The 2026 Husky Sustainability Award winners have been named, with six annual awards along with three Legacy award winners.
This year's winners include students, faculty and staff who have demonstrated impact, initiative and leadership for sustainability. This is the 17th year the UW Environment Stewardship Committee has presented sustainability awards to recognize individuals and groups who lead the way in sustainability at the UW.
The winners will be recognized at an award ceremony on Wednesday, May 27 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kane Hall Walker-Ames Room. All are invited to attend.
Students, faculty, staff and groups from all UW campuses are eligible for the Husky Sustainability Awards, and all winners are selected from nominations made by the UW community.
The Husky Sustainability Legacy Awards are given by the selection committee to recognize individuals and groups who have made sustained, long-standing contributions to sustainability at the UW.
Learn more about the 2026 winners
2026 Husky Sustainability Award winners
Casey Cockerham, staff, UW Facilities
Eric Camp & Larry Goldman, Department of Chemistry
Gabriel Kennedy-Gibbens, student, Environmental Science
Stefan Wheat, UW Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine
BeautifyUdub, student group
School of Nursing Simulation Center
Legacy Award winners
Marilyn Ostergren, staff, UW Sustainability
Robert B. Peña, faculty, Department of Architecture
UW Food Pantry
In addition, several nominees earned an honorable mention:
Honorable mention: Campus Catalysts
Q Center
Chris Heinrichsen, staff, UW Facilities
Hema Velappan, PhD candidate, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Honorable mention
Sofia Berkowitz, student, Campus Sustainability Fund
Clara Kreutziger, student, Campus Sustainability Fund
Isaac Olson, student, Institutional Climate Action
UW Tacoma Micro-Forest Team
Alanna Hildebrandt and Jessica Ray, research team, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering