KCFC Board Member Mike Mulheirn was awarded the Joan Riehm Environmental Leadership Award by Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, Friday April 22, 2011. The Riehm Award is presented yearly to individuals and groups who lead their communities to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future.
Mulheirn, the Director of Facilities and Transportation for Jefferson County Public Schools, has led a number of sustainability efforts for the school district. In addition to encouraging the use of geothermal heat and cooling, he also secured funding to retrofit the exhaust system on 178 school buses and pushed for the grant that brought 32 hybrid school buses to Jefferson County.
Mulheirn, the Director of Facilities and Transportation for Jefferson County Public Schools, has led a number of sustainability efforts for the school district. In addition to encouraging the use of geothermal heat and cooling, he also secured funding to retrofit the exhaust system on 178 school buses and pushed for the grant that brought 32 hybrid school buses to Jefferson County.
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