Robert Lee Hotz (left) with Sigma Xi President Peter Raven. Photo courtesy of Sigma Xi.

LEE HOTZ INDUCTED AS SIGMA XI HONORARY MEMBER

NASW Board Member Robert Lee Hotz was inducted as an honorary life member of Sigma Xi during the scientific society’s 2003 Annual Meeting. The honor is bestowed for distinguished service to science or to the Society.

Hotz covers science, medicine, and technology for the Los Angeles Times, where, in 1995, he shared a Pulitzer Prize with colleagues for spot news coverage of the Northridge earthquake. Hotz is the author of Designs on Life: Exploring the New Frontiers of Human Fertility and has contributed to several books on science policy.

His career has included stints at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he was a 1986 Pulitzer finalist, and the Pittsburgh Press. Among his many honors are the Walter Sullivan Award, from the American Geophysical Union, and the AAAS Science Journalism Award.

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