Professor David Heymann Wins 2015 Sustainability Showdown

April 28, 2015
Professor David Heymann wins 2015 Sustainability Showdown with the question, "What is sustainability to your discipline and why is your discipline MOST central to creating a more sustainable future?"
David Heymann Sustainability Showdown

On Thursday, April 23, Professor David Heymann represented UTSOA at the 2015 Sustainability Showdown, an annual event co-sponsored by the Undergraduate Sustainability Roundtable, the Office of Sustainability, and the School of Undergraduate Studies. Heymann vied against colleagues from all twelve colleges and schools on The University of Texas at Austin campus. He won the event with an animated response to the question, "What is sustainability to your discipline and why is your discipline MOST central to creating a more sustainable future?"

Heymann garnered the most votes from the participating audience. He received bragging rights, as well as a $2,000 scholarship, which will be awarded to a School of Architecture undergraduate student with a demonstrated interest in sustainability.