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John Christy

A native of Fresno, California, Christy received a B.A. in Mathematics (1973) from the California State University, Fresno, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences (1984, 1987) from the University of Illinois. Prior to his scientific career, Christy taught physics and chemistry as a missionary teacher in Nyeri, Kenya (1973�75). After earning a Master of Divinity degree (1978) from Golden Gate Baptist Seminary he served four years as a bivocational mission-pastor in Vermillion, South Dakota, where he also taught college math.[2]

He is a distinguished professor of atmospheric science, and director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He was appointed Alabama's state climatologist in 2000. For his development of a global temperature data set from satellites he was awarded NASA's Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, and the American Meteorological Society's "Special Award."[3] In 2002, Christy was elected Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.[4]