Awards and Projects

The winners of the Ann Lyon Grammond Award - Education at the 2008 Show of Summer were Erica Granchalek and Mary Ann Grumman for their innovative and interactive conservation display. Mary Ann (left) explains its intent to some of the more than 10,000 persons who visited the Chicago Botanic Garden during the Show."

AWARDS

American Horticultural Society Citation, Show of Summer Challenge Garden

The Garden Club of Evanston: 1981, ‘84, ‘86, ‘88, ‘90, and ‘92

Ann Lyon Crammond Award

Erica Granchelek, 2008
Mary Ann Grumman, 2008
Coni Lyman, 2002
Nancy Dorr, 1998

Barbara Spaulding Cramer Award for Flower Arranging Education

Virginia M. Noyes, 1996

Chicago Flower & Garden Show Award of Excellence for Horticulture

Victoria Wagner, 2005

Chicago Flower & Garden Show Best in Class, Horticulture

Victoria Wagner, 2006

Chicago Flower & Garden Show Best in Class, Photography

Mary Ann Grumman, 2006

Chicago Flower & Garden Show

1st Place Ribbon, Horticulture
Sally Dumas, 2006
Vickie Wagner, 2006
1st Place Ribbon, Photography
Nancy Dickie, 2006
Mary Ann Grumman, 2006
2nd Place Ribbon, Flower Arranging
Nancy Dorr, 2006
Claudia Lane, 2006
2nd Place Ribbon, Horticulture
Sally Dumas, 2006
Olga Balch, 2006
Vickie Wagner, 2006
2nd Place Ribbon, Photography
Nancy Dickie, 2006
Mary Ann Grumman, 2006
3rd Place Ribbon, Horticulture
Sally Dumas, 2006
Judy Ferguson, 2006
Christy Jones, 2006
Vickie Wagner, 2006
3rd Place Ribbon, Photography
Mary Ann Grumman, 2006
1st Prize Topiary
Olga Balch, 2005
2nd Prize, Container Arrangement
Judy Ferguson and Christy Jones, 2005

Chicago Horticultural Society Medal

Elise Felton: 1981, ‘82, ‘84, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88, and ‘90

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Community Service Award from the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association and Illinois Park Districts

Lighthouse Wildflower Trail Garden Volunteers, 1990

Corning Medal

Elise Felton, 1986 and 1987

Dorothea Wallace Medal

Virginia M. Noyes and Elizabeth R. Schroeder, 1980
Claudia Lane and Elizabeth R. Schroeder, 1998

Fenwick Medal

Joan M. Porter, 1988
Elizabeth R. Schroeder, 1988
Nancy Dorr, 2004
Claudia Lane, 2004

The Garden Club of America Medal of Appreciation

Mary Nahser, 2004
Teiko Jordan, 2007

The Garden Club of America Certificate of Appreciation

Mary K. Nahser, 1996
Ellen Newcomer, 1998
Mary Ann Pollard, 1999
Virginia M. Noyes, 2001
Nancy Dorr, 2002
Reed Hagee, 2003
Nancy Dorr, 2004
Kathy Hardgrove, 2007
Sue Durburg, 2007

The Garden Club of America Certificate of Excellence in Conservation

Erica Granchalek, 2008
Mary Ann Grumman, 2008
Nancy Dorr, 1998
Coni Lyman, 2002

The Garden Club of America Certificate of Excellence in Horticulture

Elise Felton: 1982, ‘83, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, and ‘89
Victoria Wagner, 2000

The Garden Club of America Horticulture Achievement Certificate

Bess Kelly, 1969
Mrs. Warren Buckley, 1969
Jean Haas, 1976
Elise Felton, 1985
Victoria Wagner, 2002

The Garden Club of America Conservation Committee Achievement Certificate

Eleanor Boynton, 1982 Pam Elesh, 1998

The Garden Club of America Club Conservation Certificate

Joan Jenkins, 2005

The Garden Club of America Certificate of Civic Improvement

Pam Elesh, 2005
Colleen Houlahan, 2005

The Garden Club of America Conservation Committee Historic Preservation Certificate

Elizabeth R. Schroeder, 1989
Mary Ann Grumman, 2007

The Garden Club of America Annual Meeting Awards

Flower Arranging, 3rd Place
Nancy Dorr & Claudia Lane, 2006 – Denver
Photography, 1st Place
Mary Ann Pollard, 2005 – Kansas City

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The Garden Club of America Best in Show, Flower Arranging,
Show of Summer

Nancy Dorr, 2004
Claudia Lane, 2004

The Garden Club of America Novice Award in Flower Arranging,
Show of Summer

Jennifer O’Shaughnessy, 2008
Melissa Clary, 2008

The Garden Club of America Best in Show, Horticulture,
Show of Summer

Victoria Wagner, 2002, 2004

The Garden Club of America Awards for Horticulture,
Show of Summer

Sue Carlson 2008,
Vickie Wagner 2008

The Garden Club of America Novice Award in Horticulture,
Show of Summer

Sue Carlson, 2008

The Garden Club of America Best in Show, Photography,
Show of Summer

Mary Ann Grumman, 2008

Garden Club of America Awards for Photography, Show of Summer

Nancy Dickie, 2008
Erica Granchalek, 2008
Mary Ann Grumman, 2008
Marilyn Sward, 2008

The Garden Club of America Awards for Flower Arranging,
Show of Summer-Club Challenge

First Place: Claudia Lane, Pam Elesh, Ann Bartling, Marti Lannert,
Coni Lyman, Ginny Noyes, and Barbara Putta – 2008

The Garden Club of America Judge’s Commendation for Flower Arranging Schedule

The Garden Club of Evanston, Virginia M. Noyes, 1995

The Garden Club of America Judge’s Commendation for
Horticulture Classes

The Garden Club of Evanston, Victoria Wagner, 1995

The Garden Club of America Zone XI Creative Leadership Award

Elizabeth R. Schroeder, 1998

The Garden Club of America Zone XI Historic Preservation Certificate of Acknowledgment to a Non-Member

Donald Terras, Director of the Lighthouse Park District and Grosse Pointe Lighthouse, 2002

The Garden Club of America Zone XI Horticulture Award

Gary Owen, 1976
Elise Felton, 1990
Victoria Wagner, 2006

The Garden Club of America Best in Show, Flower Arranging,
Zone XI Meeting

Brigitte Anderson, 1994
Terry Staples, 1994
Prudence Burke, 2004
Pamela Elesh, 2004

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The Garden Club of Evanston Certificate of Appreciation for
Civic Projects

Susan Heiberger, 1997
Judith Ferguson, 1998
Janna Caldarelli, 1999

The Garden Club of Evanston Medal of Appreciation

Ruth Connor, 2005

The Garden Club of Evanston Medal of Merit-Education

Ginny Noyes, 2007

The Garden Club of Evanston Certificate of Appreciation

Marilyn Sward, 2008
Sally Dumas, 2008
Erica Granchelek, 2008
Olga Balch, 2005
Ann Zielglemaier, 2005
Meta Dalton, 2006
Pat Graham, 2006
Terri Hummel, 2006
Kathy Riley, 2006

Marion Thompson Fuller Brown Conservation Award

The Garden Club of Evanston, Judith Ferguson, 1995

National Register of Historic Places

Shakespeare Garden, 1988

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS

The Garden Club of America - Flower Arranging Judge

Virginia M. Noyes, 1982

The Garden Club of America – Horticulture Judge

Victoria Wagner, 1998

National Council of State Garden Clubs Life Master Judge

Virginia M. Noyes, 1997

Master Gardener Certificates

Holly Sunshine, 1993
Victoria Wagner, 1995
Mary Jo Crosby, 1996
Jan Walsh, 1996
Susan Heiberger, 1998
Ellen Newcomer, 1998
Mary Ann O’Meara, 1998
Vicki Verity, 1998
Paula Twilling, 2001
Erica Granchalek, 2003

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