South Central Region

Awards presented in spring of 2012 

Suzy Andrego,  SCR Awards Chairman, presided at the Awards Banquet held on March 31, 2012, at the Wyndham Hotel in North Little Rock, AR.  Suzy did an outstanding job presenting the award winners at our banquet at the close of our convention.   She prepared and presented those in attendance with a program listing all of the winners for the 2011 awards.  Great job, Suzy!

MEMBER AWARD OF HONOR, Jimmie Nell Courtney, of Texas.  Jimmie is invited to the NGC Convention to be held in Buffalo, NY, and will receive a certificate and NGC's  Member Award of Honor pin.

Award #1, ARBOR DAY: 1st pl., ($25), Bentonville G. C.,  AR; 2nd pl., Hondo G.C., TX; 3rd pl., A&M G.C. TX; HM Hearthstone G.C., TX & Violet Crown G.C., TX

Award #2, BIRDS: no entries

Award #3, CIVIC DEVELOPMENT: 1st pl., ($25) Columbus G. C., TX, 2nd pl.,  Garden Club of Rogers, AR 

Award #4, CLUB PROGRAM: 1st pl., ($25) Plano G.C., TX; 2nd pl., Bentonville G.C., AR  

Award #5, CLUB YEARBOOK THEME: 1st pl., ($25) Hondo G.C., TX; 2nd pl., G. C. of Rogers, AR; 3rd pl., Azalea G. C., TX; HM to 18 clubs: Uptown G.C., NM, Harrisburg G.C., Village Pines G.C., Bentonville G.C., Glad G.C., AR; Dallas Flower Show Judges, G.C. Council of Ft. Worth, A&M G.C., Cedar Creek Lake G.C., Columbus G.C., Super Seeders G.C., Bouquettes G.C., Plano G.C., Hearthstone G.C., TX; Madill Rose G.C., Tulsa G.C., Garden Party Rose, Midwest City of G.C., OK

Award #6, COMMUNICATION: 1st pl.,  ($25) A&M Garden Club, TX;

Award #7, COMMUNITY CONCERN: 1st pl., ($25) Hondoo G. C., TX; 2nd pl., Columbus G. C., TX; 3rd pl., Designers & Diggers G.C., TX;  HM, Plano G.C., TX

Award #8A FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULE - Group: 1st pl., ($25) Arkansas Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.

Award #8B FLOWER SHOW SCHEDULE/Single Club: 1st pl., ($25) Plano Garden Club, TX; 2nd pl., Hamburg G.C., AR; 3rd pl., Violet Crown G.C., TX; HM, Hearthstone G.C., TX 

Award #9, FLOWER SHOW STAGING: no entries

Award #10, GARDEN THERAPY AWARD: 1st pl., ($25) A&M G. C., TX

Award #11A, HISTORIC PRESERVATION: 1st pl., ($25) Bentonville G.C., AR; 2nd pl., Morning G.C., NM

Award 11B, HISTORIC PRESERVATION  no entries

Award #12, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, 1st pl., Bentonville G.C., AR

Award #14, LITTER CONTROL, 1st pl., ($25) Columbus G.C., TX

Award #15, MEMBERSHIP INCREASE: not awarded 

Award #16, NATIONAL GARDEN WEEK: 1st pl., ($25) A&M G. C., TX; 2nd pl., Harrisburg G. C., AR; 3rd pl., Columbus G. C., TX; HM, Village Pines G.C., AR and Hondo G.C., TX

Award #17, NOVICE FLORAL DESIGN AWARD: 1st pl.,  ($25) Dr. Shelia May of A&M G.C., TX

Award #19, SWEEPSTAKES:  ($25) Bentonville G.C., AR

Award #22, YOUTH PROGRAM: 1st pl., ($50) Blue Bonnett G.C., TX; 2nd pl.,Morning G. C., NM; 3rd pl., Home G. C. NM;

Award #25, PUBLICATION: Newsletter, multiple pages: 1st pl., ($25)New Mexico Garden Clubs; 2nd pl., Bouquettes G. C., TX; Any Other Worthy Project, ($25) 1st pl., Hondo G.C., TX; 2nd pl., Dallas Council of Garden Clubs, TX 

PUBLICITY PRESS BOOK AWARD WINNERS

Small Club: 1st pl., Harrisburg G.C., AR; 2nd pl., Dahlia G.C., OK

Medium Club: 1st pl., Bentonville G.C., AR; 2nd pl., Hemphill G.C., TX

Large Club: 1st pl., Bella Vista G.C., AR; 2nd pl., Village Pines G.C., AR; 3rd pl., Kingwood G.C., TX; HM, Browning G.C., TX