Sustainability Awards nominations are due February 28, 2019.
In its 5th
year, this program aims to recognize Pitt faculty, staff, students and groups
who are making an extraordinary impact on campus sustainability. These
individuals or groups could have demonstrated their impact in any of the 3
categories of the Pitt Sustainability Plan (Stewardship, Exploration, and/or
Community and Culture) via ideas, talents, and passions that contribute to a
thriving culture of sustainability at Pitt.
2018 AWARD WINNERS
Faculty category:
David Sanchez, civil
& environmental engineering
Student category:
Sarah Grguras, undergraduate,
geology & environmentalsciences
Staff category:
Gina Gowins, parking &
transportationand Andrew Moran, facilities management
Group category:
Pitt Pantry
Student category: Fossil Free Pitt Coalition
2017 AWARD WINNERS
Faculty category: Dan Bain, Geology and Environmental Science
Student category: Alyssa
Martinec, Political Science
Staff category: Rich
Heller, Facilities Management and Nick
Goodfellow, Dining
Group category: Food
Recovery Heroes
2016 AWARD WINNERS
Faculty category: Ward Allebach, MSES, Geology & Environmental Science and Jacob Bethem, MSPhil, adjunct faculty, Pitt Greensburg
Student category: Naomi Anderson, civil and environmental engineering and Anna Greenberg, environmental studies
Student Group category: University of Thriftsburgh
Group Category: Surplus Property
2015 AWARD WINNERS
Faculty category: Walter Carson, biological sciences
Staff category: Elizabeth Tiedemann, student services at Pitt, Greensburg
Student category: Troy Salvatore, civil and environmental engineering and Sage Lincoln, urban studies & environmental geology
Group category: Student Computing Services Team, CSSD
2019 Awards Committee
Ward Allebach, Instructor, Department of Geology
& Environmental Science
Sarah Grguras, Undergraduate Student,
Environmental Studies and Ecology & Student Office of Sustainability Program Assistant
Gena Kovalcik, Codirector, Mascaro Center for Sustainable
Innovation
Erika Ninos, Pitt Serves Sustainability Program Coordinator
Aurora Sharrard, Pitt Director of Sustainability
2018
Awards Committee
Ward Allebach, Instructor, Department of Geology & Environmental Science
Nick Goodfellow, Sustainability Coordinator, Pitt Dining Services by Sodexo
Rich Heller, Senior Electrical Engineer, Facilities Managemen
Gena Kovalcik, Codirector, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
Alyssa Martinec, undergraduate student, Political Science
2015-2017
Awards Committee
Melissa
Bilec, Associate Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering &
Deputy Director, MCS
Gena Kovalcik, Codirector, Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation
Erika Ninos, Sustainability Program Coordinator, Office of Student Affairs
Troy Salvatore, Student Intern, Student Office of Sustainability (2016-2017 awards
committee)
Joe Streets, Student Intern, Student Office of Sustainability (2015-2016 awards
committee)
Laura Zullo, Senior Manager, Utilities and Sustainability