2020 Golden Gorge Awards
Third Annual Golden Gorge (Virtual) Awards
Co-hosted by ECO and the Campus Sustainability Office
Wednesday, May 27th 12pm EST via Zoom
RSVP below for Zoom Link
We want to thank the sustainability community for all of the hard work and effort you have put in this year. Unfortunately, many events could not happen this semester due to the shift to virtual classes, but we would love to recognize any and all initiatives, events, and people who make this community so great.
We will have guest, alumni, and senior speakers at the ceremony, and each attendee will receive a certificate from ECO and Cornell's Campus Sustainability Office for the hard work done for our campus and community. Graduating seniors usually receive a green cord at this ceremony as well, and we are working on accommodating those who would like one (updates to come!)
Nominations now CLOSED.
We encourage you to nominate any sustainability-related events, initiatives, student organizations, student organization members, and YOURSELF! We would like to recognize all achievements and show our appreciation for every single member of this community. We know that many events could not happen in person this year, due to the COVID-19 crisis. If there is an event you or your organization had planned, but was cancelled, we encourage you to write about it below in the nomination!
Golden Gorge Awards 2020 Winners:
Rookie of the Year: Cornell Compost
'Life Gives You Lemons’ Award: Residential Sustainability Leaders
Ripple Effect Award: Erika Kane
Event of the Year: CJC’s Wedding of Cornell and Fossil Fuels
Organization of the Year: GreenClub
Initiative of the Year: Lily Bermel’s “Why Cornell Dining Needs Sustainability and Why Sustainability Needs Cornell Dining”
Member of the Year: Kathryn Cooke
JUST Award (Justice, Unity, and Sustainability Triumphs): Anabel’s Grocery
Lifetime Achievement Award: Naomi Haber
The RSVP form will remain open until Monday, May 25th at 11:59pm EST:
RSVP form: https://cornell.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3t99a8tyeEh1CIt
You must RSVP to receive the Zoom link for the event!
Please email Cynthia Chu (cc2394@cornell.edu) if you have any other needs for accommodation to participate in this event, or any general questions or concerns.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(all times are in EST)
12:00 PM
12:10 PM
12:35 PM
12:50 PM
1:15 PM
Welcome remarks
Guest Speakers
Sarah Zemanick
Rick Burgess
Bruce Monger
Golden Gorge Awards
Graduating Senior Ceremony
Alumni/Student Speakers
Concluding Remarks
Announcing our 2020 Golden Gorge Awards Speakers
Sarah Zemanick: Director of Campus Sustainability Office
Rick Burgess: VP of Facilities and Campus Services
Bruce Monger: Senior Lecturer and Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Elizabeth Couse: Former ECO Co-Facilitator, Class of 2019