Dr. John J. Dindo

Associate Director Institutional Advancement,

Dauphin Island Sea Lab

John Dindo received his Ph.D. in marine physiology and biochemistry.  As a scientist he has worked with hormones that trigger migration in fish and birds.  In addition he has worked on artificial reefs and on the identification and biology of hard bottom communities off the coast of Alabama.  Dr. Dindo assisted in the creation of the Discovery Hall Programs in 1979 and today that department has five full-time marine educators.  The program teaches hands-on learning to 13,000, K-12 children, focusing on coastal marine experiences as well as offering teacher training programs.  In 1998, Dr. Dindo and Dr. Crozier (executive director of Sea Lab) raised funds and built a public aquarium, featuring Mobile Bay.  He has been a member of the National Marine Educators Association for twenty years, and has served as a board member and is a past president.  Most recently Dr. Dindo was named Outdoor Ambassador from the Gulf Coast Region by Governor Riley, and was also profiled on the front page of the Mobile Register's Living Section.  In an additional recognition, Dr. Dindo recently received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the University of Alabama at Birmingham's School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics where he earned his master's and Ph.D

>>to news page 2: The New Win-Dixie, Paper Recycling, Danny Lipford

When: Thursday August 26, 7 PM

Where: St. Mary’s School, 106 Providence St. (corner Old Shell & Providence)

Sisters of Mercy Bldg (under blue awning)