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Awards & Recognition
2023
Employee of the Quarter: Taylor Marshall
2022
2022 Service Awards
Employee of the Quarter: Greg Kloxin
Employee of the Quarter: Kendall Brookins
Employee of the Quarter: Becky Zawalski
Service Award: Dianne Ireton, 35 Years
2021
Employee of the Quarter: Rebecca Bond
Employee of the Quarter: Monty Ramming
Employee of the Quarter: Shellie Willoughby
2020
Employee of the Quarter: Kim Shaw
Employee of the Quarter: Bryan Painter
Employee of the Quarter: Clancy Green
Employee of the Quarter: Sarah Gilmer
Older
Employee of the Quarter: Amy Seiger
Employee of the Quarter: Blane Stacy
Employee of the Quarter: Karla Spinner
Service Award: Janet Stewart, 20 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Candice Miller
Service Award: Trampas Tripp, 10 Years
Service Award: Leonard Moore, 35 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Brooks Trammell
Service Award: Candice Miller, 5 Years
Service Award: Kim Shaw, 15 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Tammy Sawatzky
Service Award: Wes Shockley, 25 Years
2016 Employee of the Year: Dan Dvorett
2017 Employee of the Quarter: Sheryl Gibson
After 10 years of service, Mike Rooker steps down from Conservation Commission board
Governor Mary Fallin Appoints Phil Campbell to Conservation Commission
2017 Employee of the Quarter: Janet Stewart
Service Award: Ed Crall, 15 Years
Service Award: Monty Ramming, 15 Years
Service Award: Jeri Fleming, 10 Years
2017 Employee of the Year: Mike Sharp
Service Award: Kelly Mockabee, 35 Years
Service Award: Shellie Willoughby, 20 Year
2016 Employee of the Quarter: Dan Dvorett
Service Award: Nathan Carter, 5 Years
Service Award: Dianne Ireton, 30 Years
Service Award: Stacy Hansen, 10 Years
Service Award: Karla Spinner, 5 Years
Service Award: Dennis Boney, 30 Years
2014 Employee of the Year: Lisa Knauf Owen
Employee of the Quarter: Greg Kloxin
2015 Employee of the Year: Jeri Fleming
Service Award: Lisa Knauf Owen, 25 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Jeri Fleming
Employee of the Quarter: Jean Lemmon
Service Award: Jean Lemmon, 15 Years
Employee of the quarter: Candice Miller
Service award: Judith Wilkins, 15 years
Service award: Greg Kloxin, 15 years
Service Award: Jeanette Lamb, 10 Years
Service Award: Jason Ramming, 15 Years
Service Award: Brooks Tramell, 20 Years
Service Award: Mike Sharp, 35 Years
Service Award: Shanon Phillips, 20 Years
Service Award: Tammy Sawatzky, 30 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Stacey Day
2015 Quality Team Day Award
Employee of the Quarter: Lisa Knauf Owen
Employee of the Quarter: Janet Stewart
Filing period for 86 conservation district director positions opens May 1
Service Award: Steve Coffman, 30 Years
Governor Appoints Deanna LeGrand to Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Trey Lam Named Executive Director
Service Award: Gina Levesque, 10 Years
Mike Thralls Receives Water Pioneer Award
Employee of the Quarter: Judith Wilkins
Conservation Commission Awarded for Dam Safety
Executive Director Mike Thralls Retires
Service Award: Robert W. Toole, 15 Years
Service Award: Kim Tweed, 35 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Gina Levesque
Employee of the Quarter: Ed Crall
Conservation Legend: Mike Kastl
Service Award: George Moore, 20 Years
Service Award: Sheryl Gibson, 20 Years
Conservation Legend: Ben Pollard
Filing Period Nears for Conservation District Directors
Service Award: Eldon Merklin, 16 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Karla Spinner
Employee of the Quarter: Mike Sharp
Conservation Commission Honors Outgoing Area IV Commissioner Dan Lowrance
NASCA Elects OCC Executive Director as President
Service Award: Karen Potts, 15 Years
Service Award: Janet Stewart, 15 Years
Conservation Commission is Keeping Oklahoma Beautiful!
Service Award: Trampas Tripp, 5 Years
Stacy Hansen Recognized by Soil and Water Conservation Society with Honor Award
Employee of the Quarter: Gina Levesque
Service Award: Leonard Moore, Jr., 30 Years
Commission and District Employees Receive Commendations for Moore Tornado Recovery Work
Chuck Nuttle Retiring from AML Reclamation Program
Employee of the Quarter and Service Award: Debi Carnott, 25 Years
Governor Fallin Appoints Shanon Phillips to Arkansas-Oklahoma Committee on Water Quality
Mark Harrison Retires from Conservation Commission
Scotty Herriman appointed to Oklahoma Conservation Commission, begins 5-year term
Ben Pollard Receives 2013 Public Service Award
Service Award: Ben Pollard, 35 Years
Service Award: Karla Beatty, 15 Years
Employee of the Year: Johnny Pelley
George Stunkard, Area III Commission member, honored
Jack Hudman and Fredia Rice retire
Service Award: Kevin Varner, Five Years
Gary O’Neill named as new NRCS State Conservationist
Employee of the Quarter: Kim Shaw
Ben Pollard Receives 2013 Public Service Award
Marti Mefford Retires From OCC Water Quality Division
Service Award: Kim Shaw, 10 Years
Ron Hilliard “hangs up his hat” as NRCS State Conservationist
Service Award: Mark Harrison, 20 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Johnny Pelley
Land Legacy honors Mike Thralls
Dianne Ireton, OCC/AML administrative officer, honored by National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs
Service Award: Johnny Pelley, 25 Years
Service Award: Wes Shockley, 20 Years
Service Award: Ashley Rhea, Five Years
Oklahoma Carbon Program receives Henry Bellmon Environmental Stewardship Award
2012 Employee of the Quarter: Ben Pollard
E.F. “Doc” Coker, 1914-2012
ASABE Honors Larry Caldwell
Oklahoma Conservation Partnership Honors Bill Wilson
OCC Commends Dr. Mike Talkington
Janet Stewart named to Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program
South Caddo Conservation District Honors Charlie Opitz
Conservation Commission Reorganizes for Fiscal Year 2013
Cotton County Conservation District Honors Jack Hudman
Grady County Conservation District Honors Ralph Morgan
Service Award: Jill Ashbrener, Five Years
2012 Employee of the Quarter: Stacey Day
Employee of the Year: Dennis Boney
Service Award: Monty Ramming, 10 Years
Service Award: Ed Crall, 10 Years
Grant County Conservation District Honors Sec. of Ag Jim Reese
Mike Rooker of Dale Reappointed to Conservation Commission
Employee of the Quarter: Dennis Boney
Service Award: Gene Spurlock, 30 Years
Service Award: Cheryl Cheadle, 20 Years
Service Award: Shellie Willoughby, 15 Years
Service Award: Kelly Mockabee, 30 Years
Charlotte Stieber Retires After 30 Years of Service
Texas County Conservation District’s 2011 Outstanding Cooperators
Mike Sharp Named as First State Geographic Information Coordinator
Employee of the Quarter: Lynn Weldon
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Recognizes Volunteer and University for Blue Thumb Activities
Service Award: Gina Levesque, Five Years
Service Award: Dianne Ireton, 25 Years
Watershed Assessment Team Commended
Service Award: Stacy Hansen, Five Years
Employee of the Quarter: Lisa Knauf Owen
Service Award: Dennis Boney, 25 Years
Shellie Willoughby, Certified GIS Professional
OCC and ODAFF Recognized for Quality Oklahoma Team Day Blue Ribbon
Service Award: Lisa Knauf Owen, 20 Years
Matt Gard Honored on Completing Term as Area I Conservation Commissioner
Employee of the Year: Nick Huber
Mike Kastl Receives FFA VIP Award
Service Award: Margaret Blevins, 25 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Jim Leach
Service Award: Ann Craven, 15 Years
Service Award: Jean Lemmon, 10 Years
Employee of the Quarter: Kevin Gustavson
Blue Thumb Receives Golden Paddle Award
Service Award: Judith Wilkins, 10 Years
Conservation District Directors named as “Master Agronomists”
Service Award: Jim Leach, 30 Years
Service Award: Brooks Tramell, 15 Years
Service Award: Kevin Gustavson, Five Years
Service Award: Jason Ramming, 10 Years
Service Award: Mike Kastl, 35 Years
Service Award: Stacey Day, Five Years
Service Award: Greg Kloxin, 10 Years
Doris Anderson Retires from Payne County Conservation District
Reva Maddox Retires from East Woods County Conservation District
Service Award: Shanon Phillips, 15 Years
Service Award: Mike Sharp, 30 Years
Jim Grego Appointed as Area V Conservation Commissioner
Water Quality Staff Recognized for Quality Oklahoma Team Awards
Service Award: Tammy Sawatzky, 25 Years
Virginia Kidd Retires as Area V Commissioner
Service Award: Jeanette Lamb, Five Years
Employee of the Year: Brooks Tramell
Employee Recognition Week 2010
Employee of the Quarter: Tashina Kirk
Conservation Commission Commended at Quality Oklahoma Team Day 2010
Service Award: Mike Thralls, 15 Years
Service Award: Marti Mefford, 10 Years
Murray County CD Honors Jack Penner
Employee of the Quarter: Wes Shockley
Service Award: Lynn Weldon, 15 Years
Conservation Commission Commends U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Employee of the Quarter: Karla Beatty
Blue Thumb Wins “Keep Oklahoma Beautiful” Award
Commendation: Caney Valley Conservation District
Employee of the Quarter: Jean Lemmon
CREP Conservation Plan Writers Achieving Level 2 Certification
Service Award: Bob Heidlage, Five Years
Robert Toole Service Award 10 Years
Service Award: Sheryl Gibson, 15 Years
Service Award: George Moore, 15 Years
Employee of the Year: Stacy Hansen
Chickasaw Nation Presents U.S. Department of Interior Partners in Conservation Awards
Greg Kloxin Named Water Quality Assistant Director
OCC Commends NRCS Employee Steve Clark
Rogers County Conservation District Honored
Carolyn Tucker retires after 35 years of Service to North Caddo Conservation District
Mike Kastl Honored at U.S. Capitol
Robert Toole Elected National Watershed Coalition Vice Chairman
Kevin Norton named NRCS State Conservationist for Louisiana
Mike Rooker of Dale begins term as Conservation Commissioner
Rick Jeans Honored on Completing Term as Area II Conservation Commissioner
OCC Commends Jan Kunze & OGE Energy Corp.
Darrel Temple Recognized for Research Work
Governor Henry and Oklahoma Conservation Commission Commend the Poteau River Watershed CSP Team
Governor Brad Henry and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission Commend Darrel Dominick
