|
|
2004 Award Recipients
2004 Helios Awards:
Shonda
Schilling
The SHADE Foundation of America - AZ/MA
Shonda Schilling and the SHADE Foundation have worked with SunWise
to spread the message of sun safety to schools across Arizona, and
now Massachusetts, assisting in providing knowledge on sun safe practices
and helping to obtain shade structures for school playgrounds.
http://www.shadefoundation.org |
Sharon
McKenna, Arizona Department of Health Services, Children's Environmental
Health Program - AZ
In cooperation with the Arizona-based SHADE Foundation, Sharon McKenna
and ADHS have tirelessly promoted the SunWise message to Arizona
schools. ADHS also sponsors a SunWise poster contest to help engage
AZ students in the SunWise way of life.
http://www.azdhs.gov/ |
Bethann
(and Emily) Nelson, Bonita Springs Elementary School - Bonita Springs,
FL
Bethann Nelson worked with the school's PTA to fundraise for a shade
structure for the playground. They are also working on obtaining
an additional structure. Her efforts were featured in two articles
in the local newspaper. Her daughter, Emily, assisted Bethann in
promoting the shade structure and works with other groups promoting
sun safety.
http://www.lee.k12.fl.us/schools/bne/welcome.htm |
2004 Shining Star Awards:
Diane
Trantham, Center for Creative Learning - Ellisville, MO
Ms. Trantham has been using the SunWise Program for several years
with her students. Experiments with the UV Frisbee and meter are
conducted with her students and she has adapted activities into her
own "There's No Zone Like the Ozone" lesson plan. Ms. Trantham
also brought people from the American Cancer Society to speak to
her students about these issues.
http://www.rockwood.k12.mo.us/ccl/index.htm |
Daniel
Chuhta, Massabesic Junior High School - Waterboro, ME
Mr. Chuhta consistently reports UV data with his classes and provides
a link to the SunWise program on his class website. His students
regularly collect and report UV data on their laptops. Mr. Chuhta's
effective use of the sun safety education tools provided by the SunWise
Program sets an exemplary model by which his school community can
benefit.
http://fc.sad57.k12.me.us/~dchuhta/ |
Colette
Coyne, Colette Coyne Melanoma Awareness Campaign (CCMAC) - New Hyde
Park, NY
Through CCMAC, Ms. Coyne has diligently promoted sun safety attitudes,
especially among the nation's youth. This continued effort has led
to numerous additional participants in the SunWise Program.
http://www.ccmac.org |
Karen
Green, The Swain School - Allentown, PA
Ms. Green used the SunWise Program in numerous innovative ways,
such as teaching the curriculum during the winter months to convey
the need for year-round sun safety. In addition, she had her 3rd
and 5th grade classes collect information from the EPA web site,
collect and report UV data, and conduct experiments with the UV-sensitive
Frisbee. Ms. Swain has also created her own "Are You SunWise
at Swain?" test and concludes the semester with a SunWise Beach
party which involves sending a letter with information about sun
safety to the parents.
http://www.swain.org |
Carlos
Olivo, Holy Cross Lutheran School - Dallas, TX
Mr. Olivo has been a dedicated promoter of sun safety with his students.
UV and Ozone alert bulletin boards have been set up in the hallways
where the data collected by his students is displayed along with
a UV or Ozone related article that is used with the UV Mystery word
game he created. UV updates are provided in the school's newsletter,
and Mr. Olivo and his classes organized the school's first Environmental
Fair during which workers from the City of Dallas Air Quality Department
came and spoke to the students.
http://www.hcdallas.org/school |
Paul
Gross, Meteorologist, WDIV-TV - Detroit, MI
Mr. Gross is one of the many meteorologists across the country
who uses the SunWise Program. The SunWise Frisbee and UV meter were
used on a TV spot featuring the UV Index. He also travels to local
schools promoting sun safety and utilizes SunWise activities with
these students and their teachers.
http://www.clickondetroit.com |
Doug
Widner, Peggy Notebaert Nature Center - Chicago, IL
Mr. Widner and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum have incorporated
SunWise into teacher training workshops as well as festivals held
for scour groups and students from their Voyagers After School Program.
They also use SunWise as part of the programming for their summer
camps, providing for widespread promotion of sun safety information.
http://www.chias.org |
2005 Award Recipients
2003 Award Recipients
|