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2005 Sustainable Best Practices Award Winners!

Governor Bush and the Florida Cabinet recently recognized winners of the 2005 Sustainable Awards Program at the Capitol
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2005 Sustainable Florida Small Business Award

EkkWill Waterlife Resources, Gibsonton: A small business, faced with the need for growth but concerned over environmental limitations, chose to invest in tools and technology that allow both to thrive.

2005 Sustainable Florida Large Business Award

Universal City Property Management II, LLC, Orlando: Devastated wetlands and contaminated groundwater is successfully restored to pre-polluted condition through private investment that has also improved the area’s local economy.

2005 Sustainable Florida Government Award

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection-Pensacola: Federal and state agencies join efforts to minimize the impact of growth and development in Florida’s Panhandle.

2005 Sustainable Florida Non-Profit Award

The Community Classroom Consortium, North Florida: A group of 30 organizations realized they could accomplish more together than they could individually. By combining efforts, they succeeded in developing programs that are providing teachers and students alike with a greater understanding of and appreciating for sustainability issues.

2005 Sustainable Florida Business Partnership Award

Hillsborough County Agriculture Industry Development Program, Hillsborough County Agriculture Economic Development Council and Hillsborough County Farm Bureau, Tampa: After surviving rumors that the agriculture industry was nearing its end in Hillsborough County, several organizations developed a cooperative relationship to establish accurate industry data and make recommendations for the economic sustainability.

2005 Sustainable Florida Leadership Award

Stan Carter of McArthur Farms—Indian River Citrus League, East Central Florida: Successful efforts to protect water resources from agricultural impact in east central Florida have resulted in a model that today is being incorporated into statewide water policy.

Hurricane Heroic Award for a Sustainable Florida

Florida Power & Light Company (FP&L), Juno Beach: With little time to react between last year’s onslaught of storms, FP&L employees worked around the clock to restore essential services to Floridians and reduce the economic impact to the affected communities.

2005 WCI Green Building Award

Diane Marshall, Key Largo: One person’s efforts to build a home with limited impact on the environment creates an unprecedented awareness of green building issues in one of the world’s most environmentally sensitive areas.

2005 Sustainable Florida Educator Award

Dr. Kris Thoemke and Dr. Katherine Dew, Naples: Two educators recognized that business leaders were ill-equipped to make important decisions affecting the collaborative relationship between the environment and the economy. Through a series of case studies, they developed real-world models and new techniques that today are helping adult learners and traditional students understand how to combine environmental protection with the needs of economic growth.