AAEE NSW Environmental Educator of the Year Awards

The NSW Environmental Educator of the Year Awards recognises individuals in NSW who show outstanding abilities to raise the level of environment awareness in the community and who provide leadership, innovation and inspiration to others thus contributing to quality environmental education.

How to Nominate for the Awards

Nominations for 2012 are now open! There are three categories of Award, of which one is chosen to receive the Overall Environmental Educator of the Year Award.
  • Formal Educator Award
  • Government Educator Award
  • Community Educator Award
Click here to download the Nomination Form with submission details. Nominations must be received by Friday 25th May. Please contact AAEE NSW if you would like further information: email project@aaeensw.org.au.
 

2011 Environmental Educator of the Year Awards

The Award winners for 2011 were:
  • Formal Educator Award - Angela Colliver
  • Formal Educator (highly commended) - Amanda Lloyd
  • Agency Educator Award - Nell Grahame
  • Community Educator Award - Joelle Bridger
  • Overall Environmental Educator of the Year Award - Nell Grahame

2010 Environmental Educator of the Year Awards

The Award winners for 2010 were:
  • Formal Educator Award - Ian Judd
  • Formal Educator (highly commended) - Richard Ingham
  • Agency Educator Award - Sue Martin
  • Agency Educator (highly commended) - Sonya Tirtajaya
  • Community Educator Award - Ken Rubeli
  • Overall Environmental Educator of the Year Award - Rosemary Hadaway
Click here to read the media release on the 2010 Award recipients. 

Overall Environmental Educator of the Year - 1981 to present

Recipients of the Association’s Annual Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Education in New South Wales:
 

2011    Nell Grahame

2010   Rosemary Hadaway - Click here to read the media release.

2009   Graham Collier

2008   Syd Smith

2007   Helen Tyas Tunggal 

2006   Helen Scott

2004   Bill Dixon

2002   Stuart DeLandre

2001-2 Cameron Archer and Colin Mondy

2000   No Award was given this year in light of the dissolution of the AEE State Executive)

1999   Christine Prietto

1998   Sue and Col Lennox  

1997   Alan Fox 

1996   David Goldney   

1994   Joan Webb   

1993   Max Maddock   

1992   Beryl Strom   

1991   Ken Schaefer 

1990   Carolyn Pettigrew  

1989   Geoff Young  

1988   Neil Dufty   

1987   Kevin McDonald   

1986   Peter Metcalfe    

1985   Di Collins  

1984   Jack Sinclair 

1983   Brian Gilligan    

1982   David Tribe   

1981   Allen Strom    

 

Award History

The award originated through AEE NSW, with the first award winner in 1981, no other than Allen Strom. The last award under the AEE NSW banner was presented in 1999. From 2000 the award was managed by the NSW regional Environmental Education group running the conference for that year and was awarded in 2000/01, 2002 and 2004. From 2006 the Award has been managed by the current AAEE NSW Executive Committee.

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