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Daniel W. Martin Award
Today scientists and engineers are seldom recognized by the Church for their professions. Yet workers in science, engineering, and science education not only lead others to a deeper understanding of the physical and biological universe, but also empower humankind in ways which transform the earth and the human community.
The Presbyterian Association on Science, Technology and the Christian Faith recognizes scientific and technological professionals who demonstrate in their lives that scientific endeavor, science teaching, and technological development are all part of God's calling. "Science as Christian Vocation" recognizes contributions to science, technology, or science education and to the Christian community. Persons so recognized have demonstrated that their professional scientific, technical, or educational work is clearly part of their calling to serve God's people and the world. These persons have exhibited an effort to understand the significance of their field of endeavor for their understanding of Christian faith and the significance of their Christian commitment for their professional work.
Begun in 1998, the "Science as Christian Vocation" program is named in memory of Daniel W. Martin, a distinguished acoustical physicist, the first vice president of PASTCF, and the first editor of the association's newsletter, SciTech†. We hope the Martin Program will encourage new generations to undertake life commitments in scientific and technical careers as a way of serving God. (For more information about the program and a nomination form, go to the Vocation page.)
Following are those individuals who have received the "Science as Christian Vocation" recognition. Listed with each name are the person's home and professional field in the year they were recognized.
2006 Awardees
Randall M. Erickson • Los Alamos, New Mexico • Nuclear Engineering
Ronald Leee Jenkins • Birmingham, Alabama • Biology
Brian Scully • Royal Palm Beach, Florida • Genetics
James H. Shelhamer • Kensington, Maryland • Critical Care Medicine
2005 Awardees
George G. Johnson • Long Beach, California • Civil Engineer
Charles F. Denny • Sumter, South Carolina • Microbiologist and Professor
Daniel Foster • Dallas, Texas • Physician and Professor
Doris Wright • Houston, Texas • Food Science and Nutrition Science
2004 Awardees
Robert E. Hall • Cary, North Carolina • Mechanical Engineering
Frank R. Hensley • Phoenix, Arizona • Herpetology/Ecology
William F. Junkin, III • Due West, South Carolina • Physics/Higher Education
2003 Awardees
Thomas J. Hougen • Potomac, Maryland • Pediatric Cardiology
David V. McCalley • Cedar Falls, Iowa • Biology
David W. Talmage • Denver, Colorado • Medicine/Immunology
2002 Awardees
James Bidlack • Edmond, Oklahoma • Biology
Aubrey Briggs • Sewickley, Pennsylvania • Engineering
Patrick Magee • Willow Glen, California • Nuclear Engineering
2001 Awardees
James S. Bridges • Cincinnati, Ohio • Pollution Prevention and Control Research
Thomas D. English • Carlsbad, California • Environmental Management
Rogene F. Henderson • Albuquerque, New Mexico • Toxicology
George Neal • Wheat Ridge, Colorado • Rocket Engineer
Ross U. Robinson • Santa Fe, New Mexico • Biomedical Technology
2000 Awardees
Karl M. Busen • Deerfield, Illinois • Chemical Physics
Darry S. Carlstone • Edmond, Oklahoma • Physics
Lawrence R. Gurley • Los Alamos, New Mexico • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Sheila Mathieson • Whitehall, Pennsylvania • Molecular Biology
George H. Wilkening • Newton, Iowa • Science (secondary education)
1999 Awardees
George Beran • Ames, Iowa • Veterinary Medicine
Paul Burgmayer • Wayne, Pennsylvania • Chemistry
Douglas G. Frank • Cincinnati, Ohio • Scientific Instruments
Franklin D. Schowengerdt • Golden, Colorado • Physics
Justine I. Walhout • Rockford, Illinois • Chemistry
1998 Awardees
Iain Campbell • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Biology
Derek L. Pursey • Dubuque, Iowa • Physics
Rebecca E. Stricklin • Cincinnati, Ohio • Chemistry (secondary education)
Robert P. Wagner • Santa Fe, New Mexico • Genetics
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