Community Outreach Contacts
For information on ORNL and community outreach activities, contact one of our Office of Communications and External Relations staff members listed below, or just send your questions or comments to news@ornl.gov.
Leigha Edwards
Acting Manager, Community Outreach
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6266
Telephone: 865.241.9309
Fax: 865.241.9787
e-mail: ledwards@ornl.gov
Assists director in providing leadership and strategic planning for the Community Outreach organization. Plans and tracks department budget; coordinates corporate gift program; compiles and submits activity reports; and assists with special events and visits and employee volunteerism initiatives including Team UT-Battelle.
Linda Holmes
ORNL Education Programs
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P.O. Box 117
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
Telephone: 865.576.3192
Fax: 865.576.1609
e-mail: holmesl@orau.gov
Coordinates ORNL education programs which assign undergraduates, graduate students, postgraduates, faculty, and others to ORNL divisions for research appointments of varying lengths; works with ORNL staff to develop and implement new research participation and fellowship programs; works on behalf of ORNL to secure funding from DOE Headquarters and other sources in support of ORNL's science education activities.
Phil King
Coordinator, Honors & Awards
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6266
Telephone: 865.574.9618
Fax: 865.241.6776
e-mail: pwk@ornl.gov
Provides management and coordination for honors, awards and recognition programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Debbie McCoy
Coordinator, Research Alliance in Math and Science
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6163
Telephone: 865.574.6185
Fax: 865.574.4839
e-mail: mccoydd@ornl.gov
Coordinates DOE Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research education programs to assign undergraduates and graduate students to summer internships and research appointments of varying lengths primarily in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate
Bill Pardue
Community Liaison
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6266
Telephone: 865.220.5101
Fax: 865.482.0191
e-mail: pardueb@ornl.gov
Interfaces with the community on matters of interest to the Laboratory.