The State of New Jersey is filled with talented environmental educators. Each year, the Alliance for New Jersey Environmental Education acknowledges a select few.  Winners will be honored at the awards reception as part of the Annual New Jersey Environmental Education Conference. 

An annual professional development conference for educators and administrators from schools, parks, nature centers, after-school programs, museums, universities, colleges, government agencies, zoos, non-profits and you!

We are looking for nominees from all over the state.
Do you know of someone who meets the criteria for one of the awards?
Click here to nominate that person!

Categories & Criteria

Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee’s EE activities have made an impact on or were effective in changing or supplementing current curricula, or have been used successfully by others.

2. The nominee’s EE activities have emphasized and/or practiced the “awareness to action” process with those for whom the activities were intended.

3. (Partnership Award) The cooperative involvement of two or more educators from different disciplines, the working relationship between them and how the project benefited from it.

Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee has the ability to develop creative, innovative interpretive materials, activities, programs or facilities

2. The nominee’s EE activities emphasized and/or practiced the “awareness to action” process with those for whom the activities were intended.

Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee has shown a commitment to EE activities for most of his/her professional life.

2. The nominee is a current resident of NJ and detailed EE activities have proven to benefit residents of the state.

3. The nominee’s activities have the potential to be used by others in the field as measured by publication and distribution.

4. The nominee’s EE activities emphasized and/or practiced the “awareness to action” process with those for whom the activities were intended.

5. The nominee has evolved into a leader in the field of EE, through vocation or avocation.

ANJEE membership is not a requirement for the nominee or the person nominating them.  In case of a close decision between nominees, however, ANJEE membership will be a plus.  Current members of the ANJEE Executive Board or ANJEE Advisory Council are not eligible for these awards.

To Nominate Someone

1. Click here to download and fill out the nomination form (PDF format).

2. Nominations require a detailed and completed form and at least two letters of recommendation (or one letter with two signatures). 
   The letter(s) should include all of the information described above pertaining to the award for which you are nominating someone.

3. Nomination forms and letters must be postmarked on or before OCTOBER 30, 2010.