May 18, 2023

Winners

Project Winners

Sustainable Leadership: Large Employer

Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN

Presented by Wenck
Sustainable Leadership: Small Employer

Liberty Apartments & Townhomes

Presented by Barr Engineering
Sustainable Leadership: Large Employer

Minnesota State University, Mankato: Energy Savings and Sustainability

Presented by Wenck
Large-Scale Sustainability Impacts

NativeGreen: Community Sustainability

Presented by Wenck
Sustainable Leadership: Small Employer

Rural Grocery Stores: Energy and Access

Presented by Barr Engineering
Energy & Climate

Solar Possible

Presented by Stoel Rives
Local Sustainability Impacts

Spark-Y and Edison High School Green Campus

Presented by Barr Engineering
Environmental Innovation

The CREATE Initiative

Presented by Environmental Law Group
Rural Vitality

Wolverton Creek Restoration

Presented by Houston Engineering

Individual Winners

Courageous Innovator

Akilah Sanders-Reed

Presented by Andersen
Critical Collaborator

Hope Flanagan

Presented by Dorsey and Whitney LLP
Rural Vitality

Better Futures and Becker County Pilot

Presented by Houston Engineering
Local Sustainability Impacts

Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund

Presented by Barr Engineering
Large-Scale Sustainability Impacts

Lawns to Legumes Pilot Program

Presented by Westwood
Environmental Innovation

Second Chance Community Solar Garden

Presented by Environmental Law Group
Energy & Climate

Decarbonizing Duluth: Duluth Energy Systems’ Transformation

Presented by Stoel Rives
Courageous Innovator

Dania Marin-Gavilan

Presented by Aveda
Courageous Innovator

Demetria Fuller and Adam Pruitt

Presented by Aveda
Critical Collaborator

Ellen Anderson

Presented by Dorsey and Whitney LLP
Critical Collaborator

J. Drake Hamilton

Presented by Dorsey and Whitney LLP
Courageous Innovator

Kira Liu

Presented by Aveda
Critical Collaborator

Michael Chaney

Presented by Dorsey and Whitney LLP
Courageous Innovator

Tamara Few

Presented by Andersen
Critical Collaborator

Verna Kragnes

Presented by Dorsey and Whitney LLP