Awards Archives - African Violet Society of America

Society Awards are presented at the annual AVSA Conventions. The awards are not given away lightly. The various award winners listed here have each changed the African violet world in some way. AVSA is forever grateful for the tremendous dedication and untold hours of service the award winners provided.

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HALL OF FAME

AVSA Hall of Fame Awards

1986

Boyce Edens*

Ruth Carey*

1987

Frank Tinari*

1988

Grace Foote*

Gus Becker*

1989

Anne Tinari*

1990

Lizeta Hamilton*

Helen Van Pelt Wilson*

1991

Frank Burton*

1993

Cordelia Rienhardt*

1996

Mary Boland*

1999

Lyndon Lyon*

2008

Hortense Pittman*

2010

Bill Foster*

2011

Pauline Bartholomew*

2012

Janet Riemer

2016

Nancy Hayes*

BRONZE MEDAL

Bronze Medal for Horticultural Achievement

1950 Armacost* and Royston*

1951 Evan Paul Roberts*

1952 Helen Van Pelt Wilson*

Mrs. W. K. duPont*

1953 Florence Young Stillwell*

Montague Free*

Dr. William Ernest Blauvelt*

1954 William C. Blaesing*

1955 Margaret Vallin*

Henry Peterson*

1956 Rosa Peters*

Lyndon Lyon*

1958 M. Eugene Sundt*

1959 B. L. Burtt*

1960 Mrs. Harold Dannemiller*

1961 Dr. Harold Moore, Jr.*

Dr. Kenneth Baker*

1962 G. J. Wicks*

1963 Dr. Sheldon Reed*

1964 Paul Arnold*

1965 Frank* and Anne* Tinari

1966 Hugh Eyerdom*

1967 Martin Rand*

Dr. Carl D. Clayberg*

1968 Paul F. Rockelman*

1969 Forrest D. Richter*

Dr. Robert Snetsinger*

1970 Albert Buell*

Dr. Herbert Streu*

1972 Mrs. Duane (Ethel) Champion*

1973 Victor Constantinov*

1974 Manelta Lanigan*

1975 Mr. & Mrs. Earl Kolb*

1976 Max Maas*

1977 Mrs. Frank (Chris) Huebscher*

1978 Howard Utz*

1979 Mr.* & Mrs.* John (June) Swift

1980 Mr.* & Mrs. Ralph (Charlene) Reed

1981 Dr. Richard Craig

1982 Harold Rienhardt*

Ernest Fisher*

1984 Irene Fredette*

1986 Hortense* & Ray* Pittman

Dr. Charles Cole

1987 Sandra Williams

1988 Gordon Boone*

Hermann Holtkamp, Sr.*

1989 Joyce and Kent* Stork

1990 Paul & Sydney Sorano

1991 Bill Johnson*

1992 Dr. Jeffrey Smith

1997 Dr. Ralph (Rob) Robinson

1999 Don* and Jean Ness

2000 John* and Doris Brownlie

2005 Pat Hancock*

Dale Martens

2006 Ruth Bann*

2011 Olive Ma Robinson

Dr. Barbara Pershing

2012 Bill Foster*

2014 Joe Bruns

Reinhold Holtkamp, Sr.*

*deceased

HUDSON MEMORIAL AWARD

Flower Growers Award changed in 1965 to

Ruth Carey Affiliated Chapter Leadership Award changed in 1984 to

Hudson Memorial Affiliate Leadership Award

1954 Mrs. William C. Douglas*

1955 Mrs. Marvin Luttrop*

1956 Dora Baker*

1957 Beatrice Wills*

1958 Mrs. Fred (Edith) Flory*

1959 Adele Tretter*

1960 Irene Moffatt*

1961 Mrs. Charles Stoehr*

1962 Mrs. Edmund (Esther) Sherer*

1963 Neva Anderson*

1964 Ruth Millikan*

1965 Dorothy Gray*

1966 Mrs. C. H. (Clarissa) Harris

1967 Edith Peterson*

1968 Mrs. C. L. (Margaret) Hershberger*

1969 Mrs. Edward A. (Melva) Nelson*

1970 Mrs. Robert (Ann) Slocomb*

1971 Mrs. William (Adeline) Krogman*

1972 Mrs. Harold (Cordelia) Rienhardt*

1973 Mrs. Glenn B. (Mabel) Hudson*

1974 Mrs. Ross V. (Emma) Lahr*

1975 Mrs. Edward (Millie) Blair*

1976 Mrs. A. W. (Ruby) Eichelberger*

1977 Mrs. Frank S. (Chris) Huebscher*

1978 Gladys Hudnall*

1979 Mrs. John (Jo) McCoy*

1980 Mrs. Henry (Ruby) Bircher*

1981 Celine Chase *

1984 Janet Riemer

1985 Edward Bradford

1986 Amy Lackner*

1987 Dual awards presented:

Bob L. Green*

Joan Halford* (South Africa)

1988 Raymond L. Dooley*

1989 Julia Fladt*

1990 Meredith Hall

1991 J. R. (Sundown) Pittman*

(Magic Knight AVS – TX)

1992 Paula Foster*

1993 Betty Tapping*

1994 Alyce Droege*

1995 Sylvia Saalmans*

1996 Bill Lyons*

1997 Sue Hill*

1998 Iris Keating*

1999 Barbara Elkins*

2000 Doris Brownlie

2001 Byron Borck*

2002 Paul Kroll

2003 Janice Davidson

2004 Agatha Garrison* (Albuquerque AVS – NM)

2005 Rose Howlett* (AVS of Greater Tulsa)

2006 Fran Russom

2007 Karyn Cichocki

2008 Eunice Curry

2009 Jim Toms

2010 Carol Van*

2011 Winston J. Goretsky

2012 Mary Lou Harden

2013 Jacquie Eisenhut*

2014 Christel Collier

2015 Pat E. Hancock*

2016 Kevin W. Degner

2017 Mel Grice

2018 Beverley Williams

2019 Dolores Gibbs

2020 Candace Baldwin

2021 Joan Santino*

2022 Kathy Lahti

2023 Trudy Breckel

*deceased

CONTINUING SERVICE AWARD

Continuing Service Award

Up to three Continuing Service Certificates may be awarded in any one year to people who have already received an Honorary One-Year Membership Award and have continued to give outstanding service to AVSA.

1975 Mrs. Clarice Bell*

Mrs. Robert (Lizeta) Hamilton*

Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson*

1976 Mr. E. H. Dixon*

Mrs. Henry P. (Grace) Foote*

Mrs. M. G. (Madeline) Gonzales*

1977 Mrs. Ross V. (Emma) Lahr*

Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Schroeder*

Mrs. Robert (Ann) Slocomb*

1978 Miss Florence M. Garrity*

Mrs. Thomas B. (Myrtle) McKneely*

Harold Reinhardt*

1979 Mrs. Thomas (Rene) Edmundson*

Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin*

Jimmy Watson*

1980 Frank Burton*

Mrs. Percy F. (Estelle) Crane*

Mrs. Harold (Cordelia) Rienhardt*

1981 Mrs. Richard (Celine) Chase*

Mrs. James B. (Ruth) Carey*

Mrs. John (Amy) Lackner*

1982 Albert Buell*

Elizabeth (“E”) Hansen*

Catherine Hawley*

1983 Mrs. James S. (Irene) Merrell*

Mrs. Charles H. (Peggy) Staat*

Irene Traskers*

1984 Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Schroeder*

Mrs. Lester (Julia) Fladt*

Mary Boland*

1985 Gladys Hudnall*

Mr. C. Russell Marshall

Elinor Skelton*

1986 Pauline Bartholomew*

Irene Fiedler*

1987 Leila Egenites*

Janet Riemer

1988 Ellie Bogin*

1989 Emilie Savage*

Nancy Hayes*

1990 Gladys Hudnall*

1991 Marilyn Goldstein*

1992 Nell-Sue Tyson*

1993 Jim & DoDe* Whitaker

1994 Meredith Hall

1996 Esther Edwards Wells

1999 David Buttram*

2000 Bill Lyons*

2002 Jim Owens*

Ruth Warren*

2003 Beverly Promersberger

2004 Joe Bruns

Barbara Elkin*

Iris Keating*

2005 John Cook*

Kazuo Horikoshi

Elinor Skelton*

2006 Jim Owens*

John Carter*

2008 Edna Rourke*

Winston J. Goretsky

2011 Dale Martens

Anne Nicholas

William H. Paauwe*

2012 Georgene Albrecht*

2013 Thelma Miller*

2014 Tom Glembocki

2016 Judith Carter

2018 Laurene Jones

2020 Mary Corondan

Kathy Lahti

Dr. Bill Price

2021 Joyce Stork

2022 Terri Post

2023 Mary Lou Harden

Dr. Jeffrey L Smith

*deceased

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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award may be presented to an Honorary Life Member who has continued to give outstanding service to AVSA.

1965 Ruth G. Carey*

1974 Frank Burton*

1975 Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter*

1976 Mrs. W. F. (Neva) Anderson*

1978 Mrs. Harold (Dora) Baker*

Anne Tinari*

1980 Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter*

1981 Frank Tinari*

1984 Maisie Yakie*

1986 Grace Foote*

1994 Mary Boland*

2001 Nancy Hayes*

2004 Bill Foster*

2009 John (Jack) Wilson

2012 Meredith Hall

2018 Ron Davidson

2021 Winston J. Goretsky

2022 Anne Nicholas

*deceased

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD

Honorary Life Membership

Only one Honorary Life Membership may be awarded in any one year for outstanding services to the Society. Each President on retiring their office receives an Honorary Life Membership.

1949 Boyce M. Edens*

1950 Alma Wright*

1951 Myrtle Radtke*

1953 Floyd L. Johnson*

1954 Ferne V. Kellar* Anna M. Layson*

1955 Ruth G. Carey*

1956 Evan Paul Roberts*

1957 Priscilla Landaker*

1958 Maxine Wangberg*

1959 Mrs. G. E. (Dalene) Rhodes*

1960 Mrs. R. E. (Miriam) Lightbourn*

1961 Helen Van Pelt Wilson*

1962 Constance Hansen*

1963 Mrs. Claude (Bess) Greeley*

1964 Maisie Yakie*

1965 Mrs. H. Harold (Dora) Baker*

1966 Frank Burton*

1967 Dorothy Gray*

1968 Winfred E. Albright*

1969 Mrs. W. F. (Neva) Anderson*

1970 Frank Tinari*

1971 Anne Tinari*

1972 Mrs. Helen Van Zele*

1973 Mrs. Percy F. (Estelle) Crane*

1974 Mrs. Harold (Cordelia) Rienhardt*

1975 Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter *

1976 Edith V. Peterson*

1977 Mrs. Glenn B. (Mabel) Hudson*

1978 Mrs. Edward A. (Melva) Nelson*

1979 Mrs. Wade H. (Clarice) Bell*

1980 Mrs. Marvin (Gene) Garner*

1981 Adeline Krogman*

1982 Grace Foote*

1983 Harvey L. Stone*

1984 Lyndon Lyon*

1985 Ann Richardson*

1986 Mildred Schroeder*

1987 Anne Tinari*

1988 Elizabeth (“E”) Hansen*

1989 Frances Young*

1990 Ellie Bogin*

1991 Mary Boland*

1993 A. Charles Bollar

1995 Hortense Pittman*

1996 Janet Riemer

1997 L. T. Ozio*

1999 Esther Edwards Wells

2001 Bill Foster*

2002 Bill Lyons*

2003 John (Jack) Wilson

2004 Nancy Hayes*

2005 Janet Riemer

2006 Meredith Hall

2007 Linda Owens

2008 Joseph Bruns

2009 Joyce Stork

2010 Sue Ramser

2011 Ronald E. Davidson

2013 Linda L. Hall

2015 John T. Carter*

2017 Winston J. Goretsky

2019 Dr. Richard Nicholas*

2021 Sue Ramser

2023 Susan Anderson

*deceased

HONORARY ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP AWARD

Honorary One-Year Membership Awards

Up to ten Honorary One-Year Memberships may be awarded each year.

1952

Mr. James B. (Ruth) Carey* – Harriet F. Lawton* – Carolyn Rector*

1953

Maxine B. Wangberg* – Priscilla Landaker* – Florence F. Foltz* – Ross W. Hahn* – Margaret V. Travis* – Harold Gifford* – Ross W. Harvey* – Clarissa Harris* – Mary P. Parker*

1954

Sam Caldwell* – Evelyn Hall* – Helen Pochurek* – Merle Hardy* – Lucille Wright* – Evan Paul Roberts* – Paul Rockelmann* – Joan Copeland* – Bess Hardy* – Edith Mackey* – Iva Woods* – Emily Hodan* – Lois Minehan* Quixie Nichols*

1955

Mae Crompton* – Virginia Koenig* – Lewis Cook* – Edith Flory* – Alice Wray Taylor* – Daisy Jones* – Marge Wolf*

Anita L. Lawrence* – Dora Baker* – Ethel Crotty*

1956

Sophia Baker* – Lauretta Littig* – Miriam Lightbourn* Constance Hansen* – Helen Montgomery* – Neil C. Miller* – Dorothy Gray* – Joy Hutson* – Dorothy W. Bradley* – E. Pearle Turner* – Mrs. Albert Zimmerman* Edna Jones* – Priscilla Landaker* – Grace Rowe* – G. J. Wicks*

1957

Vera Covert* – Ruth Dahnke* – Phil Libby* – Eunice Fisher* – Elizabeth Greeley* – Nelle Berst* – Merle Hardy* – Phyllis Barker* – Mary Mutchner* – Marie Dannemiller*

1958

Daisy Jones* – Paul J. Arnold* – Barbara Rogers* – Dr. Harold E. Moore, Jr.* – Ruth Schmittel* – Catherine B. Sheperd* – Mrs. W. F. (Neva) Anderson* – Anne Tinari* – Helena Pearl Thomas*

1959

Lucille Kile* – Edna Buchta* – Paul R. Younger* – Mary J. Shangle* – Mrs. Charles (Betty) Stoehr* – Elvin McDonald Alice G. Watters* – Mrs. H.H. Stevens* – Liza T. Damron*

1960

Harold Nutt* – William B. Carter* – Clem Browning* – J. Hanna* – Hazel Sharp* – Marge Lotz* – Frances Smith* – Bess Dykeman* – Ruth Marie Peters* – La Verne Hager*

1961

Leonard K. Brewer* – W. P. Malone* – Luella Marmaduke* – Mr.* & Mrs.* C. F. Elderkin – Mrs. Earle Sponenburgh* – Theodore Weston *- Ruth W. Alempi* Forrest Richter* – Mrs. Walter Woodruff* – Joseph Schulz*

1962

Mrs. Hugo Hall* – Dorothy Reaume* – Hazel Becker* Grace Grissom* – Paul F. Freese* – Mrs. T. A. Olsen* Neva Anderson*

1963

Mary Blackburn* – Laura Howard* – Winfred Albright* Vera Covert* – Adele Tretter*

1964

Frank Burton* – Edith Peterson* – Mrs. J. W. Hofmann* Dora Baker* – Mrs. O. G. Pierson*

1965

Mr.* & Mrs.* Eugene (Edna) Thompson – Mrs. John C. (Sonja) Cuneo* – Charles Day* – Mrs. Edward A. (Melva) Nelson* – E. H. Dixon* – Lizeta Hamilton* – Mr.* & Mrs.* Sam Nichols – Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter*

1966

Mrs. Robert I. (Ann) Slocomb* – Mrs. G. P. (Bonnie) McGraw* – Grace Foote* – Mrs. James S. (Ann) Morgan* -Paul Arnold* – Albert H. Buell* – Cordelia Reinhardt* -Mrs. Wade C. (Clarice) Bell* – Mrs. Theodore Rosenak* -Robert Dennee*

1967

Mrs. William J. (Adeline) Krogman* – Joan Van Zele* -Philip E. Johnson* – Dr. Sydney Crawcou*r – Mrs. C. R. (Sammye) Ballard* – Mrs. Julius (Violet) Marshall* – Mrs. G. E. (Olive) Bayfield*

1968

Mrs. John (Lillian Lewis) Bodine* (1st design book with AV design) – Mrs. Percy (Estelle) Crane* – Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson* – Mrs. Emerson (Ethel) Brown* William Palmer* – Mrs. John C. (Ethel) Wittner*

1969

Mrs. Thomas J. (Rene) Edmundson* – Vera Moir* – Harold Rienhardt* – Mrs. Thomas B. (Myrtle) McKneely* Mrs. Helen Van Zele* – John J. Paul, Sr.*

1970

Richard Meyers – Mrs. Herbert (Abby) Sullivan – Mrs. Dana R. Gipson – Mrs. Ross V. (Emma) Lahr* – Mrs. G. S. Callaghan – Mrs. Glenn B. (Mabel) Hudson*

1971

Wilda B. Beattie – Mrs. Edward M. (Millie) Blair* – Mrs. Marvin E. (Gene) Garner* – Mrs. James L. (Irene) Merrill* Mrs. F. Henry (Helene) Galpin* – Mrs. Paul O. (Grace) Gillespie* – Mrs. Roy (Betty) Weekes*

1972

Mrs. M. G. (Madeline) Gonzales* – Mrs. J. Fred (Geraldine) Brenner* – Mrs. William Palmer – Mrs. Roland (Ann) Fogg – Florence Garrity* – Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Schroeder* – Mrs. A. W. (Ruby) Eichelberger

1973

Helen Ayles – Mrs. Elbert (Hazel) Lewis – Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin* – Mrs. Frank E. (Mary) Bell* – Jimmy Watson* – Mrs. Frank (Chris) Huebscher*

1974

Mrs. Frank (Dottie) Burton – Mrs. Talbot (Helen) Frei* Mrs. John (Amy) Lackner* – Mrs. E. R. (Evelyn) Nienstadt

George Carpentier* – Mrs. Walter (Catherine) Hunt* Mrs. James E. (Lois) Minehan*

1975

Mrs. Richard (Celine) Chase* – Mrs. Warren (Harriet) Churchill* – Mrs. Daniel (Sue) Dohm, Jr. – Mrs. B. F. (Jane) Francis – Glenn B. Hudson* – Mrs. Stanley (Irene) Traskers* – Edward Varick*

1976

John M. Cook* – Mrs. Lester S. (Julia) Fladt* – Mrs. Elizabeth (“E”) Hansen* – Yvonne Leighton – Mrs. W. M. (Lucille) Plaster* – Mrs. Charles H. (Peggy) Staat* Harvey L. Stone*

1977

Mrs. Margaret Booth – Mrs. Ralph E. (Gertrude) Caye*

Ruth Hatch* – Mrs. Richard (Dorris) Hundley* – Sandra Leary Williams – Mrs. Lucile J. Wasson

1978

Mrs. J. Monroe (Jean) Achauer – Myrtle Clement – Mrs. Charles S. (Catherine) Hawley* – Mrs. L. F. (Dorothy D.J.) Lidiak* – C. Russell Marshall – Mrs. Carl (Violet) Meister – Janet Riemer

1979

Mary Boland* – Ethel Champion* – Mrs. Raymond (Ann) Dooley* – Leila Egenites* – Mrs. Leon (Irene) Fiedler* Mrs. Fred (Ida) Scudder – Elinor Skelton*

1980

Ada Calhoun – Mrs. Carl (Doreen) Fussell – Gladys Hudnall* – Lloyd Lyn McArthur – Mrs. Harry A. (Isabel) Wolf – Frances C. Young*

1981 Gus Becker* – Pauline Bartholomew* – Raymond Dooley, Jr.* – Donna Tobin – Dona Jackson – Shirley Goslee – Penny Brenner

1982

Edward Bradford – George Hightower – Esther Hopper – Floy M. Lane – Sylvia Richardson – Frances Swope* – Gen Zondlo

1983

Helen Bartel* – Ethel Champion* – Mrs. Allen Darrow -Marion Doherty – Mrs. Julius (Marge) Fargeot* – Ruth Meek* – Mrs. John Chase (Mary) Reed – Emilie Savage*

1984

Mrs. Arthur (Helen) Geisler* – Mrs. J. M. (Jean) Achauer Mrs. Ronald (Barbara) Zimmerman – Mrs. Colin (Joan) Halford* – Mrs. James B. (DoDe) Whitaker*- Julia Bell* Mrs. J. D. (Dorothy) Spence – Nancy Hayes*

1985

Edward Bradford – Joy Brooks – Hazel E. Bryon – Ann Carpenter* – Beverly Hendricks – Tom Seiler* – Wynne John Voorhees – Lucille Woolever*

1986

Charles Bollar – Yvonne Ozio – Marilyn Goldstein* -Patricia Kasperski* – Olga McLean* – Doris Ashby* – L. T. Ozio* – Virginia Beatty – Meredith Hall – Lynn Lombard

1987

Sue Hill* – Betty Nipp – Palma Trapp* – Nancy Imhof -Tommie Lou Oden* – Nell-Sue Tyson*

1988

James Whitaker – Bob L. Green* – Raymond J. Dooley* DoDe Whitaker* – Anne Jantzen* – Ruth Jo McCoy* Beverly Promersberger – Laurene Jones

1989

Bill Foster* – Jane Birge – Martha Turner* – Nancy C. Lawrence

1990

John Cook* – Lyndall Owens – Joyce Stork – Esther Edwards Wells – Ruth Warren* – Olga MacLean*

1991

Gary Beck – Ralph Breden* – Marlene Buck – David Buttram* – Barbara Elkin*

1992

Kazuo Horikoshi – Ruth Warren*

1993

Iris Keating* – Lynn Lombard – Flora Semen* – Linda Owens – Thelma Miller*

1994

Annamarie Mays – Frank Senna* – Kay* & Bill* Lyons

1995

R. (Sundown) Pittman* – Jane Rexilius – Debbie Griffith – Judie Lalanne

1996

Jim Owens* – Ellen & Bill Beckerman – Frances King* – Fran Russom – Marilyn Evensen*

1997

Kathy Spissman – Georgene Albrecht* – Laura Walker – Jay McKnight

1998

Mary Lou Harden – Jo Anne Martinez – James Smith

1999

Jeani Hatfield – Barbara Elkin* – John Carter* -Ann Miller

2000

Meredith Hall (1999 Houston Convention Chairman) – Gerri Goins* (1999 Houston Show Chairman) – Joe Bruns

2001

Joyce Stork (2000 Omaha Convention Chairman) -Shannon Ahlman (2000 Omaha Show Chairman)

2002

Anna Jean Landgren* (2001 Chicago convention chairman) – Carol Allegretti (2001 Chicago show chairman) – Linda Golubski (AVSA Awards chairman)

2003

Gary Gordon (2001 Washington D.C. Convention Chairman) – Sharon Long (2001 Washington D.C. Show Chairman) – Ovella Hall*

2004

Dr. Elmer Godeny (2003 Baton Rouge Convention Chairman) – Mary McFarland* (2003 Baton Rouge Show Chairman) – Dr. Robert Truax – Edna Rourke* – Barbara Pershing – Pat Sutton – Pat Richards – William H. Paauwe* – Floyd Lawson – Tom Glembocki

2005

Kathy Bell (2004 Tucson Convention Chairman) – Thelma Heinrich (2004 Tucson Show Chairman) – Shirley Berger* Marlene Buck – Winston J. Goretsky – Vladimir Kalgin -Ann Nicholas – Kathryn Paauwe*

2006

Penny Wichman (2005 Convention Chairman) – Thelma Miller* (2005 Show Chairman) – Sue Ramser – Janice Bruns* – Judy Carter

2007

Jeanne Cotton – Sharon Johnson* – Kathy Lahti – Ramona Donnell – Susan Hoffman

2008

Terry Klemesrud – Nelly Levine – Barbara Pershing – Harry Weber – Andrea Worrell

2009

John Carter* – Susan Hapner – Dr. Richard Nicholas* – Cindi Nofziger – Patricia Sutton

2010

Lynn Lombard – Barbara Elkin*

2011

Dr Jeffrey Smith – Dr. William Price – Lynne Wilson*

Tom Glembocki – Brenda Petry – Sharon Shannon

2012

Richard Follett – Susan Hanna – Joan Santino*

2013

Steve Turner – Marge Farrand – Ann-Marie Keene – Terri Post – Marjorie Bullard

2014

Cheryl Salatino – Penny L. Smith-Kerker, Ph. D. – Susan K. Hill

2015

Russell Kirchner – Ronald E. Davidson – Barbara Burde, D.V.M.* – Penny Wichman

2016

Linda Hall – Randy Deutsch – Mary Corondan

2017

David Harris – Sharon Shannon – Kathy Bell

2018

Thad Skaggs – Linda Price – David Kesler

2019

Judy Niemira – Julie Thompson – Deb Donaldson – Beverley Williams – Marge Savage -Phil Wallace

2020

Robert McMeel – Anne Nicholas – Penny Smith-Kerker

2021 Susan Anderson – Roxane Clapp – Mary Corondan – Richard Craft – Teresa Odle

2022 Jeri Anderson – Susan Anderson – Marjorie Bullard – Mary Corondan – Lynn Lombard

2023 Alice Brown – Kathy Bell – Susan Hill – Linda Rowe – Danny Tidwell – Barbara Werness

*deceased

MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS

Miscellaneous Awards

(not categorized elsewhere)

Special Citation for Outstanding Service

1995 Beaumont AVS

AVSA Certificate of Appreciation

2004 Walther H. Ott*

2004 Pauline Bartholomew*

Special Recognition for Contributions to the African Violet World

2005 Leung Tai-han (Hong Kong)

Meritorious Service Award

2009 Jeffrey Smith

2020 Amy Carruth

Terri Post

Glenda Williams

2022 Janet Castiglioni

2023 Joe Bruns

Special Recognition International Excellence in the African Violet World

2015 Vladimir N. Kalgin, Ph.D.

*deceased