All NEED schools have
outstanding classroom-based programs in which students learn about
energy. Some schools have student leaders who extend these activities
into their communities. To recognize outstanding achievement and
reward student leadership, The NEED Project conducts the National
Youth Awards Program for Energy Achievement.
This program combines
academic competition with recognition to acknowledge everyone
involved in NEED during the year - and to recognize those who
achieve excellence in energy education in their schools and communities.
The students and teachers set goals and objectives, and keep a
record of their activities. In April, the students combine their
materials into scrapbooks and send them to their state coordinators.
The students themselves write summaries of their projects for
inclusion in the Annual Report.
The 2009 Youth Awards National Recognition Ceremonies registration
fee of $525.00 covers double occupancy lodging at the Hyatt
Regency Crystal City, Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and
dinner, Sunday breakfast and dinner, and Monday breakfast. It
also includes all tour - Tourmobile and Metro - passes and the Spirit of Washington Dinner Cruise. Some sponsorships are available on a regional basis.
2009 Youth Awards Review Panel
Stacy MacIntyre - Energy Information Administration
Laurie Falter - Enegry Information Administration
Stefanie Palumbo - Energy Information Administration
Kara Callahan - Energy Information Administration
Michael O'Bryant - Energy Information Administration
Bob Schmitt - Energy Information Administration
Lisa Dooley - Energy Information Administration
Aisha Sheffield - Energy Information Administration
Emily Toner - National Ocean Industries Association
Alicia Broehl - McGinn Investment Management
Andy Hoegh - Energy Information Administration
Dena Foster - Foster Marketing
Freddie Nicco-Annan - Energy Information Administration
Janine Nixon - Energy Information Administration
Rebecka Jonsson - American Wind Energy Association
Rebecca Dobbins - American Petroleum Institute
Leia Friend - Energy Information Administration
Youth Awards Sponsors
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Department of the Interior – Minerals Management Service
U.S. Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management
American Electric Power
BP
Cape Light Compact
ConocoPhillips
Dominion
EnergyStar
Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
Halliburton
Hydropower Research Foundation
National Ocean Industries Association
Saudi Aramco
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Society of Petroleum Engineers
