BEAUFORT, N.C. – Three current or recent PhD graduate students at the 51 Marine Lab in Beaufort, N.C., have been named recipients of 2008 Environmental Management Advisory Committee (EMAC) awards for Student Environmental Leadership for graduate students.

Elliot Hazen, a current PhD candidate, and Leigh Torres and Zoe Meletis, recent PhD graduates, were selected for the honor in recognition of their work to launch the Marine Lab’s Green by Design Course and its “Green Wave” student association, which works with Marine Lab administration to promote sustainability on the Pivers Island campus.

Student Environmental Leaderships awards are presented annually to graduate students or graduate student groups that demonstrate innovative and creative leadership in addressing environmental issues on campus.

The awards were presented at the EMAC luncheon on March 17.