In 2002, the Annis Water Resources Institute formed a Science Advisory Board, composed of internationally renowned scientists, with the following goals in mind:

• Gain a better understanding of AWRI/GVSU culture, role, and its programs
• Provide a report outlining AWRI strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges
• Provide recommendations for the future

Membership of the Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) Science Advisory Board includes representatives of the following disciplines: watershed/stream ecology; wetlands ecology; GIS science and application, sediment toxicity; limnology/Great Lakes ecology; fisheries ecology, and other disciplines that may be applicable. The composition of the Board is intended to reflect the spectrum of disciplines represented at AWRI, although members may be drawn from related disciplines. The disciplinary composition of the Board may change over time in accordance with any significant changes in the direction or emphasis of the AWRI research program.

Current SAB Members:

• Dr. Harvey Bootsma, Associate Scientist, Water Institute, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
• Jennifer Haverkamp, JD, Graham Sustainability Institute Graham Family Director, University of Michigan Law School Professor from Practice, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Professor of Practice, Ann Arbor, MI
• Dr. Carol Johnston (Chair), Professor, Department of Biology & Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• Dr. Gary Lamberti, Professor and Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (currently on leave from SAB while serving at the National Science Foundation)

Past SAB Members:

• Dr. Stephen Brandt, Professor and Director, Oregon Sea Grant Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• Dr. Peter Meier, Professor Emeritus, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Dr. Don Scavia, Professor and Natural Resources & Environment Director, Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Dr. Claire Schelske, Professor Emeritus, Land Use and Environmental Change Institute, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

SAB Reports:

• 2002 SAB Report
• 2003 SAB Report
• 2005 SAB Report
• 2007 SAB Report
• 2009 SAB Report
• 2011 SAB Report
• 2014 SAB Report
• 2017 SAB Report
• 2021 SAB Report