The Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle of Excellence Award
To us, sustainability means making a positive impact on the communities we care about with the planet in mind. What we’ve discovered over the course of our sustainability movement is that we cannot achieve our goals alone. The Ann Hunter-Welborn Circle of Excellence Award is an annual recognition from Hunter Industries that honors companies, individuals, and organizations that demonstrate a commitment to environmental stewardship, water conservation, local community support, and various other sustainability measures.
We hope that by sharing the accomplishments of the award recipients, others will be encouraged to join the cause. As the years pass and more recipients are selected, we want everyone to feel inspired by what this award represents to us and to the communities and people that we put above all else.
Meet Our Awardees
2024 Recipients

Project EverGreen
projectevergreen.org
Justin Richards – SprinklerDude
sprinklerdude.org
Phillip Hisey
2023 Recipients

HyTech Seas
papernet.com
Mark Brotton, Living Water Irrigation and Landscape
livingwatersf.com
Nathalie Rozot, PhoScope / Light Reach
lightreach.net phoscope.orgPland Collaborative
plandcollab.com/
Scott King, Scott King Services
2022 Recipients

Ellie Kamara, Santa Teresa Enterprises Limited
melbournefc.com.au/support-the-club/santa-teresa-oval-project
Stan Southwick, SLA Land Architect
slalandarchitects.com/
Glen Schmidt and Jennifer Montgomery, Schmidt Design Group
schmidtdesign.com
Billy Krimmel, Miridae Landscape
miridae.com
Les Hill
asgca.org/architect/lhill/2021 Recipients

Bill Cohn, Massey Services
masseyservices.com/about-us/community-involvement
Jon Lauer, Professional Irrigation Systems
proirrigation.com
Shawn Maestretti, Studio Petrichor
studio-petrichor.com
Paul Vecchia, Collaborative V Design Studio
collaborativev.com2020 Recipients

Doug Bennett, Southern Nevada Water Authority
watersmartinnovations.com
Jack Zunino, JW Zunino Landscape Architecture
jwzunino.com
Terra Prima
terraprimainc.com2019 Recipients

Arch Nexus
archnexus.com
Hermann + Simon
hermanndesigngroup.com
Imad Shaar

Lori Palmquist
puddle-stompers.com
Sports Turf Managers Association
stma.org2018 Recipients

Butte College
butte.edu
Carl Kominsky

Fytogreen
fytogreen.com