Gainesville City Councilman George Wangemann was among the honorees at the Hall County Green Alliance’s first awards ceremony held Friday morning at Oakwood City Hall to celebrate community leaders for their environmental stewardship. “I’m humbled and overwhelmed,” Wangemann said after receiving the Champion Award in the public sector for his work with the nonprofit Keep Hall Beautiful and also as the head of the Clean Community Challenge Committee. The alliance of government agencies, businesses and nonprofits aims to promote environmental conservation through research and education.