Member, NRAC Technical/Industry Advisory Council, 1/1/00 – 12/31/03 Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center (NRAC) Technical/Industry Advisory Council. “Aquaculture Summit” 6/01
NRAC Regional Extension Project. 2000 – 2002
Advisor, Mountain Aquaculture & Producers Association Cooperative Board of Directors, 2000 – 2003.
Advisor to West Virginia Aquaculture Association. 2000-2004
West Virginia Aquaculture Association, interim secretary 2002-2003.
Member, Committee to Address Joint College/Extension Issues. 2003.
Search Committee Chair, Research Coordinator for Aquaculture at Reymann Memorial Farm, Wardensville, WV, 2003
Potomac State College confer regarding integrating aquaculture into existing curriculum. 5/01
Canaan Valley Institute confer on aquaculture research opportunities. 2001
Represent WVU Extension - Aquaculture at the National Center for Cool and Coldwater Aquaculture (NCCCCWA) dedication. 8/01.
Advise NAA regarding plans for WAS meeting in Louisville, 2003. 10/23/01
NCCCWA program planning workshop. Leetown, WV, Oct. 18 & 19, 2001.
Certified Fisheries Professional, 1998-2003, American Fisheries Society.
Member, Advisory Board for the Center for Sustainable Resources, Inc. 2/25/00.
Member, Aquaculture Advisory Committee, Bluefield State College, 6/7/00.
Member, Aquaculture Waste Management Committee 2000
Member, Search Committee for Director of Extension Communications, WVU, 2000
SRAC Steering Committee on "Management of Phytoplankton" 1997-1998
SRAC Steering Committee on "Management of Aquaculture Effluents" 1997-1998
SRAC Steering Committee on Publications, Videos, and Computer Software 1994-1998
SRAC Industry Advisory Board 1991-1992, 1995-1998
University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station, Research Advisory Board 1992-1995
Board of Directors, Florida Aquaculture Processors Cooperative 1990-1993
National Paddlefish and Sturgeon Steering Committee 1992
Aquaculture Development Commission for the State of Georgia 1988-1996
President, Georgia Aquaculture Association, 1990
President, American Fisheries Society, Auburn Student Chapter. 1979-1980
President, Fisheries Club, University of Washington. 1977-1978
President, Penn State Biological Society. 1975-1976
9/9/2015, CFSAN Outstanding Customer Service Award for outstanding contributions made to FDA and CFSAN for developing and presenting “Aquaculture Best Management Practice” Workshops. Brett Koonse, Michael Schwarz, PhD, Michael Jahncke, PhD, Ken Semmens, PhD, Buck T. Robins, David Cosby, PhD, Chris Mullins, PhD, Nerrie Brian, PhD
“Fishing for Solutions”, a series of articles appearing in the WV Farm Bureau News, took first place in the 2010 American Farm Bureau Federation Public Relations competition for the category “Best Print News or Feature Series” for membership under 80,000. Credit is due to Joan Harman, Fonda Holehouse Ken Semmens and Ryan Benninger.
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