Army and Sarah Emmott Environmental Conservation Award

This award was given to an organization or individual for outstanding work in the field of conservation.

• 2010 – Tom Solomon – Texas Master Naturalist
• 2009 – Jaime Gonzales, Katy Prairie Conservancy and Flo Hannah, Houston Audubon Society
• 2008 – Galveston Bay Foundation
• 2007 – Feather Fest, Morton D. Voller, President, Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council, Inc.
• 2006 – Mary Van Kerrebrook – Katy Prairie Conservancy
• 2005 – Mary Anne Piacentini – Katy Prairie Conservancy
• 2005 – John Jacob – Texas Coastal Watershed Program
• 2004 – Chris Sagstetter
• 2003 – Carole Allen
• 2002 – Winnie Burkett – Houston Audubon Society
• 2001 – Houston Green Coalition
• 2000 – Sharron Stewart – Galveston Bay Foundation
• 1999 – Galveston Bay Foundation and Gary Woods
• 1998 – Katy Prairie Conservancy, Carter Smith
• 1997 – Glen Miller

Community Activist Award

This award was presented to an individual who has worked at the grassroots level to improve our environment.

• 2010 – Becky Edmondson – Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy
• 2009 – Juan Parras, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services
• 2008 – Linda Mercer
• 2007 – Friends of West 11th Street Park
• 2006 – Richard (Dick) Smith – Cypress Creek Flood Control Coalition
• 2005 – Jane Laping – Mothers for Clean Air
• 2004 – John Wilson and the Houston-Galveston Citizen Air Monitoring Project
• 2003 – Patricia Greer – Central City Co-Op
• 2003 – Mark Nelson – Glass-Free Grounds
• 2002 – Jim Blackburn
• 2001 – Brandt Mannchen
• 2000 – Neil Carman, Ph.D. and George Smith
• 1999 – Bob Randall
• 1998 – Olive Hershey
• 1997 – Barry Reese and Dan Lundeen, HABA

Media Award

This award was presented to an organization or individual for outstanding efforts in the field of environmental reporting.

• 2010 – Gary and Kathy Adams Clark, Houston Chronicle
• 2009 – Yolanda Green – KIAH-TV, and Matthew Tresaugue – Houston Chronicle
• 2007 – Patricia Gras – Living Smart, Houston PBS
• 2005 – Dina Cappiello – Houston Chronicle
• 2004 – Josh Harkinson
• 2002 – Dan Lauck and Mike Wright
• 2001 – John and Gloria Tveten
• 2000 – Bob Burtman – Houston Press
• 1999 – Robert Hanslee – KTRH
• 1998 – Michael King – Texas Observer
• 1997 – Bill Dawson – Houston Chronicle

Corporate Awareness Award

This award was presented to a corporation that has shown exemplary sensitivity to and awareness of our environment.

• 2010 – New Living Green Building + Home Store
• 2010 – RecycleMatch
• 2oo9 – Keatingrove Farms
• 2008 – Anheuser Busch Houston Brewery
• 2007 – Transocean, Serpent Project
• 2006 – Katz Coffee
• 2005 – Chevron – for its contribution to Houston park space
• 2004 – Wabash Antique and Feed Store; J. Michael Trevino
• 2003 – Star Pizza
• 2003 – Lola Savannah Coffee & Tea
• 2002 – H-E-B
• 2001 – Equistar/Lyondell
• 2000 – BP Amoco – Sir John Browne
• 1999 – Precision Clean Piping
• 1998 – Compaq Computer & John Whitmore of Union Texas Petroleum
• 1997 – Amoco Corporation and Mobil Exploration & Produciton U.S., Inc.

Environmental Education Award

This award was presented to an organization or individual for outstanding efforts in bringing environmental awareness to the classroom.

• 2010 – Renee Brawner – East Chambers ISD
• 2009 – Josetta Hawthorne, Council for Environmental Education
• 2008 – Diana Foss, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
• 2007 – Buffalo Bayou Partnership
• 2006 – ECOS Program (Environment as a Context for Opportunities in Schools) – Center for Educational Outreach, Baylor College of Medicine
• 2005 – Mary Anne Weber – Houston Audubon Society
• 2005 – Rice Design Alliance – lecture series at on sustainable practices.
• 2004 – Kathleen Ownby
• 2003 – Kids on the Bayou
• 2002 – Jennifer Malone
• 2001 – Linda Knight, Ph.D.
• 2000 – UT Health Science Center
• 1999 – Greensheet Education Foundation
• 1998 – Curt Clemenson – Earth Share
• 1997 – Lucie Wray Todd

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award was meant to recognize an individual who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the environment.

• 2009 – Frank Smith
• 2007 – Dr. Bob Randall
• 2005 – Geraldine Watson
• 2004 – Mary Beth Maher
• 2003 – Charles Tapley
• 2001 – Terry and Jake Hershey
• 2000 – Ellyn Roof
• 1999 – Army Emmott
• 1998 – George Mitchell

Government Award

This award was given to a government agency or an individual employed by the government for outstanding support of the environment.

• 2010 – Steve Stelzer – City of Houston Green Building Resource Center
• 2009 – Andy Sipocz – Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
• 2008 – Sheila W. Blake – Planning and Development Services, Code Enforcement, City of Houston
• 2007 – Mayor Bill White – City of Houston
• 2006 – Steve Hupp – Harris County Pollution Control
• 2006 – Woody Woodrow – Texas Parks and Wildlife
• 2005 – Commissioner Jerry Eversole – Harris County Precinct 4
• 2005 – Mickey Merritt – Texas Forest Service
• 2004 – Issa Dadoush – City of Houston
• 2003 – Ron Jones – U.S. Fish and Wildlife
• 2002 – Harris County Flood Control District
• 2001 – Doug Lipka, Ph.D.
• 2000 – Rob Barrett – Harris County Pollution Control Division, Pasadena, Texas
• 1998 – John Koros

Founders’ Award

This award recognized an individual selected by the founders of the CEC.

• 2010 – Arthur L. Storey, Jr. – Harris County
• 2009 – Anne Olson – Buffalo Bayou Partnership
• 2008 – Roksan Okan-Vick – Houston Parks Board
• 2007 – Linda Shead – Trust for Public Land
• 2006 – Mary Ellen Whitworth – Bayou Preservation Association
• 2005 – Joy Hester -president-elect, Houston Audubon Society
• 2004 – Ann Lents
• 2003 – Hana Ginzbarg
• 2002 – Barrie Zimmelman
• 2001 – Wendy Kelsey
• 2000 – Claire Caudell
• 1999 – Glenda Barrett
• 1998 – Ann Hamilton
• 1997 – Each of the CEC’s 31 founders

President’s Award

This award was presented to an individual selected by the CEC President.

• 2010 – Port of Houston Authority
• 2009 – Ann Hamilton
• 2008 – Texas Master Naturalists – Gulf Coast, Heartwood, and Galveston Chapters
• 2007 – Arbor Day Tree Planting Project
• 2005 – Brian Yeoman and Rives Taylor
• 2004 – Houston Farmer’s Market; Midtown Farmers Market
• 2003 – Kevin Shanley
• 2002 – David Crossley
• 2001 – Stephen Klineberg, Ph.D.
• 2000 – Environmental Justice Project, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
• 1999 – Center for Global Studies, HARC
• 1998 – Winifred Hamilton, Ph.D.
• 1997 – Jane Elioseff

Sustainable Planning Award

This award was introduced in 2002 and recognized an individual or group that has made a consistent effort to include sustainable ideas in local planning efforts.

• 2010 – Robert Adair – Houston Land/Water Sustainability Forum
• 2009 – American Institute of Architects and Rice Design Alliance, “The 99K House Competition”
• 2008 – Land Tejas Companies, Discovery at Spring Trails
• 2007 – Richard Lindsay – Senior Project Executive in the Bond Fund Program Department of HISD
• 2004 – US Green Building Council; Central Houston
• 2003 – Buffalo Bayou Partnership
• 2002 – The Woodlands Operating Company