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DANIEL A. OKUN
Pages 178-183

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... Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 178 3/23/10 3:42:25 PM
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... , Chapel Hill, was hailed worldwide for his groundbreaking discoveries and for the protection of pristine water sources, water-resources management, water reclamation and reuse, watershed protection, and technologies and institutional solutions to water-supply and wastewater management in developing countries. During his long career, Dan worked in 89 countries and was a consultant to municipal and legislative planning committees throughout the United States.
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... He chaired the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Research Council from 1991 to 1994 and served on many committees and councils of the U.S. Public Health Service, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, and National Academy of Sciences, among Final Tribute Vol 13.indd 180 3/23/10 3:42:25 PM
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... Grand Award. In August 1999, Engineering News-Record, in honor of its 125 years of publishing, named Okun one of the top 125 engineers who "singularly and collectively helped shape this nation and the world." In June 2007, Okun celebrated his 90th birthday with a party at the Carol Woods Retirement Center in Chapel Hill.
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... He met Beth Griffin in New Orleans when he was in the Army and she was a social worker. The couple married and spent more than six decades together traveling the world, raising a family, and serving their Chapel Hill community.
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