AMSEC Solar Project Team

• Creating Innovative work on improving the efficiency of luminescent solar concentrators.
• Working as a team of five faculty and over a dozen student researchers to bring about advancements in solar technology.
• Being awarded a $970,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's SOLAR program to further this research.
• Team includes: David Patrick, John Gilbertson, Janelle Leger, Brad Johnson, Stephen McDowall, all the many students associated with this project.

Gary Bornzin

• Integrating sustainability concepts into the classroom.
• Sponsoring 26 sustainability-related Independent Study Projects in 2011-12, including Building a Student Co-op, Urban Homestead Infrastructure, a Bike Power Project, and Natural Building Techniques in 2011-2012 alone.

Grace Wang

• Creating Western's first Sustainability Literacy classes, Sustainability Literacy 1 & Sustainability Literacy 2.
• Integrating guest speakers from around the community to provide content for the courses.
• Inspiring WWU students to look deeper into sustainability studies and integrate sustainable choices into their lives.

The Hybrid Bus Project Team

• Designing and developing an alternatively-fueled lightweight modular bus for regional transit operators in the Puget Sound region.
• Integrating over 40 Independent Study Projects and 15 senior projects into the effort.
• Team includes: Will Davis, Ryan Fraser, Noah Katz, Thomas Mumford, Jeff Hergert, Stefan Weiss, Kyle Champion, Mark Dudzinski, Steve Fleishman

Nicholas Zaferatos

• Creating WWU's Sustainable Ithaca Program as an international community service learning program promoting global sustainability through case study field work in the Island community of Ithaca, Greece.
• Initiating sustainability initiatives on Ithaca, ranging from green building, to fair trade olive oil cooperatives, and sustainable tourism.

Biology Staff Conservation
Coordinators

• Implementation of a paper towel composting system and a 33% reduction of landfill waste in their area.
• Organizing an on-campus garage sale of surplus stockroom supplies.
• Participation in Western's first Styrofoam recycling pilot.
• Orientation of Biology students to recycling, composting, and fume hood energy-saving behaviors every quarter.
• Team includes: Kendra Bradford, Peter Thut, and Mary Ann Merrill

Clarissa Mansfield

• Initiating energy conservation measures in lighting and computer use in the library.
• Promoting sustainability education and leadership in her department.

Energy Savings Company Project Team

• Creating for the first time at WWU, a campus-wide energy and water conservation project, spanning 28 buildings.
• Creating an annual savings of $230,000 rising to $370,000 annually in ten years.
• Team includes: Greg Hough, Sandy Fugami, Don White, Gary Jordan, Mike Ulrich, Chris Hadley, Gayle Shipley, John Kingsford-Smith, Steve Morrow, William Harrison, Gail Kuromiya, Gary Carlton, Francis Halle, Fred Ramage, Adam Lenard, Martin Reed, Joe SueWing, Honorary team member: Tim Wynn

Harold Hansberry

• Promoting extensive reuse and recycling of paper in the Math lab.
• Teaching of responsible stewardship to K-12 education students.
• Providing leadership regarding use university resources.

Miller Hall Renovation Team

• Gaining the Western's first LEED Gold Certification for a campus building.
• Excellent collaboration between the Office of Facilities Development and Capital Budget and Woodring College of Education.
• Creating a 30% drop in electricity use and a 40% drop in heating use through this project.
• Team includes: Rick Benner, Ed Simpson, David Willett, Michael Henninger, Carole Morris, and Diana Rosen.

Students for Sustainable Water

Students for Sustainable Water (SSW) is being recognized for:

• Initiating an effort to address the issue of bottled water on campus.
• Presenting information on bottled water to residence halls and Western classes to increase awareness on how the use of single-use plastic water containers clog landfills among having other negative environmental impacts.
• Giving students tools to become more sustainable in their plastic consumption by providing free reusable water bottles and educating folks on the location of the new bottle refill stations across campus.
• Drafting an advisory student ballot initiative for the removal of bottled water from campus.
• Acting steadfast in commitment to their ideals, and the collaborative nature by which they achieved their goals.
• Team includes: Members of Students for Sustainable Water.