Coastal Zone Foundation announces Idowu as 2026 Orville Magoon Academia Award Recipient

For Immediate Release – September 28, 2026 Fort Myers, FL – The Coastal Zone Foundation (CZF) is pleased to announce that Timitope Idowu has received the 2026 Orville Magoon Academia Award. The Orville Magoon Academia Award cultivates early career academics by sponsoring their travel to attend the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association’s (ASBPA) annual National … Continue reading Coastal Zone Foundation announces Idowu as 2026 Orville Magoon Academia Award Recipient

Coastal Zone Foundation’s Orville Magoon Academia Award

The Coastal Zone Foundation’s Orville Magoon Academia Award seeks to cultivate tenure-track professors or other early-career academics by sponsoring their attendance at ASBPA’s National Coastal Conference. The award is focused on young professors or post-doctoral associates in coastal fields, such as engineering, geology, biology, and other related disciplines. The award will reimburse conference expenses such … Continue reading Coastal Zone Foundation’s Orville Magoon Academia Award

CZF Poster Contest at 2026 RAE Conference

Enter to win a $1000 voucher for the Certified Coastal Practitioner Courses! Fill out the short form below with your information and the poster you found most compelling at this year’s conference. The voucher winner will be selected at random and the poster with the most votes will be announced at the closing plenary. Voucher … Continue reading CZF Poster Contest at 2026 RAE Conference

Coastal Zone Foundation names Jennifer Perez as its newest Certified Coastal Practitioner  

Fort Myers, FL – The Coastal Zone Foundation (CZF) is pleased to announce that Jennifer Perez has earned the designation of Certified Coastal Practitioner™ (CCP) professional credential.  Earning the CCP designation distinguishes Perez as having a broad knowledge base and understanding of the interrelationships that exist among different coastal professions.  Perez is a Special Projects … Continue reading Coastal Zone Foundation names Jennifer Perez as its newest Certified Coastal Practitioner  

CZF launches the Orville Magoon Academia Award

Fort Myers, FL – The Coastal Zone Foundation (CZF) is pleased to announce the creation of the CZF Orville Magoon Academia Award, as a way to cultivate early-career academics by sponsoring their attendance at the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association’s (ASBPA) annual National Coastal Conference Orville Magoon was one of the pioneers of the … Continue reading CZF launches the Orville Magoon Academia Award

Coastal Zone Foundation names Hunter Mathews as its newest Certified Coastal Practitioner  

Fort Myers, FL –  The Coastal Zone Foundation (CZF) is pleased to announce that Hunter Mathews has earned the designation of Certified Coastal Practitioner™ (CCP) professional credential.  Earning the CCP designation distinguishes Mathews as having a broad knowledge base and understanding of the interrelationships that exist among different coastal professions.  Mathews is a biologist located … Continue reading Coastal Zone Foundation names Hunter Mathews as its newest Certified Coastal Practitioner