210 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine SCIENCES, PHARMACEUTICALS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY to Seattle to work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a study of whales of Alaska; he left OSU with a master’s degree in zoology. This led to a career from 1976 to 2010with hundreds of aerial surveys, shipboard projects, ice-based census stations and camps on clifftops, resulting in 86 scientific publications and over 1,000 citations in scientific literature. NOAA honored him with 36 certificates and awards, including a Distinguished Career Award. Since retirement, Mr. Rugh has helped the Jefferson Land Trust with projects such as upgrades to protected properties, wildlife monitoring via hidden cameras, teaching and facilitating an annual natural history course, and stewardship of wetlands. He is co-chair of the Natural History Society with many outings and lectures, particularly regarding marine mammals. His own property, 28 acres near Quilcene, has become a Conservation Easement. Here, he lives in a custom-made home with Ruthe Rugh. David Rugh, born and raised in the Himalayas of India, fell in love with the wild side of life when very young. The surrounding jungles were an invitation to explore in the Woodstock Natural History Society. During four years at Maryville College, where he earned a BS in biology, his activities awarded him recognition in Who’s Who in American Colleges and membership in the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society. Summers included work at an arboretum, surveying for the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon and a solo trip around the world. In 1970, Mr. Rugh joined the U.S. Peace Corps for a two-year assignment in Niger. He commuted by horseback to villages, planting trees as part of an international effort to develop a green belt south of the Sahara. He began a botanical research lab and a field guide to native trees. Leaving hot Niger, Mr. Rugh went to The Ohio State University (OSU) for doctoral studies via the Institute of Polar Studies, intending to study Antarctic birds. That resulted in an expedition documenting the dynamics of Antarctica’s glaciers; however, funding issues meant his PhD was put on hold. Meanwhile, a friend invited him DAVID JOHN RUGH WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST (RETIRED) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Olympic Peninsula, WA
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