2007
Wetlands Education Team West Geauga Middle School Chesterland, OH Problem: Destruction of the local wetlands leading to the disappearance of the Osprey. Solution: Educate the public and schools about nearby existing wetlands and enlist their help to preserve them. At an awards ceremony held at Walt Disney World®, two of the finalist teams received gold […]
Saltwater Marshals Ripley’s Aquarium Myrtle Beach, SC Problem: Disappearing salt marshes and the need for alternative energy sources. Solution: A tidal mill using the ocean’s tides to generate energy and an environmental education program. In 2006 the Board of Trustees of the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation added a new award, named for the Foundation’s late […]
Unrecognized Hazard: Used Oil Filters West Branch Middle School West Branch, IA Problem: Environmental hazards caused by used oil filters being disposed of in household trash and ultimately landfills. Solution: Public awareness campaign to educate the community about this environmental hazard. The finalist teams were judged for the practicality of implementing their idea. The winning […]
Joanne B. Tindall W.F. Tallman School Nashville, Tennessee The recipient of the eighth annual Freida J. Riley Teacher Award is Joanne B. Tindall, a teaching principal at the W.F. Tallman School, Nashville Transition Center, for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, Nashville, Tennessee. The award is sponsored by the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation. The award […]
Douglas L. McMakin Staff Engineer Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington Mr. Douglas L. McMakin is Staff Engineer in the Applied Physics Group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy, and has worked in the Radar Imaging Laboratory since 1987. As Project Manager and Technical Lead at the […]
