Gulf Coast Research Laboratory walkers donned Southern Miss gold for the annual Jackson County Heart Walk fundraiser in Pascagoula Saturday, March 10. Among the 33 GCRL personnel, graduate students and guests participating are, from the left, front, Allison Kennedy, Marie Mullen, Sarah Turner and Kristine Klebba. Back, from the left, are Dave and Julie Kennedy, Jim Franks, James Ballard, Dr. Eric Hoffmayer, John Shelly, Dr. Bill Hawkins and Paul Grammer. Organizing the GCRL contingent was Mullen of the GCRL's crustacean disease lab. (Southern Miss Public Relations Photo by Martha Duvall)
Katrina counselors recharge at GCRL
Dr. Shelia Brown, left, interim administrator of the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center in Ocean Springs, introduces Ray Gannett of New London, Ohio, to coastal invertebrates on a nature walk at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory March 7-9. Gannett, a volunteer from God's Katrina Kitchen in Gulfport, was one of nearly 100 participants in a retreat for family counselors and caseworkers involved in Katrina recovery. Jackson's United Way organized and hosted the event at the GCRL. (Southern Miss Public Relations Photo by Martha Duvall).
