AASHE Announces Campus and Student Sustainability Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners of The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Leadership Awards! Tulane University, Northland College and College of Menominee Nation have been recognized for their commitment to going green. The schools showed outstanding leadership in their curriculum, research, operations, community outreach and life on campus.

Two students were also honored for their work in sustainability.  Sarah E. Brylinsky, a senior at Ithaca College, received the Student Sustainability Leadership award and Ryan Graunke, a recent graduate of the University of Florida, won the Student Research on Campus Sustainability Award for his paper: “Food and Fuel: Biogas Potential at Broward Dining Hall.”

From Media Newswire:

The winners of the campus and student sustainability leadership awards are highlighted in the October issue of Sustainability: the Journal of Record. The research award winner and honorable mentions will be featured in the December issue of the Journal. In addition, the applications and papers received through each of the awards program are posted on the AASHE website.

The awards will be formally presented at the upcoming AASHE 2008 conference, Working Together for Sustainability – On Campus and Beyond, Nov. 9-11 in Raleigh, NC. With over 1,700 registrants, the conference will be the largest gathering focused on campus sustainability to date in North America.

AASHE received 59 applications for the campus awards, 38 applicants for the student leadership award, and 37 submissions for the student research award. The award winners were selected by pools of campus sustainability experts assembled by AASHE.

Competition for prestigious sustainability awards like this is tightening up big time – so many more people are applying! You can really tell how much the green movement on college campuses is growing every year. We’re happy to see so many new green leaders emerging!

Link [Media Newswire]
Photo credit: Flickr user Authentic Eccentric (Tulane University)

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