The Pennsylvania Association of Environmental Educators is now accepting nominations for its 2006 Environmental Educator Awards through November 4.

The awards recognize individuals and organizations for their contributions to the field of environmental education in one of four categories—

· Outstanding Environmental Educator: To be considered, the nominee must be an individual who made a significant teaching contribution to the environmental education field in a formal or non-formal setting, through either curriculum development or teaching.

· Daisy S. Klinedinst Memorial Award: The award recipient should be an educator, new (less than five years) to the field, who is involved in environmental education and who seeks to continue to expand his/her involvement in environmental education.

· Outstanding Environmental Education Program: This award recognizes an exemplary environmental education program which could be used as a model program.

· Business Partner Award: This award recognizes a member of the business community that has made significant contributions to promote environmental education within the Commonwealth of PA.

For more information and a copy of the application form, visit the PAEE website.

9/16/2005