Eric Frost Honored by NIUSR

The National Institute for Urban Search and Rescue (NIUSR) recently presented their prestigious Eagle Award for Leadership to Eric Frost, a professor in the department of Geological Sciences.
The bronze NIUSR Eagle Award for leadership is presented annually to individuals or organizations that represent the best of not only preparing, but also participating in emergency preparedness, as well as those who are leaders in the real-world implementation of emergency response procedures.Presenting the award on behalf of NIUSR to Frost was Linton Wells, II, the previous award winner.
Lois Clark McCoy told reporters, "What the Executive Board of NIUSR likes most about Frost is that he keeps a humble mane and doesn’t need or seek fame or glory," said Lois Clark McCoy. "What he and his team do is prepare for and participate in everything from exercises to real-world assistance in disasters of all types."
To say that Frost is a pioneer when it comes to emergency planning and response would be to understate what he has done to not only bring together the resources of SDSU State and first responders, but also in his pursuit to prepare future leaders in the field. As co-director of SDSU's Homeland Security program, Frost is making sure that when the baton of leading during emergencies is transferred, there will be a generation of leaders ready to run with it.Frost can often be found in the SDSU Visualization Center. During the fires of October 2007, the Viz Lab, as students and staff affectionately know it, was a flurry of activity as Frost and other SDSU students and faculty assisted with the real-time transfer of information to emergency responders and the media.
It is the mission of NIUSR to bring together people from all walks of life and all levels of emergency preparedness and response in order to help shape a safer future for the people of the world. Honoring Frost for his efforts to lead during drills and exercises and being on the ground preparing leaders of the future is something that NIUSR is honored to do.

source: SDSUniverse