Each year, Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) calls for nominations for environmental awards in a number of categories. The prestigious awards are presented at KOB's highly anticipated annual Environmental Excellence Celebration (EEC) in November. The best of the environmental best in Oklahoma are honored.
55 Years of Doing, 30 Years of Recognizing Those Who Do It! #EEC30
*Due to COVID-19 restrictions this will be our first-ever virtual banquet!
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2020 Environmental Excellence Celebration
Event Date: November 20th, 2020 Event Time: 7:00 PM
2020 Board Award Winners:
Lifetime Achievement – Gail Ederer
Vanguard Award - Cherokee Nation
Champion Volunteer - Ed Brocksmith
Towering Spirit - Cheyenne Arapaho Bison Program
Environmental Advocate Award - Lyn Land with Wild About Piedmont
Visionary Leadership - Melody Martin
2020 EEC Finalists:
Affiliate Champions
Andrew J. Barrett - Phoenix Circle Foundation
Kay Laske - Ardmore Beautification Council
Terry Brannon - Cushing Pride
Richard Thackray - Cushing Pride
Robert Ford - Okeene Historic Preservation Group
Affiliate of The Year
Ardmore Beautification Council
City of Blackwell
Pride in McAlester
Okeene Historic Preservation Group
Youth Achievement Award
Hanna Cross
Seth Sherman – Green Teens
Lillian Jones
K-12 Educators
Eufaula MS – Chris Whelan
St. Charles Borromeo
Kiamichi Tech – Allison Day
Educational Institutions
OSU Extensions - Solid Waste Program
OETA - Oklahoma Gardening in Cooperation with OSU
Government Programs - Municipality Serving A Population of Less Than 25,000
City of Stroud
City of Mustang
City of Altus
Government Programs - Municipality Serving A Population of More Than 50,000
City of Norman
City of Stillwater
Law Enforcement - Individual
Phillip Capshaw
Wayne McCasland
Law Enforcement - Program
City of Midwest City Police Department – North Oaks Revitalization Project
Business
Armstrong Flooring
Best Visual Impact Award
Okeene Historic Preservation Group
City of Comanche
Texas County Fairboard
Non-Profit Serving a Population Less Than 5,000
Cherokee Main Street
Greater Lake Tenkiller Area Association - Tidy Up Lake Tenkiller
Team Up to Clean Up - Eufaula
Non-Profit Serving a Population between 5,001 - 40,000
Pauls Valley Pockets for Progress
Pauls Valley Poster Contest
Cushing Pride
Non-Profit Serving a Population of Less Than 40,001
Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) – Eric Pollard
Metro Politan Environmental Trust (M.E.T.)
Community Volunteer/Group
Kamala Gamble– Guilford Farms – Community Gardens
David Roberts – Town of McCurtain
Team Builders - Volunteer/Non-Profit
Ardmore Beautification:
Ardmore Literacy
Boy Scouts Arbuckle Area
OK Assoc Conservation Districts:
Tulsa County Conservation District
Blue Thumb: Yard by Yard a Community Resilience Program
Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful:
City of Broken Arrow, Michael Spurgeon City Manager
City Parks Director, Matthew Hendren
Chris Ohler, Broken Arrow Horticulturalist
Sanders Nursery, Chip Jones
Marci Hawkins, Educator at Oklahoma Monarch and Pollinator Coalition
Ron Brancato, Artist for Monarch Watch
Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful
Team Builders - Tribal
Ardmore Beautification:
ABC-Keep Ardmore Beautiful
Chickasaw Nation
Team Builders - State
City of Jenks: Up With Trees
