Drs. Niels Damrauer of CU-Boulder, Carl Koval of CU-Boulder, Reuben Collins of CSM, Bruce Parkinson of the University of Wyoming (formerly with CSU), and Matthew Shores of CSU have all been named as the first group of CRSP Distinguished Colleagues. They each received a letter of commendation in June 2009 reflecting their important efforts in the formation of CRSP and organization of the 2008 "Efficient Conversion of Solar Energy to Electricity and Fuels Workshop," which was co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory.