HOW TO NOMINATE
​Nominations require a completed nomination form and a minimum of two, but no more than four, letters of recommendation. The letters should include all the information described here pertaining to the award for which you are nominating someone. Be as detailed and descriptive as possible. Please submit the attached Awards Nomination Form by October 1, 2026, to awards@anjee.org

GUIDELINES & REQUIREMENTS

• Please submit the attached Awards Nomination Form by October 1, 2026, to awards@anjee.org
• Only electronic submissions will be accepted. To submit, edit this electronic MS Word file, save changes and e-mail with accompanying letters as an attachment to awards@anjee.org
• ​All accompanying letters must be MS Word documents.* 
• Your email subject heading must contain the words “Award nomination” and your candidate’s name. For example: “Award Nomination Jane Smith” Do not hit “reply” on your email; send it as a new thread.
• ​ANJEE membership is not a requirement for the nominee or the person nominating them. In case of a close decision between nominees, however, ANJEE membership will be a plus. 
• Current members of the ANJEE Executive Board are not eligible for these awards.

* The reason that all submissions must be in MS WORD format is so that we can easily use the find and replace feature to replace the candidate’s name with a number. To ensure impartial treatment by the judges, the nominee’s names are kept anonymous.



CATEGORIES & CRITERIA
NEW  Youth Environmental Educator Award
(This award is for students age 18 and under)
Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee is a young person spreading environmental awareness or taking action either through their schoolwork, job, or volunteer work.
2. The nominee shows a great interest in environmental education and is looking toward a future in the field.
   
   ​Environmental Educator: Formal Sector 

(This award is for classroom teachers in public or private schools)
Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee’s EE activities have made an impact on or were effective in changing or supplementing current curricula or have been used successfully by others.
2. The nominee’s EE activities have emphasized and/or practiced the awareness to action process with those for whom the activities were intended.

Environmental Educator: Non-formal Sector - Works with Schools OR Works with the Public at Large
(This award is for non-formal educators who work in non- traditional classrooms, including nature centers, museums, zoos, aquaria, scouting, parks etc.)
Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee has the ability to develop creative, innovative interpretive materials, activities, programs or facilities
2. The nominee’s EE activities emphasized and/or practiced the awareness to action process with those for whom the activities were intended.

Environmental Educator: Higher Education
(This award is for professors, adjuncts etc. in Colleges or Universities)
Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee has promoted Environmental Education at the College or University level through teaching or research/publication.
2. The nominee’s EE activities emphasized and/or practiced the awareness to action process for academics at the College or University level.

Pat Skelly Community Award
Honoring volunteer-led groups that support Environmental Education in their local communities
Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee is primarily run by volunteers.
2. The nominee has provided environmental education in a New Jersey community.
3. The nominee’s EE activities have proven to benefit residents of the local community.
4. The nominee’s EE activities emphasized and/or practiced the awareness to action process with those for whom the activities were intended. 

Patricia F. Kane Lifetime Achievement Award
Demonstrate the following:

1. The nominee has shown a commitment to EE activities for most of his/her professional life.
2. The nominee is a current resident of New Jersey.
3. The nominees EE activities have proven to benefit residents of the state.
4. The nominee’s activities have the potential to be used by others in the field as measured by publication and distribution.
5. The nominee’s EE activities emphasized and/or practiced the awareness to action process with those for whom the activities were intended.
6. The nominee has evolved into a leader in the field of EE, through vocation or avocation.