Dick Anderson is the Wisconsin KidWind advisor. He connects with educators across the state to support instruction in wind energy and co-leads educator workshops.  He helps organize the annual Wisconsin KidWind Challenge. The Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP) awarded Dick Anderson “2020 Energy Educator of the Year” for his dedication to the Wisconsin KidWind Challenge. Prior to his work with KidWind, Anderson was a technical education teacher at the Darlington Wisconsin School District for several decades. He started teaching his high school students about energy in Power Mechanics in 1972.