Eric Hallerman honored with emeritus status
Eric Hallerman, professor of fish and wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated individuals who are approved by the board receive a copy of the resolution and a certificate of appreciation.
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1989, Hallerman has made significant contributions to fisheries science and conservation through his work in genetics, focusing on risk assessment, management and public policy regarding genetically modified fish and shellfish, genetic improvement of aquaculture stocks, and population genetics of fish and wildlife populations.
Hallerman is a life member of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and president of its Genetic Section, the Introduced Fishes Section, and the Virginia chapter. He also served on numerous editorial boards and on a number of National Research Council committees and subcommittees.
Hallerman’s scholarship was recognized by the Virginia Museum of Natural History with its Thomas Jefferson Award for Outstanding Contribution to Natural Sciences and by the American Fisheries Society with its Stevan Phelps Memorial Award in Genetics.
In 2016, he was among those named to the American Fisheries Society’s inaugural class of fellows.
In the classroom, he taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate-level courses ranging across the fish and wildlife curriculum. He advised numerous master’s degree and Ph.D. students with their dissertations and helped them develop successful careers in both academic and industrial settings.
The America Fisheries Society recognized Hallerman’s dedication to teaching with its Excellence in Fisheries Education Award.
Hallerman received his bachelor's and master’s degrees from the University of Illinois and a Ph.D. from Auburn University.
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