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South Central Regional Awards:

To be announced and presented at the 2017 Annual NMGC Fall Board

National Garden Club Awards:

To be announced and presented at the 2017 Annual NMGC Fall Board

New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc.

2016

Awards Book

(Awards Year

January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016)

Awards presentation held

April 27, 2017

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Suzy Andrego, President

Debra Sorrell, Awards Chair

MEMBER OF THE YEAR

Name placed on the New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc., plaque and

“Member of the Year” award presented by NMGC, Inc.

2016 Member of the Year

JoAnn Layden

JoAnn Layden is in garden club with both feet and then some!! She has held

offices in her local club in Angel Fire, chairmanship positions on the state level

and is the current Bird and Butterfly Chair. She has been chair or co-chair of

the Ponderosa Pines Youth Club since it began. She has a knack for

publications and authored a SCR winning membership brochure for her club, in

addition to a brochure , “Butterflies in New Mexico”, that won 1st Place at

National Garden Clubs’ convention in 2015. JoAnn and her husband have been

chairs of the Butterfly Garden at the Shuter Library in Angel Fire where they

spend tireless hours working and weeding. At last year’s dedication of the

Butterfly Garden, the Ponderosa Pines Youth Club read poems they had written

about butterflies and did an exhibit inside the library. At the Annual Angel Fire

Garden Tour, JoAnn hosted the Butterfly Garden and the youth club gave

educational tours and had a lemonade stand. And, under her guidance, they

helped with seating guests at the luncheon! Last fall, she and her husband

attended the National Butterfly Convention to further her knowledge. Due to

health issues, she built a nature trail up the small mountain behind her house,

which she shares with her community and recently did a floral arrangement for

an Angel Fire music event. If all this were not enough, she will be the District 3

Director for 2017-2018! Her club president says “it is a real pleasure to serve

with such a caring, compassionate and knowledgeable person!”

New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc.

AWARDS DONATION

Person or Club Name: _______________________________

Amount Donated: $ __________________________________

One Year Donation or Two Year Donation

AWARD SPONSORING: _____________________________

If no specific award is sponsored, monies donated will be used for

the general awards fund to fund a variety of awards for the year do-

nated.

Mail Donation to:

NMGC, Treasurer

Refer to your current term

state board and chairman list

Thank you for your support of NMGC Awards

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DONATIONS

AND MONETARY AWARDS

1. Donors of awards will be listed in the “New Mexico

Gardener” & Annual Awards Book

2. All donors' funds covering two years must be received by

the State Treasurer by February 1st

of the FIRST year of a NMGC, Inc., administration.

3. State Awards Chairman will solicit donations.

4. All award checks must be cashed within 90 days.

5. Any award money unused after two years will be retained

in a awards fund.

DESIGN OF THE YEAR

1st place

“Down the Ant Hole”

Award sponsored by New Mexico Judges Council

Juanita Ortega

Floral Designers Garden Club, Santa Fe, NM

HORTICULTURIST OF THE YEAR

Cash Award sponsored by Valley Gardeners Garden Club

In memory of John Hickerson

Howard Dash

Mesilla Valley Garden Club

Howard and his wife, Lilly Rawlyk, moved to southern New Mexico (from

upstate New York) 7 years ago. He has had to learn to adapt his gardening

techniques to a desert climate. He has an expansive fruit and vegetable garden,

a native garden, a greenhouse full of orchids and a large iris and perennial bed.

Howard is an award winning iris grower, has been hybridizing iris since 2010

and had his first iris put on the commercial market in 2016.

MENTOR OF THE YEAR

Recipient is chosen by the standing NMGC President

The Mentor of the Year award is given to the member of NM Garden Clubs

that has shown themselves to be a “Mentor” to others by their actions as a

trusted guide and teacher to all members – conveying their experience and

expertise while increasing confidence, performance and leadership abilities in

other Members of NM Garden Clubs.

2016 Mentor of the Year

Beulah Oyler

Beulah Oy;er is known around the state as the “quintessential garden club

member”, according to one of her fellow garden clubbers. She celebrated her

50th year as a garden club member earlier this year!!She has a positive,

roll-with-the –punches attitude that encourages those around her, even when

mistakes are made. She knows the job description and duties of every officer in

Garden Club—from the club level up through District and State. She is very

knowledgeable and is always willing to help. She has served tirelessly,

numerous times, on the boards of her local club, as well as for district and state .

She is thoughtful and generous , not only with her time but, also, with her great

hugs and her warm, friendly smile. Above all, she is a great friend and a role

model for all who know her and will know her!

It is my pleasure to present the 2016 New Mexico Garden Clubs Mentor of the

Year to Beulah Oyler!

President Suzy Andrego

2016 New Mexico Garden Clubs Award Sponsors

THANK YOU to the following people, for their

support and contributions for awards.

Suzy Andrego

Sue Ferguson

Lequita Lett

Isabel Olsen

MaryAnn Moreno

The Recognition Place

Esther Russell

Sorrell Consulting, LLC

John and Debra Sorrell

Bryan and Dodi Suhr

Summit Garden Club

Valley Gardeners Garden Club

Sally Warner

New Mexico Smokey Bear-Woodsy Owl

Poster Contest Winners

Cash awards sponsored by MaryAnn Moreno

$5 for 1st Place Winners

$3 for 2nd Place Winners

1st Grade

1st Place – Davina Campos – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

2nd Place – Isabel Sanchez – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

2nd Grade

1st Place – Jude Smith – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

2nd Place – Preston Muniz – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

3rd Grade

1st Place – Major Johnson – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

2nd Place – Emmalee Ryan Romero – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa,

NM

4th Grade

1st Place – Chloe Hart-Mann –Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

2nd Place – Angelina Silva – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

5th Grade

1st Place – Jaydith Chavez – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

2nd Place – Micka Lucero – Santa Rosa G.C., Santa Rosa, NM

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Recipient is chosen by the standing NMGC President

AWARD: Silver Medallion, depicting the NMGC, Inc., Seal.

This award was begun in 1990 at the 41st State Convention. Twenty-three

Silver Medallions were a gift from Dr. Thomas Todson, and were

presented to members who had made special contributions to NMGC, Inc., in

the past. Medallions for the continuation of this Special Achievement Award

from 1991 - 1999 were given by June Wood. One Gold Medallion (also donated

by Mrs. Wood) was presented at the 51st Anniversary Convention in the year

2000 to the member deemed to have done the most for NMGC, Inc., during the

years 1991 - 2000. The winner was chosen by a committee consisting of the

NMGC, Inc., President, 1st Vice President and the NMGC, Inc., Awards

Chairman.

This award continued from 2001 to 2010 through the generosity of Sue

Graves with one Silver Medallion awarded each year to a member who has

made special contributions to NMGC, Inc. Colleen Hinker has generously

continued the tradition of the Silver Medallion Award into the year 2020. This

Special Achievement Award is given at the Annual Convention.

The 2016 Silver Medallion Winner

Becky Fuller

This year’s silver medallion recipient has been a New Mexico Garden Club

member for many years. She has been involved in her club, her district and the

state for more than 17 years. She is active, dedicated and passionate about New

Mexico Garden Clubs. She has held many positions in her club, including

president. She is a past District Director, and has held positions on the state

board in the past, currently and will continue for the next board. She always

comes to the rescue of people who need help and things that need to be done.

She is always there to smile, support her fellow club district and state members

in all endeavors! She willing gives her time and experience to anyone in

need. She is generous to a fault and a large supporter of our awards. She just

can’t seem to say “No” to anyone or anything! I believe she is following in her

mother footsteps! This year’s New Mexico Garden Clubs Silver Medallion

recipient is Becky Fuller.

SCHOLARSHIP

New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc. provides one scholarship of $2500 each

year to encourage the study of Botany, Horticulture, or related fields in a New

Mexico college/university. Approval for Scholarship to be given by the District

Directors, Scholarship Chairman, and President of NMGC, Inc.

2016 Scholarship Recipient

Katelyn Steen

Katelyn Steen is a sophomore Biology major with a minor in International

Studies at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. She hopes to pursue

a career in wildlife research and conservation in a National Park. She has

traveled or lived abroad for much of her life. These international experiences

have helped to shape her worldview on the importance of environmental

conservation. She lived in India as a child and participated in an eight week

study on health and sustainability in Peru as a high school student. As a

member of the Honors College at UNM, she has studied in Ecuador and Chili.

Fortunately, Katelyn is fluent in Spanish. She has applied for another study

abroad opportunity in the next school year which would take her to Japan. She

is a member of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity, is on the Dean’s list and

volunteers at the Albuquerque BioPark. Each of her recommendation letters

stressed her leadership, extreme enthusiasm and her unique insights on

whatever topic she is studying.

YEARBOOKS (cont.)

Class III

1st Place

Uptown Garden Club

Albuquerque, NM

2nd Place

Lincoln County Garden Club

Ruidoso, NM

3rd Place

High Desert Design Club

Albuquerque, NM

Class IV

1st Place

Angel Fire Garden Club

Angel Fire, NM

.YOUTH ACTIVITIES

Youth must be involved (up to 18 years of age).

1st Place

Cash Award sponsored by Esther Russell

Home Garden Club

Roswell, NM

For work with the Pecos Valley Youth Garden Club

YEARBOOKS

The Pat Edmonds Memorial Yearbook Award

Cash Award sponsored by Summit Garden Club


Angel Fire, NM

Class II

1st Place

Sunshine Valley Garden Club

Truth or Consequences , NM

2nd Place

Home Garden Club

Roswell, NM

3rd Place

Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

Honorable Mention

El Jardin Encanto Garden Club

Las Lunas, NM

Petal Pushers Garden Club

Albuquerque, NM

Summit Garden Club

Los Alamos, NM

Valley Gardeners Garden Club

Albuquerque, NM

PRESIDENT’S PROJECT

BUTTERFLY GARDEN AWARD

Plant a Butterfly Garden, A Habitat Garden, a Monarch Way Station

… President Andrego will pay for your signage and certification.

(For a club or individual)

Individual

Mary Ann Moreno

Hui-chien (Bill) Shen

Jan Smith

Club

Morning Garden Club

Uptown Garden Club

STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AWARD

This serves as an evaluative overview for your Club's program year.

Program Year is January 1st through December 31st, annually

2016 TOP POINT EARNER

Cash award sponsored by Becky Fuller

Uptown Garden Club, Albuquerque, NM

Total Points Earned: 655

Class I

Santa Rosa Garden Club, Santa Rosa, NM—Total Points Earned: 380

Floral Designers Garden Club, Santa Fe, NM—Total Points earned: 320

Artesia Garden Club, Artesia, NM—Total Points Earned: 255

Class II

High Desert Design Club, Albuquerque, NM—Total Points Earned: 555

Home Garden Club, Roswell, NM—Total Points Earned: 540

Morning Garden Club, Roswell, NM – Total Points Earned: 465

Summit Garden Club, Los Alamos, NM—Total Points Earned: 385

Petal Pushers Garden Club, Albuquerque, NM—Total Points Earned: 380

El Jardin Encanto Garden Club, Las Lunas, NM—Total Points Earned: 120

Class III

Uptown Garden Club, Albuquerque, NM—Total Points Earned: 655

Los Alamos Garden Club, Los Alamos, NM - Total Points Earned: 320

Class IV

Angel Fire Garden Club, Angel Fire, NM—Total Points Earned:465

WORLD GARDENING

New Mexico Garden Clubs, Inc., encourages Club generosity for

charitable purposes, with emphasis on New Mexico charities and/or

garden related projects in foreign countries in which the

Club has a contact person.

District I

Petal Pushers Garden Club—Penny Pines

District II

Los Alamos Garden Club—Penny Pines

Summit Garden Club—Heifer International

District III

Angel Fire Garden Club—Penny Pines

District IV

Desert Daubers Garden Club—Penny Pines

Flowering Desert Garden Club—Penny Pines

Mesilla Valley Garden Club—Penny Pines

District V

Home Garden Club—Penny Pines

TREES

The Walter B Suhr Memorial Tree Award

Cash Award sponsored by Isabel Olsen

1st Place

Home Garden Club

Roswell, NM

2nd Place

Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

WATER CONSERVATION

Clubs

No Entries

Individuals

No Entries

WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS

Clubs

No Entries

Individual

1st Place

Jan Smith

Home Garden Club, Roswell, NM

2016 BEE PHOTOGRAPH

1st Place

Page Steed

Angel Fire Garden Club, Angel Fire, NM

2nd Place

Hui-chien (Bill) Shen

Valley Gardeners Garden Club, Albuquerque, NM

3rd Place

Selvi Viswanathen

Los Alamos Garden Club, Los Alamos, NM

Honorable Mention

Johnese Turri


BEGINNING DESIGNER

1st place

Cash Award sponsored by John and Debra Sorrell

Mary Noskin

High Desert Design Club, Albuquerque, NM

2nd Place

Terry Miller


3rd Place

Kristin Thompson


BIRDS

A: Club

No entries

B: Individual

1st Place

Cash Award sponsored by Lequita Lett

Dianna Doddridge


PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (cont.)

2nd Place

“Ocate Pass, New Mexico”

Page Steed


3rd Place

“Jemez Mountains from State Road 502”

Juanita Ortega


WILDLIFE

1st Place

“Lovable Bobcat at My Pond”

Selvi Viswanathan


2nd Place

“Close Encounters of the Bison Kind”

Page Steed


3rd Place

“Alligator in the Grass”

Terry Miller


All of the 2015 Photographic prize winning entries can be seen in a photo

gallery on the NMGC website.


INSECT

1st Place

“The Dazzling Ruby Damselfly”

Selvi Viswanathan


2nd place

“Western Honey Bee”

Page Steed


3rd Place

“Orb Spider”

Dianna Doddridge


LANDSCAPE SCENE

1st Place

“The Beauty of Mother Nature Starting Over—Rio Grande Bosque”

Michael Turri


BUTTERFLY GARDENING IN NEW MEXICO

A: Clubs

1st Place

No Entries

B: Individual No entries

(See President’s Project)

CERTIFICATE of COMMENDATION

NGC, Inc., 20 YEAR Certificate for Individuals who have been members of an

accredited garden club for 20 or more years.

Ann Shafer

Los Alamos Garden Club is proud to honor Ann for her 20 year membership

CIVIC DEVELOPMENT

This award is for landscape projects in public areas.

Such areas include: schools, Civic buildings,

hospitals, shopping areas, cemeteries, roadsides, historic sites,

Enhancement of parks, trails, small pocket gardens, street plantings, etc.

Class II

1st Place



For the planting and continued care of a garden at the Veteran's Home in

Truth or Consequences, NM

CIVIC DEVELOPMENT (cont.)

Class III

1st Place


Morning Garden Club

For Planting a Rose Garden at the

Historical Center for South East New Mexico Museum

CLUB HISTORY

BEST CLUB HISTORY


Home Garden Club

Roswell, NM

Class I

2nd place

Santa Rosa Garden Club

Santa Rosa, NM

Honorable Mention

Floral Designers Design Club


2nd Place

“Polygonia faunus—Green Comma Butterfly”

Page Steed


3rd Place

“Butterfly and Lobelia”

June Gandert


HORTICULTURE SPECIMEN

1st Place

“Glorious Lilies”

Kristin Thompson


2nd Place

“’Ring of Fire‘ Rose”

Juanita Ortega


3rd Place

“Ponderosa Pine with Hoar Frost”

Page Steed


PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT

BIRD

1st Place

“Goose Train”

Page Steed


2nd Place

“Rufus Hummingbird”

Selvi Viswanathan


3rd Place

“Lowly Starling with Striking Plumage ”

Christine Longthorp


BUTTERFLY

1st Place

“Two Tailed Swallowtail”

Selvi Viswanathan


CLUB HISTORY (cont.)

Class II

1st Place

Home Garden Club

Roswell, NM

2nd Place


Truth or Consequences, NM

3rd Place

Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

Honorable Mention

Summit Garden Club

Los Alamos, NM

Class III

2nd Place

Lincoln County Garden Club

Ruidoso, NM

Class IV

3rd Place


Angel Fire, NM

FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULES

Class II

1st Place

“ The Pulse of Life“

Floral Designers Study Club, Los Alamos Garden Club

and Summit Garden Club

Los Alamos, NM

FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULES

Fair Schedules Only

Class I

1st Place

“Fair, Farm and Ranch Beauties”

Artesia Garden Club

Artesia, NM

2nd Place

“The Santa Rosa Experience“

Santa Rosa Garden Club

Santa Rosa, NM

Class II

1st Place

“ 90 Years-Not JESTERnother Fair”

Home Garden Club and Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OF THE YEAR


2016 Winner

“The Dazzling Ruby Damselfly”

Selvi Viswanathan


MEMBER OF DISTINCTION CITATION

(continued)

Sue Ferguson

Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

Sue has been a member of Garden Club for many years. She has been active

in all facets of Garden Club for those years. This year she has filled in, in many

areas whereever she was needed. She is knowledgeable, and readily shares her

knowledge, and physical help, in so many things. This year due to unforeseen

problems, Sue pitched in and helped with our yearbook. Sue is always active in

keeping up our many community gardens at the museum, nursing homes, and

the park gardens. In addition to being our awards chairman, Sue oversees

collections of all our recyclables. She is the chair, and the "go to" person for the

Flower Show at the Eastern New Mexico State Fair. Each year for this event she

works tirelessly, making sure everything is in the right category, tagged right,

and judged correctly.

In everything she does she takes a no nonsense approach, making sure things

are done according to the rules and regulations and right by the book. Sue has

served as an officer, both now, and in the past from the state level down to our

club. She excels in any position she holds. Sue is

soft-spoken, kind, always willing to help, but never taking any credit for the

tireless work she does. Whether, as a club member, or as a friend, as she is to

many, Sue is cherished, and indispensable.

For all the above reasons, and more, I would like to nominate Sue Ferguson

for this Member of Distinction Citation.

Janice Dunnahoo

President

Morning Garden Club

FOOD GARDENING

Individual Award


1st Place

Julie Foster

Artesia Garden Club

GARDEN THERAPY

Club

Class I

Artesia Garden Club

Artesia, NM

Class II

Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

HERBS

Club

No entries

Individual


1st Place

Rosemary Maddox

Mesilla Valley Garden Club

LITTER CONTROL AND RECYCLING

Club


1st Place


Angel Fire, NM

2nd Place

Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

3rd Place

Blooming Gardeners Youth Garden Club

Albuquerque, NM

Honorable Mention

Pecos Valley Youth Garden Club

Roswell, NM

Individual


1st Place

Dianna Doddridge

Uptown Garden Club

Albuquerque, NM

MEMBER OF DISTINCTION CITATION

Candidate must have been an active member of NMGC, Inc., for 14 years and

still be actively participating in Club activities.

Must have an outstanding reputation in the community

for garden club work.

Must have displayed leadership at Club level and/or above.

The kind words written about each of these candidates came directly from

their club or club president.

Each member represented is a true asset to NMGC, Inc.

Isabel Olsen

Home Garden Club

Ruidoso, NM

Isabel meets the qualifications by leaps and bounds and always goes above

and beyond!!! She has 15 years with Home Garden Club and has held, is

holding and will be holding the following positions:

*President for HGC

*Parliamentarian for HGC

*District V Director

*1st VP of NMGC

*VP of NMGC

*President of NMGC

*Incoming South Central Region Director

*NGC Penny Pines Chairperson

Isabel Olsen has led the way in organizing the Roswell Main Street

planters, helped in organizing the Pecos Valley Youth Garden Club, the Bitter

Lake National Wildlife Refuge garden and is well known in the community

through all of her works with local garden clubs.

Joyfully Sent,

Pamela J. Davis

President

Home Garden Club

MEMBERSHIP INCREASE The Club gaining the most new members.

LARGEST MEMBERSHIP INCREASE FOR 2016

Flowering Desert Garden Club

57% Membership Increase

$50.00 Cash Award, Sponsored by Sally Warner

Membership Increase Certificates Awarded

District I

El Jardin Encanto Garden Club with 40% membership increase

Petal Pushers Garden Club with 21% membership increase

Moriarty Garden Club with 6% membership increase

District II

Los Alamos Garden Club with 11% membership increase

Floral Designers Garden Club with 8% membership increase

District III

Santa Rosa Garden Club with 20% increase

District IV

Flowering Desert Garden Club with 57% membership increase.

Mesilla Valley Garden Club with 15% membership increase

District V

Artesia Garden Club with 8% membership increase

Home Garden Club with 7% membership increase

Morning Garden Club with 7% membership increase

LONGEVITY AWARD

This award is for a Club project that has been maintained by members

for over 3 years. Most awards are for new projects. In contrast, this award

gives recognition for the patience and dedication it takes to continue a

program, or project, for many years.

Class II

1st Place


Morning Garden Club

Roswell, NM

Annual Christmas Decoration of the Historical Museum

36 Years

Class III

1st Place


Los Alamos Garden Club

Los Alamos, NM

Maintaining the Los Alamos Memorial Rose Garden

60 Years

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