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Just a reminder to recognize a super green UW student, faculty, staff or team! The Husky Green Award recognizes leadership, dedication and initiative to environmental sustainability. This is an opportunity for you to highlight the efforts of remarkable actions and achievements that have helped make the UW more sustainable.

 

Submit your nomination by March 30, 2013:

http://green.washington.edu/hga 

 

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Recognize a super green UW student, faculty, staff or team! The Husky Green Award recognizes leadership, dedication and initiative to environmental sustainability. This is an opportunity for you to highlight the efforts of remarkable actions and achievements that have helped make the UW more sustainable.

 

Submit your nomination by March 30, 2013:

http://green.washington.edu/hga 

 

This award is open to any student, faculty or staff member.

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For the fourth year, the UW Husky Green Award will recognize students, faculty and staff who have demonstrated leadership, initiative, and dedication to environmental stewardship and sustainability. We need your help to ensure our students, peers and faculty don’t go unrecognized!
 
Past winners include
  • Dean Pearson, who oversees compost, recycling and garbage sorting after each football game, which has helped increase waste diversion from 29% in 2009 to 43% in 2011 in Husky Stadium
  • Justin Hellier, a PoE Sustainability Studio instructor who has worked with students to envision and implement sustainability projects all over campus
  • Storm Hodge who, through his leadership, has made it possible for 54% of food purchases to be sourced locally. He has also helped over 650 tons of food waste to be diverged to composting
  • Cheryl Wheeler & Patio Display Garden Team who all have revitalized outdoor spaces at the UW Tower with low-maintenance edible plants and reclaimed huckleberry bushes, while donating fresh produce to the University Food Bank. 

If you know someone who has been making our campus greener and more sustainable  nominate them now! The deadline for submissions is March 30, 2013. To nominate someone, go to green.washington.edu/hga

For more information on the Husky Green Award, check out the video or flyer!