EMERGING PROFESSIONALS

USGBC Emerging Professionals are the energetic and dynamic leaders of tomorrow's green building movement. The program is geared toward individuals out of school and under 30, but does not exclude anyone who may be interested. USGBC Emerging Professionals seek to engage all those who are interested in learning about and advocating for sustainable building practices. So who are Emerging Professionals? Certainly many are young architects and engineers, but they also include young lawyers, education and healthcare professionals, sustainability consultants, and anyone else interested in the future of green building.

WHAT DO EMERGING PROFESSIONALS DO?

In North Texas, Emerging Professionals offer a wide range of opportunities to grow in the volunteer and professional arenas. We are engaging communities, private firms, and governments in order to build the sustainable future of our world. Some specific offerings include:

• Access to leadership and other training opportunities that USGBC offers its chapter leaders, including Emerging Professionals.
• Opportunities to run the USGBC chapter's portion of USGBC's Natural Talent Design Competition, an annual design challenge that offers students and emerging professionals a chance to gain experience designing to LEED specifications.
• Networking opportunities that bring together emerging professionals and established industry leaders through special events and other USGBC chapter-membership functions.
• The chance to make a tangible difference through volunteer days with Historic Green, Habitat for Humanity, Builders of Hope, and other community development projects.
• Access to chapter green building educational sessions and LEED study groups.
• A nationwide network of Emerging Professionals that can connect you to the local green building efforts.

KRISTEN KIRKLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

This Scholarship is open to members of the North Texas Emerging Professionals which includes both students and young professionals up to 5 years out of school.  Additional information on requirements and deadline submissions can be found on the application form. Any additional information regarding the LEED Green Associate exam, such as requirements to take the exam and the application process, can be found at www.gbci.org. Per the terms of the scholarship, the application fee and exam fee will be reimbursed to the recipient once they have successfully passed the LEED Green Associate exam.

Attached is the Kristin Kirkley Scholarship 2009-2010 application form.

FOLLOW THE LEADERS

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