2006 Keep America Beautiful National Awards AFFILIATE AWARDS Recognizing outstanding Keep America Beautiful Affiliates and their successful initiatives to educate the public about litter prevention and encourage grassroots volunteer efforts to clean and beautify communities, thereby improving the quality of life. FIRST PLACE Organization City ST Category Keep Cincinnati Beautiful Cincinnati OH Previously recognized (>200,000) Keep Riverside Clean & Beautiful Riverside CA Previously unrecognized (>200,000) Keep Albany-Dougherty Beautiful Albany GA Previously recognized (50,000-200,000) Keep Lewisville Beautiful Lewisville TX  Previously unrecognized (50,000-200,000) Keep Kingsport Beautiful Kingsport TN Previously recognized (<50,000) Keep Beatrice Beautiful Beatrice NE Previously unrecognized (<50,000) SECOND PLACE Organization City ST Category Keep Cobb Beautiful Marietta GA Previously recognized (>200,000) Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Milwaukee WI Previously unrecognized (>200,000) Shreveport Green Shreveport LA Previously recognized (50,000-200,000) KAB-Topeka/Shawnee County Beautiful Topeka KS Previously unrecognized (50,000-200,000) Keep Alamogordo Beautiful Alamogordo NM Previously recognized (<50,000) Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission Watkinsville GA Previously unrecognized (<50,000) DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION Organization City ST Category Keep Glendale Beautiful Glendale CA Previously recognized (>200,000) Keep Knoxville Beautiful Knoxville TN Previously unrecognized (>200,000) Keep Austin Beautiful Austin TX Previously unrecognized (>200,000) Keep Bakersfield Beautiful Bakersfield CA Previously unrecognized (>200,000) Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful Covington GA Previously recognized (50,000-200,000) Keep Lake Jackson Beautiful Lake Jackson TX Previously recognized (<50,000) Keep Smyrna Beautiful Smyrna GA Previously recognized (<50,000) Keep Athens Beautiful Athens TX Previously unrecognized (<50,000) STATE AFFILIATE RECOGNITION AWARDS Recognizing Keep America Beautiful State Affiliates who have successfully initiated the Keep America Beautiful State Affiliate Guidelines to promote the Keep America Beautiful mission statewide and offer program support to local affiliates. Diamond Level -Keep Georgia Beautiful -Keep Mississippi Beautiful -Keep Nebraska Beautiful -Keep Tennessee Beautiful -Keep Texas Beautiful -New Mexico Clean & Beautiful Gold Level -Keep Arkansas Beautiful -Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful -Keep South Carolina Beautiful Silver Level -Keep Ohio Beautiful Bronze Level -Keep West Virginia Beautiful INNOVATION AWARDS Honoring innovative partnerships and programs in the areas of litter prevention, beautification and community improvement, and waste reduction that support Keep America Beautiful Affiliates and their missions. These awards are chosen by the Affiliates' peers. Waste Reduction Award Winner -Keep Dorchester County Beautiful, St. George, SC Litter Prevention Award Winner -Keep Alamogordo Beautiful, Alamogordo, NM Beautification and Community Improvement Award Winner -Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful, Grand Prairie, TX STATEWIDE INNOVATION AWARDS This award honors innovative partnerships and programs that support Keep America Beautiful State Affiliates and their missions. Program -Keep Tennessee Beautiful Partnership -Keep Nebraska Beautiful NATIONAL AWARDS FOR BEAUTIFICATION & COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT Recognizing outstanding programs that promote beautification and community improvement. FIRST PLACE Organization City ST Category KAB Topeka/Shawnee County Topeka KS Business/Professional Organization City of Chesapeake Chesapeake VA Government Agency Binford Redevelopment & Growth, Inc. Indianapolis IN Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization Keep Indianapolis Beautiful-Purdue University Indianapolis IN Youth Group/School SECOND PLACE Organization City ST Category Keep Alamogordo Beautiful Alamogordo NM Government Agency Keep Columbus Beautiful Columbus OH Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization Dickinson Elementary School Grand Prairie TX Youth Group/School DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION Organization City ST Category Fort Monroe Fort Monroe VA Government Agency Keep Cobb Beautiful Marietta GA Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization Keep Osyka Beautiful/Osyka Veterans Osyka MS Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization Adams Middle School Green Team Grand Prairie TX Youth Group/School NATIONAL AWARDS FOR LITTER PREVENTION Recognizing outstanding programs that promote litter prevention through education, public awareness and hands-on learning. FIRST PLACE Organization City ST Category Southern Company Gadsden AL Business/Professional Organizations Keep Alamogordo Beautiful Alamogordo NM Government Agency Keep Loup Basin Beautiful Ord NE Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organizations Grand Prairie High School APES Grand Prairie TX Youth Group/Schools SECOND PLACE Organization City ST Category KGTV 10 News San Diego San Diego CA Business/Professional Organizations Newton County Sheriff's Department Newton GA Government Agency Kentuck Elementary Ringgold VA Youth Group/School Keep Glendale Beautiful Glendale CA Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organizations DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION Organization City ST Category Global Strategies, Inc. Brandon MS Business/Professional Organizations Spotsylvania County Spotsylvania VA Government Agency St. John's Clean & Beautiful St. John's Newfoundland Can Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization The Clean Team-Covington/Newton Newton GA Youth Group/School NATIONAL AWARDS FOR WASTE REDUCTION Recognizing outstanding programs that promote waste reduction through wise waste handling practices like reduce, reuse, recycle. FIRST PLACE Organization City ST Category Comed Chicago IL Business/Professional Organizations City of Plano Plano TX Government Agency Keep Cobb Beautiful Marietta GA Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization Daniels Elementary School Grand Prairie TX Youth Group/School SECOND PLACE Organization City ST Category Mississippi Power Co. Plant Gulfport MS Business/Professional Organizations 7CES Dyess AFB TX Government Agency Keep Orlando Beautiful Orlando FL Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization Barbara Bush Elementary School Grand Prairie TX Youth Group/School DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION Organization City ST Category Battelle Columbus OH Business/Professional Organization Keep Gove City Beautiful Grove City OH Government Agency Keep Ouachita Parish Beautiful Commission Monroe LA Nonprofit/Civic/Community Organization St. Isadore Need Group Columbus NE Youth Group/School ROGERS AWARDS Recognizing Keep America Beautiful Affiliates and their partners' outstanding public service announcements that advance the local and national goals of Keep America Beautiful. FIRST PLACE Organization City ST Category Keep Tennessee Beautiful Memphis TN Radio Advertising Keep Glendale Beautiful Glendale CA Local TV Advertising Keep Tennessee Beautiful Memphis TN Statewide TV Advertising SECOND PLACE Organization City ST Category Keep Miami Gardens Beautiful MIami Gardens FL Radio Advertising Keep Covington/Newton Beautiful Newton GA Local TV Advertising Keep South Carolina Beautiful Columbia SC Statewide TV Advertising DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CITATION Organization City ST Category Keep Georgia  Beautiful Atlanta GA Radio Advertising Keep Sarasota County Beautiful Sarasota FL Local TV Advertising Keep Georgia Beautiful Atlanta GA Statewide TV Advertising KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL/US STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTAION PARTNER AWARDS These awards honor State DOTs for their support of Keep America Beautiful State Affiliates through joint Partnership Projects and exceptional programming. -Louisiana Department of Transportation -Mississippi Department of Transportation -Pennsylvania Department of Transportation -Tennessee Department of Transportation -Texas Department of Transportation GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP NATIONAL AWARDS These awards honor Keep America Beautiful Affiliates for staging hands-on education programs, involving sponsor volunteers/products/services during their community improvement activities, and recognizing and document their support. Outstanding Sponsor Support -American Honda Motor Company: Ardmore Beautification Committee, Ardmore, OK -Firestone Complete Auto CareTM:  Keep Akron Beautiful, Akron, OH -GLAD ForceFlex®: Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, Cincinnati, OH -Pepsi-Cola Company: Keep Alliance Beautiful, Alliance, NE -SAM'S CLUB®: Keep Lincoln & Lancaster County Beautiful, Lincoln, NE -The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company: Keep Oakland Beautiful, Oakland, CA -Troy-Bilt®: Keep Brunswick-Golden Isles Beautiful, Brunswick, FL -Waste Management, Inc.: Keep Martin Beautiful, Stuart, FL -Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company: Keep Fayetteville/Lincoln County Beautiful, Fayetteville, TN Best Documented Cleanup -Keep Mississippi Beautiful Best Promotion Campaign -Keep Tennessee Beautiful GREAT AMERICAN CLEANUP/US STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARTNERSHIP AWARDS These awards honor State DOTs for their support of Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup. -Mississippi Department of Transportation -North Carolina Department of Transportation -Ohio Department of Transportation -Pennsylvania Department of Transportation -Texas Department of Transportation GRAFFITI HURTS NATIONAL AWARD Honoring programs that are bringing innovation and best practices to erase graffiti vandalism. Communities greater than 300,000 population -Keep Dallas Beautiful, Dallas, TX Communities less than 300,000 population -Together Against Graffiti, El Mirage, AZ Paint Brush Mural -AHA All Hands On Art, Wilmington, NC IRON EYES CODY AWARD This award was named in honor of Keep America Beautiful's landmark public awareness campaign of the 1970s, which is credited with awakening the environmental consciousness of an entire generation of Americans. This award is given to a man who is an outstanding leader in promoting Keep America Beautiful's mission. -Honorable Judge Larry E. Potter, Memphis, TN MRS. LYNDON B. JOHNSON AWARD This award was named in honor of the former First Lady, to recognize her numerous litter prevention and beautification activities. This award is given to a woman who is an outstanding leader in promoting Keep America Beautiful's mission. -Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg, PA THE WILLIAM NASH AWARD Named in honor of a man who helped to build the Keep America BeautifulAffiliate Network, this award recognizes a new Keep America Beautiful Affiliate (certified in the last three years) for outstanding achievement in implementing the Keep America BeautifulSystem. -Keep Cocke County Beautiful, Newport, TN PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD The highest professional honor given by Keep America Beautiful, this award is presented annually to one or more Keep America BeautifulAffiliate directors who have built and sustained a local or state program with exceptional success. Those honored have also furthered the goals of Keep America Beautiful by their contributions to the national Affiliate Network, including training initiatives and the establishment of model programs and long-term partnerships between the public and private sectors. Over the past 20 years, more than 40 exemplary local and state leaders have received the Professional Leadership Award. -Robert Phelps, Keep Arkansas Beautiful, Little Rock, AK -George Stilphen, Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful, Winston-Salem, NC VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AWARD The ability of Keep America Beautiful Affiliates to execute their mission is directly connected to the level of commitment given by their volunteers. A volunteer's impact makes a lasting impression on our nation's communities. To be a volunteer take a person who is willing to put their self before others. To take a leadership position takes much more, appropriately, Keep America Beautiful has created this Volunteer Leadership Award to honor those volunteers who have gone above and beyond in a leadership position and given of themselves to improve and beautify their communities. This award is dedicated to board members and other leadership volunteers across our great nation. -Joanne Weik, Keep Brazoria County Beautiful, Angleton, TX BACK TO TOP