2025 Gulf Guardian Award Nominations
The Gulf of Mexico Division is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2025 Gulf Guardian Awards.
The Gulf of Mexico Division has renamed two categories to honor exceptional past employees who made a huge impact in the Gulf of Mexico region.
The Partnership Award is now the Ben Scaggs Gulf Partnership Award. Ben Scaggs loved the Gulf of Mexico. Gulf restoration called to him and he was critical to bringing attention to the challenges and solutions to improve the health of the Gulf and its communities. Ben lived his life serving the State of Mississippi, Gulf of Mexico Region, and the American public in many leadership roles in his career in government. Placing himself directly in the middle of these challenges, Ben forged and nurtured key partnerships that helped ensure billions of dollars in once-in-a-lifetime Gulf restoration funding went directly to improve the Gulf ecosystem and benefit its communities that rely on this national treasure. This award honors Ben’s memory and his drive every day to empower partnerships.
The Individual Award is now the Phil Bass Individual Achievement Award. Phil Bass’s smile, humor, and humble genius opened many doors for Gulf of Mexico science and shared sense of Gulf community. Phil’s deep love for the State of Mississippi and its people still resonates strongly through those he mentored and served. His keen sense of knowing when a decision had to be made while shouldering the individual responsibility of success or failure as a leader, balanced with his expertise in putting together winning teams to inform decision making, made Phil a superstar, though he never did seek the limelight. Phil would be the first to acknowledge the efforts of those around him, over his recognition for individual success. This award honors Phil’s memory and all those individuals he helped to succeed.
- Nominations are open for following categories: Business/Industry, Environmental Justice/Cultural Diversity, Civic & Non-Profit Organizations, Youth Environmental Education, Ben Scaggs Gulf Partnership, and Phil Bass Individual Achievement.
- The deadline to email nominations to [email protected] has been extended to August 31, 2024.
- The ceremony will take place in Biloxi, MS in May 2025.
Use the following documents to complete your nomination for the 2025 Gulf Guardian Awards.