Murt Conover

Associate Director of Education and Outreach

Murt Conover has been a marine educator at the LUMCON since 2002. Her educational experience extends a lifetime. At the age of 14 she volunteered as an educator in Michigan and since then has been an educator for many other organizations on the east and west coasts. In 2007, Murt was made the Associate Marine Educator in charge of the LUMCON K-12 and teacher education programs. She also served as the coordinator of the Coastal Waters Consortium’s education and outreach programs from 2012-2019. In 2016, she was made the Associate Director of Education & Outreach.  She serves as a commissioner on the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission, as well as, advisory roles for other informal education programs.  Murt received the Southern Association of Maine Educators’ for being an outstanding educator in 2008, was nominated in 2009 for the Louisiana Wildlife Federation’s Governor’s Conservation Achievement Award, and a distinguished informal science education award by the Louisiana Science Teachers Association for 2019-2020.