NCSU Office of Sustainability – Megan Cain, a senior in Environmental Technology and Management, is a 2011 Earthwise Award Recipient.
2011 Earthwise Award Recipients and Presenters: Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business, Charles D. Leffler, Andy Fox (faculty), Anne Tazewell (staff), Megan Cain (student), Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dr. Tom Stafford and Campus Ambassador for Coca-Cola, Kyle Felmut.
In a ceremony held earlier this week, the Campus Environmental Sustainability Team at North Carolina State University announced the 2011 Earthwise Award recipients. Megan Cain (student), Andy Fox (faculty) and Anne Tazewell (staff) were recognized for their continued commitment to move sustainability forward on campus. The 2011 awards were made possible by a generous donation from Coca-Cola.
Presenting the awards were Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Tom Stafford and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business, Charles D. Leffler. Kyle Felmut, campus ambassador, represented Coca-Cola.
Each year a faculty, staff and student are honored with an Earthwise Award for outstanding achievement in environmental sustainability at NC State. The Campus Environmental Sustainability Team presents the awards in order to recognize work that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
The 2011 winners received a plaque made of 100% recycled glass and a $200 check.
Megan is a senior in Environmental Technology and Management in the College of Natural Resources. Over the past four years she has utilized two internships to help pay for college while expanding her knowledge in various areas of sustainability.
In her time with NC State’s Waste Reduction and Recycling office and the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources she has: organized a cleanup of Schenck Forest, acted as volunteer coordinator for WE Recycle, volunteered to co-lead the first Costa Rica Alternative Service Break trip, organized several NC State Earth Day Concerts and assisted with many green events on campus.