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The Larson-Notari Award for Distinguished
Service
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to recognize individuals for distinguished service and exemplary contributions
to the field of renewable energy.
Call for 2010 Nominations: Download
HERE
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2009 Winner:
Carol Tombari
Manager, Stakeholder Relations, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
 The
Larson-Notari Award is given by CRES annually to recognize an
individual who has made significant contributions to the field of
renewable energy, energy efficiency and/or sustainable building.
CRES is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2009 Larson-Notari
Award is Carol Tombari.
Carol Tombari is the
Manager of Stakeholder Relations at the U.S. Department of Energy’s
(DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where she works on
electric utility and economic development issues.
Prior to joining NREL’s Public Relations office, she directed
the laboratory’s State and Local Initiatives office.
Ms. Tombari previously was self-employed as
president of Mountain Energy Consultation, specializing in public
policy and programs related to energy efficiency, renewable energy,
and the environmental impacts of energy use.
In this capacity, Ms. Tombari led three delegations of State
Energy Officials to the People’s Republic of China, to discuss public policies to
facilitate the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Ms. Tombari has specialized in energy and
environmental policy and programs for more than twenty-five years. She
directed the State of Texas’
energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for a decade.
She worked for two Texas governors, served as an electric
utility regulator, and was natural resources advisor to the lieutenant
governor. She was a founder of the National Association of State
Energy Officials; chaired an advisory committee to Congress on
renewable energy joint ventures; and was appointed to by the Secretary
of Energy to DOE’s State Energy Advisory Board.
Ms. Tombari’s educational credentials include a
master’s degree in public affairs and an undergraduate degree in
geography. She is the
author of Power of the People:
America’s New Electricity Choices (Fulcrum Publishing).
CRES applauds Carol
Tombari’s contributions and dedication to the field of renewable
energy and energy efficiency. We are also very proud to have her as an
active member of CRES where she is this year’s co-chair of the
Colorado Renewable Energy Conference.
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ABOUT CRES
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Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) presents three annual awards.
Click the links for information on previous winners and nomination
or entry forms:
Jerry was the Co-Committee Chair for the 2008 Colorado Renewable
Energy Conference in Pueblo. Due to the location of the conference and
the scarcity of volunteers Jerry took on more than his share of
responsibilities. His energy and dedication to the event and its
effect on locals as well as its timing for the country was
exceptional. All this was done amidst a very busy time for him at work
as an engineer for the U.S. Forest Service. 
