2020 Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement
Vivian Bowles
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M.K. Dickerson Individual of the Year
Anna Wiker

Rising Star
Maddy Heredia

Outstanding PreK-12 School
Richardsville Elementary School
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Outstanding Community Partner
West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Outstanding Business Award
Service One Credit Union (Bowling Green)
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2019 Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement
Lee Newbury
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M.K. Dickerson Individual of the Year
Carmen Agouridis

Rising Star
Ashley Mike

Outstanding PreK-12 School
Highlands High School
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Outstanding Community Partner
Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Outstanding Business Award
Maker's Mark Distillery
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2018 Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement
Terry Wilson
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M.K. Dickerson Individual of the Year
Tracy Knowles

Rising Star
Zach Mullins

Outstanding PreK-12 School
Cassidy Elementary
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Outstanding Community Partner
Northern Kentucky University’s Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics

Outstanding Business Award
Paladin Engineers

2017 Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement
Frances Carter
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M.K. Dickerson Individual of the Year
Vivian Bowles

Rising Star
Olivia Kaiser

Outstanding PreK-12 School
Cassidy Elementary
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Outstanding Business
Catlettsburg Refining, LLC

Outstanding Government Agency
Floyd County Conservation District

2016 Award Winners
Lifetime Achievement
Horace Brown
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M.K. Dickerson Individual of the Year
Kathy Miller

Rising Star
Trevor Claiborn

Outstanding PreK-12 Educator
Jennifer Pecco

Outstanding Community Partner
Jefferson Memorial Forest

Outstanding Business Award
Thermal Equipment Sales

2015 Award Winners
Individual
Mary Kate Dickerson

Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Melinda Wilder

Rising Star
Jennifer Beach

Outstanding PreK-12 School/Educator
Yealey Elementary, Florence, KY

Outstanding Government Agency
Woodlands Nature Station, Land Between the Lakes

Outstanding Community Partner Award
KET Education and Production Team

Outstanding Business Award
CDP Engineering

President’s Choice
Michelle Shane

Project Learning Tree 2015 Outstanding Educator Honoree
Jennifer Hubbard-Sánchez

2014 Award Winners
Individual
Leslie Meredith

Program
Appalseeds Heirloom Seed Starting Workshop

Organization
Eastern Kentucky University’s Division of Natural Areas

2013 Award Winners
Individual
Nakia Brown

Program
The Food Literacy Project

Organization
Montessori Middle School of Lexington

2012 Award Winners
Individual
Darleen Horton

Program
Youthbuild Louisville

Organization
KidsGrowKentucky

2011 Award Winners
Individual
David Roberts

Program
Fayette County Schools E=USE2

Organization
Fayette County Schools

2010 Award Winners
Individual
Cheryl Messenger

Program
Drive to a Million School Recycling Program

Organization
Kentucky Green & Healthy Schools

2009 Award Winners
Individual
Amanda Patrick

Program
Grant County Middle School, Mrs. Kelli Lee’s 3rd hour class

Organization
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) Environmental Education Center Nature Trail

2008 Award Winners
Individual
Dr. Yvonne Meichtry

Program
Lexington Wastebusters

Organization
Southwestern High School Conservation Club

2007 Award Winners
Individual
Doug McLaren, University of Kentucky’s Extension Service

Program
Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest/Training for Naturalists Program

Organization
Catlettsburg Refining, LLC for the Savage Branch Wildlife Reserve

2006 Award Winners
Individual
Evelyn Morgan, USDA Forest Service, Daniel Boone National Forest

Program
The Louisville Science Center, “The World Around Us” exhibit

Organization
The American Cave Conservation Association, Horse Cave, KY – Dave Foster, Director

2005 Award Winners
Individual
Regina Sizemore, High School Science Teacher – Whitesburg High School, Letcher County

Program
The Kentucky Bluebird Society Outdoor Classroom Enrichment Program – Bob Ivy (President), Ed Ray (Education Director)

Organization
Sanitation District #1 – Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties

2004 Award Winners
Individual
 Beverly McDavid, 7th & 8th grade science teacher at Elliott County High School

Program
The Laurel Gorge Cultural Heritage Center -Elliott County, KY

Organization
Blackacre Environmental Education Program -Donna Griffin, Bryan Thompson, and Kandris Wunderlick

2003 Award Winners
Individual
Mike Broderick -Webmaster, Jefferson County Public Schools

Program
Karen P. Reagor, Director – Kentucky National Energy Education Development
(NEED) Project

Organization
Kelly Dearing Smith – Adventures in Water, Louisville Water Company

2002 Award Winners
Individual
Doug Travis, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Program
Kentucky State Fair Board – “A Water Odyssey” and
2002: “A Land Odyssey” – Environmental Education Exhibits (Harold
Workman & Stephanie Darst)

Organization
Sanitation District #1 of Northern KY (Peggy Ziegler & Katie Barlage)

2001 Award Winners
Region 1
Johnny Herndon, Assistant Director of Transportation, Murray State University

Region 2
Merri Hinton, Media Specialist, South Todd Elementary School, Guthrie, KY

Region 3
Louisville Nature Center, Louisville, KY

Region 4
Reeda Hart, Grant’s Lick Elementary School, Grant’s Lick, KY

Region 5
Adventures in Learning Programs in Science (ALPS), Terry Rhodes and
Dr. Robert Haynes, McNabb Middle School, Mt. Sterling, KY

Region 6
Judy Lynn Adkins, Model Middle School, Richmond, KY

Region 7
Glenna Perkins, Rowan County Conservation District, Morehead, KY

Region 8
Sheila Varney and Robert Osborne, Pike County Schools

Statewide Media
Lexington Herald

Statewide Individual
Jennifer Turner, Kentucky Division of Forestry

Statewide Program
Kentucky Forest Leadership Program University of Kentucky Extension Program (Doug McLaren and Laurie Taylor)

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