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EE Awards
Annual Recognition program for Outstanding Environmental Education
Do you know of a successful environmental education program in a school, business, public agency or local community? Do you know of individuals or organizations working together to provide quality environmental education? If so, please nominate your program or theirs for an Award for Excellence in Environmental Education!
Award Nominations are due August 25th, 2009.
Click here for Nomination Instructions and forms.
Annual Awards and Recognition Program
Each year individuals and organizations from around the
state of Colorado
are recognized and honored for their hard work and dedication in the field of
environmental education at an Awards Banquet. Awards honor and celebrate
10 E.E. programs, the lifetime accomplishments of an individual in the field of
E.E. and retiring environmental educators.
Program Awards
Initiated in 1996, CAEE Environmental Education Program awards have honored leadership in developing effective, cooperative, cross-sector environmental education programs. Nominees should be individuals and/or organizations in Colorado that have demonstrated success in developing and implementing environmental education programs and partnerships. Award categories include: PreK-Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Higher Education, Citizen/Community, Media, Business, Nonprofit, Agriculture, Religious/Spiritual, Government and Best New Program.
Enos Mills Lifetime Achievement Award
One individual is acknowledged annually for significant
achievement and contributions to the field of environmental education as the
recipient of the Enos Mills Award. This award commemorates the 19th century
naturalist in the Estes Park area, Enos Mills, whose vision, photographs and
writings were largely responsible for the decision by Congress in 1915 to
establish Rocky Mountain National Park.
Like Enos Mills, the award recipient has demonstrated leadership and commitment
to the field of E.E. through a body of work.
Outstanding Retiring Educators Award
Outstanding environmental educators who have retired (or are
retiring) from their professional role in education, and whose contributions to
the field of environmental education deserve recognition? Are you such an
educator? If so, please nominate him/her - or yourself - for the
Recognition for Outstanding Retired Environmental Educators!
How to Nominate
Nomination forms may be completed online or downloaded by clicking on the links below. If you cannot access the forms online, please call CAEE at 303-273-9527. You are encouraged to submit your nomination online or fill out the nomination form and return it electronically as an email attachment to CAEE. You may also mail your completed nomination forms to:
CAEE
15260 S. Golden Road
Golden, CO
80401
Nominations must be postmarked by Monday, August 25,
2008.
Award recipients will be notified in November, and will be recognized through
the public media, the CAEE newsletter, at the annual Teaching OUTSIDE the Box
Conference, and at a special recognition event in early 2009.
Questions? Contact CAEE by email or phone at 303-273-9527.
Nomination Forms
Enos Mills Nomination Form (word)
Enos Mills Nomination Form (pdf format)
Program Nomination Form (word)
Program Nomination Form (pdf format)
Retiring Educator ONLINE Nomination
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2007 EE Awards!
Rio Grande Watershed Conservation Education Program, Alamosa – Agriculture Award
Green Star Schools Program (Eco-Cycle), Boulder – Best New Program Award
Mesa County Solid Waste Management Education Program, Grand Junction – Government Award
Community Leadership Project (Denver Zoo), Denver – Citizen/Community Award
Youth in Natural Resources (YNR) (Environmental Learning for Kids), Denver – Non-Profit Award
Energy Hog Traveling Road Show (Colorado Energy Science Center), Lakewood – Non-Profit Award
Bookcliff Middle School/ James M. Robb Colorado River State Park Partnership (Colorado State Parks), Clifton – Secondary Education Award
AWQUA (Aurora Water Quality Understanding and Appreciation) Lounge (Aurora Parks and Open Space Department, Open Space/ Natural Resources Division Interpretive Services), Aurora – PreK-Elementary Award
The Nature Year Project (Durango Nature Studies), Durango – Higher Education Award
Garbage Garage Education Center (Larimer County Solid Waste Department), Fort Collins – Government Award
Enos Mills Lifetime Achievement Award: Raymond Tschillard, Poudre Learning Center/ Weld County School District 6.
Julie Wrend President's Award: Congressman Mark Udall
New Recognition for Outstanding Retired Environmental Educator: Carol Stansfield, School in the Woods
Past Award Recipients
2006 Environmental Education Awards Program Booklet
2005 Environmental Education Awards Program Booklet
2004 Environmental Education Awards Program Booklet
2003 Environmental Education Awards Program Booklet
2002 Environmental Education Awards Program Booklet Part 1
2002 Environmental Education Awards Program Booklet Part 2
2001 Environmental Education Awards Program Booklet