Sustainability Champion Award Recipients

The Sustainability Champion Awards recognize and reward individuals - students, faculty, staff, and team members - who have demonstrated exemplary effort, dedication, and leadership throughout the year in fostering a campus culture of sustainability.

2025 Award Recipients

 

Undergraduate Student

Subiksha Sankar

Subiksha Sankar accepting award from Danielle Laperriere and Kelly Wellman

 

Staff

Stephanie Walker

 Stephanie Walker accepting an award from Kelly Wellman and Danielle Laperriere.

Team

Residence Life Operations & Events: Dr. Rob Webber, Meagan Alexander, Emiel Medrano, Lauren Watson, and Amy Ullrich.

 Residence Life Events & Operations team accepting award from Kelly Wellman and Danielle Laperriere.

2024 Award Recipients

 

Undergraduate Student

Madelyn Lewis

Madelyn Lewis accepting the Sustainability Champion Undergraduate Award with Kelly Wellman and Wendy Webber.

Graduate Student

Ian Burress

Ian Burress accepting the Sustainability Champion Graduate Award with Kelly Wellman and Ben Kalscheur

Staff

Dr. Weihsueh Chiu

Dr. Weihsueh Chiu accepting the Sustainability Champion Staff Award with Kelly Wellman and Ben Kalscheur

Team

Athletics Sustainability Master Plan Team: David Taylor, Rebekah Parkhill, Lauren Lichterman, and Scot Obergefell.

Recipients accepting the Sustainability Champion Team Award.

2023 Award Recipients

2023 Sustainability Champion Awards Ceremony

The 2023 Awards Ceremony was held on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. A video of the 2023 Ceremony is available on the Office of Sustainability channel on YouTube (@sustainableTAMU). 

Undergraduate Student

MK Futrell

MK Futrell accepting the Sustainability Champion Undergraduate Award with Kelly Wellman and Ben Kalscheur

Graduate Student

Thomas Jistel

Thomas Jistel accepting the Sustainability Champion Graduate Award with Kelly Wellman and Ben Kalscheur

Staff

Kelley O'Neal

Kelley O'Neal accepting the Sustainability Champion Staff Award with Kelly Wellman and Ben Kalscheur

Team

Mobility Master Plan Implementation Team 

Byron Prestridge, Kenny Kimball, Clinton Willis, Madeline Dillard, Justin Tippy, Tad Fifer, Chase Friddle, and Julie Villarreal

The Mobility Master Plan Implementation Team accepting the Sustainability Champion Team Award.

2022 Award Recipients

Undergraduate Student

Jaedyn Medrano

Jaedyn Medrano with Kelly Wellman and Jesse Carswell

Graduate Student

Lauren Lichterman

Lauren Lichterman with Kelly Wellman and Jesse Carswell

Faculty

Dr. Zong Liu (accepted on his behalf by Dr. Sandun Fernando)

Dr. Sandun Fernando with Kelly Wellman and Jesse Carswell

Staff

Erin Schneider

Erin Schneider with Kelly Wellman and Jesse Carswell

Team

Aggie Eco-Representatives: Jordan Franklin-Garza, MK Futrell, Kellen Moore, Sarah Kelly, Emma Lee, Shruti Machiraju, and Jaedyn Medrano.

The Aggie Eco-Reps with with Kelly Wellman and Jesse Carswell

2021 Award Recipients

Undergraduate Student

Rhian Murphy, 12th Man Green Team

Rhian Murphy with the Undergraduate Student Champion Award

Faculty

Marcia Montague, Ph.D., Educational Psychology

Marcia Montague with the Faculty Champion Award

Staff

Jeanne Prestwood, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jeanne Prestwood with the 2020 Staff Champion Award

Team

English 210 Open Educational Resources Committee: Claire Carly-Miles, PhD; Kathy Anders,PhD; ; Gia Alexander; Kimberly Clough; James Francis, PhD; Sarah LeMire; Matt McKinney, PhD; Nicole Hagstrom-Schmidt, PhD; Kalani Pattison, PhD

2020 Award Recipients

Undergraduate Student

Yadira Hernandez, Chartwells

Yadira Hernandez with the Undergraduate Champion Award

Graduate Student

Rishabh Singla, SKY@TAMU

Rishabh Singla with the Graduate Student Champion Award

Faculty

Sarah Gaston, Ph.D., Department of Sociology

Sarah Gaston with the Faculty Champion Award

Staff

Cheryl Cato, Division of Information Technology

Cheryl Cato with the Staff Champion Award

2019 Award Recipients

Undergraduate Student

Briana Moreno-Maldonado, Aggie Eco-Reps

Briana Moreno-Maldonado accepts the Sustainability Champion Award.

Graduate Student

Kristianna Bowles, Residence Life

Kristianna Bowles accepts the Sustainability Champion Award.

Faculty

Asha Rao, PhD, Department of Biology

Asha Rao accepts the Sustainability Champion Award.

Staff

Ron Steedly, Transportation Services

Ron Steedly accepts the Sustainability Champion Award.

2018 Award Recipients

Student

Michelle Alvarez, Aggie Eco-Reps

Michelle Alvarez accepts the Sustainability Champion Award. 

Faculty

Natalie Johnson, PhD, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

Natalie Johnson accepts the Sustainability Champion Award. 

Staff

Carol Binzer, PhD, Department of Residence Life

Carol Binzer accepts the Sustainability Champion Award. 

2017 Award Recipients

Student

Brian Christensen, Bioenvironmental Science Major

Brian Christensen accepts the Sustainability Champion Award. 

Faculty

Jayme Walenta, PhD, Department of Geography

Staff

Lilia Gonzales, Office of the University Architect

Lilia Gonzales accepts the Sustainability Champion Award.

Special Impact Award

Jane Schneider, Facilities and Operations

Jane Schneider accepts a special impact award.