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Scott Greene<\/strong>\u00a0is a professor and chair in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability and coordinator of the Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests focus on energy resources and economic impact analysis, statistical methods, climate adaptation, and K-12 geography education. He has taught courses on statistical methods, renewable energy, climatology, and physical geography. In addition to publishing more than 50 refereed scientific papers on statistical methods, renewable energy, and applied climatology and teaching a variety of courses, Dr.\u00a0Greene\u00a0has received a number of very prestigious awards, including the NASA global change fellowship, the Tromp Scientific Award (the highest award given by the International Society of Biometeorology only once every three years for outstanding research in biometeorology), the University of Oklahoma Teaching Scholars Initiative Award for Outstanding Teaching, the Regents\u2019 Award for Superior Teaching (the highest teaching award offered by the university and the state regents), and the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences Outstanding Research Award. Under Dr.\u00a0Greene\u2019s leadership and direction, he and his research team have received awards for excellence in research and outreach from the American Wind Energy Association, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Oklahoma City\u00a0Journal Record<\/em>. Dr.\u00a0Greene\u00a0holds degrees in Applied Mathematics and Geography (BA, University of California, Berkeley), Geography (M.A., University of Hawaii), and Geography\/Climatology (Ph.D., University of Delaware).<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ncge.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/palczynsky_pic-300x225.jpg\")
Becca Palczynsky<\/strong>\u00a0has served as Executive Director for the Oklahoma Alliance for Geographic Education (OKAGE) since October 2019. OKAGE is a professional organization located in Norman, Oklahoma, for all educators. OKAGE provides a year-round schedule of professional development events and academies for in-service and preservice teachers, curriculum coordinators, and informal educators of all grade levels and backgrounds. During Becca\u2019s time at OKAGE, she has secured four grants from the National Geographic Society and two grants from the Kirkpatrick Foundation to develop high-quality STEM education outreach programs and disseminate supporting resources aligned to the National Geography and Oklahoma Academic Standards to educators and students across the state of Oklahoma. As a result of developing these geographic education outreach initiatives, Becca was selected to receive the Outstanding Support for Geographic Education award from the National Council for Geographic Education in 2022. In her role at OKAGE, Becca remains active in state, national, and international organizations to advocate for and advance STEM education and geographic literacy among the public. Becca serves on the Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Council for Social Studies, participates as an outreach partner for Lights Out Heartland, and was selected as Oklahoma\u2019s first International Dark Sky Delegate. These strategic partnerships amplify OKAGE\u2019s impact in Oklahoma and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"