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Entrepreneurial American Community Award

For taking a proactive stance in forming local and regional collaborations to address balanced growth and preservation.

Founders Award for Civic Leadership

Senior Fellow of the World Wildlife Fund, for his continued dedication and passion in support of conservation of our country’s natural resources and in promoting access to clean water in the developing world.

Bridge Builders Award

TPG Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Environmental Defense Fund and Natural Resources Defense Council for collaborating during the $45 billion buyout of TXU Corp on an environmentally-conscious pact, which will reposition the embattled power company, now Energy Future Holdings, Corp., as the new model for environmental responsibility.

Bridge Builders Award

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, for building a greener America by collaborating with numerous national partners on initiatives that make the company a leader in environmentally friendly programs and fuel-efficient vehicles, including a partnership with the National Arbor Day Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.

Bridge Builders Award

Former Maryland Governor Parris Glendening and Former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman for their collaboration to create a resource, the Governors’ Institute on Community Design, that advises and guides governors and other state leaders on addressing issues of growth and development in their states.