RSS Envronmental Leadership Awardees

Environmental Leadership Awards

2019 (February)

Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
Randy Anhorn | Robert Cutshall | Erica Sniegowski | Erin Hunker | Gael Zembal | Steve Kloiber | Lauren Foley | Jodi Peterson | Grace Sheely

Edina Public Schools
Brent Kaley | Curt Johanso | Eric Hamilton | David White | Greg Pafk | Kai Hauglid | Bryan Horn | Shawn Draves | Kory Smith | Corey Montgomery | Keith Wolfe | TJ Lyman | Norman Vanderlinde | Matt Mosby | Mike Kilanowski | Ron Michaletz | Timothy Myre

MnDOT District 1, Duluth Subarea KAc Project
Steve Baublitz | Chris Cheney | Dennis DeFoe | Jim Cameron | Josiah Davey | Tyson Jackson | Jason McPherson | Shawn Meyer | Ken Kelly | Bob Cheetham | Ron Mattson | Heather Davis | Aaron Benson | John Benson | Kevin Anderson

Precision Landscaping & Construction Inc.
Joby Nolan | Scott Zuzek | Josh Fox | Bryan Rubin | Aaron Masloski

Individual Award
Dr. Stephen Druschel

StopOverSalting (SOS)
Sue Nissen | Randy Holst | Joe Knaeble | Walter Levesqu | LouAnn Waddick | Barb Thoman

2018

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Brooke Asleson

City of Plymouth, Minnesota
Craig Bechthold | Patrick Dehmer | John DesMarais | Steven Forness | Ryan Gallagher | Robert Hebzynski | Jeremy Jensen | Janine Kingsbury | Kraig Nowell | Brian Oswald | Dustin Palm | Mark Sauter | Michael Uecker | Torrey Keith | Derek Asche | Michael Thompson | Ben Scharenbroich

City of River Falls, Wisconsin
Mike Stifter | Crystal Raleigh | Terry Kusilek | Pat Yunker | Irv Peskar | Nate Croes | Charles Larson | Troy Connolly | Joe Killian | Scott Jensen | Jon Kusilek | Ray Curtis | Bob Schwalen | David Holodnack | Tom Schwalen | Ken Thill | Tom Dalton | Zach Regnier | Reid Wronski

Steve Brown Apartments
Mike Gresch

Minnesota Department of Transportation
Lloyd Law

2017

Park Nicollet Health Services
Jim Holm | Charles Glossop | Kevin Baur | David Fors | Cody Dalbec | David Eddy | Ed Brown | John Smith | Steve Hutton

City of Jordan
Scott Haas | Chuck Kaiser | Steve Kochlin | Jason Stocker | Derik Briese | John Hennen

St. Cloud VA Facilities Management
Mary Wenck | Robert Wolf | Todd Vogel | Ervin Dufner | Leroy McDonald | Dale Stanger | Mike Peterson | Ian Behnen | John Donabauer | Tim Eiynck | John Vandewalker

MnDOT
Curt Pape

City of Woodbury
Mary Hurliman | Tim Thurmes | Mike Wentlandt | Brad Metcalf | Evan Sieben | Justin Wolff | Adam Boland | Mitch Knack | Jim Montgomery | Donald Waller | Jim Thoren | Jim Snow | John Robertson | Keith Retting | Ron Peterson | Ryan Neuenfeldt | Alan Nelson | Tim Meyenburg | Deb Goble | Trent Brunn | Greg Boche | Don Bergeron

2016

Three Rivers Park District, Baker Park Reserve
Tom Vetsch | Damon Johnson | Josh Mauch | Jimmy Hartfiel | Jamie Paal

Carver County
Michael Legg | Dave Flannery | John Wickenhauser

MnDOT and University of Minnesota Extension
Dan Gullickson | Gary Wyatt | Arlene Mathison | Dean Current | Diomy Zamora | David Smith

Roseville Public Works
Steve Zweber | Josh Dix

2015

MnDOT
Improving Salt Storage and Handling through Partnership
Joe Huneke | Kathy Schaefer | Sue Lodahl | Bob Vasek | Tara Carson

Veterans’ Administration - Mpls. Campus
Jason Brainard | Michael Hubbs | Scott Mattson

Joe’s Lawn and Snow
Joe Mather | Robert Tarango | Evan Borseth | Michael Gorshe​

Collaboration Award:
City of Mankato, City of North Mankato, and MnDOT District 7

City of Mankato
Mary Fralish | Joe Grabianowski | Nick Stevensen | Andy Ahlman | Perry Braam | Ben Brooks | Gary Otto | Charles Thomas | Jim Braunshausen | Dan Fischer | Les Lotton | Dan Baker | Nate Brand | Steve Morrison | Tom Stier | Ryan Thormodson

City of North Mankato
Brad Swanson | Kevin Ling | Kurt Balbach | Jim Goebel | Nate Nimps | Jerry Olson | Rhett Morse | Craig Shea | Mark Kopischke | John Beaty | Dale Seath | Cory Kanstrup

MN DOT District 7
Randy Glaser | District 7 Highway Maintenance Personnel

2014

Hennepin County Public Works
Road and Bridge Division
Dave Poppler | Tom Hagen | Michael Scherber | John Ekola | Brian Langseth | Joseph Hannon

Rice Creek Watershed
Six Cities Chloride Reduction Project
Rice Creek Watershed | City of Centerville | City of Circle Pines | City of Columbus | City of Hugo | City of Lexington | City of Lino Lakes

Anoka County Highway Department
Collaboration and Communication Team
Sherree Hitzemann | Phil Faulhaber | Doug Fischer | Kris Holzknecht | Jim Christenson

City of Norwood Young America
Public Works Department
Brent Aretz | John Schrupp

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
Jeremy Gosewisch | Kyle Chadderdon | Paul Perez | Myron Peterson | Larry Schoenecker | Russell Zellmer | Kurt Ehresmann | Richard Carlson | Alan Conley | Zelton Hauck | Rob Yost | Scott Walz

City of St. Paul Street Department
Doug Drusch | Jeff Schichel | Mike Koran | Nick Crudo | Mark Cahill | David Luckow | Dave Jotblad | Mark Petrey | Kevin Nelson | Matt Morreim

Individual Award
Dr. Scott Koefod

2013

ISD271 Bloomington Public Schools, Buildings and Grounds Department
Joe Blessing | Craig Nordstrom | Dave Ross | Jeff Shannon | Dave Wagner | Dawn Williams

City of Waconia
Craig Eldred | Al Melchert | Hans Rowe | Mike Dressel | Justin Sorensen

Prescription Landscape
Ryan Foudray | Joe Meyer | Matt Rainford | Jeff Lilja | Kevin Baur | Cole Hagberg | Kevin Betsch | Steve Bushnell | Ari Hauptman | David Eddy

MPCA - Display on the Salt Dilemma
Barb Peichel | Brooke Asleson | Jennifer Anthony | Scott Andre
Rachel Moritz, Exhibit Developer, kidZibits

2012

Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
Kevin Bigalke | Claire Bleser

City of Richfield
Chris Link | Kristin Asher

City of Mahtomedi
Bruce Thielen | Bob Goebel | Brian Randt | Jeff Laue

The Donaldson Company
Paul Theisen | Clarence Larson | Mike Quast | Rich Gilson | Deron Bach
Matt Meyer, Glen Reddemann, Tom Ticen (TPC Landscape)

2011

City of Bloomington, MN
Mike Kalis | Ken Frosig | Chris Franke | Jim Eiler

St. Louis County, MN
Robert Martimo | Keith Nelson | Chad M. Skelton | Paul R. Kent | James T. Foldesi

Anoka County, MN
Jim Christenson | Kris Holzknecht | Phil Faulhaber

City of Ankeny, IA
Joey L. Almond | Dennis Guillaume | Alan L. Olson

2010

Great Lakes Commission
Gary Overmier

Dakota County
Bob Egan | Mike Greten | Jim Bell

Minnesota Erosion Control Association
Greg Berg | John Chapman | Steve Klein | Rick Krueger | Kathryn Farber | Mike Isensee | Larry Berkland | Lisa Woog | Vicky Dosdall

MnDOT Metro
Barb Loida | Mark Pavelich

City of Inver Grove Heights
Barry Underdahl | Jeff Lengsfeld | Tom Oftedahl | Jason Lundell | Brian Hendel | John Deuhs | Luther Deutsch | Scott Nitti | Tom Otto | Joe Hawkins | Tony Blackbird | Rick Jackson | Jay Lerbs | Kevin Schlangen

City of Shoreview
Mark Maloney | Pat Dunn | Brian Maidl | Jerry Hoppe | Brad Martinez | Bob LeVasseur | Dan Curley | Dan Rauscher | Eric Rydeen | Sean Vesel | Dave Thury | John Mattson

2009
MnDOT, District 1, North Shore Substations
Steven Baublitz | Wally Wolfe | Loris Crimmins | Bill Fox | Jim Ward | Ron Goette | Ken Langanki | Tim Haselow | Hans Lund | Mark Schreyer | Jerry Larson | James Roy | Chris Clemons | Sheldon Houglum | Scott Bystrom | Rick Skoog | Cliff Theis | Adam Saarela | Tom Cooper
Individual Award
Wilfrid Nixon
U of M - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory Research Team
Heinz Stefan | Eric Novotny | Dan Murphy | Andrew Sander | Omid Mohseni
City of St. Anthony
Jay Hartman | Jan Sorby | Brady Panitzke | Bill Johnson | Paul VanDenboom | Ed Markel | Mark Hermann | Chuck Quigley | John Trombley | Merle Fischer | Tom Sullivan | Ernie Hicks | Tom Owens | Jerry Faust
Aveda Corporation
Nathan DeJarnett

2008

Mississippi Watershed Management Organization

MnDOT Salt Solutions Coordinator
Andrew Kubista

MnDOT District 6 Management Team
Nelrae Succio | Jeff Vlaminck | Mark Panek | Greg Paulson | Steve Kirsch | Judy Schmidt Lund

Net-Work Services Company
Bob Rush

MnDOT Metro Liquid Deicer Integration
Norm Ashfeld | Bill Utecht | Mark Fishbach | Al Lightfoot | Pat Faltersack | Joel Dixon

2007

University of Minnesota Facilities Management
James Weber | Les Potts

Individual Award
Thomas Broadbent

Ramsey County
Jerry Auge | Mike Robshaw | Chuck Markham | Scott Jahnke | Heath Hoglund

City of St. Cloud
Joe Imholte | Don Evens | Chuck Koetter | Gerald Kaeter

UMD Facilities Management
Steve Schilling | Roger Rose | Sheryl Lind | Robert Castle | Tom Ballou | Peggy Dahlberg | Craig Robarge | Chris Untiedt | Daniel McClelland | Chuck Shaw

2006

City of Edina
Steve Johnson | Shawn Anderson | John Scheerer

City of Prior Lake
Craig Eldred | Bruce Friedges | Joe Wiita | Andy Stephes

Ridgedale Mall Parking Lot
Cadwell Lawn Care and Landscaping:
Charles Cadwell | Luke Hanke
Ridgedale Management:
Rich Peterson

Individual Award
MnDOT Anoka/Spring Lake Park
Mark Dilling

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Andrew Ronchak | Timothy Larson

MnDOT Metro Golden Valley
Snow and Ice Phase 4 Project
Brian Barott | Roosevelt Johnson | Dan Antrim | DeWayne Jones | Jeff Luhman | Lisa Daniels | Ian Jadoonanan | Dale Jore, Jr. | Cherzon Riley | Steven Reinitz | JacQuetta Richardson

2005

MnDOT District 6
Dave Redig | Brian Wolfgram | Tom Fargusson | Dave Serrano | Scott Allen | Wes Smith

Duluth Streams
Richard Axler | Marnie Lonsdale | George Host | Cynthia Hagley | Carl Richards | Bruce Munson | Jesse Schomberg

Washington County
Don Theisen | Doug Johnson | Paul Springstroh | Wayne Sandberg | Nick Young

Big Stone County
Gary Haugen | Paul Radermacher | Lon Moen | Larry Millerbernd

City of Grand Rapids
Jeff Davies | Jim Columbus | Steve Anderson | Al Windt

City of Eagan
Tom Struve | Tom Colvert | Kurt Schlegel

City of Lakeville
Don Volk | Gordy Stauff | Troy Grossman | Tom Spencer

2004
Circuit Training and Assistance Program
Kathleen Schaefer
MnDOT Winter Maintenance Coordinator
Wendy Frederickson
Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District
Louise Watson
City of Minnetonka
Brian Wagstrom | Jeff Dubay | Pat Kehr
City of Mankato
Bernie Fasnacht | Chuck Thomas
Scott County
Dick Schroeder | Greg Felt | Gene Busacker
MnDOT District 1
Timothy Sheehy | Greg Pierzina | Steven Baublitz | Holly Johnson
Otter Tail County
Dallas Grewe | Jerry Schultz | Mark Ellenson | Myron Graff | Rick West | Terry Bennett