The 10th Annual Cle

Annual Cle

Excellence Awa

Excellence Awa

EPA

Office of Air and Radiatio

Office of Air and Radiatio

Bri Wodiske Bri Wodiske
10 Years of Excellen

10 Years of Excellen

• The Clean Air Excellence Awards The Clean Air Excellence Awards 

Program was established in 2000 at Program was established in 2000 at the recommendation of the CAAAC. the recommendation of the CAAAC.

• 6 Categories 6 Categories: Clean Air Technology, : Clean Air Technology, 

Community Action, Community Action, Education/Outreach, Regulatory/ Education/Outreach, Regulatory/ Policy Innovations, & Transportation Policy Innovations, & Transportation Efficiency Innovations Efficiency Innovations

• 2 special awards 2 special awards: Thomas W. Zosel Thomas W. Zosel 

Outstanding Individual Achievement Outstanding Individual Achievement Award and Gregg Cooke Visionary Gregg Cooke Visionary 

Program Award Program Award
• Since 2000 CAAAC has honored 13

Since 2000 CAAAC has honored 13

outstanding and innovative efforts t

outstanding and innovative efforts t

progress in achieving cleaner air. progress in achieving cleaner air.

• This year we have received approxim

This year we have received approxim

promising applications promising applications 

Clean Air Excellence Aw

Clean Air Excellence Aw

2009
•Currently in the selection pr

Currently in the selection pr

•Also, we are working on the 

Also, we are working on the 

booklet, and keeping the web

booklet, and keeping the web

•Discussing ways to make th

Discussing ways to make th

celebration of 10 years of the 

celebration of 10 years of the 

Excellence Awards Excellence Awards

- 20 years of the CAAA

20 years of the CAAA

since the Clean Air Act since the Clean Air Ac

•Late-January final decisions 

January final decisions 

winners winners•Mid-May Clean Air Excellen

May Clean Air Excellen

Status: Status:
Let’s the 10 s the 10th Y

Y

Clean Air Excellence Aw

Clean Air Excellence Aw

• Highlight the Clean Air Excellen

Highlight the Clean Air Excellen

year anniversary theme year anniversary theme

• A video compilation of some of 

A video compilation of some of 

speaking to their experience as an 

speaking to their experience as an 

• Create a database with capabilitie

Create a database with capabilitie

previous award winners and inclu

previous award winners and inclu

attached to the back cover of the 

attached to the back cover of the 

the web. the web. 

– would allow for others to see 

would allow for others to see 

in order to identify, replicate 

in order to identify, replicate 

efforts efforts

– Also, a way to re Also, a way to re-acknowledg

acknowledg

their innovative ideas their innovative ideas
A Way to Improve the A

A Way to Improve the A

Program? Program?

• For this year, what is a good way to 

For this year, what is a good way to 

the last 10 years without detracting 

the last 10 years without detracting 

winners this year? winners this year?

• For the future, do we need to make 

For the future, do we need to make 

the program ? the program ?

• Other thoughts and suggestions for 

Other thoughts and suggestions for 
Thank You Thank You

-Questions and Com

Questions and Com
Contact for Suggesti

Contact for Suggesti

• Contact: Contact:

Bri Wodiske Bri Wodiskewodiske.brianna@epa.gov wodiske.brianna@epa.gov

(202) 564 (202) 564

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• Contact: Contact:Pat Childers, USEPA Pat Childers, USEPAchilders.pat@epa.gov childers.pat@epa.gov

(202) 564 (202) 564

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