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2010 Eco-Heroes

Ages 9 to 13

Alexander James Zerphy, First Place, Age 13, Maryland, USA

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Felix Finkbeiner, First Place, Age 12, Germany

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Sarah Connor, Second Place, Age 10, New York, USA

Liam Bane O’Neil, Second Place, Age 11, Colorado, USA

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Brandon Wood, Honorable Mention, Age 9, Florida

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Aitan Grossman, Honorable Mention, Age 13, California, USA

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Ages 14 to 16

Sarah Jo Lambert, First Place, Age 16, Texas, USA

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Eric Babb, Second Place, Age 14, Utah

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Elodie Sihan, Second Place, Age 16, Ivory Coast

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Gates Bierhuizen, Third Place, Age 15, Virginia, USA

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Muthamizh M., Third Place, Age 15, India

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Connor Cass, Honorable Mention, Age 14, Oklahoma, USA

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Asad Zaidi, Honorable Mention, Age 16, Pakistan

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Jordyn Schara, Honorable Mention, Age 15, Wisconsin, USA

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2009 Eco-Heroes

Ages 8 to 13

Cameron Oliver, First Place, Age 12, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Adeline Tiffanie Suwana, First Place, Age 12, Kelapa Gading Permai, Indonesia

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Erik Uebelacker, First Place, Age 8, Maryland , U.S.A.

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Max Kesselman, Honorable Mention, Age 10, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Kevin Huo, Honorable Mention, Age 10, California, U.S.A.

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Samantha Muscarella, Honorable Mention, Age 10, New York, U.S.A.

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Ages 14 to 16

Otana Jakpor, First Place, Age 15, California, U.S.A.

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Sam Levin, First Place, Age 15, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

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Adarsha Shivakumar, Age 15, California, U.S.A. and
Apoorva Rangan, Age 14, California, U.S.A., First Place

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Clay McMullen, Second Place, Age 14, Ohio, U.S.A.

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Dakota Palacio, Second Place, Age 15, North Carolina, U.S.A.

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Chitranshu Tewari, Second Place, Age 15, Bihar, India

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Matthew Erickson, Honorable Mention, Age 16, New Jersey, U.S.A.

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Brenda Mejane, Honorable Mention, Age 14, Buea, Cameroon

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Ryan Morgan, Honorable Mention, Age 16, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Max Ozimek, Honorable Mention, Age 14, Ohio, U.S.A.

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Sean Russell, Honorable Mention, Age 16, Florida, U.S.A.

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Reza Tjahjono, Honorable Mention, Age 16, Baten, Indonesia

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2008 Eco-Heroes

Ages 8 to 13

Colin Carlson, First Place, Age 11, Connecticut, U.S.A.

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Nathan Moos, Second Place, Age 11, Utah, U.S.A.

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Alec Loorz, Third Place, Age 13, California, U.S.A.

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Benjamin Workinger, Honorable Mention, Age 8, Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Ages 14 to 16

Linus Wafula, First Place, Age 16, Nairobi, Kenya

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Alexander Lin, First Place, Age 14, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

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Andrew Leonard, Second Place, Age 16, California, U.S.A.

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Vania Santoso, Second Place, Age 16, East Java, Indonesia

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Steven Muganzi, Third Place, Age 15, Kampala, Uganda

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Dulanjana Wathsaridu Karunarathna, Honorable Mention, Age 15, Welimada, Sri Lanka

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Tehreem Rehman, Honorable Mention, Age 16, New York, U.S.A.

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Commendations

Maria Gast, Age 16, Ohio, U.S.A.

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Cynthia Onorevole, Age 16, New Jersey, U.S.A.

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Dylan Pidich, Age 10, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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Prachi Lalit Mishra, age 13, Orissa, India

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Delphine Slotten, Age 15, New Jersey, U.S.A.

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Sarah Sundermeyer, age 8, California, U.S.A.

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2007 Eco-Heroes

Ages 8 to 12

BRIAN MEERSMA – aged 10 – New Jersey, USA

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MOLLIE M. PASSACANTANDO – aged 8 – Virginia, USA

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JESSICA HABERL – aged 11 – Canada

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Ages 13 to 16

NAZ BELKAYA – aged 16 – Turkey

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JASMINE JEFFERS – aged 16 – Florida, USA

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CAROLINE HODGE – aged 16 – California, USA

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SOPHIA COLOMBARI – aged 15 – Costa Rica

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C. GARRETT RAPPAZZO – aged 14 – New York, USA

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Honorable Mentions

SUJAY TYLE – aged 13 – New York, USA

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SAMANTHA R. ELLIS – aged 16 – New York, USA

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HEE JEONG KIM – aged 16 – Korea

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ANJALI CHANDRASHEKAR – aged 13 – India

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2006 Eco-Heroes

First Place

Gabriela McCall Delgado (age 16) – Puerto Rico, USA

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James Quadrino (age 14) – New York, USA

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Savannah Walters (age 13) – Florida, USA

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Second Place

Evan Green (age 10) – California, USA

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Tayler McGillis (age 11) – Illinois, USA

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Angela Primbas (age 16) – Ohio, USA

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Third Place

Anagha Ann Gopakumar (age 10) – Aluva, India

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Fourth Place

Chanelle Adams (age 13) – Connecticut, USA

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Matt Ward (age 14) – Illinois, USA

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Dara Shore (age 16) – New York, USA

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Honorable Mention

Kristiana Henderson (age 16) – Washington, USA

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Pierce Johnson (age 16) – Delaware, USA

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Victor Nashon (age 16) – Tanzania, East Africa

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Smitha Ramakrishna (age 14) – Arizona, USA

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2005 Eco-Heroes

First Place

Harshit Agrawal – New Delhi, India (aged 12)

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Zachary Bjornson-Hooper – California, USA (aged 15)

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Second Place

Evin McMullen – Ohio, USA (aged 14)

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Alexander “Zander” Srodes – Florida, USA (aged 14)

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Third Place

Adam Heaton – Vermont, USA (aged 9)

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Brian Kim – California, USA (aged 16)

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David Marash-Whitman – California, USA (aged 13)

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Adam Meyer – North Carolina, USA (aged 15)

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Winne Owade – Nairobi, Kenya (aged 13)

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Honorable Mention

Paul Banwart – Minnesota, USA (aged 14)

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Trishelle Copeland-Johnson – Florida, USA (aged 16)

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Jason Fischel – Delaware, USA (aged 16)

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Phillip Nowicki – Georgia, USA (aged 16)

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Julie Singer – New York, USA (aged 16)

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2004 Eco-Heroes

Award Winners

Janine Licare – Quepos, Costa Rica (aged 14)

Christina Faust – Athens, Georgia, USA (aged 16)

Salaar Khan – Peshawar, Pakistan (aged 11)

Alexis Kuiper – Fairfax, Virginia, USA (aged 15)

Amy Steinmetz – Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA (aged 16)

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Honorable Mentions

Paul Banwart – Shakopee, Minnesota, USA (aged 13)

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Ryan Just – Miami, Florida, USA (aged 16)

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T.J. Tullo – Staten Island, New York, USA (aged 16)

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Lindsey Williams – St. Joseph, Missouri, USA (age 16)

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2003 Eco-Heroes

International Award Winners

Rafia Saleem – Pakistan

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Justin Friesen – Canada (age 10)

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Award Winners: Under 13

Lindsay Carlson and Brandee Van Donsel (shared award) – California

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13 to 16

Benjamin Banwart – Minnesota

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Erin Thatcher – Iowa

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Honorable Mention

Anthony Willshire – California

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Michael Claridy – Tennessee

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Anastasia Hannebrink – Ohio

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