April 22, 2025

William K. Reilly Awards

7:00 PM I Reception to Follow

American University, Mary Graydon Center 128

 

Join the Center for Environmental Policy, American University School of Public Affairs, for the William K. Reilly Awards for Environmental Leadership on April 22, 2025, at American University. The winners are Gretchen Goldman and Adrienne Hollis.. 

 

Dr. Gretchen Goldman is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Union of Concerned Scientists. Throughout her career, she has been an advocate for scientific integrity, climate science, public health, and environmental justice. She served previously as the Assistant Director for Environmental Science, Engineering, Policy, and Justice with the Office of Science and Technology Policy and as Director of Climate Change Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation. She also served as the Research Director of the Union of Concerned Scientists Center for Science and Democracy. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dr. Adrienne Hollis is the Vice President of Environmental Justice, Public Health, and Community Revitalization at the National Wildlife Federation. She has been working to promote environmental justice and better public health for over two decades. Dr. Hollis also has served as the co-director of the EPA Region III Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center and on EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors Climate Change Subcommittee. She holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Studies from Meharry Medical College and a law degree from Rutger’s Law School.