Recycling : The Hardcore Recycling Crew

Rob Townsend, chief of the crew, masterminds the recycling operation. Here he can be seen trekking around in Killarney Provincial Park carrying a boat and sixty-five pound pack. As a member of the 'K' College community since 1980, and Assistant Director of Kalamazoo College's Land/Sea Program since 1992, he became interested in recycling after experiencing the untouched beauty of wilderness. In an effort to preserve our planet's limited resources, he started the recycling program in 1992. Rob demonstrates fierce dedication to recycling. Coordinating the actions of Kalamazoo College's Recycling Program is no small task; in 1998, his crew successfully recycled 96 tons of office paper in addition to numerous other recyclable items. For more information about amounts recycled, see our archives. Contact Rob at townsend@kzoo.edu

Kalamazoo College publicly recognized the good work Rob and his crew do (collecting donations and orchestrating the notorious "Trash Bash", for example) by awarding him the prestigious Diebold Award in 1996. In 2001 Rob was presented with the Presidential Award of Excellence for his substantial contribution to the College overall.

Students who have worked as part of the Hardcore Recycling Crew over the years:

	Fall	Winter	Spring
1995/1996	Katie Shively Jen Nemer Lexy Kirk Michael Kellogg Sharon Marmora	Katie Shively Jen Nemer Lexy Kirk Michael Kellogg Sharon Marmora	Katie Shively Jen Nemer Lexy Kirk Michael Kellogg Sharon Marmora
1996/1997	Julie Abraham Michael Kellogg Daniel Frank BreFebruary 27, 2004 John Snyder	Lexy Kirk Daniel Frank Brent Luchies Alex Bryon John Snyder	Julie Abraham Alex Byron Daniel Frank Michael Kellogg Lexy Kirk Alhaji N'Jai John Snyder
1997/1998	Julie Abraham Kip Evick Daniel Frank Brent Luchies Rebekah Merkel John Snyder	JJ Powell Brent Luchies Katie Kolon Kyle Morris David Adamji Kip Evick Mark Wernette	JJ Powell Michael Kellogg Brent Luchies Katie Kolon Kyle Morris David Adamji Kip Evick Mark Wernette
1998/1999	Kip Evick Michael Kellogg Lexy Kirk Kyle Morris Rob Somand John Snyder Vahan Bagdasarian	Kip Evick Michael Kellogg Kyle Morris Rob Somand John Snyder Eric Soulier Vahan Bagdasarian	Rob Somand John Snyder Eric Soulier Rob Feigal-Stickles Katherine Kolon Chris Wrobel David Adamji Michael Kellogg Kyle Morris Kip Evick Vahan Bagdasarian
1999/2000	David Adamji Morgan Campbell Elizabeth Davis-Mintun Kip Evick Rob Feigal-Stickles Emily Gear Jake Metcalf Rob Somand Eric Soulier Alix Tonsgard Nate Walton Chris Wrobel Michael Kellogg	David Adamji Michael Kellogg Sarah Butzine Morgan Campbell Elizabeth Davis-Mintun Rob Feigal-Stickles Emily Gear Jake Metcalf Gabe Phillips-Kress Rob Somand Alix Tonsgard Nate Walton Chris Wrobel	David Adamji Sarah Butzine Morgan Campbell Noah Derman Elizabeth Davis-Mintun Elisa Esper Rob Feigal-Stickles Cassie Freeborn Jake Metcalf Gabe Phillips-Kress Rob Somand Eric Soulier Luke Stearns Nate Walton Chris Wrobel Micheal Kellogg
2000/2001	Sarah Butzine Morgan Campbell Michelle Cherry Cassie Freeborn Mike Gosack Emily Kolmodin Ann Petroliunas Luke Stearns Nate Walton Zach Ward	Sarah Butzine Michelle Cherry Kali Coles Cassie Freeborn Mike Gosack Emily Kolmodin Jeff Orcutt Ann Petroliunas Luke Stearns Nate Walton	Sarah Butzine Bill Cassidy Michelle Cherry Noah Derman Cassie Freeborn Mike Gosack Meghan Keeler Emily Kolmodin Jeff Orcutt Sara Perrine Ann Petroliunas Erin Richardson Luke Stearns Nate Walton
2001/2002	Jodi Kite Gabriel Phillips-Kress David Hackman Kate Hagadone Ross Jenson Meghan Keeler Jonas Traxler-Ballew Noah Derman Dennis Foldenauer Erin Richardson Cassie Gootee Christian McKee	Mike Carr Gabriel Phillips-Kress Ross Jenson David Hackman Andrew Rodgers Erin Richardson Meghan Keeler Dennis Foldenauer Jonas Traxler-Ballew Christian McKee