It is basically over and done for Dr. Kevin Hamed of Virginia Highlands Community College and former chief park naturalist at the Steele Creek Park Nature Center in Bristol Tennessee. His dissertation: "Impacts of climate change, human land use, and mercury contamination on Southern Appalachian Plethodontid salamanders" has been accepted and finalized by the graduate school at the University of Tennessee. Congratulations, Dr. Hamed. We are very proud of you ! Wallace Coffey Bristol, TN