Media Advisory

Secretary Salazar to Present Awards to Indian Education Renewable Energy Challenge Winners

04/07/2010

On Thursday, April 8, 2010, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will present awards to the winning high school and college teams of the 2010 Indian Education Renewable Energy Challenge in a ceremony at the Interior Department’s South Interior Building in Washington, D.C. The event will take place in the South Interior Auditorium from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT).

The Indian Education Renewable Energy Challenge is sponsored by the Bureau of Indian Education in partnership with the Indian Affairs Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory to promote careers for students attending BIE-funded high schools and tribal colleges in the fields of green and renewable energy.

Who:       Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar
                Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk
                Robert Middleton, Director, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
                Bartholomew “Bart” Stevens, Acting Director, Bureau of Indian Education
                Harold Myron, Director of Educational Programs, Argonne National Laboratory           

What:     2010 Indian Education Renewable Energy Challenge awards

When:     Thursday, April 8, 2010, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EDT).

Where:   U.S. Department of the Interior, South Interior Building Auditorium,
                1951 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Media:    Credentialed media are invited to cover this event.