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<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span
style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2007 Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership
Program</span></b></p>
<p><i style="">Please disseminate this announcement to students
and faculty at participating universities!<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p>Nissan North America and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are pleased
to announce the<b> 2007 Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Program. </b>This
program identifies and empowers diverse young leaders on US college and
university campuses to become strong and effective advocates for an
environmentally sustainable future. This year we will select 16
outstanding<i> </i><span style="">undergraduate students</span> with
strong leadership skills and a commitment to environmental progress to
participate in the program.<span style=""> </span></p>
<p>To be eligible, students must be enrolled in a bachelor’s
degree program at one of the 27 participating universities (see below).
Students must be in their junior year and completing their degree<span
class="782415718-11012007">s</span> in either the spring or fall of
2008. Applicants must be 25 years or younger at the time of application
and have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25. Students in
any academic major and of any nationality may apply. Children of Nissan
and WWF employees are not eligible.</p>
<p><b>The Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Award consists of
three components:</b> </p>
<ul type="disc">
<ul type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">a $5,000
cash award </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">participation
in the Nissan-WWF Environmental Leadership Summit to be held in
Washington, DC and Nashville, Tennessee <span class="782415718-11012007">from
</span>June 17-23, 2007 </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">an
optional, all expense-paid field expedition to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region>
from July 29-<st1:date year="2007" day="12" month="8">August 12, 2007</st1:date><b><o:p></o:p></b></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p><span class="782415718-11012007"><strong>The </strong></span><strong>online
application </strong><strong>is now available.</strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>The closing date for applications is </b><st1:date
year="2007" day="5" month="3" ls="trans"><b>March 5, 2007</b></st1:date><b>.</b></p>
<p>To learn more and to apply please visit <a
href="http://www.worldwildlife.org/nissanleaders">www.worldwildlife.org/nissanleaders</a>.
Or send questions to <a href="mailto:nissanleaders@wwfus.org">nissanleaders@wwfus.org</a>.</p>
<p><b style="">Participating Universities<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:State><st1:place><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">California</span></b></st1:place></st1:State><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Stanford</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">California</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, Berkeley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">California</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, Davis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">California</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Los Angeles</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">California</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Santa Barbara</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Southern California</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:State><st1:place><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Michigan</span></b></st1:place></st1:State><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Michigan</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">State</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:State><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Michigan</span></st1:place></st1:State><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> Technological University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Michigan</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Ann Arbor</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Wayne</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">State</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Western</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Michigan</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style=""><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:State><st1:place><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Mississippi</span></b></st1:place></st1:State><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Alcorn</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">State</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Jackson</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">State</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Mississippi</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">State</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Tougaloo</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">College</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Mississippi</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:State><st1:place><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Tennessee</span></b></st1:place></st1:State><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Fisk</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Middle</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Tennessee</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">State</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Tennessee</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">State</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Tennessee</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Vanderbilt</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:State><st1:place><b
style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Texas</span></b></st1:place></st1:State><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Prairie</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">View</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">A&M</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Southern </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Methodist</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Texas</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Christian</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:State><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Texas</span></st1:place></st1:State><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> Southern University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Texas</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Arlington</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">University of </span><st1:State><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Texas</span></st1:place></st1:State><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">, </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;">Austin</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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