Beautify Texas Awards
Congratulations to this year's Beautify Texas Award Winners!
The Beautify Texas Awards include many of the same categories of the former Keep Texas Beautiful Awards. They are now organized into two main categories, Individual Awards and Organization Awards. The application period will open and close at the same time for all awards.
The Beautify Texas Awards, formerly the Keep Texas Beautiful Awards, recognize the efforts of those working to enhance their community and protecting the Lone Star State. These awards range in honoring extraordinary volunteers, professionals, youth, educators, businesses, local/civic governments, organizations, and specific projects and programs. One winner per category will be selected and recognized at the annual KTB Conference.
Congratulations to our Individual Award Winners!
KTB Leadership Award
- Gail Bruner, San Saba
O.P. Schnabel Volunteer of the Year Award
- Azariah Reese, San Marcos
Ruthe Jackson Youth Individual
- Meghan Holloran, Allen
Sadie Ray Graff Educator
- Bridget Maloney, Dickinson
And to our Organizational Award Winners!
Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Business/Industry Award
- Texas Disposal Systems, Creedmoor
Outstanding Program Award
- Life Message Thrift Store & Food Pantry, Rowlett
Outstanding Project Award
- City of Irving Urban Forestry Team, Irving
Public Education and Outreach Award
- Galveston Bay Foundation, Kemah
Ruthe Jackson Youth Organization Award
- Keep Sugar Land Beautiful Youth Advisory Board
Sadie Ray Graff Educational Institution
- Biodiversity Education Center, Coppell
2021 Beautify Texas Award Winners
Limit 5 applications per category per nominator. We reserve the right to move any submission to a different category in which it fits better. Previous winners will not be eligible to win in the same category again until three years after their win. For example, 2018 winners will be eligible to win in the same category again in 2021. Late, emailed, mailed or faxed entries will be automatically disqualified.
Individual Awards
Keep Texas Beautiful Leadership Award
The most prestigious award Keep Texas Beautiful presents, this once-in-a-lifetime professional distinction is awarded to an individual who has provided outstanding leadership in improving and enhancing the environment of their community, the state of Texas and beyond.
OP Schnabel Volunteer of the Year
Recognizes individuals who support the mission of KTB through extraordinary volunteer efforts and contribute to the betterment of their community.
Ruthe Jackson Youth Individual
This award recognizes the efforts and leadership of youth (as individuals and their collective efforts as a group or team) to beautify the community and create cleaner, greener campuses, parks and neighborhoods. A youth individual (up to 18 years old) is defined as a student, scout, youth advisory board member, etc.
Sadie Ray Graff Educator
This award recognizes the efforts of educators that provide instruction/programming to Pre-K through college students to encourage youth involvement and promote the KTB mission through environmental education.
Organization Awards
Ebby Halliday & Maurice Acers Business/Industry Award
Recognizes one business with sound environmental principles supporting the Keep Texas Beautiful mission, including locally owned, state, or national businesses.
Outstanding Program Award
Recognizes outstanding contributions by civic organizations and city/county/state government departments, divisions or agencies supporting the KTB mission through a specific, continual program.
Outstanding Project Award
Recognizes outstanding contributions by civic organizations and city/county/state government departments supporting the KTB mission through a specific one-time project or event from the previous year.
Public Education and Outreach Award
Recognizes the public awareness and education efforts of civic organizations and city/county/state government departments in print and/or electronic media in supporting environmental issues. This award is also applicable to media outlets.
Ruthe Jackson Youth Organization Award
This award recognizes the efforts and leadership of youth-oriented organizations to beautify the community and create cleaner, greener campuses, parks and neighborhoods. Youth Organization is defined as a scout group, student-led organization, youth advisory board, etc.
Sadie Ray Graff Educational Institution
This award recognizes the efforts of educational institutions that provide instruction/programming to Pre K through college students to encourage youth involvement and promote the KTB mission through environmental education.