Awards - LGCR

1998 Shawn Diaz

1999 Betty McKean

2000 Laura Haley

2001 Dona Gibbs

2002 Dottie Nutant

2003 Jackie Oleson

2004 Pam Selden and Gusta Van Reesema

2005 Chris Duncan and Betsy Robertson

2006 Beth Delaney, Laurie Chabot and Betsy Robertson

2007 Christine Duncan

2008 Nadia Valla

2009 Julie Goldie and Andrea Stewart

2010 Nancy Sullivan and Julieane Webb

2011 Laura Haley

2012 Sarah Friemuth

2013 Donna Koval and Betty Jo Hannigan Blooming Bud: Dottie Asen

2014 Blooming Bud: Amy Hardis

2017 Amy Hardis

2020 Liz Doyle and Chris Murray

1998 Chris Murray

1999 Dona Gibbs

2000 Robin Russell

2001 Debby Hansen

2002 Carole Kenny

2003 Liz Caspi

2004 Perennial Bloomer: Kathy Barnard

Seedling: Betty Jo Hannigan

2005 Perennial Bloomer: Anna Parker

Seedling: Sarah Friemuth

2006 Seedling: Maureen Kirkpatrick

2007 Chris Murray

2008 Seedling: Nadia Valla

2009 Marilyn Donahue

2010 Mary Julian and Karen O'Brien

2011 Phyllis Schmeidberg

2012 Liz Garrett

2013 Cheryl Adler

2014 Seedling: Doree Leonard

2015 Cheryl Adler

Seedling: Emily Dorin

2016 Anna Parker

Seedling: Darla Rhode

2017 Doree Leonard and Amy Hardis

2018 Seedling: Marianna Amato

2019 Phyllis Schmiedeberg

2021 Perennial Bloomer: Kathy Barnard and Rita Schubert

Seedling: Kate McGough

2022 Cheryl Adler

Perennial Bloomer: Mariana Amato and Josie Beary

Seedling: Beth Marren and Marianne Shea

2023 Perennial Bloomer: Pam McGuire

Seedling: Miriam Lambert

2004 Chris Duncan

2005 Mary Fahey

2006 Julie Goldie and Sarah Freimuth

2007 Elizabeth Brunson

2008 Ellen Moch

2009 Elizabeth Brunson

2010 Nadia Valla

2011 Widgie Pierpont

2012 Dolores Eyler, Connie Macleod, Rita Schubert

2013: Liz Garrett and Nancy Sullivan

2014: Pam McGuire

2015: Phyllis Schmiedeberg

2016: Chris Murray and Susan Gabel

2017: Cheryl Adler

2018: Valerie Gonzalez-Molina

2019: Chris Murray and Stefanie Spierings

2020: Chris Duncan and Mary Julian

2021: Pam McGuire and Dolores Eyler

2023: Beth Marren and Kathy O'Hare

2005 Donna Koval

2006 Karen Mulhearn and Wanda Clyatt

2008 Andrea Stewart

2009 Margot Clark-Junkins, Judy Hall, Annette McLoughlin, Ann Straub, Judith Passannante, Julieane Webb (provisional class)

2010 Laura Haley and Betsy Robertson

2011 Andrea Stewart

2012 Michelle Minks

2013 Liz Doyle, Pam McGuire and Juliane Webb

2014 Julieane Webb

2015 Kate Conn

2016 Stephanie Spierings and Yvonne Gunnarsson

2017 Chris Murray

2018 Michelle Minks

2019 Josie Beary

2020 Mary Collins and Doree Leonard

2021 Chris Murray and Mary Kelly Kehoe

2023 Toni Archibald

? Joan Richardson

1980 Kay Donahue Medal of Merit

1981 Renee Brophy Club Horticulture Achievement Certificate

1988 Nancy Meade Medal of Merit

1992 Phyl Mallory Club Horticulture Achievement Certificate

2001 Qxzy Burpee Club Horticulture Achievement Certificate

2004 Anne Sohmer Club Horticulture Achievement Certificate

2004 Anne Berntsen Club Civic Improvement Certificate

2004 Marilyn Donahue Medal of Merit

2004 Pam Selden Certificate of Appreciation

2006 Chris Murray Club Horticulture Achievement Certificate

2006 Holly Galgano Club Conservation Achievement Certificate

2006 Kathy Barnard Club Civic Improvement Achievement Certificate

2006 Betty McKean Certificate of Appreciation

2006 Laura Haley Medal of Merit

2007 Laura Haley Club Flower Arrangement Award

2009 Anna Parker Club Civic Improvement Award

2009 Chris Duncan Club Certificate of Appreciation

2009 Laurie Chabot Club Horticulture Award

2011 Nadia Valla Club Photography Award

2011 Chris Duncan Club Flower Arrangement Award

2012 Chris Murray Club Civic Improvement Award

2013 Andrea Stewart Club Certificate of Appreciation

2013 Phyllis Schmiedeberg Club Civic Improvement Award

2013 Mary Julian Club Conservation Award

2015 Nadia Valla Club Historic Preservation

2015 Chris Duncan Medal of Merit

2016 Friends of Rye Nature Center Club Conservation Award

2018 Emily Dorin Club Communications Award

2018 Kathy Barnard Club Appreciation Award

2018 Rita Schubert Club Appreciation Award

2018 Phyllis Schmiedeberg Club Horticulture Award

2019 Andrea Stewart Medal of Merit

2020 Jean Taplett Club Appreciation Award

2021 Mary Julian, Club Appreciation Award

2021 Victoria Dillon, Club Communication Award

1986 Nancy Meade, Harriet DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award

2001 Laura Haley, Catherine Beattie Medal, Hortulus Flower Show

2004 Chris Murray Best in Show (Rusticus GC "As You Like It")

2006 Laura Haley and Laurie Chabot Harriet DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award (LGC of Rye Flower Show),and Best in Show

2006 Holly Galgano, Elizabeth Brunson, Meg Tyre, Betsy Robertson Marion Thomson Fuller Brown Award (LGC of Rye Flower Show)

2006 Laura Haley and Dona Gibbs, Best in Show (Bedford Garden Club Flower Show)

2006 Laura Haley, Dorothy Vietor Munger Award and Best in Show (Rye GC Flower Show)

2006 Laura Haley, Dorothy Vietor Munger Award (Greenwich Garden Club Flower Show)

2006 Chris Duncan, Sandra Baylor Novice Award (Greenwich Garden Club flower show)

2008 Laura Haley, Best in Show (Southampton)

2008 Laura Haley, Harriett DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award,and Best in Show (Zone III Annual Meeting Flower Show, Ulster)

2009 Kathy Barnard, Dorothy Vietor Munger (Fort Orange Zone Flower Show)

2009 Julie Goldie and Andrea Stewart, Best in Show (Green Fingers)

2010 Laura Haley and Chris Duncan, Dorothy Vietor Munger (East Hampton Zone Flower Show)

2010 Laura Haley, Catherine Beattie Medal (East Hampton Zone Flower Show)

2010 Chris Murray, Rosie Jones (East Hampton Zone Flower Show)

2010 Little Garden Club of Rye, Corliss Knapp Engel Horticulture Sweepstakes Award (East Hampton Zone Flower Show)

2011 Laura Haley, Dorothy Vietor Munger Award (GCA Annual Meeting Flower Show)

2011 Chris Duncan, Harriet Dewaele Puckett Creativity Award, (Millbrook Zone Flower Show)

2011 Nadia Valla, Best in Show, Photography, (Millbrook Zone Flower Show)

2011 Chris Duncan, Special Classes Novice Award (Rabbit Tales, GCA Flower Show, Fort Orange)

2011 Nadia Valla, Best in Show (Rabbit Tales, GCA Flower Show, Fort Orange)

2011 Chris Murray, Chris Willemsen Propagation Award (Namaste GCA Flower Show, LGCR)

2011 Dottie Asen, GCA Novice Award in Horticulture (Namaste GCA Flower Show, LGCR)

2011 Margot Clark Junkins, Betsy Gallagher, Liz Garrett, Holly Galgano, Ann Lyon Crammond Award (Namaste, GCA Flower Show, LGCR)

2011 Pamela McGuire, Michelle Minks, Andrea Steward, Marion Thompson Fuller Brown Conservation Award (Namaste GCA Flower Show, LGCR)

2012 Liz Garrett, Nancy Sullivan,Cheryl Adler, Liz Doyle, Chris Duncan (Green Fingers Major Flower Show, Nature of the Game)Judges' Commendation

2012 Laura Haley, GCA Botanical Arts Novice Award (Shall We Dance, GCA Flower Show, Rusticus)

2013 Phyllis Schmeideberg, Rosie Jones Horticulture Award

2013 Pam McGuire, Best in Show, Photography

2013 Donna Koval, Dorothy Vietor Munger Award

2013 Donna Koval, Sandra Baylor Novice FD Award

2013 Chris Duncan, Dorothy Vietor Munger Award

2013 Laura Haley, Best in Show FD

2013 Laura Haley, Dorothy Vietor Munger Award

2014 Pam McGuire, Best in Show Photography

2014 Pam McGuire, GCA Novice Award Photography

2014 Chris Duncan, Harriet DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award

2014 Liz Garrett, Rosie Jones Horticulture Award

2015 Widgie Pierpont, GCA Novice Award in BA

2016 Phyllis Schmiedeberg, Chris Murray, Liz Garrett, Marilyn Donahue, Stephanie Spierings, Marion Thompson Fuller Brown Conservation Award

2016 Phyllis Schmiedeberg, Rosie Jones Horticulture Award

2016 Darla Rohde, Catherine Beattie Medal

2016 Darla Rohde, GCA Novice Awrd in Horticulture

2016 Darla Rohde, Catherin Beattie Medal

2016 Pam McGuire, Photography Creativity Award

2017 Amy Hardis, Sandra Baylor Novice FD Award

2017 Laura Haley Harriet DeWaele Puckett Creativity Award

2019 Chris Murray, Rosie Jones Horticulture Award

ZONE AWARDS

1989 Kay Donahue Zone Creative Leadership Award

1989 Phyl Mallory Zone Horticulture Achievement Award

2005 Cris Jamison Zone III Horticultural Arts Award

2005 Donna Lynch Zone Historic Preservation Award

2011 Laura Haley Zone Flower Arrangement Award

2017 Laura Haley Barbara Spaulding Cramer Floral Design Education Award

2017 Marilyn Donahue Creative Leadership Award

2018 Chris Murray Zone Horticulture Award

NATIONAL AWARDS

2019 Laura Haley, Katharine Thomas Cary Medal, GCA National Medal

1997-1999 Heather Booth Whiting, NAL VC for Forests

1999-2001 Marilyn Donahue, Awards Zone Rep

2001-2003 Marilyn Donahue, Zone III Vice Chairman

2009-2011 Marilyn Donahue, Zone III Chairman

2015-2017 Andrea Stewart, Scholarship Committee Vice Chairman

2015-2017 Marilyn Donahue, Horticulture Committee 1st Vice Chairman

2017-2019 Andrea Stewart, Scholarship Committee 1st Vice Chairman

2017-2019 Chris Duncan, Zone III Chairman

2019-2021 Chris Duncan, Admissions Committee Zone Rep

2021-2023 Chris Duncan, Civic Improvement Committee First Vice Chair

2023-2025 Chris Duncan, Civic Improvement Vice Chair Common Ground

The Little Garden Club of Rye
Award Recipients

KAY DONAHUE TOGETHERNESS AWARD

LGC Exhibition/Flower Arranging Award

LGC Horticulture Award

ABCD Award
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

Civic Appreciation Award

Helping Hands

Appreciation Award

Communications Award

Conservation Award

Distinguished Service Award

Photography Award

Other LGC Awards

Garden Club of America Club Awards

GCA FLOWER SHOW AWARDS

Other Major Awards

GCA Zone & National Awards

LGCR Members Holding GCA National Positions

LGCR Members Holding GCA Zone III Positions

The Little Garden Club of Rye Award Recipients