The fifth annual Sustainability Champion Awards honor HSU employees whose practices have deepened a culture of sustainability on campus, have furthered the integration of sustainability into academics or student life, or have reduced HSU’s environmental footprint. 

Each year the Sustainability Awards selection committee reviews nominations and selects one faculty, one staff, and one student employee who have excelled in advancing sustainability at HSU and in the community. 

This year’s award winners are Amanda McDonald (NAS Research Assistant), Frank Herrera (Coordinator for the Social Justice, Equity and Inclusion Center), and Dr. Sarah Ray (Chair of the Environmental Studies Department), all of whom embody a spirit of innovation, collaboration, and leadership to create solutions to pressing challenges facing the campus and society. Each winner will be presented with an art piece made by local artist Katie Belknap.

The HSU Office of Sustainability sponsors the annual Sustainability Champion Awards. For more information on sustainability at HSU, visit the Office of Sustainability website.