And the Winner Is...

The $300 award for Sustainable Community Member of the Semester Fall 2012 has been given to:

Yael Ofer

   When reading Yael's application, it was obvious to us that we found someone who really stands out.  Her commitment to sustainability is, well, prize-worthy!  Here's a quick rundown of the details that blew us away:

• Organized voter registration drives in high school, where she was also president of the civil rights club;
• Cleaned beaches and reconstructed homes after Hurricane Ike;
• Was involved in inspiring student-led campaigns as an undergrad at UC Santa Cruz;
• Conducted primate ecology research in the Costa Rican rainforest;
• Has campaigned since Fall '11 for the implementation of The Green Initiative Fund here at SFSU;
• Works daily on a personal scale to reduce her own impact, and the impacts of the people around her.

   Yael is truly an engine of change, at our school and in the world.  She advocates reforming our school's health programs in the direction of sustainability, and alternative transportation, particularly for her fellow students.  She moves forward with her education with a passionate commitment to catalyzing the spread of a globally sustainable medical paradigm.  It's plain that she's going to continue making changes in the world. Congratulations, Yael!