Since 1957, the American Meteorological Society has awarded the designation of Certified Consulting Meteorologist (CCM) to those individuals who have demonstrated to a Board composed of their peers that they posses the (1) Knowledge, (2) Experience and (3) Character to professionally and competently serve their clientele.
For more information on the CCM program, contact the American Meteorological
Society, 45 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 (www.ametsoc.org/AMS).
Dr. Lyons received his CCM certification in 1977, and subsequently served
as the chair of the Board of Certified Consulting Meteorologists.