Environmentalist of the Year

Awards will honor students, faculty, and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the protection of Long Island's environment.

Award Categories

Educator/Professional:

• Integrates environmental ethics into the curriculum and daily experience of students.
• Instills in students a healthy respect for the natural world of which we all are a part.
• Helps students understand the long-range impacts of their lifestyle decisions on ecosystems.
• Provides outstanding leadership in addressing a major environmental issue in the region.
• Serves as a model of ecological sensitivity for others in the region to follow in daily life and work.
• Can be a community member/business not-affiliated with the University.

Stony Brook Student:

• Undergraduate or Graduate student
• Shows leadership in addressing environmental issues in school and/or community.
• Shows creativity and initiative in expanding own and others' understanding of environmental concerns.
• Acts as a model of ecological sensitivity for peers, teachers and administrators.

Community Member:

• Provides outstanding leadership in addressing a major environmental issue on Long Island.
• Serves as a model of ecological sensitivity for others in the region to follow in daily life and work.