Troy Goodnough serves as sustainability director at UMN Morris, a Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institution. Troy was the first sustainability coordinator hired in the University of Minnesota system in 2006. Troy works with students, staff, faculty, and community to develop and implement sustainability initiatives. His work has included creating new educational programs, outreach initiatives, and renewable energy projects. Troy provides leadership to the nationally-recognized community partnership called the Morris Model, featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Troy also serves the Upper Midwest Association for Campus Sustainability, Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership, Environmental Initiative, and other sustainability-focused groups. During his tenure as director, Morris has earned the Second Nature Climate Leadership Award, and recognition by Sierra Club, Princeton Review, and more. In 2023 and 2024, the Morris Model won the Department of Energy-sponsored Energizing Rural Communities prize. Prior to his university service, Troy spent a decade in semiconductor start-up companies leading crystal growth operations for laser development. Outside of work, Troy is an elected official to the Stevens Soil and Water Conservation District and practices Aikido.