Biology professor nominated for high honor
Students and colleagues recognize Hatherill for merits Del Mar College has nominated John Robert Hatherill, Ph.D. and professor of biology in the Natural Sciences Department, as the college’s 2017 Piper Professor nominee for consideration of an award from the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation. The Piper Professor Award recognizes professors for outstanding academic, scientific and scholarly achievement and for dedication to the teaching profession. These awards are intended to provide increased recognition of teaching excellence, although the foundation’s selection committee also considers research, publication and related activity. Organized in 1950, the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable corporation focused…