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AWARDS
& HONORS

ECHO has received numerous awards for our commitment to green operations, strategies used in environmental education, and national leadership in the science center and aquarium industries.


Awards

  • National Green Building Council awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Certification
  • Way to Go Workplace Commuter Challenge Small Business Award for greatest staff participation in utilizing alternative transportation
  • Seven Daysies Award for "Best Rainy-Day Attraction for Out-of-Town Guests"
  • Seven Daysies Award for "Best Place to Take Your Kids"
  • Burlington Business Association Architectural Award for significant contributions to the physical and architectural quality of downtown Burlington, Vermont
  • The Green Mountain Award for Non-point Source Toxins Exhibit
  • Linking Learning to Life Award for role in preparing and guiding youth toward successful employment
  • The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association awarded the "Northeast Green Building" award
  • The AIA awarded the "Excellence in Architecture" award
  • The INDIGENOUS EXPRESSIONS: Native Peoples of Lake Champlain exhibit named a "Top 10 Winter Event" by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce
  • The U.S. EPA awarded the "People's Choice Award" for Non-point Source and Stormwater Pollution Outreach best television public-service announcement
  • Vermont Association of Broadcasters named Body Language exhibit TV ad "Commercial of the Year”

 

 

 

ECHO wins the "Way to Go" award for the third year in a row.

Honors

  • National Leadership Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the Voices for the Lake project
  • Fellowship awarded by the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education/National Science Foundation
  • Scholarship to the Bridges Community Development Conference awarded by the National Science Foundation
  • Scholarship to WebWise Conference awarded by Institute of Museum and Library Services
  • Scholarship to Preserving Living Collections Conference by Institute of Museum and Library Services
  • Fellowship awarded for the Noyce Leadership Institute – year-long Association of Science-Technology Centers/Noyce Foundation for executive training

 

 

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