For a dozen years Jennie Lane has been helping teachers develop energy concepts in their curriculums, first as an energy education specialist, and today as program director for the Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) headquartered at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point�s College of Natural Resources.

This past fall Lane received the Aldo Leopold Award for exemplary service in the field of energy education and on behalf of the Wisconsin Association of Energy Education (WAEE). This is the association�s most prestigious award and Lane is the most recent UWSP faculty and/or staff Leopold nominee. WAEE, located on the UWSP campus, promotes responsible environmental action through education in the classroom and community.

Previous CNR faculty and staff Aldo Leopold Award winners include Dennis Yockers, Mike Gross, Randy Champeau, Joe Passineau, Dan Sivek and Meta Reigel.

"It is an honor to have my name listed among many of my peers and mentors here at the College of Natural Resources," said Lane. "Energy education has evolved into mainstream common sense curriculum with real world applications. Young people are especially receptive toward new energy efficiency strategies for their schools and their families."

Lane�s extensive list of accomplishments include co-author of the KEEP Activity Guide, designed and implemented KEEP in-service K-12 courses throughout Wisconsin, and co-author of Project WET curriculum and activity guide, a nationally distributed guide on water education. Over 3,000 teachers have participated in KEEP courses. A board member of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, she co-chairs the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board�s environmental education in schools committee.

In 2003 she was the recipient of UWSP�s Academic Staff Excellence Award for her work and advocacy on behalf of energy education. Lane has also been instrumental in bringing financial support to KEEP, including more than $3 million in grant money.

Lane holds a bachelor�s degree from Florida Southern College, a master�s degree from Columbia University, and a doctorate from UW-Madison.

More information can be found on KEEP at www.uwsp.edu/cnr/wcee/keep.