Julie Weatherington-Rice, Senior Scientist, Bennett & Williams, accepts the Scientific Leadership Award. Sandy Buchanan, Executive Director, Ohio Citizen Action, is to her left.

Julie works with environmental watchdog organizations and citizen groups in her capacity as a geologist, hydrogeologist and soil scientist. She provides much needed science-based technical assistance, which is otherwise difficult for these groups to get. Julie is first and foremost a scientist and honors the ethics and integrity of the scientific process, regardless of the political implications.