{"id":57954,"date":"2017-03-22T10:22:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T20:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=57954"},"modified":"2021-04-08T18:36:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:36:57","slug":"uh-systemwide-sustainability-efforts-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/03\/22\/uh-systemwide-sustainability-efforts-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> systemwide sustainability efforts recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner, second from left, presents the 2017 President’s Sustainability Leadership Award to the UH<\/abbr> Maui College Facilities Team, from left, Stuart Zinner, Robert Burton and Cliff Rutherford.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The winners of the 2017 University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> President’s Green Initiative Awards were honored in a ceremony on March 16 at UH<\/abbr> West O’ahu as part of the fifth annual Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sustainability in Higher Education Summit<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The top awards, presented by Hawaiian Electric Companies and Johnson Controls, recognize student initiative, innovation, creativity and civic engagement in campus and community sustainability with cash prizes totaling $30,000. Staff and faculty awards for outstanding teaching in sustainability, excellence in sustainable facilities management and collaboration for sustainability were also presented.<\/p>\n

“Each year we look forward to seeing the innovative ideas students come up with to help solve sustainability challenges on our campuses and in our communities, and to honoring the great work of our hardworking faculty and staff who are advancing sustainability across UH<\/abbr> campuses,” said UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner<\/strong>. “Once again we are very grateful to the Hawaiian Electric Companies and Johnson Controls for helping us recognize this outstanding work, which is helping to build a brighter better futures for all of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.” <\/p>\n

“Last year we were introduced to a new word in the Hawaiian lexicon: mauō, meaning the perpetuation of well-being,” said UH<\/abbr> Sustainability Director Matthew K. Lynch<\/strong>. “The President’s Green Initiative Awards seeks to unleash student creativity and innovation that is specifically designed cultivate the perpetuation of well-being.”<\/p>\n

See more pictures from the event in the Flickr album<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Student awards<\/h2>\n
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Hawaiian Electric Company CFO<\/abbr> Tayne Sekimura, left, and UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner, center, present UH<\/abbr> Hilo student Alexis Stubbs with the Hawaiian Electric Company Green Project Implementation Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Johnson Controls Honolulu Branch Manager Elaine Fong, left, and UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner, center, present UH<\/abbr> Mānoa student Madeline Gumbrecht with the Johnson Controls Green Project Implementation Award.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Green Project Implementation Awards
\n(student-led sustainability projects with measurable impacts on campus) <\/h3>\n

Waste Sustainability Initiative Through Vermicomposting and Composting, UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/strong>
\n$10,000 from Hawaiian Electric Companies<\/p>\n

A zero waste initiative that will utilize local resources currently regarded as waste generated by the campus to be converted into valuable soil amendments through the use of two technologies—composting and vermicomposting.<\/p>\n

Sustainable Food Production, UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/strong>
\n$10,000 from the Johnson Controls<\/p>\n

A sustainable food system on the Mānoa campus that repurposes food waste for food production to Student Organic Farm Training (S.O.F.T.) program.<\/p>\n

Green Student Leader Awards<\/h3>\n

Hawaiian Electric Companies Green Student Leader Awards<\/strong>
\n$1,000 awards for students who take on leadership roles in sustainability related activities<\/p>\n