My university is interested in promoting various certifications given our current curriculum. We are wondering the degree to which others in the ecological field find certification as an Ecologist by ESA as an important part of a cv for various positions. It doesn't seem to be very important in terms of entering graduate school or obtaining other academic positions, but perhaps its value is more in the environmental consulting industry? If anyone has any insight on the value of such certification, I would sincerely appreciate it.
cheers, Howard Howard H. Whiteman Department of Biological Sciences Murray State University Murray, KY 42071-0009 Phone: (270) 809-6753 FAX: (270) 809-2788 http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/hwhiteman/index.shtml "Time is like a fuse--short and burning fast" ---Metallica "You can take the people out of Pittsburgh, but you will never take the Pittsburgh out of people"--Bill Cowher "Being me is a full time job, and I haven't missed a day yet"--Stephen Colbert "In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it"--Barack Obama "Play without fear and you will be successful! See you at center ice."--Mario Lemieux "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."--Nelson Mandela
