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