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PLI STAFF GAIN LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION

Staff members of the Public Lands Institute recently received recognition at the local, state and national levels. 

thumbsup Forever Earth/Discover Mojave Project Manager Daphne Sewing joined with Cheryl Wagner and Mary Weisenmiller, K-12 Science Project Facilitators for the Clark County School District, to present to the 2007 National Science Teachers Association Conference in St. Louis, Missouri March 28 – April 1, 2007.  The presentation highlighted the integration of formal and informal education to develop effective curriculum for the Forever Earth Program.
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Interagency Volunteer Program Manager Donna Grady and Database Coordinator Chuck Williams highlighted the award-winning Southern Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program at the 2007 annual conference of the Association of Partners for Public Lands, which was held March 18 - 22, 2007 in Sacramento, California.

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Research Assistant Professor and NPS Monitoring Program Administrator Jef Jaeger received the 2006 Outstanding Dissertation Award from the UNLV College of Sciences. The award is presented to the outstanding dissertation submitted by a College of Sciences Ph.D. student as selected by a faculty committee.   

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Take Pride in America in Southern Nevada Program Manager Doug Joslin initiated the selection of William H. “Bob” Bailey Middle School as the first Take Pride in America School in Nevada.  Officials from the National Take Pride in America presented the school with a certificate in honor of the recognition.    


Congratulations to Daphne, Donna, Chuck, Jef, and Doug!