
Recipients
1st - 28th
Nicole Horseherder
28th
Environment
Co-Founder of Tó Nizhóní Áni, an energy justice leader working to protect the water, air and landscapes of the Navajo Nation and position the region to transition to and produce renewable energy.
Colette Pichon Battle
28th
Environment
Co-Founder of Taproot Earth, a climate justice organizer and human rights lawyer who continues to advance ecological equity in communities of color living on the frontlines of extreme weather brought on by climate change.
Rhett Ayers Butler
27th
Environment
Journalist and founder of Mongabay, a global, nonprofit environmental science and conservation news platform that produces evidence-based news and investigative reporting in some 70 countries.
Anne Evens
27th
Environment
CEO of Elevate, dedicated to transforming energy efficiency improvements in affordable housing and to ensuring that everyone has equal access to clean and affordable heat, power and water.
Gabe Brown
26th
Environment
Pioneer in regenerative agriculture and soil health, catalyzing the transformation of farmland from an environmental problem to a solution
Jacqueline Patterson
26th
Environment
Founder and Executive Director of The Chisholm Legacy Project, a resource hub for Black frontline climate justice leadership
Linda Behnken
25th
Environment
Commercial fisherman whose advocacy and cross-sector collaboration are protecting Alaska’s marine ecosystems and fishing communities
Rue Mapp
24th
Environment
Founder of Outdoor Afro, who celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature
Ming Kuo
23rd
Environment
Environmental psychologist whose work has revealed the health benefits of green spaces and nature experiences
Greg Asner
22nd
Environment
Ecologist using imaging technology to provide unprecedented detail on the health of ecosystems
Hal Harvey
21st
Environment
Environmentalist, philanthropist and rare optimistic voice in the fray over carbon emissions and energy waste
Frederica Perera
20th
Environment
Pediatrician and champion of children’s health who linked childhood contaminant exposure with increased risk of disease