2021 Kansas Excellence in EE Awards Nomination Form for the Pivot Award |
Call for NEW Nominations - Pivot Award
Call for Nominations - DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 13, 2021
For the 2021 Awards Celebration, we are recognizing and celebrating our 2020 Award Recipients, as we were unable to honor them in person last year.
In addition, Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) has created a special one time award category, The Pivot Award, to honor environmental educators who demonstrated outstanding adaptability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nominate an individual, organization, agency, school, or business in the field of EE who inspired others and made a difference during this challenging time.
Criteria
Nominations may include one or more of the following criteria:
In addition, Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) has created a special one time award category, The Pivot Award, to honor environmental educators who demonstrated outstanding adaptability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nominate an individual, organization, agency, school, or business in the field of EE who inspired others and made a difference during this challenging time.
Criteria
Nominations may include one or more of the following criteria:
- Individual, organization, agency, school, or business demonstrated an innovative strategy or partnership(s) to engage learners in environmental education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Individual, organization, agency, school, or business delivered environmental education programs to new audiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Individual, organization, agency, school, or business adapted environmental education learning opportunities to meet social distancing and/or in person restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Individual, organization, agency, school, or business provided new virtual environmental education programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Individual, organization, agency, school, or business offered transitional environmental education programs or activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Individual, organization, agency, school, or business gathered, organized, or worked with others to inspire adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Submission Information
Nominations must be postmarked, e-mailed, or submitted online at www.kacee.org no later than Friday, July 16, 2021. A selection committee reviews applications and determines awardees, who will be notified no later than Friday, July 30, 2021. Awards will be presented at the Excellence in Conservation and Environmental Education Awards Celebration in Manhattan on Friday, October 1, 2021. For more information and to request or submit a nomination form, contact Laura Downey, KACEE, 2610 Claflin Road, Manhattan, KS 66502-2743; phone (785) 532-3322; e-mail ldowney@kacee.org. E-mail nominations will be accepted provided all information requested is included. Please do not fax nominations. Incomplete nominations will not be considered.