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Beth Drucker, a long-time Wilmette resident, bagged the District 39 Educational Foundation's 2014 Distinguished Citizen award.
Drucker had helped create the district's first school garden at Highcrest Middle School and is a cofounder and president of the environmental advocacy group Go Green Wilmette. She will be honored during a reception and awards ceremony at the Michigan Shores Club on April 17.
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When Hannah Davis traveled to China to teach English, she noticed how Chinese workers and farmers were often sporting olive green army-style shoes. Those shoes served as her inspiration to create her own social enterprise, Bangs Shoes.