2023
Award for Environmentalist of Regional Significance – Natomas Basin Conservancy Boards, Past and Present (NBC)
Award for Public Service – Environmentalist over the Decades – Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG)
Volunteer Group Award – River City Waterway Alliance (RCWA)
2022
Environmentalist of the Year – Ralph Propper
Environmentalist of the Year – Mark Berry
Environmentalist of the Year – Mackenzie Wieser
Climate Hero – Chris Brown
2021
Environmentalist of the Year – Dr. Michelle Stevens
Environmentalist of the Year – Brandon Rose
Early Career Environmentalist – Moiz Mir
Climate Hero – Anne Stausboll
2020
No awards
2019
Environmentalist of the Year – Ted Rauh
Environmentalist of the Year – Kirin Kumar
Climate Hero Award – Ilonka Zlatar
Volunteer of the Year Award – Laura Putnam
2018
Environmentalist of the Year – Jack Sales
Environmentalist of the Year – Jennifer Donlon Wyant
Lifetime Achievement Award – Matthew Baker
Community Organizer Award – Dyane Osorio
Public Servant Award – Assemblymember Kevin McCarty
2017
Jennifer Wood of Citizens’ Climate Lobby Sacramento
Habitat Award – The Water Forum’s Lower American River Salmon and Steelhead Restoration Projects
Innovation Award – March for Science Sacramento Coalition
Volunteer of the Year Award – Robert Meagher
2016
Chris Lewis
Marty Maskall
Coalition of the Year Award – The Mather Alliance
Public Servant of the Year – Sacramento County Supervisor Don Nottoli
2015
Richard Guerrero
Volunteer of the Year Award – Michael O’Sullivan
Environmental Justice Award – Sacramento Urban Agriculture Coalition
Housing Advocacy Award – Veronica Beaty
Artist Recognition Award – Dana Gray
2014
Alex Kelter
Laurie Litman
Public Servant Award – Assemblymember Roger Dickinson
Nonprofit Award – Green Technical Education and Employment
Early Career Environmentalist Award – Masud Kiburi-Cunningham
2013
Jon Ellison
Glen Holstein, Ph.D
Public servant Award – Bill Maynard
2012
Ron Maertz
Mike McKeever
Environmental Justice Award – Avondale Glen Elder Neighborhood Association (AGENA) & Constance Slider-Pierre of AGENA
Volunteer of the Year Award – Alex Kelter
2011
Rob Burness
Larry Greene
Environmentalist of the Year, Elected Office Award – Steve Cohn
Volunteer of the Year Award – John Deeter
Innovation Award – ‘One Farm at a Time’
2010
Sean Wirth
Mike Wiley
Bob Schneider
Community Organization Award – ‘Walk Sacramento’
2009
No awards given
2008
Eric Davis
Keith Wagner
Neighbors Advocating Sustainable Transportation (NAST)
Carol Witham
2007
Mike Savino
Donald Mooney
2006
Rick Bettis
Lois Wolk
2005
Betsy Weiland
Illa Collin
John Harvey Carter
2004
Warren Cushman
Dave Jones
2003
Doug Jaffe
Chris Tooker
2002
Mary Brill
Darrell Steinberg
John Kostyack
2001
No awards given
2000
Kathy Ries
Mindy Cecchittinni
1999
Linda Whitney
No Way LA Coalition
1998
Lifetime Achievement Award – Tom Whitney
1997
Alta Tura
Earl Withycombe
Jim Estep
George Hansen
Jim Pachl
1996
Frank Cirill
Jim Jones
Kathy Crist
1995
Andy Sawyer
Marguerite Crouse
1994
Tom Whitney
Ron Stork
1993
Vicki Lee
Mayor Heather Fargo
1992
Jean Marie Circiello
Mayor Anne Rudin
1991
David Mogavero
Ann Kohl
1990
Virginia Moose
Mike Remy
1989
Mike Eaton
Kim Mueller
1988
Jude Lamare
Ed Smeloff
1987
John Harvey Carter
Janis Heple
1986
Rob McCray
Steven Talley
1985
Bob Doyle
Tim Vendlinski
1984
Steve Sanders
Sacramento Tree Foundation
Environmentalist of Distinction Award – Myra Erwin
1983
Roger Dickinson
Sacramento Science Center
1982
Tina Thomas
Marty van Duyn
1981
Carl Hauge
Jim Mulaney
Mike Garland
1980
Karolyn Simon
Christine Hunter
Wayne Hultgren
1979
Chuck Frank
Lloyd Connelly
Special Education Award – Mike Weber
1978
Bruce Kennedy
Harold Ritchie
1977
Jane Hagedorn
Joan Reiss
1976
Myra Erwin
1975
John Anderson
Fred Styles
1974
Curtis Mekemson
Phil Simmons
1973
Eugene Gualco
