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Mission

Sustainable Tulsa and the Tulsa Southside Rotary Club & Foundation have joined together to create the Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards Gala. Both Sustainable Tulsa and the Tulsa Southside Rotary Club & Foundation are focused on assisting Oklahoma in creating more sustainable communities.

Our collaborative mission for the Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards is to raise awareness and reward those people, agencies, organizations, or companies that demonstrate commitments to a balanced approach toward quality of life for all, responsible economic growth, and environmental stewardship (People; Profit; Planet).

Awards

• Quality of Life for All
• Responsible Economic Growth
• Environmental Stewardship
• Henry Bellmon

Eligibility

Applicants are invited to nominate themselves or nominate other individuals, companies, organizations, or communities that practice their sustainability work in Oklahoma. Eligible applicants must show how they support the three components of sustainability in their application. The project, program or event nominated must have occurred prior to June 17, 2011. Applications must be submitted via the Bellmon website (bellmonawards.com) and received by June 17, 2011. Only complete applications that conform to the application guidelines and are received on or before midnight June 17, 2011 are eligible.

Application Process

All eligible applicants will be prescreened by our selection committee and submitted to an independent panel of judges. The judges will select the award winners and finalists. The winners of the Quality of Life for All, Responsible Economic Growth, and Environmental Stewardship will be contacted prior to the celebratory gala to be held at Southern Hills Country Club September 8, 2011. The finalists for the Henry Bellmon Award will be contacted prior to the gala and the winner announced at the gala.

Judges

An independent, distinguished panel of recognized authorities will be assembled to assess the applications and to pick the final awardees.

Chair:
Dave Lawson, Chairman of the TU Board of Trustees

Members:
Jim Cameron, President, Cameron Glass, Inc.
Felica Collins Correia, YWCA Chief Executive Officer
Brett Fidler, Sustainability Director for the City of Tulsa
Dr. William Focht, OSU Professor of Environmental Studies
Phil Lakin, Jr. – Chief Executive Officer, Tulsa Community Foundation and President, Rotary Club of Tulsa
Ann McFerron, daughter of Henry Bellmon and Co-owner of Turtle Rock Farm
Susan Savage, Former Secretary of State and Tulsa City Mayor
Dean VanTrease, President Emeritus Tulsa Community College.

Recognition for Award Winners

Award winners will be recognized for their work by statewide dignitaries as part of a Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards Gala held in the Southern Hills Country Club September 8, 2011. Each Award winner will receive a unique award for their contribution to sustainability in the state and a scholarship in their honor.