Previous USCC Award Recipients

Organics Diversion Program of the Year

2023 Prince George’s County, Maryland

2022 Solana Center for Environmental Innovation

2021 Compost Crew, Ben Parry

2020 Green Works Orlando, Florida

2019 Finger Lakes Compost, New York

 

H. Clark Gregory Award

2022 Whitney Cohen, LifeLab

2021 Renee Wallace, Food PLUS Detroit, Detroit, Michigan

2019 Jodie Colon, NY Compost Project, New York Botanical Garden

2018 Diane Hazard, Solana Center for Environmental Innovation

2017 Alisa Keesey, Give Love

2016 Brenda Platt, Institute of Local Self-Reliance

2015 Christine Datz-Romero – Lower East Side Ecology Center

2014 Joe Jenkins

2013 Melissa Tashjian, Kompost Kids, Inc.

2012 Will Allen, Growing Power Farm

2011 Sites Initiative, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

2010 Alice Waters, Chez Panisse Foundation

2009 Eva Christensen, Earth Tenders

2008 Claire and Rusty Orner, Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living

2006 Smith Samarakoon Jayawardene, Burns Environmental Technologies Limited, Sedawatte, Sri Lanka

2005 Heather Merchant, Compost Marketing and Education, City of Plano, TX

2004 Michelle Young, City of San Jose, CA

2002 Patrick McNelly, Orange County Sanitation District

2000 Stan Slaughter, Kansas City, KS

1996 Mike Merkwan, Tucson Tilth, Tucson, AZ

 

Volunteer of the Year Award (new 2019)

2023 Bob Schanz, Barnes Nursery

2022 Ryan Cooper, Rubicon

2021 Kellie Kish

2020 Amy Freeman

 

Young Professional of the Year Award (new 2021)

2023 Coryanne Mansell

2021 Kristine Ellsworth

 

Rufus Chaney Award

2023 Robert Rynk

2019 Dr. Robert Miller

2017 Monica Ozores-Hampton, University of Florida

2016 Marcus Zbinden, Carver County MN Environmental Services

2015 K.C. Das – University of Georgia at Athens

2014 Jean Bonhotal

2011 Craig Cogger, Washington State University

2010 Dr. Fred Michel, The Ohio State University

2009 Dr. Sally Brown, University of Washington

2008 Dr. Tim Haug, City of Los Angeles

2007 Dr. Faith Büyüksönmez, San Diego State University

2006 Dr. Harold M. Keener, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University

2005 Dr. Aziz Shiralipour, University of Florida

2004 Frank Shields, Soil Control Lab

2002 Dr. Peter U. Stoffella, University of Florida

1996 Dr. Patricia Millner, Research Leader of the Soil Microbial Systems Lab, USDA Agricultural Research Service

1995 Dr. George Fitzpatrick, University of Florida

1994 Dr. Francis Gouin, University of Maryland

1993 Dr. Rufus Chaney, USDA Beltsville (inaugural award)

 

Composter of the Year, Small-Scale

2023 CompostNow

2022 Compost Queen

2021 Ulster County NY Resource Recovery Center

2020 The Big Reuse NYC Compost Project

2019 Rust Belt Riders

2018 Compost Company, Nashville, TN

 

Compost Facility of the Year, Large-Scale

2023 The City of Raleigh, NC Composting Facility

2022 Napa County Compost Facility

2021 Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2020 Specialized Environmental Technologies, LLC, Minnesota

2019 The Prince Georges County Compost Facility, Upper Marlboro MD

2017 Cedar Grove Compost, Seattle, WA

2016 Tanks Green Stuff

2015 Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority

2014 Charleston County’s Bees Ferry Composting Facility

2013 Joseph DiNorscia, Laurel Valley Soils

2012 Jeff Ziegenbein, Inland Empire Regional Composting Authority

2011 McGill Environmental Systems

2010 Ron Miesbauer, South Kern Compost Manufacturing Facility (Synagro)

2009 Bill Camarillo, Agromin

2008 Bob Yost, A-1 Organics, Denver CO

2007 Steve Elliott, Mecklenburg County, NC

2006 Sun-Land Garden Products, Watsonville, CA

2005 Paul Brewer, Navy Whidbey Recycling, Whidbey Island, WA

2004 George Belmont, New England Organics

2002 Wayne King, ERTH Products, LLC.

2000 Scott Plett, Davenport Compost Facility

1996 Peter Garnham, Town of East Hampton, NY

1995 Jeff Gage, Land Recovery, Inc.

1994 Sharon Barnes, Barnes Nursery, Huron, OH

 

Composting Program of the Year

2017 University of Florida Student Compost Cooperative

2016 Recycle Smart

2015 Texas State University Bobcat Blend Composting Program

2014 NYC Compost Project, New York, NY

2010 Onondaga County NY

 

Jerome Goldstein Award

2023 Ron Alexander of R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

2021 Craig Coker, Coker Consulting

2016 Rufus Chaney

 

Hi Kellogg Award

2022 Bob Yost, A1 Organics

2021 Noel Lyons, McGill Environmental Systems of NC, Inc.

2019 Jack Hoeck

2017 Wayne King, ERTH products

2016 Ginny Black

2015 Kathy KC Alexander – Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Sumner Martinson – MA-DEP

2014 Frank Franciosi

2013 Dr. Nora Goldstein

2012 Dr. Frank Gouin, University of Maryland

2011 Michele Young, City of San Jose – Environmental Services Dept.

2010 Craig Coker, Coker Composting & Consulting

2009 Jeffrey LeBlanc, WeCare Organics

2008 Dr. Walter Carey, New Milford Farms

2007 Chris Bales, New England Organics

2006 Marvin Urbanczyk, SCARAB Manufacturing and Leasing, L.P.

2005 Sego Jackson, Snohomish County; David McDonald, City of Seattle; Kris Beatty, King County; and Connie Allison, Washington Organics Recycling Council, Soils for Salmon program

2004 Jean Schwab, USEPA

2003 Ron Alexander, R. Alexander Associates, Inc.

 

Outstanding Service

2022 Cary Oshins, US Composting Council/Compost Research & Education Foundation

2021 Jeff Dannis, Patrick Geraty, Bob Schantz

2020 Market Development Committee Bob Engel and Chuck Duprey

2020 Sarah Martinez, Dr. Rob Michitsch, Jeff Bradley

2015 Heidi Ringhofer, Paul Sellew and Rod Tyler

2011 Jim McNelly, Renewable Carbon Management

2010 Ginny Black, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

2009 Ron Alexander & Al Rattie – STA Program

 

Rodale Agricultural – AWARD DISCONTINUED

1996 Ed Maltby, Smith Vocational

1995 Pat Herbert, Herbert Ranch

1995 Joe Keyser, Maryland Environmental Service

1995 George Fitzpatrick, University of Florida

1994 Lewis Carr, University of Maryland

 

USCC Board Service Awards

2023 Eileen Banyra, Community Compost CO.

2023 Melisa Tashjian, Compost Crusader Llc

2022 Joe DiNorscia, Laurel Valley Soils

2022 Bob Yost, A1 Organics

2021 Bob Schanz, Barnes Nursery

2021 Jeffrey Dannis, Howard County Public Works

2021 Tim Goodman, Nature Works

2021 Patrick Geraty, St Louis Composting

 

President’s Service Award

2023 Pierce Louis, Dirt Hugger

2021 Brian Fleury, We Care Denali

 

Special Awards

2013 Sharon Barnes, Barnes Nursery. Inc

1995 Bill Greggs, Proctor and Gamble

1995 Oley Sheremeta, Recomp of Washington

1994 Archie Albright, William Ruchelshaus, BFI

 

Achievement Awards

Top Learner Award

2023 Matt Biegler Southeast Soils

 

State Chapter Rookie of the Year Award

2023 Florida Composting Council

 

State Chapter of the Year Excellence Award

2023 North Carolina Composting Council (NCCC)

 

Committee of the Year Award

2023 Market Development Committee

 

Past Presidents

Pierce Louis, 2022-2023

Brian Fleury, 2021-2022

Patrick Geraty, 2020-2021

Lorrie Rossiter, 2017-2019

Rod Tyler, 2015

Lorrie Rossiter, 2013-14

Frank Franciosi, 2011-12

Wayne King, 2009-10

Matt Cotton, 2006-08

Carl Kipp, 2005

Kevin Tritz, 2002-04

Jack Hoeck, 2001

Stu Buckner, 2000

Sharon Barnes, 1999

 

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.