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.
Save the Date
Location:
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
1700 NE 63rd St., Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Date & Time:
November 18, 2022
5:00 PM - Reception and Fundraiser
6:00 PM - Dinner Seating
6:30 PM - Awards Presentation
All ticket sales are non-refundable.
Showcasing people with passion who provide hope in Oklahoma communities for a sustainable more beautiful future. #EEC32
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2022 Board Award Winners:
Lifetime Achievement – Bret Scovill
Vanguard Award - Galvanic Energy
Gail Ederer - Champion Volunteer - Cynthia Brindley
Towering Spirit - Oklahoma Water Resources Board Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Environmental Advocate Award - Oklahoma Shirt Company - Justin Lawrence
Visionary Leadership - The Greenhouse at Tvshka Homma
2022 EEC FINALISTS:
Affiliate Champions - All are winners
Wanda Moore - City of Comanche
Laura Green - Cushing Pride
Jeb Jones - City of Eufaula
Laurel McCulloh - City of Ardmore
Melvin Priddy - City of McAlester
Mac Borgna - City of Owasso
Karen Chapman - Friends of Bishop Creek
Dana Hicks - Main Street Altus
Youth Achievement Awards
Jaxon Bell - Drumright, Oklahoma
Noah Few - McAlester, Oklahoma
CJ Smith & Valero Ardmore Refinery - Ardmore, Oklahoma
Reed Marcum - McAlester, Oklahoma
Girl Scout Troop 661 - Owasso, Oklahoma
Stigler FFA - Stigler, Oklahoma
Government Programs - Municipality <25,000
City of Stroud
City of Ponca City
City of Comanche
Government Programs - Municipality >25,000
City of Moore
City of Midwest City
City of Bartlesville
Government Programs - State
Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Grand River Dam Authority, Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Conservation Commission
East Central University - Master of Science in Water Resource Policy and Management
Law Enforcement
Larry Lane, Jr. - Sequoyah County Sheriff Deputy
Business
McQuay Construction
Fifth Quarter Printing
K-12 Educators
Tulsa Garden Center
Schwartz Elementary - Comp Club
Non-Profit Service Population <15,000
Our Daily Bread
Grove Area Chamber of Commerce
Non-Profit Service Population >15,001 - 40,000
Ardmore Beautification Council
OK Roots Music - Earth Day Celebration
Yukon 66 Main Street
Non-Profit Service Population >40,001
OKC Beautiful
Parks & Public Spaces OKC
A New Leaf
Great American Cleanup ODOT Trash-Off Rookie
Springer's Helping Hands
Canez Family
Capitol Hill
Beth Howard
Great American Cleanup ODOT Trash-Off Best Overall Effort
Bixby Ward 3
Ponca Indian Baptist Church
Town of Indianola
Cherokee County Solid Waste
Great American Cleanup OG&E Innovation Award
Committed to Build and Beautify Taft
Kingfisher Trails, Inc.
City of Seminole
Yukon 66 Main Street
Great American Cleanup Best Overall $1,000
City of Lawton
City of Watonga
City of Comanche
Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful
Community Volunteer Group
Friends of Okeene Library
Waterline Farm
Affiliate of the Year
Yukon 66 Main Street
Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful
City of Stillwater
Up With Trees
Team Builders - Non-Profit
Tabitha Pocket Park Project in collaboration with...
-OKC Beautiful
-Inasmuch Foundation
-Keep America Beautiful
-Oklahoma Department of Transportation
-Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
-Total Environment
-Lynn Institue
-OKC Community Foundation
-Tabitha Baptist Church
William K. Warren Foundation Project in collaboration with...
-Up With Trees
Ardmore Beautification Council Project in collaboration with...
-Replenysh Recycling
-James Thompson of Thompson Square of Ardmore
Tree OKC Project in collaboration with...
-OKC Beautiful
-Parks Department
-Brian Maughan's SHINE Group
Team Builders - Government
The Tire Garden Collective in collaboration with...
-Shelley Mitchell of OSU Extension
-Choctaw Nation
-Wewoka Indian Health Center
-Oklahoma Tire Recyclers of Bristow, OK
Solar System Walkway in collaboration with...
-Keep Broken Arrow Beautiful
-City of Broken Arrow
-Broken Arrow Public Schools
-Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce
-Creekwood Elementary School
-AVB Bank
-Broken Arrow Rotary Club
-Tyler Roberts of Billy Ray's BBQ
-Broken Arrow First Responders
-First National Bank Broken Arrow
-MidWest Precision Inc.
-TD Williamson Co.
-Green Grass Lawn Care
-Dr. Jeff Goldstein of the National Center for Earth Space Science Education
Yard-By-Yard Community Resiliency Project in collaboration with...
-Oklahoma County Conservation District
-Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts
-Friends of Blue Thumb
-Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Check out our annual Environmental Excellence Celebration 2021 #EEC31 below! Congratulations to all of our winners and finalist!
