Environmental Education Awards
We offer several opportunities to recognize outstanding service and potential in the field of environmental education. See descriptions for requirements, nomination procedures and deadlines. For any questions about these awards, contact us.
The Betty Abbott Excellence in Teaching Award
Presented annually, ASWP's Betty Abbott Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes a classroom teacher in southwestern Pennsylvania who inspires students to become responsible stewards of the natural world through environmental education. Nominations are accepted throughout the year, and the award is presented at ASWP's annual banquet held in May. One-page nominations should be sent to Betty Abbott Award Nominations, Audubon Society of Western PA, 614 Dorseyville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238 or submitted electronically (subject heading: Betty Abbott Award Nomination)
Beulah Frey Environmental Scholarship
ASWP awards $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors from our service area of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Beaver, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties. Students who are applying to two or four-year colleges to further their studies in an environmentally-related field are eligible to apply. All applications must be post-marked on or before March 31. Scholarships are presented at ASWP's annual banquet held in May. Applications are available beginning in January from this website or through your school's guidance office. The 2008 Application form may be downloaded here. (55K PDF)
ASWP’s Schoolground Habitat Merit Awards come with $1000 in education support
Earn valuable educational services for your outdoor classroom and gain some well-deserved recognition all at the same time! Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania’s Schoolground Habitat Merit Awards honors K-12 schools that have enhanced or restored their schoolgrounds to areas rich in flora and fauna, while providing direct curricular connections.
Schools must demonstrate significant achievement in school ground enhancement. Significant achievements are those that (1) directly involve students and (2) include: specific transformations made to the schoolground; unique community support; creative tie-ins to the curriculum; creative maintenance techniques; and/or innovative uses of the outdoor classroom. One winner will be selected for the 2008 cycle.
Award winners will receive: free admission for 3 teachers to attend ASWP’s Schoolground Habitat Enhancement and Restoration Symposium on May 22, 2008; $1000 worth of educational services (project consultation, teacher training and/or student programming) provided by ASWP during the 2008-09 school year; and a spotlight article in ASWP’s Seasonings, the free teacher newsletter that is distributed to over 3,300 teachers throughout Western Pennsylvania!
Download the 2008 Schoolground Habitat Merit Award application here (PDF). Completed applications must be postmarked by May 2, 2008.