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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

PLI research assistant briefs Chinese national park workers on relict leopard frog program

PLI research assistant briefs Chinese national park workers on relict leopard frog program

PLI joins with public lands partners at APPL Conference in Sacramento

Nearly 600 participants converged on California’s capital city for the 2007 Annual Conference and Trade Show for the Association of Partners for Public Lands. With the theme, New Frontiers, Next Stages, the conference explored the new frontiers facing the public lands community and the next stages of public land partnerships. The Public Lands Institute conducted a session at the conference on Best Practices in Multi-Agency Volunteer Programs, which highlighted the award-winning Southern Nevada Interagency Volunteer Program. Representing PLI were Marketing Specialist LaNelda Rolley, Interagency Volunteer Program Manager Donna Grady, and Database Coordinator Chuck Williams.

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UNLV Magazine Garners Awards of Excellence for its Public Lands Issue

UNLV Magazine, the quarterly magazine of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, recently received recognition for its spring 2006 issue that featured the Public Lands Institute.The staff was awarded five coveted Bronze Quill awards from the Southern Nevada chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators during its awards ceremony.

Photo Services Manager Geri Kodey of the UNLV Marketing and Public Relations Office took home two Bronze Quills for the cover photo “Wild at Heart” and the story photo “Girl Fishing at Sunset"

Editor Cate Weeks and Associate Editor Diane Russell also received two Bronze Quills – overall magazine quality for the spring 2006 issue and best writing for the same issue.

Jennifer Lawson, who works for the UNLV Foundation, and Gian Galassi, who works for the UNLV Public Affairs Office, were honored with a Bronze Quill for feature writing for the public land initiative articles in the spring 2006 issue.

The Public Lands Institute extends its gratitude to the staff of UNLV Magazine for winning these awards and making us look so good!