The Boone Watershed Partnership seeks to recognize individuals, businesses, and groups in their efforts to improve water quality in the Boone watershed. Nominations are accepted for various categories of stewardship. Click here to learn more about the awards.
Past BWP Aquatic Stewardship Awardees:
Appalachian RC&D Council
Artie Roberts
Betty Davis, University School
Bill Beazell, Trout Unlimited
Boone Lake Association
Ken & Ellen Bronner
Carter County Pollution Solutions Team
Chris Mathes, Sherriff of Carter County
City of Bristol
City of Elizabethton 1998 and 2006
City of Johnson City 2000 and 2007
Countiss Dairy
Crumley Farms, Inc.
Elizabethton Star
ETSU Department of Technology and Geomatics
ETSUDepartment of Environmental Health Science Laboratory
First Tennessee Development District
Gary Barrigar, Elizabethton High School
General Shale
Gerald & Robin Harrell, Farmers
Green Valley Poultry Farm
Hands-on Museum, Johnson City, TN
Holston River Soil and Water Conservation District
Ingrid Luffman, ETSU
Jade Napier, Student, ETSU
John Brown, Farmer
John Little, Farmer
Ken & Ellen Bronner
King Dairy
Lisa Gallagher, East Tennessee State University
Lil Bucs, ETSU
Mark Odom, TVA
Mary Ann Kinch, Winged Deer Park, JC
Mary Cain, Holston Middle School
Mike Edmonds, Boones Creek Middle School
Misty Waters Property Owners Association
Natural Resources Conservation Service
North American Corp./Carter County Clean Streams
Northeast Tennessee Regional
Stormwater Planning Group
Phil Gentry,Tennessee High School
Phil-Tenn Developers, LLC
Ron Seigfried
Russell Kinser, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Russell Sutton, Farmer
Steele Creek Park Nature Center
Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation
Tom Worley, Farmer
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Wal-Mart, Elizabethton
Deborah Wilkinson and Rick Wimberly, Johnson City Press, Bristol Wal-Mart, Bill Gatton Honda, Bill Francisco, Bristol VA Public Works, Dwight and Zella Hunigan
Metin Eryasa (Riverview Backhoe and Excavating Service, Elizabethton), Wal-Mart Store (#2809), Sam’s Club Inc. (#6518), Lowes Store (#0456), Lifetime Achievement-Gary Barrigar
Marvin Cornett, ETSU Department of Sustainability, Dr. Aimee Govett, Jeff Keeling, Beth Bartchy-Smith Cherokee Elementary School, Russ Harrison
Joy Stewart; City of Bristol, TN; the Washington County Soil Conservation District Youth Board; Cheryl Tupper and Charles LaPorte
2015-Charles Earhart, ETSU Geosciences Club, Connie Deegan for Johnson City Parks and Recreation
2016-Jason Foster (LDA Engineering), Overmountain Chapter Trout Unlimited, TN Wildlife Resources Agency, Tennessee Valley Authority, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
2017- Agriculture: Mel and Gwen Ash; Civic Volunteer: Melanie Kelley; Local Government: Tennessee Department of Corrections Carter County Work Camp; Higher Education: Dr. Judith Hammond, ETSU