{"id":1779,"date":"2017-01-10T09:32:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T14:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmast.ncsu.edu\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2020-11-30T13:58:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T18:58:57","slug":"cmast-bids-farewell-to-dr-david-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmast.ncsu.edu\/2017\/01\/cmast-bids-farewell-to-dr-david-green\/","title":{"rendered":"CMAST Bids Fond Farewell to Dr. David Green"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This article first appeared in the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences Digest 2016, by Suzanne Standard.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Ask most anyone involved in North Carolina\u2019s seafood industry if they\u2019ve crossed paths with Dr. David Green, and chances are the answer is yes.<\/p>\n Green wears a number of hats–director of the NC State Seafood Laboratory, founder and former director of the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), professor of food science, department Extension leader–but the most important one is a title you won\u2019t see listed on his CV: Champion of the North Carolina seafood industry.<\/p>\n \u201cFor the last 30 years, Dr. Green has selflessly devoted his career to helping the seafood industries of North Carolina and beyond,\u201d said Dr. Chris Daubert, FBNS department head. \u201cHe has staked a career on adding value to fish and fishery products through research, education, and training support for industry in value-added product innovation and branding techniques. He is an exceptional faculty member, and his programs have had a significant impact on the state\u2019s seafood and food manufacturing industries.\u201d<\/p>\n In fact, Green is known worldwide for his innovative outreach programs and for bringing recognition to food science. He has won a number of awards, including a recent Lifetime Achievement Award fro the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference and Seafood Science and Technology Society of the Americas. He has served as chair of the IFT Aquatic Food Products Division, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, and is a long-time member of the steering committee of the National Seafood HACCP Alliance for Education and Training.<\/p>\n Green also helped establish the Marine Science and Education Partnership, a ten-member institutional partnership that was shown in 2004 to be directly responsible for over 3,000 jobs and $127 million to the local community.<\/p>\n As he prepares to retire, Green reflects on the last three decades and looks ahead to the future of North Carolina\u2019s seafood industry.<\/p>\n You\u2019re about to retire after a very impressive 30+ year career with CMAST and the Seafood Lab. What would you say are your biggest professional accomplishments? Along those lines, what do you think are the organization\u2019s greatest achievements during your tenure?<\/strong><\/p>\n Probably my biggest professional accomplishment was creating a tenure-track faculty position with two professional staff positions at the Seafood Lab in Morehead City. This accomplishment was made possible only through the efforts of stakeholder groups including the North Carolina commercial seafood industry and government agencies who recognized the value in education and training programs, technical services and applied research. Support provided by the NC General Assembly for the Seafood Laboratory at Morehead City established the foundation on which later professional accomplishments were made possible.<\/a>
\nBy far, the greatest organizational achievement was establishing the NC State University Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST) in Morehead City. CMAST gave NC State University a footprint on the coast that enabled campus-based faculty, professional staff, and students to have a base of operations for conducting field investigations and delivering course work not previously available to them. In addition, CMAST helped forge stronger partnerships with stakeholders and other marine science and education institutions such as the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, Duke University Marine Laboratory, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Laboratory, NC Community College system and multiple state agencies including NC Division of Marine Fisheries, NC Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Section, and NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, among others.<\/p>\n