Awards and Recognition

Since taking office in 2002, Mayor Nickels has been a leader both locally and nationally. Listed below are some of the awards he has been presented, and acknowledgements he has received for his civic efforts.

2003 Local Official of the Year
National Association of Home Builders

2003 First Annual Greg Nickels Award for Economic Development
University District Business Improvement Association

2005 Charles R. Imbrecht Blue Sky Innovation Award
Calstart

2005 Low Carbon Leader
The Climate Group

2005 Public Official of the Year
National Association of Industrial and Office Properties

2005 First Place City Livability Award
United States Conference of Mayors

2006 Twenty-five leaders who are fighting to stave off
the planetwide catastrophe: The Pied Piper
The Rolling Stone Magazine

2006 Climate Protection Award
United States Environmental Protection Agency

2006 "The Men from City Hall"
Vanity Fair Magazine - Green Issue

2006 Edgar Wayburn Award
National Sierra Club Award for Environmental Leadership
Read the City of Seattle Press Release

2006 National Conservation Achievement Award
National Wildlife Federation

2007 Innovations in American Government Award
Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government

Named Honorary Member
American Society of Landscape Architects

2007 Inaugural Visionary Award
Urban League Contractor Development & Competitiveness Center

2007 Global Warming Globie Awards
Environmental Defense Fund