Every year the USCC asks its members and those associated with the industry to submit nominations for the people or companies they feel have made a significant contribution to the Industry.
The 2010 awards were presented at the Awards Luncheon held in conjunction with the 2011 USCC Annual Conference and Trade Show in Santa Clara, CA.
Winners of the 2011 Awards be announced at the Awards Luncheon, Thursday, January 19, in Austin, TX, at our Annual Conference.
AWARD DESCRIPTIONS
Composter of the Year Award WORD PDF
Awarded to a commercial-scale composting facility, public or private, which has displayed excellence in both compost production and marketing/distribution. The nominated facility must be in operation for a minimum of 5 years, process more than 10,000 tons of feedstock per year and in regulatory compliance for the last 3 years.
Composting Program of the Year Award WORD PDF
Awarded to a small-scale composting facility or program, public or private, that has demonstrated organics diversion to composting or vermicomposting including a component of education and public outreach. The nominated program must be in operation for a minimum of 1 year, process less than 10,000 tons/year of feedstock, and be in regulatory compliance.
Awarded to an individual who has displayed outstanding service to the U. S. composting industry over a period of many years. This award recognizes individuals who have left a lasting positive impact on the U.S. composting industry. A nominee must be active in the composting industry for a minimum of 10 years.
Awarded to an individual who has displayed excellence in the area of compost research over a period of many years. This award recognizes those individuals whose breath of research and/or research findings have had a significant impact on the composting industry and/or end users of compost. A nominee must be active in compost/composting research for a minimum of 10 years.
H. Clark Gregory Award WORD PDF
Awarded to an individual who has displayed outstanding service to the composting industry through various grassroots efforts; including backyard composting, vermi-composting, or public or end user education. A nominee must be active in one or more of these compost related efforts for a minimum of 5 years.
Awarded to a person or company in the compost industry or related field who have completed projects that positively impacted water quality via the use of organics or increased awareness of the link between quality soils, compost and water quality. Projects that use organic materials and have created clean water, prevent pollution, improved soil quality leading to improved water quality, conserves water or other practices related to water quality issues are elligible for this award.
The Jerome Goldstein Lifetime Achievement Award WORD PDF
Awarded to an individual who has achieved excellence in their field of study and to honor those who have made significant contributions over their professional career to the field of environmental stewardship and natural resource sustainability. The Jerome Goldstein Lifetime Achievement Award is a special recognition award and not an annual award. It is presented at the annual conference and consists of a plaque and an annual donation to the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation in the name of the honoree.
2010 award winners
Craig Coker, Fred Michel, Ginny Black, Lorrie Loder, Greg Gelewski and Ron Alexander
The USCC would like to congratulate the winners of the USCC’s 2010 Annual Awards:
Composter of the Year
Awarded to Ron Miesbauer, South Kern Compost Manufacturing Facility, Taft, CA
Composting Program of the Year
Awarded to Greg Gelewski, Onondaga Resource Recovery Agency, Syracuse, NY
Hi Kellogg Award for Outstanding Service to the Composting Industry
Awarded to Craig Coker, Coker Composting and Consulting, Vinton, VA
Rufus Chaney Award for Research Excellence
Awarded to Dr. Fred Michel, The Ohio State University Compost Research Group, Wooster, OH
The H. Clark Gregory Award to Promote Grassroots Efforts in Composting
Awarded to Alice Waters, Chez Panisse Foundation “The Edible School Yard”
USCC Clean Water Award
Awarded to Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc. Apex, NC
Outstanding Service Award
Awarded to Ginny Black, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN
These winners have given generously of their time and talent to further the compost industry and to protect the environment for future generations. Please join the USCC in thanking them for their efforts.
