2025 EOY Recipients

The awards occurred on May 16, 2025, at the Milliken Auditorium.

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00:00 Jeremy Reisig (J Hobbs) welcomes with two songs
10:14 Welcome from Rachel Ratliff
12:53 Ann Rogers with a moment of silence for Holly-ba T. Bird
14:35 Keynote from Brad Kik, Co-Founder, Co-Director of Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology
53.37 Maddy Barolli awards the Agriculture award to Daniel Marbury (Brad Kik accepts)
55:21 Maddy Barolli awards Business to Ellis Wills-Begley & Sophie Pachelko
58:00 Rachel Ratliff awards Education to Joe Jaczkowski
01:02:57 Rachel Ratliff awards Education to Rachel Straughen
01:04:28 Michael Foley awards the Grassroots Group to The Board of New Community Vision (Beth Verhey and Andy Thomas accept)
01:09:08 Michael Foley awards Professional to Heather Smith and Sam Ogle
01:11:51 Barb Stamiris awards Public Service/Public Office to Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Tina Frankenberger and Hank Bailey accept)
01:18:23 Barb Stamiris awards Volunteer to Vickie Olsen
01:22:31 John Nelson awards John Nelson Water Stewardship to Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (Tina Frankenberger accepts)
01:24:26 David Petrove awards the Clarence Kroupa Award to Julia Chambers
01:31:50 June Thaden awards the June Thaden Service Award to Sandi McArthur (Jeff Anderson accepts)
01:38:01 Ann Rogers remembers Holly-ba T. Bird
01:39:56 Ann Rogers awards the Greg Reisig Prize for Environmental Journalism to Bill Latka
01:45:54 Rachel Ratliff wishes thanks and farewell

13 directory listings
Julia Chambers

Clarence Kroupa Award

Jo Jaczkowski
|SEEDS Ecology & Education Centers

Education

Bill Latka
|Oil & Water Don't Mix / Storylicous

Greg Reisig Prize for Environmental Journalism

Daniel Marbury
|Crosshatch Center for Arts & Ecology

Agriculture/Farming

Sandi McArthur

June Thaden Service Award

The Board of New Community Vision
|New Community Vision

Grassroots Organization

Samantha Ogle
|Elk-Skegemog Lakes Association

Professional

Vicki Olsen
|Sierra Club Clearwater Network

Volunteer

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

John Nelson Water Steward Public Service - Public Office

Sophie Pacelko
|Balecraft

Business

Heather Smith
|Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay

Professional

Rachel Straughen
|Grand Traverse Conservation District

Education

Ellis Wills-Begley

Business


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