Garden Guild of Winnetka Awards
GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA AWARDS
Medal of Honor
1994 Janet Poor
FLOWER SHOW MEDALS AND AWARDS
Fenwick Medal
1977 Helen Turner
1980 Liz Crowe
1983 Elvira Butz
1985 Elvira Butz
1998 Elvira Butz
1998 Elvira Butz & Katie Olson
2008 Elvira Butz
Dorothea Wallace Medal
Chicago World Flower Show and Show of Summer
1973 Jean Betty Milnor
1978 Gina Janotta
1983 Elvira Butz
1992 Katie Olson
2000 Katie Olson
2002 Katie Olson
Carol Coffey Swift Medal of Excellence
2004 Elvira Butz
2008 Elvira Butz
Certificate of Excellence
1995 Elvira Butz
Harriet DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award
1990 Elvira Butz
1997 Elvira Butz & Katie Olson
2012 Gail Hodges
Elizabeth Platt Corning Medal
2017 Pam Benz
Catherine Beattie Medal Horticulture Award
2003 Mary Hill
American Horticultural Society Citation
Show of Summer Challenge Garden
1992 Barbara Kehoe
1992 Martha Myers Keller
1992 Betsey Puth
2002 Dorsey Gordon
2002 Jane Perkins
2002 Joyce Stevenson
2002 Margie Strauch
Clarissa Willemsen Horticulture Propagation Award
2010 Pam Benz
Ann Lyon Crammond Educational Award
1994 Jan Van Vlack
1994 Carol Watkins
2011 Lorill Hayes
Carolyn Katz
Barbara Kehoe
Suzanne Canfield
Kim Visokey
Barbara Williams
2012 Barbara Kehoe
2017 Barbara Kehoe
Show of Summer Best in Show – Flower Arrangement Award
2008 Elvira Butz
Louise Agee Wrinkle Horticulture Propagation Award
2008 Pam Benz
Rosie Jones Horticultural Award
2006 Dora Aalbregtse
2012 Nancy Hoag
2017 Pam Benz
Marion Thompson Fuller Brown Conservation Award
2012 Glo Rolighed
Dora Aalbregtse
Anne Frank
Debbie Ross
2017 Garden Guild of Winnetka
Photography Committee Creativity Award
2012 Linda Martin
Dorothy Vietor Munger Award
2012 Glo Rolighed
Sandra Baylor Novice Award
2012 Cindy Dillon
2012 Linda Martin
2014 Kate Van Vlack
2017 Elizabeth Phillips-Sorich
2023 Deirdre Campbell
ZONE XI AWARDS
Horticultural Award
1981 Janet Poor
2011 Dora Aalbregtse
Creative Leadership Award
1986 Janet Poor
1987 Janet Poor
Barbara Spaulding Cramer
Flower Arrangement Award
1995 Liz Crowe
2023 Gail Hodges
Director’s Award
2007 Mary Hill
Judging Award
2017 Gail Hodges
Floral Design Achievement Award
2008 Elvira Butz
2013 Gail Hodges
GCA CLUB AWARDS
Club Appreciation Award
1995 Sue Smart
1997 Clara Jane Minnis
1998 Edie Howell
1999 Carol Asher
2000 Brooks Morgan
2000 Babs Ellwood
2001 Mary Hill
2001 Barbara Schmitt
2002 Barbara Kehoe
2004 Kristin Koepfgen
2005 Marian Hadley
2006 Suzanne Canfield
2008 Lorill Haynes
2009 Mimi Olson
2010 Debra Beck
2011 Jane Perkins
2012 Mary Ward
2013 Anne Wilder
2014 Paula Danoff
2014 Anne Jameson
2015 Pam Benz
2016 Glo Rolighed
2020 Anne Frank
2022 Diane Melio
2023 Janice Beck
Club Civic Improvement Award
2006 Edie Howell
2007 Katie Stevens
2009 Vicki Apatoff
2013 Dora Aalbregtse
Suzanne Canfield
Valerie Foradas
Barbara Kehoe
2017 Anne Wilder
2019 Mary Hill
2022 Anne Milling
Meg O’Gara
Club Civic Improvement Commendation
2023 Costa Kutulas
Club Conservation Award
1998 Bean Carroll
2004 Debbie Ross
2007 Dorsey Gordon
Kimberly Breen
Club Floral Design Achievement Award
1995 Marie-Louise Gardner
1998 Elvira Butz
Katie Olson
2001 Paula Danoff
Gail Hodges
2003 Jane Perkins
2008 Susie Mesrobian
2013 Glo Rolighed
2015 Liz Crowe
Club Historic Preservation Award
2013 Barbara Kehoe
Club Horticultural Award
1993 Margie Strauch
1994 Diana Gentles
1996 Babs Ellwood
1997 Martha Myers Keller
1999 Pam Benz
2002 Joyce Stevenson
2006 Dora Aalbregtse
2007 Barbara Kehoe
2010 Gretchen Hall
2019 Diane Melio
Anne Milling
Club Communication Award
2013 Betsy Carothers
2017 Carolyn Katz
2020 Anne Wilder
2023 Kate Van Vlack
Medal of Merit
1998 Liz Crowe
1999 Janet Poor
2004 Dottie Hawley
2008 Babs Ellwood
2011 Suzanne Canfield
2012 Mary Hill
2013 Gail Hodges
2014 Barbara Kehoe
2020 Katie Stevens
2021 Dora Aalbregtse
2023 Mary Griffin
Club Historic Preservation Commendation
2015 Nan Greenough
2017 Louise Holland
Club Horticultural Commendation
2013 Boyce Tankersley
2013 Kunso Kim
2013 Jim Stier
2015 Jeanne Nolan
Club Garden History & Design Commendation
2021 Ben Lenhardt
Ina Edens Award
1985 Elvira Butz
1986 Katie Olson
1989 Brooks Morgan
1990 Jenny Kinsella
1991 Liz Crowe
1992 Gloria Rinella
1994 Katie Olson & Jan Van Vlack
1995 Sue Smart
1998 Margie Strauch
2000 Glo Rolighed & Jan Van Vlack
2002 Margot Bowen & Donna Konstant
2004 Liz Crowe & Vicki Apatoff
2006 Gail Hodges & Stephanie Guyett
2008 Suzanne Canfield
2010 Susie Mesrobian
2012 Lynn Mathias & Katie Olson
2014 Lib Williams
2015 Liz Crowe & Mary Ellen Cozad
2017 Kathleen Carbonara
2019 Jane Perkins
2023 Deirdre Campbell
Pam Benz Horticulture Award
2007 Pam Benz
2008 Dora Aalbregtse
2009 Barbara Kehoe
2010 Barbara Kehoe
2011 Anne Wilder
2012 Pam Benz
2013 Mary Hill
2014 Ginny Neuckranz
2015 Pam Benz
2017 Pam Benz
2019 Mary Hill
2023 Barbara Kehoe
Debbie Ross Photography Award
2023 Deirdre Campbell
Club Photography Award
2023 Debbie Ross
Club Education Award
2013 Pam Benz
2017 Katie Olson
2017 Liz Crowe
Club Ambassador Award
2013 Brooks Morgan
2017 Elvira Butz
Club President’s Award
2013 Lorill Haynes
2014 Dora Aalbregtse
2017 Debra Beck
2021 Mary Griffin
Club Floral Creativity Award
2018 Anne Jameson
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ACCREDITED GCA JUDGES
Floral Design
Elvira Butz (Emeritus)
Liz Crowe (Emeritus)
Gail Hodges
Katie Olson (Emeritus)
Horticulture
Dora Aalbregtse
Barbara Kehoe
Photography
Debbie Ross
