Awards at the AEF
Is Your Company a Diamond in the Rough?
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Program Application & Guidelines for 2007
Think your facility has what it takes to bring home the 2007 Arkansas Environmental Federation’s Diamond Award for Excellence in Environmental Leadership? Now you get your chance to prove it.
An independent panel of judges will soon be appointed by the AEF Board of Directors to determine the winner of the prestigious award which recognizes a company demonstrating initiative and innovative leadership in environmental affairs. The winning company will receive a beautiful crystal and walnut trophy that can be displayed in your company’s reception area. Additionally, the winner will be invited to make a presentation during the AEF’s 40th Annual Trade Show and Trade Show to be held Nov. 5- 7 at the Hot Springs Convention Center.
Deadline for submissions is Sept. 14. Rules and application forms can be downloaded from this page as a Microsoft Word document.
It’s easy to enter. Simply save the document to your computer, fill out the application, and then email it to AEF Communication Director Jamie Oliver. The application is composed of several pages, including very specific questions and criteria, so we encourage you to work on your application ahead of time.
All too often, industries in Arkansas are on the leading edge of environmental conservation or innovation in their fields but go unrecognized for their efforts
Previous Award Winners
- 2006 Little Rock Air Force Base
- 2005 Potlatch Corporation - Warren, Arkansas
- 2004 Domtar Industries Inc. Ashdown Mill-Ashdown
- 2003 Albemarle Corporation's Wetland Mitigation Bank located near Magnolia
- 2002 American Electric Power’s (AEP) Flint Creek Power Plant Eagle Watch and Nature Trail located near Gentry
- 2001 White-Rodgers, a Division of Emerson Corporation, Batesville
- 2000 Dassault Falcon Jet Corp. of Little Rock
- 1999 Hiram Walker of Fort Smith, a Division of Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine USA
Little Rock Air Force Base Lands 2006 Diamond Award
Executive Director Randy Thurman presented Lt. Col. Richard E. Sloop and Mike Ramsey of Little Rock Air Force Base with the 2006 Diamond Award for Environmental Excellence during the AEF's 39th Convention and Trade Show, October 31, 2006 in Hot Springs.
Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention Awards Program (1994-1998)
1998 Winners
Overall Award Winner:
Lockheed Martin Vought Systems with Certificate of Recognition going to Koch Pipeline Co., L.P.
Air Emissions:
El Dorado Chemical Co., El Dorado, Certificate of Recognition.
Hazardous Waste:
Reynolds Metals Co., Hot Spring Continuous Rolling Plant, Hot Springs.
Entergy Arkansas, Inc., Certificate of Recognition.
Water Discharges:
Weyerhaeuser Company's Mill at Mountain Pine (Garland County)
1997 Winners
Overall Award Winner:
Darling Store Fixtures, Paragould, Corning, Piggott & Pocahontas.
Certificates of Recognition awarded to Arkansas State Military Department, Camp Robinson & other locations in Arkansas; and Lockheed Martin Vought Systems, Camden.
Water Discharges:
U.S. Vanadium Corp., Hot Springs. Certificate of Recognition awarded to Little Rock Wastewater Utility.
Hazardous Waste:
Arkansas Nuclear One, Russellville.
Certificate of Recognition awarded to Arkansas State Military Department at Camp Robinson.
Air Emissions:
James River Corp., Fort Smith.
Certificates of Recognition presented to AmTran Corp., Fort Smith, and Trailmobile, Inc., Jonesboro.
Solid Waste:
Arkansas State Military Department, Camp Robinson.
Certificates of Recognition presented to Entergy, Little Rock, and Eastman Chemical Co.-Arkansas Eastman Division, Batesville.
1996 Winners
Overall Award Winner:
Lennox Industries, Stuttgart.
This award was presented Oct. 22, 1996, for Lennox Industries many environmental innovations to reduce pollution to the environment, such as, from 1989 to 1996, Lennox had a 100 percent reduction in hazardous waste generation. Developing better in-house manufacturing techniques eliminated the need for large degreasing and cleaning operations.
Hazardous Waste:
U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Little Rock.
This award was presented on May 8, 1996, for a number of innovations, including an 83 percent reduction in hazardous waste overall produced from their vehicle fleet.
Water Discharges:
Albemarle Corp., Magnolia.
This award was presented on June 12, 1996, in recognition of the company's unique artificial mashes that "naturally" clean process water.
Air Emissions:
Riverside Furniture Corp., Fort Smith.
This award, presented July 17, 1996, recognizes the company for reducing its air emissions by 176 tons.
Certificates of Recognition to Industry
Hazardous Waste: Southern Steel & Wire Co., Fort Smith
Air Emissions: Timex Corp., Little Rock and GE Railcar Repair Services, Inc., Texarkana
Overall Reductions:
- Albemarle Corp. of Magnolia
- Colson Caster Corp. of Jonesboro
- Darling Store Fixtures of Paragould
- ENSCO Inc. of El Dorado
- Lockheed Martin Vought Systems of East Camden
- U.S. Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Little Rock.