Environmental Leadership Award

The Environmental Leadership Award is given to a NASUF member who has demonstrated sustained contributions to the advancement of use of alternative fuels, reducing fleet carbon impacts, and has contributed to the overall alignment of their fleet operation with environmental management goals.

Nomination Process

Nominations for the 2026 NASUF Environmental Leadership Award are now closed. The award recipient will be announced and recognized during the 2026 NASUF Fleet Workshop, September 21-24, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

 

Who is Eligible

The nominee must be a NASUF member in good standing. 

Criteria

Using specific examples, please describe how the nominee’s sustained contributions has improved their fleet’s environmental impact. Describe any written sustainability polices or programs in place.

Judges will evaluate the nomination utilizing the following criteria. A nominee does not need to have initiatives for all the criteria:

1. Significant advancement to reduce overall fleet carbon emissions and other environmental impacts:
  • Alternate vehicular fuels, vehicles or infrastructure,
  • Electric or hybrid-electric vehicles or charging infrastructure,
  • Reducing vehicle miles traveled and idling ,
  • Increasing fleet fuel efficiency ,
  • Right-sizing fleets and vehicles to missions ,
  • Operational environmental management practices and procedures (e.g. recycling used oil and use of recycled oil in vehicles, use of environmentally friendly fluids and chemicals, waste recycling, controlling spills and runoff impacts, etc .)
2. Unique, innovative, or creative approaches to deploy the strategies listed above.
3. Established and achieved specific, measurable results.
4. The advancement of EPACT and US DOE or other state/local jurisdictional goals for improving air quality, environmental impacts, and reducing dependence on foreign oil. 

The University of Virginia Team Members for Green Fleet with Mike Duffy, pictured 3rd from left.
 

Past Recipients

2025 - Mike Duffy, University of Virginia

2024 - Scott Edwards, State of Colorado

2023 - Courtney Speer & Michael Petty, State of Washington

2022 - Holly Gustner, State of Minnesota

2021 - Evan Speers, State of California