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Gulf Guardian Award Winners 2011
3rd Place
3rd Place - Business
Volkert, Inc., Little Bay Finfish and Shellfish Recovery
Photo from left to right: Patti Powell, State Lands Director, Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources, Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4, Atlanta, GA., Buddy Covington, Vice President, Environmental Services, Volkert, Inc. and Carl Ferraro, Natural Resource Planner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
3rd Place - Youth Environmental Education
Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK), The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Photo from left to right: Becky Prado FDEP’s Division of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, Navarre Beach Marine Science Station Students and sponsor Charlene Mauro, Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
3rd Place - Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity
Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health
Photo from left to right: Mr. Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration , Elodia Blanco, Latosha Brown, Gulf Coast Fund, Bill Honker, Deputy Director of the Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6 in Dallas, Texas
3rd Place - Civic/Nonprofit
Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK), The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
Photo from left to right: Becky Walker, Assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Tony Amos, Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK), Bill Honker, Deputy Director of the Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6 in Dallas, Texas
3rd Place - Individual
Jim Morrison – Freeport, Texas, Texas Artificial Reef Program
Photo from left to right: Becky Walker, Assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Jim Morrison, Bill Honker, Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6
3rd Place - Partnership
Integration of and Regional Enhancements to the GCOOS: Development of a GCOOS Data Portal, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System - Regional Association
Photo from left to right: Becky Walker, Assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, GCOOS representatives Ann Jochens, Matt Howard, Chris Simoniello, Mike Dardeau, Stephan Howard, Chunyan Li, Bill Honker, Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division from EPA Region 6
2nd Place
2nd Place - Business
Renew Our Rivers Conservation Program, Mississippi Power
Photo from left to right: Trudy Fisher, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia, Tracy Heggins, Mississippi Power, Janell Nolan, Coast Electric, Allison Smith, Beau Rivage, Ali Legget, MSDMR, Flinda Hill and Allen Reaves of Mississippi Power
2nd Place - Youth Environmental Education
(TIE between River Stewards - Lower Colorado River Authority, Matagorda Bay Natural Science Center and Future Leaders of America’s Gulf (FLAG))
Photo from left to right: Matagorda - Becky Walker, Assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Betsy Terrel, Carolyn Nelson, Matagorda Bay Natural Science Center, Bill Honker, Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division from EPA Region 6
FLAG - Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, Future Leaders of America's Gulf ( F.L.A.G.) Students, Bill Honker, Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division from EPA Region 6
2nd Place - Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity
Ms. Thu Bui (pronounced Too Bouy)
Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, Thu Bui, Louisiana Sea Grant, Bill Honker, Deputy Director of the Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6 in Dallas, Texas
2nd Place - Civic/Nonprofit Organization
Replant South Mississippi, Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain
Trudy Fisher, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Judy Steckler, Land Trust for the Mississippi Coastal Plain, Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia
2nd Place - Individual
Jim Gossen, President and CEO of Louisiana Foods, Houston, Texas
Becky Walker, Assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Jim Gossen, Bill Honker, Deputy Director of the Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6 in Dallas, Texas
2nd Place - Partnership
Oil Spill Prevention and Response Partnership
Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1 and Texas General Land Office
Becky Walker, Assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Eartha Lee, Matagorda Cty Navigation District #1, Dale Smith, Texas General Land Office, Bill Honker, Deputy Director of the Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6 in Dallas, Texas
1st Place - Business
Partner for Environmental Progress (PEP)
Patti Powell, Jennifer Denson, Executive Director, Partners for Environmental Progress (PEP), Gary Criscione, President of the PEP Board of Directors and the Director of MRO Evonik Degussa, and Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4, Atlanta, GA
1st Place - Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity
Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Office of Environmental Education
Becky Prado, FDEP’s Division of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, Misty Alderman, FL DEP, Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
1st Place - Individual
Dr. Bill Walker
Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, Bill Walker, Trudy Fisher, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
1st Place - Youth Environmental Education
Estuary EDventures Initiative – Tampa Bay Watch
Becky Prado FDEP’s Division of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, Catherine Karns, Tampa Bay Watch, Inc., Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia.
1st Place - Civic/NonProfit Organization
Daphne Utilities
Used Cooking Oil Recycling and Biodiesel Programs
Patti Powell, Rob McElroy, General Manager of Daphne Utilities, Danny Lyndall, Operations Manager, Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4, Atlanta
1st Place - Partnership
Tampa Bay Nitrogen Management Consortium: A Collaborative approach to meet
water quality targets and support seagrass recovery in Tampa Bay
Becky Prado FDEP’s Division of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas, Holly Greening, Director Tampa Bay Estuary Program , Jeff Stewart, Mosaic Company, Tony Janicki, Janicki Environmental Inc., Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia
Binational (Tie)
Veracruz Aquarium/Red Tide Monitoring
Fuel Switching - Becky Walker, Assistant to the Commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Angela Bandemehr, U.S. EPA, Dr. Astin Hinds Port of Houston, Bill Honker, Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division from EPA Region 6
U.S.-Mexico International Demonstration of Fuel-Switching on an Ocean-Going Vessels in the Gulf of Mexico
Port of Houston Authority
Vera Cruz - Stan Meiburg, Deputy Regional Administrator for EPA Region 4 in Atlanta, Georgia, Gloria Car, Acting Director, Gulf of Mexico Program, Anselmo Estandia Colom, Veracruz Aquarium, Bill Honker, Deputy Director, Water Quality Protection Division from EPA Region 6
