The Global EE Group would like to take a moment to recognize the 2017 winners of the NAAEE Global Outstanding Service to EE Award!

Ginger Potter is the recipient of the Individual Award for Outstanding Service to EE. In her role as the Senior Environmental Education Specialist for the US EPA, Ms. Potter has helped implement the National Environmental Education Act and its supporting programs, including serving as the Technical Lead for ee360, NAAEE’s multi-year cooperative training agreement with US EPA. She is one of the driving forces behind the Global Environmental Education Partnership and has effected many national and international advances in environmental education research, policies, and practice. 

The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is the recipient of the Outstanding Service to EE Award for a Global Organization. FEE was established in 1981, with a mission to create global change through the engagement and empowerment of people through education in collaboration with members and partners worldwide. FEE provides programs in education for sustainable development and environmental education in more than 70 countries and reaches over half-a-million young people through its Young Reporters for the Environment Program, Learning from the Forest program, and Eco-Schools program.

Congratulations to Ginger Potter and to the Foundation for Environmental Education for the well-deserved recognition of their contributions to the EE field! You can read more about the winners in the press releases.