Abstract
In December 2021, The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) announced the winners of the 2021 AASHE Sustainability Awards, an annual award event. The award program raises the visibility of high-impact sustainability projects and collaborations, pioneering research, and student leadership, helping to disseminate innovations and inspire continued progress toward environmental, social, and economic health.
We are happy to congratulate the 2021 AASHE Sustainability Award recipients and highlight the recipients and the award received.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
David Shi
Racial Equity and Sustainability Collaborations Winners
Catawba College's Equity, Diversity, Justice, Inclusion Task Force
Campus Sustainability Achievement Award Winners
Associate/2-year Institutions: Cascadia College's Cornucopia Food Forest
Institutions with over 10,000 FTE Enrollment: North Carolina State University's Pack Essentials Steering Committee
Institutions with under 10,000 FTE Enrollment: Brandeis University's Sustainable Dining Program
Campus Sustainability Research Award Winners
Undergraduate Research: Wiley J. Hundertmark, Marissa Lee, Ian A. Smith, Vivien Chen, Conor K. Gately, Pamela H. Templer, and Lucy R. Hutyra at Boston University; and Ashley H.Y. Bang at Brown University: Influence of landscape management practices on urban greenhouse gas budgets
Graduate Research: James Ayers at Blekinge Institute of Technology: Educational contexts and designs for cultivating leaders capable of addressing the wicked issues of sustainability transitions
Published Journal Article: Academics
Nicole Redvers and Be'sha Blondin at Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation, Clinton Schultz at Bond University, Melissa Vera Prince at University of Washington, Myrna Cunningham at El Fondo para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas de América Latina y El Caribe (FILAC), and Rhys Jones at University of Auckland: Indigenous perspectives on education for sustainable healthcare
Published Journal Article: Engagement
Alexandra Lyon and Hannah Wittman at University of British Columbia and Harriet Friedmann at University of Toronto: Can public universities play a role in fostering seed sovereignty?
Published Journal Article: Operations
Molly Anderson at Middlebury College, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone at Tufts University, Eleanor Sterling and Erin Betley at American Museum of Natural History, Sharon Akabas at Columbia University, Pamela Koch at Teachers College, Columbia University, Colin Dring and Will Valley at University of British Columbia, Joanne Burke and Karen Spiller at University of New Hampshire: Towards an equity competency model for sustainable food systems education programs
Published Journal Article: Planning and Administration
Helen Kopnina at The Hague University of Applied Science and Northumbria University: Education for sustainable development goals (ESDG): What is wrong with ESDGs, and what can we do better?
Student Sustainability Leadership Award Winner
Teresa Homsi and Eric Urbaniak at Central Michigan University for Central Sustainability