Sustainability Awards nominations due March 11

The OHIO Office of Sustainability is now accepting  nominations  for the 2020 Sustainability Awards.  The awards recognize staff, faculty, students, departments and community members or organizations for their outstanding contributions to sustainability at Ohio University or in the local community.

The awards are open to all OHIO faculty, staff or students on any of Ohio University's campuses and the Community Sustainability Award is open to community members or groups. Award winners will be announced at Ohio University's Earth Day Celebrations on April 21.  Please join us to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day! 

The deadline to submit a nomination is March 11 and the categories for nominations are: 

Faculty Sustainability Award:  This recognition is awarded to a faculty member who has made exemplary contributions to his or her field through sustainability-related teaching, research, scholarship or service. (Sustainability Hub Coordinators are ineligible for this award.)    

Student Sustainability Leader(s) Award:  This award recognizes one student (or student group) who has excelled in sustainable actions and leadership at Ohio University during their time as a student. This can include class projects, club events, personal behaviors/actions, volunteerism and the like. This award is open to both undergraduate and graduate students.  

Staff Sustainability Advocate Award:  This award is given to a staff member who has served as an advocate for advancing sustainability initiatives at Ohio University or served in a support role to assist student, faculty, staff or community led initiatives. (Office of Sustainability staff members are ineligible for this award.)  

Exemplary Sustainability Department Award:  This award is given to an office or department at Ohio University that has shown great leadership in a variety of sustainable behaviors including, but not limited to, advancing the Sustainability and Climate Action Plans, encouraging health and wellness among its employees, investing in local goods and services, reducing its landfilled waste generation, participating in energy reduction efforts, and engaging in shared office resources. 

Any Department which completes the  Sustainable Tracking and Evaluation Program (STEP)  will be automatically nominated in this award category if a certification application was submitted within the past academic year.

Community Sustainability Recognition:  Any community member (or group) is invited to be nominated for recognition of their participation in programs that help support community-wide sustainability efforts. 

Nominations can be submitted at this webpage  for a Sustainability Award. For additional information, please visit the  OHIO Earth Day Celebrations website .