Environmental Excellence Awards: 2009 Recipients

Given to an alumnus and community member who have made outstanding contributions to the sustainability of the environment through professional or personal actions.

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Meade Cadot, 2009 Community Member Environmental Excellence Award Recipient

Meade Cadot Meade has been a fixture in New Hampshire's conservation community since the early 1970s, as an educator, pioneer in land protection, and communicator about the importance of protecting our state's rich natural heritage. His influence has been statewide and national, but his greatest success has been in the Monadnock region, where he has lived and worked for over thirty years. His land protection leadership has resulted in a protected supersanctuary of more than 20,000 acres in cooperation with private land owners and conservation organizations in New Hampshire. Meade has taught at Antioch and long been the director of the Harris Center for Conservation Education.

Amanda Costello, Bonnie Hudspeth, and Jen Risley, 2009 Alumni Environmental Excellence Award Recipient

Amanda Costello, Bonnie Hudspeth, and Jen Risley Amanda, Bonnie, and Jen serve on the Steering Committee of the Cheshire County Conservation District's Monadnock Farm & Community Connection (MFCC) Program. This program has already worked to promote Keene's farmers market, connect local farmers with area restaurants, and started planning the launch of a local food coop that will focus a large percentage of its merchandise on local foods. All three of them serve on the MFCC's Food Coop Committee and have built an advisory board of local leaders as well as successfully lobbied the Keene City Council for $5000 towards a feasibility study on starting a local coop. In their spare time, Amanda, Bonnie, and Jen have also been active in the Monadnock Sustainability Network to bring together key community leaders in the area who promote sustainable practices through direct advocacy, education, and outreach. They are young movers and shakers who have already demonstrated deep commitment to sustainability and to effective community action in their years since graduation.

Last Updated: 7/24/09