Nova Southeastern University’s President, Dr. George L. Hanbury II, will be honored at the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation’s (GHOF) 11th annual ocean conservation fundraising dinner on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 6 – 10 p.m. at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa. The banquet will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the NSU Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI).
“[The honor] is certainly because of our 20 year long relationship with Nova Southeastern University, the celebration of GHRI. This year we wanted to do something special for the university as a whole — Dr. Hanbury wasn’t the president when the Guy Harvey Research Institute was founded, but since he’s come on he’s really done a tremendous job driving revenue, interest and support for the work that the Guy Harvey Research Institute does,” explained Greg Jacoski, executive director of the GHOF.
The event will feature a cocktail reception, a silent auction, a formal dinner with a live auction, live music and entertainment, with the proceeds benefiting the GHOF. The Guy Harvey Research Institute at NSU is the primary beneficiary for the funding done by the GHOF.
The GHRI specializes in pelagic fish conservation, or large open-ocean fish such as sharks, marlin and tuna. Their recent work focuses on satellite tagging and tracking, as well as genetic research, among other topics. They also led a team that has successfully decoded the White Shark genome, which could potentially have applications for human health research due to their low incidences of cancer and rapid wound healing.
“The work that’s being done at the GHRI is very cutting-edge, very high-level scientific research that’s had some tremendous results for the conservation of our oceans and the big animals that live there,” said Jacoski. “I know there’s a lot of great research that the university turns out as a whole, but I think the work that is being done out of the Oceanographic Center and the Guy Harvey Research Institute specifically is some of the best going on in the world right now, and [NSU] should be proud of the work that’s being done there.”
To learn more about the GHOF and research being conducted by the GHRI, visit www.guyharvey.com/ocean-foundation. For information about the 2019 banquet and fundraising dinner or to buy tickets, go to www.guyharvey.com/2019-ghof-banquet-and-fundraiser.
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