{"id":1395,"date":"2020-03-24T17:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/?page_id=1395"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T19:12:56","slug":"sustainability-leadership-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/green-nau\/sustainability-leadership-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Leadership Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Sustainability Leadership Awards<\/h1>\n<h2>Leading the Way to a Greener Tomorrow<\/h2>\n<p>Each year, the Sustainability Forum, previously known as the Environmental Caucus, awards outstanding efforts of students and community members for their work on green initiatives. We are proud to have a positive impact on the environment in and around Flagstaff, and enjoy recognizing those who make a difference! Anyone can be nominated as long as they are a member of the NAU or greater Flagstaff communities. Students nominated must be currently enrolled, though nominees should be involved in projects or taking significant actions to positively impact the environment either on campus or in the greater Flagstaff area.<\/p>\n<h3>Awards and Nomination Information<\/h3>\n<p>For the Forum, sustainability means increasing the health of our community and our planet. By understanding the problems we face\u2014and through taking subsequent action\u2014we will enhance the stability, resilience, and diversity of our intertwined natural, social, economic, and cultural systems. A <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe4ENM5KIpclA_5IrwiqbZ1SP3_h3f1xvRGtDRwhuECdOV9EA\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=103351317344281723141\">sustainability award nominee<\/a> should recognize the objectives of our mission, undertaking significant actions that would result in positive impacts on the sustainability of our local community, with either immediate or long-term impacts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Sustainability Leadership Award categories_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Sustainability Leadership Award categories <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>Awards are given annually to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAU undergraduate student<\/li>\n<li>NAU graduate student<\/li>\n<li>GreenFund project &ndash; as nominated by the GreenFund<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability Hero (examples would include: NAU leadership, facility services, staff, faculty, alumni, or local environmental integrity initiatives)<\/li>\n<li>NAU on-campus project or organization<\/li>\n<li>Flagstaff and\/or Northern Arizona community project or organization<\/li>\n<li>Lifetime achievement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nominees should be involved in projects or taking significant actions to positively impact the environment either on campus or in the greater Flagstaff area.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Nomination information_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Nomination information <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe4ENM5KIpclA_5IrwiqbZ1SP3_h3f1xvRGtDRwhuECdOV9EA\/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=103351317344281723141\">Nomination<\/a> specifics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anyone can be nominated as long as they are a member of the NAU or the greater Flagstaff communities. Students nominated must be currently enrolled.<\/li>\n<li>In your nomination, please include a short response about the roles and activities of the nominee on campus or in the community and a short description of how the nominee demonstrates(ed) leadership in sustainability.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Henry O. Hooper sustainability cash prize_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Henry O. Hooper sustainability cash prize <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>This annual award is restricted to students only and recognizes the significant sustainability contributions of undergraduate and graduate students. Nominated students must be currently enrolled and have demonstrated initiative, productivity, and dedication to NAU&rsquo;s commitment to sustainability through education, collaboration, and\/or research on sustainability or the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Areas of special focus include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NAU campus sustainability (examples: Carbon Neutrality, atmospheric warming, transportation, energy, water and landscape systems, recycling or waste, and campus food systems)<\/li>\n<li>Local community-based sustainability projects<\/li>\n<li>Environmentally sustainable business practices<\/li>\n<li>Natural resources and ecosystem science\/management<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Health in tribal and rural communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <a class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Who is eligible to receive an award?_0\" href=\"#\">\n      <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n          <h4>Who is eligible to receive an award? <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accordion Closed<\/span><\/h4>\n          <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\"><\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/a>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\">\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>For the Sustainability Foum, sustainability means increasing the health of our community and our planet. By understanding the problems we face&mdash;and through taking subsequent action&mdash;we will enhance the stability, resilience, and diversity of our intertwined natural, social, economic, and cultural systems. 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