Tuesday, September 15, 2009

CBS News: EcoDaredevil Awards to be presented in Butte

Two Montana women are being honored with an award that recognizes ingenuity and courage in the area of environmental action and science.

The EcoDaredevil Award was founded by Dr. Wallace J. Nichols and inspired by Butte native Evel Knievel. This year the award will be presented in the Copper Lounge of the Student Union Building at Montana Tech at noon on Friday, Sept. 18.

Katie Makarowski, an aquatic biologist, sustainability advocate and a recent graduate of the University of Montana's Masters of Science in Environmental Studies program, and Kathleen Kennedy, a teacher at Big Sky High School in Missoula, will be honored at the event.

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