Carol Butzke, AQS certified appraiser, gathers information to appraise the National Sustainability Monthly Holidays quilt.

Awards to Cities and Mayors

Photos Displayed Alphabetically by State and City

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CALIFORNIA

Burlingame Mayor Terry Nagel
California: Burlingame Mayor Terry Nagel receives Burlingame Environmental Hall of Fame® Award on behalf of City of Burlingame. Accepting the award were (back row, from left), Councilmember Michael Brownrigg; Vice Mayor Jerry Deal; (middle row) Community Development Director Bill Meeker; Jerry Winges, Susan Castner-Paine and Mike McCord of the Citizens Environmental Council-Burlingame (CEC); Councilmembers Ann Keighran and Cathy Baylock; and (front row) Kathy Meriwether of CEC; Mayor Terry Nagel; and presenter Bill Schulte, Chair of Sustainable San Mateo County.


San Francisco Environmental Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony
California: San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee accepts the San Francisco Environmental Hall of Fame® Award on behalf of the San Francisco Green Business Program. Pictured L-R: SF Green Business Program Manager Sushma Bhatia, SF Dept of Environment Director Melanie Nutter, SF Dept of Public Health Virginia St Jean, SF Mayor Edwin Lee, SF Public Utilities Commission Susan Tensfeldt, SF Green Business Program Coordinator Anna Frankel, SF Dept of Public Health Ilana Gauss.



California: San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed (L) receives San Jose Environmental Hall of Fame® Award on behalf of City of San Jose presented by Steve Tsu of K2 Solar (C) and Dave Corbin (R).


COLORADO


Colorado: Greenprint Denver Director, Michele Weingarden, accepts Environmental Hall of Fame® Award on behalf of Denver Mayor John W. Hickenlooper.


CONNECTICUT


Connecticut: Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch receives Environmental Hall of Fame® Award presented by Carolyn Humphreys of Sunlight Solar Energy.


FLORIDA


Florida: Vero Beach Mayor Kevin Sawnick (center), Vice Mayor Sabin Abell (left) and City Councilmember Thomas White (right) receive Vero Beach Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Vero Beach Green Guide presented by Suzie Sunkel.


ILLINOIS

Illinois: Aurora event in council chambers with Mayor Tom Weisner.


Illinois: Aurora event in front of Aurora/Batavia Quilt with Mayor Tom Weisner holding Environmental Hall of Fame® award.


Illinois: Batavia/Geneva event at Peck Farm with Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and Batavia/Geneva Green Museum Exhibition in the background.


Village of Cary Environmental Hall of Fame Award
Illinois: Cary Mayor Tom Kierna receives Cary Environmental Hall of Fame® Award on behalf of Village of Cary presented by EHOF Representative Lee Frisch.


Illinois: Chicago and Chicago Metro Green Megatrends Representatives with Chicago and Chicago Metro Green Museum Exhibition in the background at Hotel Felix.


Illinois: Chicago – Environmental Hall of Fame® award recipients in front of Chicago and Chicago Metro Green Museum Exhibition at Hotel Felix.


Illinois: Chicago – Manny Flores (2R), Director of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation – Division of Banking, Presents Environmental Hall of Fame® Award to Tony Janowski (R), LEED AP BC+C Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters and Chair of USGBC Illinois Chapter, in front of Chicago and Chicago Metro Green Museum Exhibition at Hotel Felix.



Illinois: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (C), 12th Ward Alderman George Cardenas (L), 25th Ward Alderman Daniel Solis (2R) and 49th Ward Alderman Joseph Moore (R) receive Environmental Hall of Fame® award for helping to pass the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance.


Illinois: Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (L) receiving National Environmental Hall of Fame® award in person. Sadhu Johnston accepted the award on behalf of Mayor Daley previously with Pierce Brosnan present.


Illinois: Manny Flores, Director of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation – Division of Banking, presents Environmental Hall of Fame® awards to Kate Tomford, Chief Sustainability Policy Adviser for the Illinois Department of Energy and to Illinois Energy Office of DCEO (Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity).


Illinois: Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl receiving Environmental Hall of Fame® award for the Evanston Green Living Festival.


Illinois: Evanston Green Megatrends Representatives with Evanston Green Museum Exhibition.


Illinois: Highland Park Mayor Pro Tem Steven Mandel and Ginny Glasner, Executive Director of Highland Park Chamber of Commerce.


Illinois: Naperville event with Mayor George Pradel holding Environmental Hall of Fame® award in front of quilt.



Illinois: Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin; the Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal Campaign and Todd Renfrow of CWLP receive Springfield Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Springfield Green Guide. L to R: Will Reynolds, Sierra Club Representative; Mayor Tim Davlin; Jennifer Sublett, EHOF Representative; Todd Renfrow, City Water Light and Power.

Feature: City of Springfield
Feature: Sierra Club and Utilities


IOWA


Iowa: Ames Mayor Ann Campbell receives Ames Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Ames Green Guide presented by Allen Rubin.



Iowa: Cedar Falls Mayor Jon Crews receives Cedar Falls Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Cedar Falls Green Guide; and Brooke Burnham, Program Director, Green Cedar Valley Initiative, receives Waterloo Environmental Hall of Fame® Award presented by Ann Barry, Kristi Gonzalez, and Jessica Crouch at an event, with Peter Christoff (back) and Kristi Wendland (far right) also attending.

Feature: City of Cedar Falls



Iowa: Cedar Falls – L-R, including both rows: Harriet Gushue, Judy Carlson, Janet Coester, Ann Barry, Mayor Jon Crews, Kristi Gonzalez, Shawna Daun, Peter Christoff, Jessica Crouch, Brooke Burnham, Kristi Wendland.


Iowa: Cedar Rapids – Green Megatrends Representatives at the Cedar Rapids City Council Meeting with Mayor Ron Corbett. The Cedar Rapids Green Museum Exhibition is dedicated as a living memorial to Nancy Cook. Her son, Matthew (with microphone), spoke to the City Council about Nancy’s legacy.


Iowa: Cedar Rapids – Green Megatrends Representatives in front of Cedar Rapids Green Museum Exhibition with Mayor Ron Corbett by the quilt holding an award.



Iowa: Des Moines Mayor Franklin Cownie receives Des Moines Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Des Moines Green Guide presented by Aaron & Kristi Gonzalez, Allen Rubin and James McCain.

Feature: City of Des Moines



Iowa: Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie receives National Environmental Hall of Fame® Award presented by Des Moines area Green Megatrends® representatives in front of the Des Moines Green Museum Exhibition.



Iowa: West Des Moines Mayor Steven Gaer (2nd from R) and members of the Striving After Sustainable Solutions (SASS) Team receive the West Des Moines Environmental Hall of Fame® Award presented by Kristi Gonzalez (L) and Aaron Gonzalez (R).

Feature: City of West Des Moines


KANSAS


Kansas, Salina: Patrick Wallerius Receives Salina Environmental Hall of Fame® Award. L to R: Dennis Lauver, President/CEO Salina Chamber of Commerce; Patrick Wallerius, Vice President/CFO of Salina-based OCCK Inc.; Debbie Atkinson, OCCK Transportation Coordinator; Linda Rist, Environmental Hall of Fame; Carolee Miner, OCCK President/CEO.

Feature: Patrick Wallerius and CityGo


MINNESOTA


Minnesota: City of Plymouth Councilmember, Ginny Black, receives Plymouth Environmental Hall of Fame® Award. L to R: Paula Pursley, EHOF Representative; Ginny Black; City of Plymouth Mayor Kelli Slavik.

Feature: City of Plymouth


MISSOURI


Missouri, Chesterfield: L-R: Ted Slap, Citizens Committee for the Environment (CCE) Member; Ms. Vikki Farmer, NEHOF; Ken Denson, CCE Co-Chair; Darcy Capstick, CCE Co-Chair; Trisha Recker, NEHOF; John Nations, Mayor of Chesterfield; Scott Soucek, CCE Member.

Feature: City of Chesterfield



Missouri: Chesterfield Citizens Committee for the Environment recognized the New Horizons Chapter of the Order of the Arrow of the Boy Scouts of America. L to R: Donna Percherski, Committee Member; Erik Veenstra, Service Project Chair, Order of the Arrow; Ken Denson, Committee Co-Chair; Terry Grogan, Committee Member and Boy Scout Leader; Jeanne Clauson, Committee Member; Darcy Capstick, Committee Co-Chair; Daniel Koschoff, Chapter Chief-Order of the Arrow.

Chesterfield, Missouri: Video of Boy Scouts Award Presentation



Missouri: Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman receives Columbia Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Columbia Green Guide presented by Henry Rentz, Debbie Williams and Elaine Adcock.

Feature: City of Columbia



Missouri: Springfield Mayor James O’Neal receives Springfield Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Springfield Green Guide presented by Vikki Farmer and Betty Logan (not pictured).

Feature: City of Springfield, MO


NEBRASKA


Nebraska: Burwell Recycling Program L-R: Keith Harrod, Bill Warren, Mike Jurgensen of Mr. J’s Affiliated Foods, Sue Thoene founder of Burwell Recycling Program, Mayor Chuck Cone, Representative of National Environmental Hall of Fame® Sara Gideon. Not pictured Teresa Jurgensen and Ray Gumb who has now retired from driving.


NEVADA


Nevada: Mesquite Mayor Susan Holecheck receives Mesquite Environmental Hall of Fame® Award. L-R: George Michnick of Defend Our Desert, Bob Davidow of Mesquite Energy Task Force, EHOF Rep Susan Mongalier, Mayor Susan Holecheck, Michelle Burkett of Mesquite Energy Task Force and Defend Our Desert

Feature: City of Mesquite


NEW MEXICO


New Mexico: Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission Receive the Santa Fe Environmental Hall of Fame® Award. L to R: Katherine Mortimer, Staff; Stephen Skelton, EHoF Rep; Joe Sehee, Member; Camilla Bustamante, Chair; Dan Baker, EHoF Rep; David Coss, Mayor.

Feature: City of Santa Fe


NORTH CAROLINA


North Carolina: Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy (R) and City of Asheville Office of Sustainability Energy Coordinator Maggie Ullman (L) Receive the Asheville Environmental Hall of Fame® Award on behalf of the City of Asheville.


OHIO


Ohio: City of Dayton Receives the Dayton Environmental Hall of Fame® Award. L to R: William S. Dugger; Donna G. Winchester, Environmental Manager, City of Dayton; Mayor Gary Leitzell; Commissioner Dean Lovelace; William D. Dugger; Isaiah Dugger.

Feature: City of Dayton


TEXAS


Texas: Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell receives Austin Environmental Hall of Fame® Award and Austin Green Guide presented by Ed Shuquist (L) and Fredda Shuquist (R).

Feature: City of Austin


Texas, Austin: L-R: Austin Environmental Hall of Fame® Co-Founders Ed & Fredda Shuquist; Austin City Council Member Laura Morrison; Mayor Pro-tem Mike Martinez; Austin City Council Member Randi Shade; Environmentalist, Video Game Designer and Citizen Astronaut Richard Garriott; Solid Waste Services Department Director Bob Gedert at One Green Step Inauguration.

Feature: One Green Step
Feature: Richard Garriott, Environmentalist
Thank You Letter from One Green Step



Texas: City of Hutto receives Environmental Hall of Fame® Award Left to right Fredda Shuquist of EHOF, Jeff Svoboda of Keep Hutto Beautiful Commission, Planner Will Guerin of Hutto Development Services, Hutto Mayor David Begier, Sherry Miller of Keep Hutto Beautiful Commission, Ed Shuquist of EHOF.

Feature: City of Hutto



Texas: Pecan Hill Mayor Receives Pecan Hill Environmental Hall of Fame® Award presented by Deanne Crumpley (R) on behalf of the City of Pecan Hill for Its Wind Energy Ordinance.



Texas: Sachse Mayor Mike Felix receives Sachse Environmental Hall of Fame® Award on behalf of the City of Sachse presented Deanne Crumpley (L) and Charles Crumpley (R).

Feature: City of Sachse


VIRGINIA


Virginia, Manassas: Sandy Thompson (2nd from right), Manassas City Public Schools, Supervisor of Administrative Services, Division-wide Recycling Coordinator and Sue Lhotka (left), Refuse & Recycling Manager, City of Manassas receive Manassas Environmental Hall of Fame® Awards and Manassas Green Guide presented by Joanne Nistico, Mike Munsterman and Terry Coakley.

Feature: Manassas City Public Schools