Award Recipients

THE VERA SULLIVAN AWARD

  • 2013    Tonja Nudi
  • 2012    Dennis Groh
  • 2011    Val Maczko
  • 2010    Elaine Weider
  • 2009    Marion Harris
  • 2008    Wayne Watson & Martha Forst-Watson
  • 2007    Nancy Kaczynski
  • 2006    Betty & Gil Eagle
  • 2005    Margot McCormack
  • 2004    Hannelore & Ed Hughes
  • 2003    Phyllis Stengel
  • 2002    Paul Rodman & Joanne Tokatlian
  • 2001     Barb Young
  • 2000     Barb Brooks & Amy Bruhn
  • 1999     Barb Greenberg & Tim Marsh
  • 1998     Mike Hoffman & Paula Kraus
  • 1997     Lynne Ellen Kaiser & Jackie Stengel
  • 1996     Julie Frentrup & Bob Klein
  • 1995     Lila Mathamel & Florence Reaume
  • 1994     George Hartley & Sally Taylor
  • 1993     Beth Baker
  • 1992     Brooks Bell
  • 1991     Bruce Cavender
  • 1990     Jerry Wright
  • 1989     Jeanne Vogt
  • 1988     Leo Blum
  • 1987     Bob Klein
  • 1986     Jim Carmichael & Jeanette Whiting
  • 1985     Jeanette Whiting
  • 1984     Jinny Singer & Barbara Sprague
 

THE DEAN KRAUSKOPF AWARD

  • 2013    LeRoy Wolff
  • 2012    Margot McCormack
  • 2011    Judith Watkins
  • 2010    Nancy Kaczynski
  • 2009    Jane Geisler
  • 2008    Brenda Dziedzic
  • 2007    Jackie Stengel
  • 2006    Marion Harris
  • 2005    Linda Lestock
  • 2004    Jesse & Jerry Wright

The Nancy Lindley Award

2014     Jim Komiensky

2013     Margaret Ritter

2012     Phyllis Stengel

2011     Jackie Stengel

2010     Ellen Leigh for contributing artistic talent to create the sunflower designs used on popular conference gift items including tote bags and clipboards

2009     Barbara Brooks for years of leading tours, answering gardening questions, sharing knowledge, working plant sales and assisting with indoor and outdoor clean-up activities at the end of long days

2008     Elaine Weider for handling hundreds of incoming registration checks and supplier payments, tracking expenses for future planning and contributing to the success of the annual educational conference

2007     Tonja Nudi for years of providing extensive assistance with conference registration, and for taking on the job of providing refreshments for attendees, speakers, vendors, and volunteers throughout the day

2006     Linda Lestock for recruiting, training, and placing conference volunteers and introducing volunteer orientation that resulted in well-run educational events, as well as decorating the stage for years

2005     Marilyn Catt for holding down the fort in the lobby; working the book and garden item sales table where she also helped with speaker check-in and miscellaneous questions throughout the day, giving invaluable support to the entire event with her dependability, patience, and unfailing good humor