Benjamin Blonder and Billy Spitzer are among 14 environmental and conservation leaders honored by the White House as Champions of Change at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., last week for their work on environmental stewardship and community involvement. Benjamin Blonder is an NSF Graduate Research Fellow who recently completed his Ph.D. in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona. He co-founded the University of Arizona's Sky School, a residential science school that provides inquiry-based environmental education on a campus located in the heart of the Coronado National Forest. Because of his efforts, each year hundreds of K-12 students, primarily from Title I schools are now able to conduct independent research while exploring the unique ecology, geology, and astronomy resources of the region. To read more and to find out about the Champions of Change program, please visit http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=130897&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click.