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	<u>A Life and Legacy: Au Sable Prepares for Departure of Dave Mahan, Associate Executive Director since 1985</u></p>
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	Thirty years. Thirty years of service, influence, leadership and stewardship. Three decades of Au Sable&rsquo;s history have been indelibly marked, and blessed, by the work of Dr. David C. Mahan, Associate Executive Director of the Institute since 1985.</p>
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	Inspired by a childhood spent exploring the outdoors of rural mid-Michigan, and blessed with the luck of the Irish through his ethnic background, Dave Mahan received his graduate training in stream ecology, earning an M.S. and Ph.D. in that field from Michigan State University. Prior to coming to Au Sable, Dave served on the faculty of Western Michigan University and as Land Steward for the Michigan Field Office of The Nature Conservancy. His passion for God&rsquo;s creation, God&rsquo;s people, and higher education led Dave through the doors of Au Sable in 1985, where he became and has continued to be a source of great blessing and leadership as Au Sable&rsquo;s Associate Executive Director.</p>
