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Dedication
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| Emanations, Volume 4, is dedicated to all of the people who have made the Cornell Punta Cana Biodiversity Laboratory possible and all of the faculty, instructors, and graduate research assistants who have made the student research expeditions possible. We thank the following people and organizations for their support, financial and otherwise, without which none of this work would be possible: Dr. Charles Mango Mr. and Mrs. Hank Parker Mr. Theodore Kheel (President Task Foundation, Chairman of the Board, Grupo Punta Cana (GPC)) Mr. Oscar de la Renta (Grupo Punta Cana) Mrs. Annette de la Renta Mrs. Ana Kheel (TASK Foundation) Mr. Robert Kheel (TASK Foundation) Mrs. Jane Kheel Stanley (TASK Foundation) Dr. Bernardo Vega (Former Ambassador of the Dominican Republic in Washington) Dr. Eloy Rodriguez (Professor, MIRT-NIH Director, and Director of the Cornell Biodiversity Laboratory in Punta Cana, Cornell University) We also would like to thank and acknowledge the following individuals: |
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Dominican Republic Mr. Hipólito Mejía (President, Dominican Republic) Mr. Frank Pons (Minister of the Environment) Mr. Julian de la Rosa (Ambassador, Science and Technology) Jardín Botánico Nacional Dr. Milcíades Mejía (Director) Mr. Ricardo García Mrs. Daisy Castillo Mrs. Jackeline Salazar (Cornell graduate student) Mr. Francisco Jiménez Ms. Ruth Bastardo Punta Cana All Punta Cana Beach Resort Personnel (PCBR) Public Relations General Staff Restaurant La Tortuga Mr. Richard Stanley Mrs. Alejandra Tolentino (PCBR) Mr. Manuel Despradel G. (PCBR) Mr. Adolfo Ramírez (GPC) Mr. I. Ramírez-Garrido Mr. Oscar Imbert (Architect, GPC) Mr. Juan Ribas (PCBR) Mr. Rafael Ramírez (GPC) Mr. Sigfrido Pastrano (GPC) Mr. Humberto Ruiz (GPC) Mrs. Chantal Rossi (GPC) Mr. Rolando Sanó Punta Cana Ecological Foundation Board of Members Personnel of the “Urbanización La Marina” (GPC) |
Cornell University President Hunter Rawlings CALS Dean Susan Henry Dean David Call (retired) Dean Daryl Lund (retired) Associate Dean Sutphin Associate Dean Ronnie Coffman Associate Dean Don Viands Department of Plant Biology Dr. William Crepet (Chair) Dr. Steven Tanksley Dr. Kevin Nixon Dr. Alejandra Gandolfo Pat Welch (staff) Patricia Garrett (staff) Joan Wilen (staff) Francine White (staff) Cornell Alumni Affairs and Development Office Cornell Weill Medical College Dean Antonio Gotto Dr. Mary Charlson, MD Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, MD Dr. Lorraine Gudas Dr. Carl McDougall, MD MIRT-NIH Dr. John Ruffin (CMRHD-NIH) Fogarty International Center-NIH Dr. Barbara Sina (Fogarty Center-NIH) |