Past Synergy Award recipients

Army and Sarah Emmott Environmental Conservation Award
  • 2005 - Mary Anne Piacentini - Katy Prairie Conservancy and John Jacob of - Texas Coastal Watershed Program
  • 2004 - Chris Sagstetter
  • 2003 - Carole Allen
  • 2002 - Winnie Burkett - Houston Audubon Society
  • 2001 - Houston Green Coalition
  • 2000 - Sharron Stewart - Galveston Bay Foundation
  • 1999 - Galveston Bay Fdn. and Gary Woods
  • 1998 - Katy Prairie Conservancy, Carter Smith
  • 1997 - Glen Miller
Community Activist Award
  • 2005 - Jane Laping - Mothers for Clean Air
  • 2004 - John Wilson and the Houston-Galveston Citizen
    Air Monitoring Project
  • 2003 - Patricia Greer-Central City Co-Op; Mark Nelson-Glass-Free Grounds
  • 2002 - Jim Blackburn
  • 2001 - Brandt Mannchen
  • 2000 - Neil Carman, Ph.D. and George Smith
  • 1999 - Bob Randall
  • 1998 - Olive Hershey
  • 1997 - Barry Reese and Dan Lundeen, HABA
Media Award
  • 2005 - Dina Cappiello - Houston Chronicle
  • 2004 - Josh Harkinson
  • 2003- Not Awarded
  • 2002 - Dan Lauck and Mike Wright
  • 2001 - John and Gloria Tveten
  • 2000 - Bob Burtman - Houston Press
  • 1999 - Robert Hanslee - KTRH
  • 1998 - Michael King - Texas Observer
  • 1997 - Bill Dawson, Houston Chronicle
Corporate Awareness Award
  • 2005 - Chevron - for its contribution to Houston park space.
  • 2004 - Wabash Antique and Feed Store; J. Michael Trevino
  • 2003 - Star Pizza; Lola Savannah Coffee & Tea
  • 2002 - H-E-B
  • 2001 - Equistar/Lyondell
  • 2000 - BP Amoco - Sir John Browne
  • 1999 - Precision Clean Piping
  • 1998 - Compaq Computer & John Whitmore of Union Texas Petroleum
  • 1997 - Amoco Corporation and Mobil Exploration & Producitn U.S., Inc.
Environmental Education Award
  • 2005 - Mary Anne Weber - Houston Audubon Society; Rice Design Alliance - lecture series at on sustainable practices.
  • 2004 - Kathleen Ownby
  • 2003 - Kid's on the Bayou
  • 2002 - Jennifer Malone
  • 2001 - Linda Knight, Ph.D.
  • 2000 - UT Health Science Center
  • 1999 - Greensheet Education Foundation
  • 1998 - Curt Clemenson - Earth Share
  • 1997 - Lucie Wray Todd
Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2005 - Geraldine Watson
  • 2004 - Mary Beth Maher
  • 2003 - Charles Tapley
  • 2001 - Terry and Jake Hershey
  • 2000 - Ellyn Roof
  • 1999 - Army Emmott
  • 1998 - George Mitchell
Government Award
  • 2005 -
  • 2004 - Issa Dadoush - City of Houston
  • 2003 - Ron Jones- U.S. Fish and Wildlife
  • 2002 - Harris County Flood Control District
  • 2001 - Doug Lipka, Ph.D.
  • 2000 - Rob Barrett, Pollution Control Division, Pasadena, Texas
  • 1998 - John Koros
Founders' Award
  • 2005 - Joy Hester -president-elect, Houston Audubon Society
  • 2004 - Ann Lents
  • 2003 - Hana Ginzbarg
  • 2002 - Barrie Zimmelman
  • 2001 - Wendy Kelsey
  • 2000 - Claire Caudell
  • 1999 - Glenda Barrett
  • 1998 - Ann Hamilton
  • 1997 - Each of the CEC's 31 founders
President's Award
  • 2005 - Brian Yeoman and Rives Taylor
  • 2004 - Houston Farmer’s Market; Midtown Farmers Market
  • 2003 - Kevin Shandley
  • 2002 - David Crossley
  • 2001 - Stephen Klineberg, Ph.D.
  • 2000 - Environmental Justice Project, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
  • 1999 - Center for Global Studies, HARC
  • 1998 - Winifred Hamilton, Ph.D.
  • 1997 - Jane Elioseff
Sustainable Planning Award
  • 2005 -
  • 2004 - US Green Building Council; Central Houston
  • 2003 - Buffalo Bayou Preservation
  • 2002 - The Woodlands Operating Company
Other Awards
  • 2005 - Commissioner Jerry Eversole - Harris County Precinct 4, and Mickey Merritt - Texas Forest Servic-