Joel Curtis

Joel Curtis (Col ’72 CM) received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Distinguished Career Award for his 43 years with the National Weather Service. Curtis, who has spent most of his career in Alaska, specializes in weather forecasting for public warnings as well as routine forecasts for marine, aviation, fire weather and other natural hazards. He has been deployed for numerous woodland fires, emergency responses and HAZMAT incidents, including the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.