Rick Fedrizzi and Paul Tremont
ESF will honor two outstanding local leaders by presenting the 2020 Feinstone Environmental Award to Paul Tremont ’78 and Rick Fedrizzi.
The Sol Feinstone Environmental Awards is one of the oldest and most-respected award programs in the environmental field. Sol Feinstone 1915, a widely known historian, author, and graduate of ESF, established the Feinstone Awards in 1976.
The award recognizes recipients for service to ESF, service to communities, and achievements related to the environment and environmental issues. Past awardees have backgrounds in science, conservation, government, public policy, teaching, and the media.
Tremont recently retired as CEO from SRC Inc. after 35 years with the not-for-profit research and development company. He played a critical role in the development and success of SRC during his tenure. Guided by Tremont, SRC significantly increased partnerships with community organizations. Tremont was instrumental in creating the SRC Graduate Fellowship at ESF.
Tremont serves on numerous boards and has provided years of service to ESF. He completed a nine-year term as a director of the ESF College Foundation and currently serves on the Abby Lane Housing Corporation Board of Directors. He is a long-time member of the ESF 1911 Society.
Tremont is a 1978 ESF graduate where he earned a bachelor’s degree in resource management and forestry. He earned a master’s of business administration with a concentration in management science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Fedrizzi joined the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) as chair and CEO in November 2016, bringing his global environmental record of accomplishment and business insight to IWBI’s work to advance human health through better buildings and communities.
Fedrizzi is the founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council and former CEO of both USGBC and Green Business Certification Inc., nonprofit organizations that promote high-performing buildings and communities. During his tenure, LEED became the world’s most widely used green building rating system.
Fedrizzi is a native of Syracuse, New York, with a master of business administration from Syracuse University. He serves on numerous boards and advisory councils, including the ESF Board of Trustees.
The annual Feinstone Awards dinner will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Gateway Center on the ESF campus. For ticket and sponsorship information, visit www.esf.edu/feinstone/.