Invited Seminars in Virginia to
Hampton University, Old Dominion University and
the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Campus of Hampton University
Marine Science building at Hampton	School of Journalism and Communications at Hampton	Norfolk, Virginia
	On to the campus of Old Dominion University.	Then to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Inside one of the main buildings at VIMS housing the main auditorium and library	My terrific VIMS doctoral student tour guide, Erica Holloman.	Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Headquarters at VIMS
A large walkway tiled as a map of the entire Chesapeake Bay, outside the fisheries science building		Erica standing at "Baltimore
Huge coelacanth specimen in the fisheries science building	Shown with my water bottle for scale.	The fisheries science building houses the one of the largest and most diverse collections of western Atlantic marine and estuarine fish and marine mammal specimen collections in the world.
	Preserved sea turtles as well.	And this sea turtle shell showing clearly the spine of the animal (sea turtles can't pop out of their shells as portrayed in cartoons!).
Doctoral student Heidi Geisz, who gave a great tour of the fisheries science building, along with Erica.	The lovely home of another VIMS hostess and friend, Marcia Berman.	Her husband Bob, parking space at home!
Grilled venison, courtesy of Bob.	Bob and Marcia's boats, docked right at their lovely back yard.
		Marcia and Bob were kind enough to take me down the Piankatank River on their boat.