Past Sustainability Award Winners

2021

Legacy Sustainability Award 

• Ken May - 41 Year Solar Energy Career(PDF, 370KB)  

Business Innovation Sustainability Award

• Ballmer Peak Distillery - Hand Sanitizer Heroes & Resource Conservation(PDF, 1MB)
• Compost Colorado - Sustainable Delivery Service: Simple Swaps Shop(PDF, 771KB)  

Community Sustainability award

• Emily Post - Zero Waste Lifestyle(PDF, 598KB)  
• Alison Tamborlane & Michel Scheffers - Home Sweet Home(PDF, 2MB)  

Defender of the Planet Youth Award 

• Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers - The Pretty Big Pollinator Project!(PDF, 2MB)  

Bruce Peoples ECo-Employee Award 

• Community Resources Staff - Virtual Programming(PDF, 910KB)  
  
  
  

2020 

Community Sustainability Award

• Recycled Mat-ters - Upcycling & Job Training(PDF, 1MB)
• Everett Court Partners LLC - Preservation & Efficiency(PDF, 1MB)
• Ballmer Peak Distillery - Water Conservation & Waste Reduction(PDF, 2MB)
• Compost Colorado - Curbside Compost Collection(PDF, 2MB)

DEfender of the Planet Youth Award

• Devinny Elementary Environmental Club - Reducing & Diverting Waste(PDF, 2MB)
• Dunstan Middle School Planet Patriots - Anti-Idling & Recycling(PDF, 972KB)

• Cris Sorency’s 5th Grade Class at South Lakewood Elementary - Styrofoam Stoppers(PDF, 937KB)

BRUCE PEOPLES ECO-EMPLOYEE AWARD

• Lynn Coppedge - Leadership & Innovation(PDF, 601KB)  

2019

 Community Sustainability Award 

• Mary Gilkison and Barbara Mills-Bria - Recycling in Green Mountain Schools(PDF, 849KB)
• Paul and Chelsie Fleischer - The Fleischer Family Farm(PDF, 1MB)
• Michael Inzitari - PrintReleaf(PDF, 1MB)
• Meg Caley and Sprout City Farms - Mountair Park Community Farm(PDF, 1MB)

Defender of the Planet Youth Award

• Dunstan Middle School Sustainability Elective Class - Kids Sustainability Plan(PDF, 2MB)
• Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers - Pick Up Parks!(PDF, 2MB)
• LHS Environmental Club - Reducing Lakewood High School's Environmental Footprint(PDF, 2MB)

Bruce Peoples Eco-Employee Award

• Mary Ann Valeska - Eco-Encourager, Animal Advocate and Waste Wizard(PDF, 770KB)
• Jerry Spawn, Todd Pereboom and Andrew Arnold - Lakewood Parks Water Conservation(PDF, 672KB)

2018

Community Sustainability Award 

• Eaton Senior Communities & Lakewood Bicycle Advisory Team - Cycling Without Age(PDF, 879KB)
• Zero Waste Services - Promoting Waste Diversion(PDF, 1MB)
• Lakewood Heritage Center Volunteer Gardeners - Sustainable Gardening(PDF, 2MB)
• The Action Center - ReClothe Program(PDF, 2MB)

Defender of the Planet Award 

• Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers - Lakewood Wildlife Project(PDF, 2MB)
• Dunstan Middle School Student Council - Energy Buddies(PDF, 1MB)

Eco-Employee Award 

• Brent Berninger, Kathy Ireland, Jose Rivas, Melissa Martinez, Jill Fruhwirth, Jannah Wendel, Tracy Sluzalis and Marie Moak - Head Start Zero Waste Champions(PDF, 1MB)
• Renee Jones - Zero Waste at Older Adult Recreation Events(PDF, 1019KB)

2017

Community Sustainability Award 

• Lakewood Bicycle Advisory Team - Bicycle Advocacy(PDF, 1MB)
• Metro West Housing Solutions - CityScape at Belmar(PDF, 1MB)
• Volunteer Green Team for the Lakewood Heritage, Culture & the Arts(PDF, 1MB)
• Gold Crown Foundation - Gold Crown Field House LED Lighting Retrofit(PDF, 1MB)
• Jen Teeuwen - South of 6th Sustainable Neighborhood Leadership(PDF, 1MB)

Defender of the Planet Award 

• Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers - Water Conservation and Cleanup(PDF, 2MB)
• Hutchinson Elementary Environmental Club - Earth Day Eco Fair(PDF, 2MB)

Eco-Employee Award 

• Alexis Moore - Two Creeks Renaissance(PDF, 2MB)
• Jo Donaldson - Leadership in Sustainability(PDF, 1MB)
• Stephen Wilson - In-Office Recycling(PDF, 1MB)

2016

Community Sustainability Award

• Southern Gables Neighborhood - Leaf Composting Project(PDF, 897KB)
• Micro Farms - Yard Partners Program(PDF, 1MB)
• Jovial Concepts - Jovial Gardens(PDF, 1MB)
• Lindsey Rankin - TerraCycle School Recycling Program(PDF, 877KB)
• Action Center - Food Rescue Program(PDF, 1MB)

Defender of the Planet Award

• Green Mountain Area Homeschoolers - Habitat Awareness & Action(PDF, 3MB)
• South Lakewood Elementary Student Leaders - Kids Working Towards a Better Environment(PDF, 995KB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Rachel Griffin - Employees' Committee for a Sustainable Lakewood(PDF, 1MB)

Videos

• Defender of the Planet Award Interview - Watch student leaders from the Hutchinson Elementary Environmental Club share why recycling is so important for our community.

2015

Community Sustainability Award

• Runners Roost Lakewood - Shoe Recycle Program(PDF, 798KB)
• ReFrame Creative Reuse Center(PDF, 794KB)
• Jefferson County Open School Parents, Students and Staff - JCOS Community Garden(PDF, 838KB)
• Warren Tech High School - The Center at Warren Tech(PDF, 819KB)

Defender of the Planet Award

• Lucy Preston - A Journey in Sustainability(PDF, 1MB)
• Lakewood High School Warren Tech Sustainability Program and Consumer and Family Sciences Program - Food to Table, Greenhouse and Sustainable Nutrition Project(PDF, 1MB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Toby Erxleben - Compost Pilot Program(PDF, 1MB)
• Julie Elam - Zero Waste at Lakewood Heritage Center(PDF, 802KB)
• Tammy Smith, Tom Charkut, Chris Heck, Adrienne Holmes, Justin Balog, Bob Price and Pieter Bruintjes - Electronic Docket Board(PDF, 864KB)

2014

Community Sustainability Award

• Metro West Housing Solutions - Lamar Station Crossing(PDF, 995KB)
• Red Rocks Community College’s Engineers for a Sustainable World - IDEA Class and Aquaponics Project(PDF, 1MB)
• Lois Witte and the Eiber Garden Community - Eiber Community Garden(PDF, 797KB)  

Defender of the Planet Award

• Addison Brigner - Bonnie Plants 3rd Grade Cabbage Program at Glennon Heights Elementary School(PDF, 1MB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Kyle Parker - Recycling Initiative, Lakewood Park(PDF, 855KB)
• Luke Wilson - Christmas TreeCycle Program(PDF, 1MB)

Special Recognition

• Box and Ship Express(PDF, 1MB)
• The Back Fence Newsletter(PDF, 1MB)

2013

Community Sustainability Award

• St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Photovoltaic System and Sustainability Outreach Program(PDF, 2MB)
• Eaton Senior Communities - Multiple Sustainability Programs(PDF, 3MB)
• Village Roaster - Multiple Sustainability Practices(PDF, 2MB)
• St. Anthony Hospital - Dashboard(PDF, 2MB)

Defender of the Planet Award

• Summer and Autumn Marquis - Saving the Planet One Lunchroom at a Time(PDF, 3MB)
• Alameda Clothing Closet at Alameda International High School - Donated Clothing Recycling(PDF, 3MB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Sharon Keith Zamora, John Paliga - Head Start LEED Certification(PDF, 2MB)
• Richianne Sullivan, Nancy Rhode, Nicole Kendrick - Lakewood Employees Paperless Payroll(PDF, 2MB)
• Sara Livingston, Kerry Clannin, Terri Kindsfather, Kathy Capron, Cheryl Dye, Mary O'Halloran, Pam Browning - Green Mountain Recreation Center Green Purchasing Initiative(PDF, 2MB)

Special Recognition

• Lutheran Church of the Master - Solar Array Installation(PDF, 2MB)
• Lakewood Church of the Christ - Solar Panel Installation(PDF, 2MB)
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2012

Community Sustainability Award

• The Learning Source - Business Energy Education Program (BEEP)(PDF, 295KB)
• Denver Federal Center - Employee Recycling Program(PDF, 2MB)
• Farm Yard CSA - Urban Supported Agriculture(PDF, 2MB)
• St. Anthony Medical Campus - Medical Plaza Buildings(PDF, 282KB)

Defender of the Planet Award

• Lakewood High School - Breathe Easy Youth Tobacco Prevention Team(PDF, 326KB)

• Green Mountain High School - Cider Days Recycling Initiative(PDF, 334KB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Brian Nielsen - Career Achievement for Community Recycling(PDF, 268KB)  
• John Vaughn, Bob Price, Chris Younger, Paul Hickson and Pam Browning - Energy Efficiency Project(PDF, 302KB)
• Jennifer Standless and Erik Nilsen - Monofilament Recycling(PDF, 2MB)
• Sheila Lynch(PDF, 2MB)

Special Recognition

• Jefferson County Public Library - Energy Performance Contract(PDF, 2MB)

2011

Community Sustainability Award

• Metro West Housing Solutions - Creekside West(PDF, 2MB)
• The Learning Source and Sholar Architecture & Construction - Learning Source Energy Retrofit(PDF, 4MB)
• Randy Pickering - Pickering's Automotive Service Center(PDF, 2MB)
• Centura Health - St. Anthony Medical Campus(PDF, 2MB)
• Weston Solutions, Inc. - Garrison Station Development Ph. I(PDF, 2MB)

Defender of the Planet Award

• Lakewood High School and Warren Tech - Jefferson County School Sustainability Program(PDF, 2MB)
• Stein Elementary School - Soaring Eagles Garden Club(PDF, 2MB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Development Assistance Team (DAT) Communication Group(PDF, 3MB)
• Ken Hargrave - Informal Bicycle Share Program (I-Cycle)(PDF, 2MB)

Special Recognition Award

• Community Sustainability - Caridian BCT, Colorado School of Trades(PDF, 2MB)
• Defender of the Planet - Gold Crown Enrichment, Dennison Elementary School, Warren Tech(PDF, 2MB)

2010

Community Sustainability Award

• The Greening Lakewood Business Partnership(PDF, 2MB)
• Sixth Avenue Sound Wall Project(PDF, 2MB)

Defender of the Planet Award 

• Business Week Students(PDF, 2MB)
• Jalil W. Lassey-Burdeen(PDF, 2MB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Greg Foreman & Mollie Fendley(PDF, 2MB)
• Lakewood Heritage Center(PDF, 2MB)
• Sharon Blackstock(PDF, 2MB)

Special Recognition

• Community Sustainability - Whole Foods Belmar, Parc Belmar Residential Recycling & Green Initiative, Metro West Housing Solutions(PDF, 2MB)
• Eco-Employee - Mark Krick, Robert Kramsvogel and Joe McBurney(PDF, 2MB)

2009

Community Sustainability Award

• Continuum Lakewood Development Company - Belmar Solar Parking Structure(PDF, 263KB)

Defender of the Planet Award

• Dennison Elementary Student Council - Dennison Cares(PDF, 266KB)

• Ian Johnston - Bear Creek Reservoir and Large Soda Lakes Cleanup

Mayor's Award

• Goodwill Industries of Denver - Sustainable Operations(PDF, 152KB)
• General Services Administration (GSA) - Denver Federal Center PV Solar Array(PDF, 170KB)
• Red Rocks Community College - Green Campus and Energy/Environmental Technology Programs(PDF, 198KB)

Eco-Employee Award

• Jody Morse(PDF, 1MB)

Special Recognition

• Sara Schweitzberger(PDF, 182KB)
• Devinny Elementary Student Council(PDF, 182KB)
• Stephanie McDaniel(PDF, 182KB)
• Lakewood High School Environmental Club(PDF, 182KB)

2008

Community Sustainability Award

• The Golden Hill Office Centre and the RMH Group for their LEED-EB project and photovoltaic system.
• Dale and Leslie Miller for their sustainable home design and construction at 9701 West Harvard Avenue.
• The Coyote Gulch Stream Restoration, a cooperative project completed by the City of Lakewood, Jefferson County, The Bear Creek Watershed Association and Urban Drainage and Flood Control District.

Eco-Employee Award

• Mike Towner, Community Resources for the Recycling Program at Bear Creek Lake Park
• Nina Hoffert, Public Works for the implementation of alternative fuel use in city vehicles