Congressman Hal Rogers
Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers stated that the Envi Awards were a “great opportunity to stop and look back at what PRIDE has accomplished, and to celebrate those things. We have a lot of great people and organizations that are working toward the same goals of a clean environment and personal responsibility in making that happen,” he said.

Click here to see to Congressman Rogers’ remarks during the Envi Awards.

EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman
PRIDE’s special guest for the 2002 Envi awards was Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman.

Click here to see to Governor Whitman’s remarks during the Envi Awards.

General James Bickford
Kentucky’s Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet Secretary James Bickford said he was glad Governor Whitman got the chance to observe PRIDE in action. “I hope we demonstrated some things Governor Whitman can take back with her to Washington, D.C. and use to help communities in other states build the grass roots effort to clean up the environment,” Bickford said.

Click here to see to Secretary Bickford’s remarks during the Envi Awards.

Elementary School Campus of the Year Award
Finalists:

• Cold Hill (Laurel County)
• Highland Turner (Breathitt County)
• Johns Creek (Pike County)
• Prestonsburg (Floyd County)
• Rosenwald Dunbar (Jessamine County)

Winner: Johns Creek Elementary School.

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Middle School Campus of the Year Award
Finalists:

• A. J. Lloyd (Wayne County)
• Emmalena (Knott County)
• Frakes Elementary/Middle (Bell County)
• Harlan (Harlan County)
• North Laurel (Laurel County)

Winner: A.J. Lloyd Middle School.

Click here to see their acceptance speech.

High School Campus of the Year Award

• Breathitt County
• Corbin (Whitley/Knox County)
• South Laurel (Laurel County)
• Southwestern (Pulaski County)
• Williamsburg Independent (Whitley County)

Winner: Williamsburg Independent High School.

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Volunteer of the Year Award
Finalists:

• Carolyn Ingram, Menifee County PRIDE Coordinator
• Gerri Kinder, Chloe Creek Volunteers, Pike County
• Russ Miller, Wolfe County Volunteer
• Connie Sizemore, Leslie County Soil Conservation District
• Lynda Wooton, Past Perry County PRIDE Coordinator

Winner: Carolyn Ingram.

Click here to see her acceptance speech.

Rogers-Bickford Environmental Leadership Award
Finalists:

• Elkhorn City Heritage Council, Pike County  
• J.C. Dunsil, Environmental Officer, Jackson County Schools
• East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Clark County
• Hank Hoffman, Friends of Lake Cumberland, Pulaski County
• Charles McWhorter, Burning Springs Clean-up Group, Clay County

Winner: East Kentucky Power Cooperative.

Click here to see his acceptance speech.

Kentucky PRIDE Award

Winner: Kevin Richardson, Founder, Just Within Reach Foundation.

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