Keep America Beautiful® conducts two significant awards programs — the Vision for America Award, honoring corporate social responsibility among America’s leading corporations and considered among the most prestigious industry recognition, and our National Awards program, which celebrates achievements by Keep America Beautiful affiliates, individuals, and other community organizations.
National Awards
The Keep America Beautiful National Awards program recognizes the best of the best among our network of community-based affiliates, leading corporate partners, and individual volunteers across the country who have committed to delivering cleaner, greener, and more beautiful communities.
Keep America Beautiful recognizes individuals and organizations in the following categories:
- Individual Achievement Awards
- Lady Bird Johnson Award (Open to both female and male volunteers)
- Sue Smith Professional Leadership Award (Affiliate only)
- Innovation Awards
- State and Local Affiliate Innovation Awards (Affiliate Only)
- State Agency Partnership Recognition Awards
2020 National Award Winners
Keep America Beautiful recognized the following community organizations and individuals through its 2020 National Awards program:
Lady Bird Johnson Award:
| Name | Nominated By | State |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Cato | Keep Liberty County Beautiful | Georgia |
| Sue House | Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful | Florida |
Sue Smith Professional Leadership Award
| Name | Nominee Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherri Palmer | Keep Columbus Beautiful | Columbus | Ohio |
| Ray Scott | Keep California Beautiful | Bakersfield | California |
| Krista Ziller | Keep Stockwell Beautiful | Stockwell | Indiana |
Innovation Awards:
| Affiliate Name | State | Sub-Category | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keep Ridgeland Beautiful | Mississippi | Local Partnership | 30,000 and under |
| Keep Stockwell Beautiful, Inc. | Indiana | Local Partnership | 30,000 and under |
| Keep Panama City Beautiful | Florida | Local Program | 30,000 and under |
| Keep Santa Fe Beautiful | New Mexico | Local Partnership | 30,001 – 100,000 |
| Keep Golden Isles Beautiful | Georgia | Local Partnership | 30,001 – 100,000 |
| Keep Rome-Floyd Beautiful | Georgia | Local Program | 30,001 – 100,000 |
| Keep Dalton-Whitfield Beautiful | Georgia | Local Program | 100,001 – 250,000 |
| Keep Charlotte Beautiful, Inc. | Florida | Local Program | 100,001 – 250,000 |
| Keep Phoenix Beautiful | Arizona | Local Partnership | 250,001 and above |
| Keep Brevard Beautiful | Florida | Local Partnership | 250,001 and above |
| Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. | Indiana | Local Program | 250,001 and over |
| Keep Lee County Beautiful, Inc. | Florida | Local Program | 250,001 and over |
| Memphis City Beautiful | Tennessee | Local Program | 250,001 and over |
| Keep Riverside Clean & Beautiful | California | Local Program | 250,001 and over |
| Keep Mississippi Beautiful | Mississippi | State Partnership | 250,001 and over |
| Keep Oklahoma Beautiful | Oklahoma | State Program | 250,001 and over |
State Agency Partnership Recognition:
| Agency |
|---|
| California Department of Education |
| CalRecycle |
| Caltrans – California Department of Transportation |
| Florida Department of Transportation |
| Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality |
| Oklahoma Turnpike Authority |
| Oklahoma Department of Transportation |
| Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry |
| Pennsylvania Department of Transportation |
| Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
| Tennessee Department of Tourist Development |
| Tennessee Department of Transportation |
| Texas Department of Transportation |
| Virginia Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway |