Zone III Garden Club of America- Awards Committee

ZONE III AWARD RECIPIENTS 2004-2005
NATIONAL AWARDS .
National Awards are presented at the Garden Club of America Annual Meeting Awards Dinner.
ZONE AWARDS .
Zone Awards include the Zone Creative Leadership Award, the Zone Civic Improvement Award, the Zone Conservation Award, the Zone Historic Preservation Award, the Barbara Spalding Cramer Zone Flower Arrangement Education Award, and the Zone Flower Arrangement Achievement Award. One award a year, if merited, may be presented in each category in a zone. Zone Awards are presented at the Zone Meeting Awards Dinner.
ZONE CREATIVE LEADERSHIP AWARD .
The Zone Creative Leadership Award is awarded to members for outstanding and unusual talent in the field of leadership, exemplifying continued judgment and initiative over a period of time. Creative leadership may be defined as executive or organizational ability put to use in any area of GCA activity throughout and/or beyond the zone.
2005	Kit Barker				Rye Garden Club
ZONE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT AWARD .
Awarded to a member or member club for outstanding actions of civic improvement within the zone which enhance, protect, or restore the local environment or improve the community through sharing the knowledge of plants and/or gardening.
2005	Lee Jordan				Ulster Garden Club
ZONE CONSERVATION AWARD .
The Zone Conservation Award is awarded to a member or member club for outstanding service in conservation within the zone.
2005	Mary Jane Mercurio				Rusticus Garden Club
ZONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD .
The Zone Historic Preservation Award is given to a club, individual member, or a group of members, for outstanding achievement in the preservation and/or restoration of a house, public building, garden, site or district of historic value within the environs of the zone.
2005	Donna Parratt Lynch				Little GC of Rye
ZONE HORTICULTURE AWARD .
The Zone Horticulture Award is presented to a member for outstanding horticultural achievement beyond the activities of her own club.
BARBARA SPAULDING CRAMER ZONE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT EDUCATION AWARD .
The Cramer Award may be presented annually to one member in each zone in recognition of outstanding achievement in flower arrangement and flower arrangement education throughout and beyond her zone.
ZONE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD .
The Zone Flower Arrangement Achievement Award may be presented annually to one member in each zone in recognition of outstanding achievement in flower arrangement beyond the activities of her own club.
ZONE CONSERVATION CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO NON-MEMBERS .
This certificate is awarded to a citizen or group of citizens who are not members of a GCA club and who have made a significant contribution to conservation within the zone.
2005		Roundout Esopus Land Conservancy
ZONE CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .
The certificate is awarded to a citizen or group of citizens who are not members of a GCA club and who have made a significant contribution to civic improvement.
2005		Evelyn Larios
ZONE HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO NON-MEMBERS .
The certificate is awarded to a citizen or group of citizens who are not members of a GCA club and who have made a significant contribution to historic preservation within the zone.
2005		Delaware & Hudson Canal Historical Society
ZONE III HORTICULTURE ARTS AWARD .
This award is named after Elizabeth Platt Corning and is awarded to Zone III GCA Clubs or Members as well as organizations and individuals for special achievement in the field of Horticulture Arts which may include Literature, the Fine Arts or Education.
2005			Cristine Jamison	Little Garden Club of Rye
CLUB AWARDS .
GCA club awards are given to GCA club members by their clubs. A club may present one award a year in each category. A recipient may receive the award only once.
medal of merit .
The Medal of Merit was designed in 1921 by Mrs. Charles H. Stout, Short Hills Garden Club, and is presented by The Garden Club of America. Awarded by a member club (voted by its executive committee) to one of its own members, upon application to and with approval of the national Awards Committee Chairman, for contributions of exceptional merit in the field of horticulture, conservation or civic achievement, or dedication and inspirational leadership within the area of a member’s respective club.
2004			Marge Sullivan	Southampton GC
2004			Marilyn Donahue	Little GC of Rye
2005			Margy Richardson	Rochester GC
2005			Tiny Smith	Three Harbors GC
2005			Gerry Gilmartin	GC Irvington-on-Hudson
2005			Anne Parks Strain	GC of Orange & Dutchess Counties
2005			Ruby Morse	Allyn’s Creek GC
2005			Angel Morris	Rye GC
2005			Anne Hyde Clarke Logan		Lake and Valley GC
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION .
This certificate is awarded by a member club (voted by its executive committee) to one of its members for dedicated and sustained participation in activities within the recipient’s own club.
2004			Nancy Blackford	GC of Lawrence
2004			Laurie Carson	Southampton GC
2004			Pam Seldon	Little GC of Rye
2004			Cynthia Rice	Millbrook GC
2005			Lynda Hotra	Rochester GC
2005			Nina Muller	Three Harbors GC
2005			Margaret Dyer Pierce	Bedford GC
CLUB CIVIC IMPROVEMENT ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE .
This certificate may be awarded annually to a club member for outstanding service in civic improvement within the recipient’s club or community.
2005			Georgia Gosnell	Rochester GC
2005			Marie Knapp	Three Harbors GC
2004			Anne Berntsen	Little GC of Rye
CLUB CONSERVATION ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE .
This certificate may be awarded annually to a club member for outstanding service in conservation within the recipient’ s club or community.
2005			Martha Gay Waite	Rochester GC
2005			Carley Havemeyer Wagner	North Country GC
2005			Nancy Howard	Essex County Adirondack
CLUB HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE .
This certificate may be awarded annually to a club member for outstanding service in historic preservation within the recipient’ s club or community.
2005			Mari Wells	Rochester GC
2005			Marie-Paule Bogrand	Three Harbors GC
2005			Constance Porter	GC Irvington on Hudson
2005			Carol Fennelly Hutchins	North Country GC
CLUB HORTICULTURE ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE .
This certificate may be awarded annually to a club member for outstanding service in horticulture within the recipient’ s club or community.
2005			Mr. Graham Egerton	Syracuse GC
2005			Judy Stacey	Fort Orange GC
2005			Bill Brizzell	Fort Orange GC
2005			Mr. Ralph Genrich III	Rochester GC
CLUB FLOWER ARRANGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE .
This certificate may be awarded annually to a club member for outstanding service in flower arrangement within the recipient’ s club or community.
CLUB CIVIC IMPROVEMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO NON-MEMBERS .
This certificate is awarded to a citizen or group of citizens who are not members of a GCA club and who have made a significant contribution to civic improvement in the community.
CLUB CONSERVATION CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO NON-MEMBERS .
This certificate is awarded to a citizen or group of citizens who are not members of a GCA club and who have made a significant contribution to conservation in the community.
CLUB HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO NON-MEMBERS .
The certificate is awarded to a citizen or group of citizens who are not members of a GCA club and who have made a significant contribution to historic preservation in the community.
2004			Richard Barons	Southampton GC
2005			Mavis Cain	GC Irvington on Hudson
FLOWER SHOW AWARDS
DOROTHY VIETOR MUNGER AWARD .
Awarded to a GCA member in competitive flower arrangement classes at a Small Flower Show in recognition of creative work of outstanding beauty using predominantly fresh plant material.
ANN LYON CRAMMOND AWARD .
Awarded for an exceptional education exhibit.
CORLISS KNAPP ENGLE SWEEPSTAKES AWARD .
Awarded to the club with the highest number of points earned from all competitive horticulture classes in a GCA Zone Flower Show.