Science

Boulder,Colorado  USA

Gender:

Male

Year Deceased:

2006

Award Discipline:

Physical Sciences

Award Year:

2000

Citation:

"For outstanding leadership and scientific contributions to geography and other Earth and environmental sciences, and for helping shape cooperative efforts to assess the Nation's floodplain, water use, and natural disaster policies for more than five decades."

Presented by Dr. Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science & Technology, at a black-tie dinner awards ceremony at the National Building Museum, Washington, DC, Friday, December 1, 2000.

 

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