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Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence at the 2023 Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow

September 20, 2023

• Energy Efficiency/ Renewable Resources: GM Fort Wayne Assembly
  • GM Fort Wayne Assembly [JPG]
    • Pictured (left-to-right): Governor’s Office Senior Operations Director John Roeder, GM Fort Wayne Assembly Project Manager Nathan Worman, Senior Environmental Manager Matt Arbuckle, Facility Area Manager Shaun Pontsler, and IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess at the Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis. GM Fort Wayne Assembly received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Resources on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
• Environmental Education and Outreach: Red-tail Land Conservancy
  • Red-tail Land Conservancy [JPG]
    • Pictured (left-to-right): Governor’s Office Senior Operations Director John Roeder, Red-tail Land Conservancy Board of Directors member Sheryl Myers, Communications and Outreach Manager Kelley Phillips, and IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess at the Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis. Red-tail Land Conservancy received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Environmental Education/Outreach on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
• Greening the Government: VA Northern Indiana Health Care System
  • VA Northern Indiana Health Care System [JPG]
    • Pictured (left-to-right): Governor’s Office Senior Operations Director John Roeder, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System Gardner Nicholas Jones, Chief of Nutrition and Food Service Lindsay Bartrom and IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess at the Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis. VA Northern Indiana Health Care System Nutrition and Food Service received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Greening the Government on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
• Land Use / Conservation: Michigan City Sanitary District and Delta Institute
  • Michigan City Sanitary District and Delta Institute [JPG]
    • Pictured (left-to-right): Governor’s Office Senior Operations Director John Roeder, Michigan City Sanitary District Operations Manager Steven Stanford and IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess at the Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis. Michigan City Sanitary District and Delta Institute received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Land Use/Conservation on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
• Pollution Prevention: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
  • DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. [JPG]
    • Pictured (left-to-right): Governor’s Office Senior Operations Director John Roeder, DePuy Orthopaedics Process Engineering and Maintenance Manager Ryan Leeth, Senior Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability Specialist Kim Brown and IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess at the Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Pollution Prevention on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
• Recycling / Reuse: Carroll Elementary School – Flora
  • Carroll Elementary School – Flora [JPG]
    • Pictured (left-to-right): Carroll County Soil & Water Conservation District Administrator Rhonda Hicks, Carroll Elementary School Second-grade Teacher Diana Brown and IDEM Commissioner Brian Rockensuess at the Indiana Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis. Carroll Elementary School in Flora, Ind. received the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for Recycling and Reuse on Wednesday, Sept. 20.