Kali Albright ‘08 and Gregory Lee ‘08 have been selected as winners of an environmental leadership program sponsored by Nissan North America (NNA) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Both will receive $5,000 and participate on a field expedition to Brazil in August. They will have the opportunity to attend an environmental leadership summit in the summer.

During their two-week trip to Brazil, Albright and Lee, along with other winners, will work on conservation issues with local scientists and will explore the Amazon rainforest. The leadership summit, which will take place in Washington, D.C. and Nashville, will expose students to environmental policy-making and companies that use clean technology. Participants will also visit the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Program began in 2006 as part of a $1 million collaboration.

According to its Web site, the “program identifies and empowers diverse young leaders on U.S. college and university campuses to become strong and effective advocates for an environmentally sustainable future.”

Both Albright and Lee have been active in the environmental community since their arrival on campus.