2023 AWARD WINNERS 

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Sustainable Leadership

• Executive Leadership: Scott Andersen, Co-Owner & Director of Stakeholder Stewardship, Artisan Dental (Madison)

• Sustainable Champion: Kevin Tubbs, Vice President and Chief Ethics, Compliance and Sustainability Officer Oshkosh Corporation (Oshkosh)

 

Innovative Service:

• CIRRUS Low Carbon from PACE Equity (Milwaukee) 

 

Sustainable Product:

• Résiste® 15% PCW by Appvion (Appleton) 

 

TLE Leadership Forward Award:

•  Jeff Thompson, MD, CEO Emeritus, Gundersen Health (La Crosse) 

 

2022 AWARD WINNERS 

Sustainable Leadership

• Executive Sustainable Leadership: Chris Drees, President, Mercury Marine (Fondulac) 

• Sustainable Champion: Scott Louks, Sustainability Manager, Mercury Marine

 

Innovative Service

• Printing using UV LED Curing Technology by Empire Screen Printing (Onalaska) 

 

Sustainable Product

• ContainerBoard Paper by Green Bay Packaging (Green Bay) 
   

TLE Leadership Forward Award

• LeeAnn Glover, American Family Insurance (Madison) 

 

 

2021 AWARD WINNERS 

Sustainable Product:

• Sustana Group (De Pere) for EnviroLife

 

Sustainability Champion:

• Kurt Reinhold of Legacy Solar Co-Op (Madison)

 

Sustainable Process

• Rose Molz (Madison) for Sustainable Stewardship EZ Office Products

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Executive Leader:

• Jyoti Stephens of Natures' Path (Sussex) 

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Thomas L. Eggert Leadership Forward Award: 

• Mark McDermid, Sustainability Consultant, WMEP Solutions (Madison) 

 

2020 AWARD WINNERS 

*WSBC did not host awards in 2020 due to the Covid Pandemic

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2019 AWARD WINNERS 

Sustainable Product:

• N1 Critical Technologies (Janesville) for N1C Lithium Ion UPS System

  

Sustainable Process

• Mercury Marine (Fond du Lac) for Sustainable Stewardship of Aluminum

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Executive Leader:

• Pam Mehnert of Outpost Natural Foods Cooperative (Milwaukee) 

Sustainability Champion:

• Dr. Peggy Murphy of Kimberly Clark Corp. (Neenah)

 

Inaugural Thomas L. Eggert Leadership Forward Award: 

• Clay Nesler, VP, Johnson Controls  

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2018 AWARD WINNERS 

 

Sustainable Leadership

• Small organization: Matt Earley, Just Coffee Coop, (Madison)

• Large organization: Mike Nikolai, Waupaca Foundry 

 

Sustainable Product

• Small organization: Nelson & Pade (Montello) – presented to founders Rebecca Nelson & John Pade

• Large organization: Mercury Marine (Fond du lac) – presented to Sustainability Lead Scott Louks

 

Sustainable Process

• 7 Rivers Recycling (LaCrosse) – presented to President Brian Tippets, 

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2017 AWARD WINNERS 

 

Sustainable Leadership

• Small organization: Neil Fleischhacker, Precision Plus, (Elkhorn)

• Large organization: Amanda Goetsch, InPro Corporation

 

Sustainable Product

• Small organization: Nelson & Pade (Montello) – to receive award, Rebecca Nelson & John Pade

• Large organization: Gundersen Health System (LaCrosse) – to receive award, Emma Westphal, Ryan Hartburg and Jeanne Whitish (Purple Cow)

 

Sustainable Process

• Small organization: General Plastics (Milwaukee) – to receive award, Pat Cain and Robert Weileder 

  • Large organization: CNH Industrial (Sturtevant) – to receive award Ben Brotz

 

 

2016 AWARD WINNERS 

 

Sustainable Leadership

• Small business: Mike Brandt, Evergreen Credit Union, (Neenah)

• Large organization: (tie) Beth Churchill, American Family (Madison)

·     and Al Skodowski, Transwestern (Milwaukee)

 

Sustainable Product

• Small organization: Eco Latch Systems (Pewaukee) – to receive award, Jack & Jim Wilson, CEOs

• Large organization: ITU AbsorbTech (New Berlin) – to receive award, LeeAnne Fritsch, Environmental Coordinator

 

Sustainable Process

• Small organization: Matchback Systems (Green Bay) – to receive award, Tammy Leurquin, SR VP of IT and Operations and Barb Henandez from Marketing

• Large organization: Empire Screen Printing (Onalaska) – to receive award  John Freismuth, Empire President

 

 

2015 AWARD WINNERS 

 

Sustainable Leadership

• Small organization: Will Allen, CEO of Growing Power (Milwaukee)

• Large organization: Matt Levatich, CEO of Harley-Davidson (Milwaukee)

 

Sustainable Product

• Small organization: Spring Green Timber Growers (Spring Green)

• Large organization: Appleton Coated (Combined Locks)

 

Sustainable Process

• Small organization: New Glarus Brewing Company (New Glarus)

• Large organization: BRP Evinrude (Sturtevant)

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2014 AWARD WINNERS 

 

Sustainable Leadership

• Small organization: Lisa Geason-Bauer, Evolution Marketing (Oconomowoc)

• Large organization:  Paul Linzmeyer, ThedaCare

 

Sustainable Product

• Small organization: Nelson & Pade

• Large organization: Johnson Controls

 

Sustainable Process

• Small organization: Marshall Autobody

• Large organization: Case New Holland - Racine