Previous Awardees by Year

2024

Chair's Award: Kristol W. Simms
Marketing: Consumers Energy

2023

Champion: Kristol Simms
Chair's Award: Shawn White

2022

Education: Focus on Energy

2021

Chair's Award: Nick Mark
Marketing: Focus On Energy

2020

2019

Chair's Award: Lauren Casentini
Leadership: Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Leadership: Richard Mark
Education: Ameren Illinois

2018

Chair's Award: Jon Williams
Marketing: Ameren Illinois
Innovation: ComEd
Impact: ComEd

2017

Leadership: Kim Winslow
Chair's Award: Jeanine Penticoff
Leadership: George Malek
Chair's Award: Llona C. Weiss
Innovation: AEP Ohio
Marketing: Nicor Gas
Education: Xcel Energy

2016

Education: Alliant Energy
Marketing: Consumers Energy
Innovation: AEP Ohio
Impact: ComEd
Chair's Award: Randy Gunn

2015

Marketing: Nicor Gas
Leadership: Jim Jerozal
Leadership: Carol Stemrich
Innovation: DTE Energy
Innovation: AEP Ohio
Education: Nicor Gas
Chair's Award: Tim Melloch

2014

Innovation: Focus On Energy
Education: AEP Ohio

2013

Impact: Xcel Energy
Marketing: Nicor Gas
Leadership: Cheryl Roberto
Chair's Award: Sam Sirkin
Education: AEP Ohio

2012

Marketing: AEP Ohio
Marketing: DTE Energy
Chair's Award: Commonweath Edison

2011

Marketing: Prairie Power
Marketing: Xcel Energy
Innovation: DTE Energy

2010

2009

Chair's Award: Janet Streff

2008

Leadership: State of Illinois
Leadership: State of Minnesota
Innovation: George Bialecki
Chair's Award: Sara Ward

2006

Chair's Award: Mary O'Toole

2005

2004