For his extraordinary efforts over many years as Chairperson of the Local Chapter Committee helping to organize over 20 chapters and in turn, increasing NWA membership. For his solid commitment to quality weather broadcasting by increasing the availability of courses on and off campus, and by increasing the credibility of the NWA Weathercaster Seal of Approval through committee work and by developing more comprehensive exams and improved testing procedures. At the NWA Annual Meeting, the Education Committee Chairperson, Sol Hirsch, announced the recipients of the 1997 Sol Hirsch NWA Education Fund Grants. The committee received 28 grant applications and committee members scored each. The grant will help fund her Atmospheric Science Workshop training science teachers in the Collier County Public Schools.
Teachers receive hands-on training, lesson plans and materials for classroom use.
The grant, therefore, will help improve the knowledge of meteorology in children throughout the county. Robyn Behen of the Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Jefferson City, Missouri. Previously students used data gathered from media resources. Uri Harel of the Hartland Elementary School in Hartland, Vermont. The grant will help purchase classroom materials and weather equipment to improve learning through hands-on activities.