Pat Brown Award
The Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Award is named on behalf of CCEEB’s founding chairman.
The award honors individuals or organizations who exemplify the spirit of environmental and economic balance.
Eligibility
Any individual or organization is eligible, including elected officials, environmental, community, labor and business leaders, nonprofit organizations, professional and trade associations, and government agencies. Applicants may self-nominate. The selection criteria is intended to be broad and may include anything from honoring a lifetime of achievement to honoring an organization for a specific project or endeavor.
Application/Nomination
We accept applications and nominations forms between December and February. A special committee of CCEEB directors oversees the selection process. CCEEB announces recipients in March and hosts an award ceremony and luncheon at the Capitol each spring. Check back for more information or contact us at any time.Recent Award Winners
- 2009 BP for the A+ for Energy education grant program
- 2008 Tom Graff of Environmental Defense Fund - lifetime achievement
- 2007 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senate President pro Tem Don Perata and Assembly Speaker Fabian Núñez – climate change collaboration
Past Award Winners
- Donald Bren
- John Krautkraemer, Dan Nelson and Timothy Quinn - Bay/Delta Water Accord
- Richard M. Rosenberg, former chairman, Bank America Corporation
- The Walt Disney Company
- CARB, the BAAQMD and the SCAQMD
- Steve McCormick of The Nature Conservancy
- Lucy Blake and Linda Bagneschi
- Shaklee Corporation
- 3M Corporation and the U.S. EPA
- Sustainable Conservation
- The Dow Chemical Company
- Wine Institute, California Association of Winegrape Growers - California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
- BAAQMD, BART and MTC