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
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Other Awards