Campus Sustainability Awardees Announced

The University of Colorado will recognize the significant achievements and extraordinary efforts of outstanding individuals and departments at the annual campus sustainability awards ceremony.  The luncheon ceremony will be held on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the UMC Aspen Rooms.  Interim Chancellor DiStefano will present the 2009 Campus Sustainability Awards to:
•    Office of Orientation for Departmental Achievement
•    Lisa Lampe for Individual Achievement in Energy Conservation
•    Julie Hayes for Student Achievement in Environmental Justice and Social Equity
•    Athletics Department, Facilities Management, Centerplate, White Wave and Environmental Center for Ralphie’s Green Stampede
•    Paul Tabolt for Legacy Achievement

Additionally, honorable mention awards will recognize:
•    Distribution Center for Departmental Achievement
•    Kelly McGregor for Energy Conservation

More information on each of the 2009 awardees is available at http://ecenter.colorado.edu/greening_cu/index.html#awards

To attend the ceremony, RSVP to ecenter@colorado.edu or 303-492-8308 by Friday, April 17th.  The campus sustainability awards program is supported by Office of the Chancellor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Administration, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Research, and the UCSU Environmental Center.

The campus environmental awards program started in 1997 as a means to recognize commitment to reducing the burden that the CU campus places on the environment.  Outstanding efforts make CU’s successful and challenging approaches to attaining sustainability possible.  The awardees exemplify CU’s continuing efforts to become a sustainable institution.  They set the example for environmental stewardship and responsibility.  Some of the awardees have made groundbreaking efforts that will change the overall way CU operates, and others make an impact on the community and campus environment with their everyday actions.  All in all, the campus community is contributing toward a sustainable future.