FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 6, 2009
Nominations being accepted for S.C. Environmental Awareness Award
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Nominations are being accepted through Dec. 18 for an award to recognize South Carolinians doing extraordinary work for the natural environment, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
“The General Assembly established the S.C. Environmental Awareness Award during the 1992 legislative session to recognize outstanding contributions made toward the protection, conservation and improvement of South Carolina’s natural resources,” said Bob King, DHEC’s deputy commissioner of Environmental Quality Control. “Each year the public is invited to submit nominations that are then reviewed by an awards committee. The committee considers excellence in innovation, leadership and accomplishments that influence positive changes affecting the natural environment.”
According to King, members of the awards committee represent the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, S.C. Forestry Commission, the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and DHEC.
Guidelines and nomination forms for the award are available at: http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/admin/envawareness/envawards.htm.
For more information, contact Robin Stephens at (803) 896-8973, or e-mail her at: stephers@dhec.sc.gov.
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For more information:
Robin Stephens - (803) 896-8973
E-mail - stephers@dhec.sc.gov
or
Adam Myrick - (803) 898-3884
E-mail - myrickar@dhec.sc.gov
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