EAN Annual Awards
Two awards are presented to EAN members or public partners each year at the EAN Summit in the fall.
Nominations for the 2026 awards are due August 19, 2026.
The Anne & Arthur Berndt Award honors Network members who have demonstrated vision, leadership, and commitment to creating a renewable energy future for Vermont. It is awarded on an annual basis to individuals or organizations that have shown bold leadership in support of efforts to transform Vermont’s energy system towards one based on efficiency and renewables.
The criteria for this award include the following:
- Extraordinary vision
- Bold, courageous leadership
- Support for change at a transformative, system-wide level
- Deep investment in relationships and network capacity for change
- Commitment to working across diverse perspectives towards a higher goal
- Time, commitment, and passion for the cause
Past recipients of Berndt Award
- 2025: Christopher Bray
- 2024: Ellen Kahler, VSJF
- 2023: Beth Sachs
- 2022: Tim Briglin
- 2021: Paul Costello
- 2020: Capstone Community Action
- 2019: Johanna Miller, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- 2018: Scudder Parker
- 2017: Peter Bourne, Bourne’s Energy
- 2015: Jim Sullivan, Bennington County Regional Planning Commission
- 2014: Erin Carroll, Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
- 2013: Jennifer Berman, Maverick Lloyd Foundation
The Leigh Seddon Award honors Network members who have:
- Made a significant volunteer commitment to EAN
- Contributed research or analysis that help advance EAN’s mission, and/or
- Mentored newer EAN members or staff
This honors the significant amount of time and effort given, over the long-term, to support EAN and all it stands for in Vermont.
Submit a nomination for the Leigh Seddon Award.
Past recipients of Seddon Award:
- 2025: Karen Glitman
- 2024: Energy Futures Group
- 2023: Kelly Lucci
- 2022: Christine Donovan
- 2021: Leigh Seddon