Auburn University has been selected to represent Alabama as the winner of the Southern Growth Policies Board 2009 Innovator Award. The Natural Resources Management & Development Institute (NRMDI) was chosen from a strong pool of nominees in the Southern region as an outstanding initiative that encourages economic opportunities relating to bio-products, alternative energy, and energy efficiency. As one of 13 Innovators in the Southern region, NRMDI will be publicly honored on Monday, June 8, 2009 in an awards ceremony and reception during Southern Growth Policies Board annual conference, The Business of Southern Energy, in Biloxi, Mississippi. This year’s conference is hosted by Mississippi Governor, Haley Barbour. Additionally, NRMDI will be highlighted in the 2009 Report on the Future of the South.
For additional information concerning the ongoing activities related to alternative energy at Auburn University’s Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts, visit our website, or contact Center Director, Steve Taylor at taylost@auburn.edu.
