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News Release No. 458
LEBANON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
TO RECEIVE WATER EDUCATION AWARD
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Volume 33-458 |
Contact: Susan Bloomer |
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(For immediate release) |
573-526-1825 |
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 4, 2005 --- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will present Lebanon Junior High School teacher Erica Cox with the 2005 Water Education Award for her efforts to educate students about water quality issues. Cox will be presented with the award Nov. 5 at the ninth Annual Conference on Environmental Education at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Sharing her love for nature with students, Cox has spent countless hours teaching them how to care for water resources through monitoring activities on the Niangua River. Cox founded the DNA club in 1990 and participates in Forest Keeper monitoring. Cox has also been successful in involving students in Science Olympiad competitions. Cox is a dedicated science teacher who is quick to mentor and share ideas gained through years of teaching experience.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources presents the Water Education Award annually in conjunction with World Water Monitoring Day activities. World Water Monitoring Day, held on Oct. 18, gives citizens an opportunity to positively impact the health of rivers, lakes, estuaries and other waterbodies. Volunteer monitoring groups, water quality agencies, students and the general public are invited to test four key indicators of water quality: temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity.
The recipients of the Water Education Award are chosen based on the following criteria:
- Involvement with the Missouri Stream Team Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program;
- Use of Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) in classroom activities;
- Personal innovative ideas that promote youth's interest in the conservation of water resources;
- Continued personal commitment to provide high quality educational programs about water ecology and water resources.
Other 2005 Water Education Award recipients include:
- John England, Lincoln Intermediate Center,
- Elizabeth Peterson, Ladue Middle School,
- Ron Howerton, Noel School (K-8th).
For more information, call the Department of Natural Resources' Water Protection Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-1300.
For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming events, meetings and hearings, visit our online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.
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