Taimi Lynne Hoag Award for Environmental Stewardship

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Previous Award Recipients
Award Materials

The Taimi Lynne Hoag Award for Environmental Stewardship recognizes significant contributions in environmental management and/or stewardship within Region 5 Indian Country. The Award is given in honor of Taimi Lynne Hoag who was called back home to the Creator in 2002. Ms. Hoag served as the Environmental Director for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians from 1999-2002. Taimi was a leader at the local, regional and national levels for environmental protection in Indian country. She advocated for tribal sovereignty and worked to strengthen the government to government relationships on environmental issues. The Award was established in 2003 by the Region 5 Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC) to recognize tribal professionals and/or elected officials in the region who show leadership, dedication, advocacy and progress on environmental issues. The Award is typically presented to the recipient each March at the RTOC meeting scheduled in conjunction with the Tribal Environmental Program Management Conference held at the EPA offices in Chicago.

Previous Award Recipients

2003 Patty O’Donnell, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
2004 Don Wedll, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
2005 Dwight Sargent, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc.
2006 Christine Berini, Fond du Lac Band
2007 Nancy Schuldt, Fond du Lac Band
2008 Jennifer Hill-Kelley, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
2009 Susan LaFernier, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
2010 Dee Ann Mayo, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
2011 Jeff Mears, Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
2012 Stanley Ellison, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
2013 Margaret Watkins, Grand Portage Band
2014 Kathleen Brosemer, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
2015 Frank Ettawageshik, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
2016 John Coleman, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
2017 Douglas Cox, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
2018 No Award presented (no nominations received)
2019 Evelyn Ravindran, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
2020 Brandy Toft, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
2021 Mark Parrish, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi
2022 Dr. Seth Moore, Grand Portage Band of Chippewa

2023 Taimi Lynne Hoag Award Schedule

December 2023 Request for nominees will be sent to Tribal environmental departments.
January 19, 2024 Deadline for nominations to be submitted to Tribal and Multi-Media Office.
February 9, 2024 Regional Tribal Caucus will select an Award recipient.
March 2024 Award will be presented to the recipient at the RTOC meeting.

Award Materials

Award Criteria and Selection Process (docx) (31.07 KB)
2023 Nomination Form (docx) (29.42 KB)

For more information, please contact Melanie Nowin (Nowin.Melanie@epa.gov), 312-353-9199.