PLI Staff Gain State and National Accolades

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

	Forever Earth/Discover Mojave Project Manager Daphne Sewing made a presentation to the North American Association of Environmental Educators at its 2006 annual conference in October. The presentation, “Connecting a Disconnected Youth to the Outdoors,” highlighted the Discover Mojave Outdoor World Program and the assessment results to date.
	Research Assistant Professor Jef Jaeger has 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 the faculty committee. Jaeger also is the program administrator of the National Park Service Monitoring Program for the Public Lands Institute.
	Research Assistant Professor Scott Abella has been named Distinguished Alumnus-in-Residence from the Biology/Natural Resources Management Department at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan.
	Conservation Education and Interpretation Strategy Project Manager Allison Brody has been selected to serve a two-year term on the board of directors for the Nevada Natural Resource Education Council (NNREC). The NNREC is a statewide non-profit organization that works to develop and promote natural resource education in Nevada. Allison has been working closely with NNREC to help the organization obtain its EETAP capacity and certification grants.

Congratulations to Daphne, Jef, Scott, and Allison!