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2016 HHS Green Champion Award Winners

2016 marked the ninth annual HHS Green Champions Awards, which honors outstanding HHS employees and Native American tribal members involved in sustainability projects throughout the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

CDC received 15 HHS Green Champion Awards and 6 Honorable Mentions. Winners are nominated for the federal GreenGov Awards, which will be announced later in 2017.

See the complete project description of the CDC HHS Green Champion Award Winners and Honorable Mentions.

CDC HHS Green Champion Award Winners

Category Winners
Change Agents (Individual) Bruce Jue (CDC)
Change Agents (Group) FITWEL Certification of CDC Chamblee Building – Heidi Blanck, Desiree Brown, Joanne Cole, Aidan Ganzert, Ron Garner, Joel Kimmons, Stephen Klim, Michael Payne, Ruth Petersen, Liz York
Change Agents (Group) North American Laboratory Freezer Challenge – Kristi Budzinski, Allen Doyle, Lauren Dufort, Aidan Ganzert, Emily Hays, Debra Kuehl, Allison Paradise, Kathy Ramirez-Agular, Phil Wirdzek, Liz York
Corporate Responsibility (Group) CDC Remote Access Systems – Dave Ausefski, Lee Eilers, Andrew Davy, Philip Lindsey
Corporate Responsibility (Group) CDC Unified Communications Upgrade Project – Richard Self, Clarence Benyard, Troy Nick, Chris Gandy
Electronic Stewardship (Group) CDC ITSO Mobile Device Management Project – Dave Ausefski, Lee Eilers, Andrew Davy, Philip Lindsey
Energy & Fleet Management (Group) CDC Building Heat Exchanger Project – Craig Belflower, Jeff Bowen, Bruce Jue, Steve Koob, Paul Probst, Larry Rountree
Environmental Stewardship (Individual) Grant King (CDC NIOSH)
Environmental Stewardship (Group) America Recycles Day at Emory Point – Lauren Dufort, Aidan Ganzert, Emily Hays, Lauren Holman, Deena Keeler, Willie Potter, Stacy Schuch, Taylor Spicer, Liz York
Environmental Stewardship (Group) CDC NIOSH Pittsburgh Campus Single Stream Recycling – Branch McCune, Jeff Hayes, Ron Cummings
Good Neighbor (Group) CDC Wellness Room Best Practices Design Guide – Aidan Ganzert, Yubei Huang, Joyce Lee, Tong Niu, Liz York
Green Hero Video Outreach (Group) CDC Visitors Center Solar Panel Project – Judy Gantt, Aidan Ganzert, Emily Hays, Bruce Jue, Stephen Klim, Steve Powell, Alex Rogers
Sustainable Acquisitions (Group) CDC Computer Ordering Arrangement – Vicki Johnson, Tiffany Ivy, June Humphrey, Howard Smith, Tim Horner, Alex Null
Sustainable Design & Facilities (Group) CDC Lawrenceville Building Repair Project – Bill Dryden, Lauren Dufort, Bruce Jue, Stephen Klim, Arthur Lingler, Michael Stepp, Paul Vinson, Angela Wagner
Water Use Efficiency & Management Award (Group) CDC Campus Wastewater Treatment Initiative – Jeff Bowen, Neal Bowman, Lauren Dufort, Sarah Gray, Emily Hays, Bruce Jue, Stephen Klim, Liz York

CDC HHS Green Champion Honorable Mentions

Category Winners
Corporate Responsibility CDC Chamblee Transit Shuttle Service– Shirley Alston, Alfonso Bell, James Clausell, Caronzo Davis, Ryan Fisher, Paul Gray, Marc Jastremski, Thayra Riley, Kenneth R. Tatum, Bellinda Wolfe
Energy & Fleet Management CDC Pittsburgh Campus Utility Electric Vehicles – Jeff Hayes, Shirley Alston
Energy & Fleet Management CDC Summer Peak Alert Energy Savings InitiativeCraig Belflower, Lauren Dufort, Ron Garner, Linnet Griffiths, Emily Hays, Ted Hyatt, Bruce Jue, Stephen Klim, Kiana Morris, John Shepard
Energy & Fleet Management CDC Chamblee Campus Lighting Efficiency Project – Charles Carrouth, Steve China, Ted Hyatt, Stephen Klim, Gary Waller
Environmental Stewardship CDC NIOSH Cincinnati Green Team – James Kesner, Gregory Kinnes, Melissa Seaton, Marsha Gran, Kendra Broadwater, Jessica Ramsey, Diane Morrise, Douglas Wiegand, Leonard Zwack, Jessica Li
Environmental Stewardship CDC Market16 Café – Bruce Jue, Stephen Klim, Stan Langley, Craig Belflower, Michael Payne, Tim Davenport, Philippa Butts, Kendrick Johnson, Daryl Young, Tommy Kendricks

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