Nominate a Maryland Clean Energy Leader for an Award at this Year’s Summit

Below are the categories for nominating a person you deem worthy of receiving that award. To nominate, simply email us at info@mdcleanenergy.org with responses to the four questions which follow. You can nominate as many persons as you wish. Deadline is August 1.

1.       Category

2.       Name, current affiliation and work location

3.       In 100 words or less, why you think this persons deserves this award

4.       Specific achievements that have helped/are helping grow Maryland’s clean energy economy

Categories:

Clean Energy Champion of the Year

Presented to an individual who has clearly demonstrated vision and proactive leadership to

advance clean energy generation and adoption of energy efficiency practices, encouraged the

success of the industry sector, and heightened or improved consumer awareness in support

of the clean energy economy.

Legislative Leadership

Presented to members of the Maryland General Assembly who have been actively engaged

in support of the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) legislative agenda and who are

definitive leaders on policy initiatives to support job creation, reduction of greenhouse gas

emissions and demand management practices in the State.

Industry Leadership

This award acknowledges the dedicated efforts of a businessperson who has made an

exemplary commitment of time and resources to encourage the success of the industry as

a whole or a specific sector of the industry. This individual will have served in a leadership

capacity in an organization somehow affiliated with the MCEC mission.

Advocacy Award

This award recognizes the work of an individual, group or organization actively engaged in

advancing and improving opportunities for business expansion, policy creation, and work

force development. This individual will have demonstrated efforts to work across various

sectors for the good of the industry overall and through partnership with MCEC.

Bright Light Award

This individual or group shines for their contribution to MCEC efforts to remove barriers to

success, promote the MCEC mission and bridge gaps between industry and policy.

Entrepreneur of the Year

Recognizes an individual or new company that brings new technologies, products or services

to the market in Maryland through the Maryland Clean Energy Technology Incubator Network.

Partnership Award:

Presented to an individual, group or organization that has committed laudable resources to

encourage the success of MCEC and its mission, or has facilitated successful partnerships

between stakeholders in the state to advance adoption of clean energy products, services

and technologies and energy efficiency practices.

Special Appreciation:

Awarded by the Board to acknowledge a significant contribution to the success of MCEC.