OKAEE Documentation

501(c)(3) Documentation
Letter 1045

Contact Information

OKAEE
PO Box 2382
Stillwater, OK 74076-2382

E-mail:
info [at] okaee [dot] org

Phone: (405) 521-2384

Award Recipients Past and Current

Lifetime Achievement Award - Nominee must be an Oklahoma educator who is working in either a formal or non-formal environmental education setting. Nominee should exhibit a lifetime personal and professional commitment to Environmental Education that exemplifies the values and mission of OKAEE.

2007 - Dr. Lois Kruschwitz (OCU)
2006 - Susie Shields
2003 - Dr. Leo Finkenbinder (Southern Nazarene University)
2002 - Christine Moseley, Ph.D. (OSU College of Education)
2001 - Tim O'Halloran (Holland Hall)
2000 - Suzanne Shaw Spradling, Ph.D. (OSU CEE)
1999 - Claudine Daniel (USFWS)
1998 - Dan Sebert, Ph.D. (Conservation Commission)
1997 - Ted Mills, Ph.D. (OSU CEE)
1996 - Emmett Grigsby, Ph.D. (NEOSU)

Presidents' Achievement Award - (formerly the Annual Achievement Award) Nominee must be an Oklahoma environmental educator performing in either a formal or non-formal setting. Nominee should exhibit personal and professional commitment to Environmental Education and have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field during the past year.

2007 - none given
2006 - Dr. Harry Henson (SWOSU)
2005 - Ellen O. Bussert (Department of Environmental Quality)
2004 - Melissa Sims (Department of Environmental Quality)
2003 - Joe Rackley (OSU Department of Zoology)
2002 - Sarah Kimball, Ph.D. (OSU Cooperative Extension Service)
2001 - Gina Lagaly (East Canadian County Conservation District/Ecotmotion)
2000 - Susie Shields (DEQ)
1999 - Lisa Knauf (Conservation Commission) & Mary McIntyre-Coley (Nature Conservancy)
1998 - Adrienne Elder

Classroom Teacher Award - Nominee must be an elementary or secondary educator who incorporates environmental education as a major focus in their curriculum. They should influence students, school, and community in environmental education, awareness, knowledge and action.

2007 - Amy Stephens (OKC Zoo)
2006 - David Walker (OKC Zoo)
2005 - Jennifer Lynch (Jackson Middle School, Oklahoma City)
2004 - Carol Schlecht (Ida Freeman Elementary, Edmond)
2003 - Ed Grover (Medford High School)
2002 - Robert Coffey (Wyandotte)
2001 - Charlotte McPherson (Frederick)
2000 - Gail Swallow (Alva)
1999 - Scott Martin (Putnam City)
1998 - Robert Gibbs (Moore)
1997 - Maribeth Gilliland (Guthrie)
1996 - Tim Beard (Lawton)

Outstanding College Student Award - (formerly the Outstanding Student Award--a high school student will also be recognized at the fall ECO Summit) Nominee must be an undergraduate or graduate student who has been instrumental in implementation of activities or major projects in environmental science/education on their campus or in their community.

2007 - Ron Wagler (OSU)
2006 - none given
2005 - Nathan True Smith (University of Tulsa)
2004 - John Wood (OSU)
2003 - Jeanine Huss (OSU)
2002 - Scott Byrd (OSU)
2001 - Clint Porter (OSU)
2000 - Nicole Cosmann (OSU)
1999 - Emily McCauley (OU)
1998 - Mike Harris II (Arapaho High School)

Outstanding Organization Award - Nominee must be an organization or corporation with a demonstrated track record in environmental education. It should be a sponsor of major projects and activities in Oklahoma that emphasize sound environmental education and stewardship.

2007 - none given
2006 - OKC Zoo Education Department
2005 - Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club, Chair
2004 - Oklahoma Environmental Education Coordinating Committee
2003 - Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
2002 - Oklahoma City Tree Bank Foundation
2001 - Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority (OEMA)
2000 - Great Plains Resource Conservation and Development Association
1999 - Oklahoma Project WILD
1998 - Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge EE Program

Excellence in Media Award - Nominee must be an individual, group, program or publication supporting Environmental Education in Oklahoma through accurate and objective media coverage. All media forms will be considered.

2007 - none given
2006 - Patrick Turner & Cameron Goss (Lawton MacArthur High School)
2005 - Neil Garrison (Martin Park Nature Center, Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department)
2004 - Mitch Meador (Lawton Constitution)
2003 - Oklahoma Gazette Staff
2002 - Shauna Lawyer Struby (Oklahoma Gazette)
2001 - Michael Patton (The M.e.t.)
2000 - The EnvironMentor

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