Friends of Hopkins Marine Station:

The Friends organization was created early in 1978 following the appointment of Professor Colin S. Pittendrigh to the Directorship of Hopkins Marine Station.  With a mandate to enlarge the faculty and renovate the facilities, there was a clear need to involve both Alumni and other friends of the Station in this endeavor.  A strong Friends organization emerged under the enthusiastic guidance of Colin Pittendrigh and Richard and Clare Berlin, and with campus liaison from Janet Crews.

The ongoing mission of the Friends is to support the program of teaching and research at Hopkins Marine Station, and in particular to provide additional discretionary funding to the Director.

Funds from membership dues are used to support the following ongoing activities:

*  Undergraduate research equipment
*  Visiting research seminar speakers program at Hopkins, bringing scientists from Stanford and from around the world.

Special fund-raising projects of the Friends have included:

*  Acquisition and equipping of the 26 foot vessel HMS Friendship (1984)
*  Harold A. Miller Library building fund (1989)
*  Monterey Boat Works lecture hall renovation fund (1992)
*  Audio/Visual system for the lecture hall (1992)
*  Named chairs (some as memorials) in the lecture hall (1992 ongoing)
*  Computer cluster for undergraduates (1998)
*  Furnishing for the Student Housing facility (2001/2002)

As a member of the Friends, you receive the following benefits:

*  Friends of HMS Lecture Series
*  Excursions
*  Annual picnic and open house
*  Annual newsletter in paper form [2006 letter as PDF]

If you would like to join the Friends of Hopkins, please send a check for $100 or more to:

    Friends of Hopkins Marine Station
    Stanford University
    Pacific Grove,  CA  93950-3094

The check should be made payable to "Friends of Hopkins/Stanford University".  Please include your name and mailing address with the check.