Dick Lambert has retired after 17 years of service to NSF and the community, serving as Program Director for Physical Oceanography for the past 8 years. He will be staying in the area as he and his wife furbish their new apartment. Dick has plans to remain active in the scientific community. He has accepted an offer by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) to be an "acting editor" for JGR-Oceans (Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans) for a one-year term. Dick also plans on catching up on some writing projects. As far as hobbies go, Dick loves music. He is involved in the management of the MasterWorks Festival, a four-week summer music "camp" for high school and college students. When asked about his retirement, Dick replied, "I never considered this a `retirement'! Retiring from the government was only a means to do some different things."

Ann Sutherland, our Financial Operations Specialist, has also retired after 15 years of service to NSF. She plans to travel and see more of her children and grandchildren. Ann and her husband plan on continuing to collect genealogical information on their families. They also both love antiquing. We do miss Ann's smiling face around the office and hope that she will come back and visit often!

Don "Squeaky Shoes" Elthon has left us to return to the university setting. He will be returning to the research community to continue his research in basalt/mantle petrology and high-temperature superconductors at the University of Houston.

With several people leaving, we also have a few new additions to our staff.

Holly Smith is our new Science Assistant for the Oceanographic Centers and Facilities Section. She comes to us from CORE where she was a Program Associate. She received her Masters from Clark University in Worcester, MA in Environmental Science and Policy.

Lisa Crowder joined us in June as our new Science Assistant for Marine Geology and Geophysics. Lisa was previously at the University of California, Santa Barbara where she received her Masters in Marine Geology.

Dottie Cudmore recently joined the Division as the Financial Operations Specialist. Dotty had previously been working in the Division of Undergraduate Education . She has been with NSF for 25 years, so she really knows her way around this place!