Past PLT Award Recipients
Click on a bar below to view a list of previous award recipients:
-
Educator of the Year recipients
- 2024: Heather Bevis
- 2023: Katrina Roddenberry
- 2022: Trini Johannesen
- 2021: Tina Fleming
- 2020: Janet Schnauss*
- 2019: Suzette Gagnon
- 2018: Kirsten Brazier*
- 2017: Lara Milligan
- 2016: Kay Henry
- 2015: Brian Elkins
- 2014: Bryce Forrester
- 2013: Antoinette Robinson
- 2012: Rebecca Wolfson
- 2011: Brooke Mohr*
- 2010: Linda Jordan
- 2009: Deb Wagner*
- 2008: Ed Lewis
- 2007: Karen Weigelt
- 2006: Summer Zephyr
- 2005: Amanda Betz & Michelle Hunter*
- 2004: Florie Babcock
- 2003: Leon Mays*
- 2002: Fred Weichmann*
- 2001: Lora Lindsey
- 2000: Phillip Smith*
- 1999: Mary Bahr
- 1998: Christine Allen
- 1997: Nancy Johnson
- 1996: Rodney Ivey*
- 1995: Katie Sollohub
- 1994: Myra Jeffries*
- 1993: Mike Nelson
- 1992: Marcia Bisnett
* Indicates winner of the National PLT Educator of the Year Award
-
Facilitator of the Year recipients
- 2024: Lara Milligan
- 2023: Emily Blum
- 2022: Tish Roland
- 2021: Marney Richards
- 2020: Dawn Perez & Donna Foley
- 2019: Dana Sussmann
- 2018: Sue Flak
- 2017: Veronica Frehm
- 2016: Lori Nicholson*
- 2015: Karen Johnson*
- 2014: Annie Oxarart*
- 2013: Robert Raze*
- 2012: Daniel Stevens, Jr.
- 2011: Martha Pierce
- 2010: Brooke Mohr
- 2009: Chris Verlinde
- 2008: Joan Hourican
- 2007: David Moody
- 2006: Karen Johnson
- 2005: Marcia Bisnett
- 2004: Mark Miller
- 2003: Cheryl George
- 2002: Bill Kleinhans
- 2001: Marcus Boston and Stan Rosenthal
- 2000: Robert Raze
- 1999: Forster Dickard
- 1998: Glen Harris
- 1997: Matt Bonham
- 1996: Dave Fogler
- 1995: Tom Serviss
- 1994: Joe Mackenzie
- 1993: Paul Johnson
- 1992: Robin Will*
* Indicates winner of the National PLT Educator of the Year Award
-
Partner of the Year recipients
- 2024: Weyerhaeuser
- 2023: Florida Urban Forestry Council
- 2022: Friends of MacArthur Beach State Park
- 2020: Ben & Louann Williams, Wetland Preserve LLC and Ken & Lynetta Griner, Usher Land & Timber
- 2019: Shannon Brewer, City of Tarpon Springs
- 2018: Phillip Allen
- 2017: Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
- 2016: Bear Creek Educational Forest-Tom Gilpin
- 2015: Rex Lumber and North Florida Woodlands, Inc.
- 2014: Rayonier
- 2013: RockTenn
- 2012: Wood Products, Inc. and M&M Trucking
- 2011: International Paper
- 2010: Florida Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation Committee
- 2009: Leon County Cooperative Extension Service, Tallahassee
- 2008: Family of Orange Lake Resorts, Orlando
- 2007: St. Johns Water Management District
- 2006: Packaging Corporation of America
- 2005: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
- 2004: Smurfit-Stone Corporation
- 2003: International Paper/Arizona Chemical
- 2002: School of Forest Resources and Conservation at University of Florida
- 2001: North Florida Education Consortium
- 2000: Florida Division of Forestry
- 1999: Champion
- 1998: Georgia Pacific Corporation
- 1997: Tenneco Packaging
- 1996: First Coast Manufacturers
- 1995: 1st Union in Pasco County
- 1994: Georgia Pacific Corporation
- 1993: Stone Container
- 1992: Georgia Pacific Corporation
-
Certificates of Appreciation winners
- 2014 Outstanding Support: Greg Barton, Vicki Crisp, Steve Lowrimore, Eileen Tramontana
- 2013 Outstanding Support: Charlie Marcus and Bill Kleinhans
- 2012 Area of Marketing: Cindy Miller
- 2011 Area of Communications: Lindsey McConnell
- 2011 Area of Early Childhood Education: Ramona Chorman
-
National PLT Leadership Award winners
- 2022 PLT Leadership in Education Award: Janet Schnauss
- 2019 PLT Leadership in Education Award: Kirsten Brazier
- 2018 PLT Leadership in Education Award: Robin Will
- 2017 PLT Outstanding Educator: Lori Nicholson
- 2016 PLT Outstanding Educator: Karen Johnson Folsom
- 2015 PLT Outstanding Educator: Annie Oxarart
- 2014 PLT Outstanding Educator: Robert Raze
- 2013 PLT Outstanding Educator: Rebecca Wolfson
- 2012 PLT Outstanding Educator: Brooke Mohr
- 2011 PLT Outstanding Educator: Linda Jordan
- 2010 PLT Outstanding Educator: Deb Wagner
- 2006 PLT Outstanding Educator: Florie Babcock
- 2007 PLT Outstanding Educator: Michelle Hunter
- 2008 PLT Outstanding Educator: Summer Zephyr
- 2005 PLT Outstanding Educator: Everett "Leon" Mays
- 2004 PLT Outstanding Educator: Fred Wiechmann
-
Bill Kleinhans Spirit of Florida PLT Award Winners
- 2023: Robert Raze
- 2019: Robin Will
- 2018: Elise Cassie