CU-Boulder’s annual sustainability awards program started in 1997. Outstanding efforts make CU-Boulder’s successful and challenging approaches to attaining sustainability possible. The long list of awardees over the past 20 years exemplify CU-Boulder’s continuing efforts to be a leader in sustainability.
For more information on the awards program or on the 2016 awardees, click here.
This year, there are five Campus Sustainability awardees:
- Vince Aquino, Civic Achievement
- Sarah Kauss, Outstanding Alumni
- Amy Livingston, Outstanding Alumni
- Athletics Department, Departmental Achievement
- INVST Community Studies, Departmental Achievement
and two special recognition recipients:
- Campus Dining Services, Partnership for Sustainability
- Gina Tavenner, Individual Achievement
The CU Green Labs program recognizes the following four individuals and laboratories for their effort in greening their laboratories:
- Christopher Sneary, Individual Achievement
- Christina Smith, Individual Achievement
- Bierbaum Lab, Laboratory Achievement
- Biochemistry Shared Instrument Pool, Partnership for Lab Sustainability
Additionally, there are ten offices that have completed Green Office certification in the past year:
- Environmental Design
- Dining Services
- HDS Occupancy Mgmt/Finance
- HDS Residence Life
- CU Law Library
- Baker RAP Program
- CU Art Museum
- Bursar's Office
- Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement
- Department of Communication
Provost Russell Moore will open the ceremony. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Gonzales and Vice Chancellor for Research Fiez will present the awards at a ceremony during the annual Campus Sustainability Summit. Congratulations to the 2016 Awardees!
Campus Sustainability Awards Committee (2016):
- Lisa Barlow, Senior Instructor, Baker Residential Academic Program and Environmental Studies
- Amin Gheysar, Assistant Director of Facilities, Business Operations, Housing and Dining Services
- Doug Kenney, Director, Western Water Policy Program, Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment
- Christine Henry, Associate Editor, Coloradoan Magazine
- Elizabeth Lock, News Editor, Strategic Relations
- Marianne Martin, Associate Director, Environmental Center
- Bridger Ruyle, Student; CUSG Sustainability Director
- Edward von Bleichert, Manager, Environmental Operations, Department of Facilities Management
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CU Green Labs Awards Committee:
Karen Regan, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Research
Jacqueline Richardson, Organic Chemistry Teaching Lab Instructor
Stephanie Mayer, EBio Instructor
Chris Quattrociocchi, EH&S Hazardous Materials Manager
Kathy Ramirez-Aguilar, CU Green Labs Program Manager