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.

2009 - Luann Sewell Waters
2008 - None Given
2007 - Dr. Lois Kruschwitz (OCU)
2006 - Susie Shields (DEQ/Sierra Club)
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.

2009 - Ryan Van Zant
2008 - None Given
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.

2009 - Carol Holland
2008 - None Given
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 High School or College Student Award - recognizes a student who has been instrumental in implementation of activities or major projects in environmental science/education on their campus or in their community. This award includes a modest cash prize.

2009 - Aron Hayes
2008 - None Given
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.

2009 - George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center
2008 - None Given
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.

2009 - None Given
2008 - None Given
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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