Individual Award Honorees of the Northern California-Nevada-Hawaii District

The Silver Honor Medal

1956	George McDonough*
1958	John Paul Edwards*
1959	Laura Sutter*
1961	Merrill J. Butler*
1961	Joseph J. Klima* (Buckeye District)
1962	Dr. Charles V. Covell*
1964	Martin J. Martin*
1965	Iva Newman*
1966	Alfred Leloy, Jr.*
1967	Lucia Morgan*
1969	Henry Steffens*
1970	Muriel Humenick*
1972	Edwin* & Darley* Lisherness
1974	Elaine Cochran*
1975	William Humenick*
1976	Esther Hughes*
1977	George Hubbard*
1978	Alan Etherington*
1979	C. Douglas Rhymes*
1980	Clay Morgan*
1981	George Shiraki*
1982	Marion Klima*
1983	Don Marshall*
1984	Al Stettler*
1985	Annette Dobbs*
1986	Mary Marshall*
1987	Blanche Wimer*
1988	Dr. John Shaw
1989	Stanley Burris*
1990	D. Bruce Phillips*
1991	Ralph S. Moore*
1992	Ruby Cayere*
1993	Dorothy Michelis
1994	Thomas Nelson*
1995	Richard* and Dorothy* Tyson
1996	Rose Gilardi
1997	Baldo Villegas
1998	Ed Yesan
1999	Barbara Gordon
2000	Robert Parker
2001	Ted and Linda* Burg
2002	Earl Parsons*
2003	Betty Ann Cassina and Dena Wagner
2004	Alice Affleck*
2005	Beverly Rose Hopper
2006	Steve Steps
2007	Thomas Bonfigli
2008	Elsina Dean*
2009	Not awarded
2010	Gail Trimble
2011	Jolene Adams
2012	Ernie* & Sue Magill
2013	Rosemary Sawyer
2014	Dolores Moffat*
2015	Dave Coop
2016	Joe* and Carol Burek
2017	Bill Reynolds
2018	Joan Goff
2019	Betty Mott
2020	Lou Evans
2021	Ann Marie Harris
2022	John & Lynett Petrula
2023	Jan Burnham
2024	Lesa Lane

District Outstanding Judge

1978	Joseph Klima*
1979	Martin J. Martin*
1980	Muriel Humenick*
1981	Al Stettler*
1982	Lucia Morgan*
1983	Elaine Cochram*
1984	Fred Gallaway*
1985	Christine H. Kemp*
1986	Clay Morgan*
1987	Dr. John Muzio*
1988	D. Bruce Phillips*
1989	Joseph Mammino
1990	Thomas Nelson*
1991	Edwin* and Darley* Lisherness
1992	Dr. John Shaw
1993	Don* and Mary* Marshall
1994	Robert Parker
1995	Ed Yesan
1996	Duane Carlson
1997	Judy Bonds
1998	Ruby Cayere* - Arrangements
1998	John Hendrix* - Horticulture
1999	Dorothy Tyson*
2000	Kathy Leonardi - Arrangements
2000	Betty Ann Cassina - Horticulture
2001	Linda Burg*
2002	Earl Parsons - Arrangements
2002	Rose Gilardi - Horticulture
2003	Barbara Gordon
2004	Thomas Bonfigli
2005	Baldo Villegas
2006	Betty Ann Cassina - Arrangements
2006	Alice Affleck* - Horticulture
2007	Gail Trimble
2008	Beverly Rose Hopper
2009	Sue and Ernie* Magill
2010	Dolores Moffatt* - Arrangements
2010	Jolene Adams - Horticulture
2011	Joe* & Carol Burek
2012	Dave Coop
2013	Ted Burg
2014	Sandy Parker
2015	Melody Carlson*
2016	Rosemary Sawyer
2018	Cher Frechette
2019	Not Awarded
2020	Barbara Gordon - Arrangements
2020	Lesa Lane - Horticulture
2022	Martin Kooi - Arrangements
2022	Betty Mott - Horticulture
2023	Ann Marie Harris - Arrangements
2023	Hilary Elkin - Horticulture
2024	Karen Ernsberger - Arrangements
2024	Eileen Jackson - Horticulture

District Outstanding Consulting Rosarian

1960	Alfrey Leloy, Jr.*
1961	James Averell*
1962	Esper Parish*
1964	Iva Newman*
1970	Muriel Humenick*
1972	Elaine Cochran*
1973	Roy Badertscher*
1974	Esther Hughes*
1975	Harry Stebbings*
1976	Joseph* and Marion* Klima
1978	Edwin Lisherness*
1979	Max and Maria Burnett
1980	Dr. Howard Gallagher*
1981	Anton Konopasek*
1982	D. Bruce Phillips*
1983	Blanche Wimer*
1984	C. Douglas Rhymes*
1985	Wiley Molder*
1986	Rose Kellogg*
1987	Sally Joy*
1988	Stanley Burris*
1989	Ruby Cayere*
1990	Annette Dobbs*
1991	Bernice Jensen
1992	Dixie and John Edge
1993	Dorothy Michelis
1994	Duane Carlson
1995	Barbara Gordon
1996	Steve and Diana Steps
1997	Robert Parker
1998	Beverly Rose Hopper
1999	Linda* and Ted Burg
2000	Jolene Adams
2001	Ernie* and Sue Magill
2002	Ed Yesan
2003	Robert Bergthold
2004	Baldo Villegas
2005	Betty Ann Casina
2006	Alice Affleck*
2007	Joseph* and Carol Burek
2008	Gail Trimble
2009	Rosemary Sawyer
2010	Elsina Dean*
2011	Janey Leonardich
2012	Dr. John Shaw
2013	Rose Gilardi
2014	Lenore Ruckman
2015	Bill Reynolds
2016	Joe Truskot
2017	Judy Frederick
2018	Carole Schmitz
2019	Dave Coop
2020	Marsha Yokomichi
2022	Gwen Quail
2023	Charlotte Owendyk
2024	Sue Silva

ARS Bronze Medal
for Outstanding Service to a Local Society

Butte Rose Society
1999	Cindy Rogers
2000	Julie Matlin
2001	Bill Reynolds
2006	Kathleen Lambert
2007	Angela Handy
2008	Pat Reynolds
2009	John & Joan Middlebrook
2010	John & Mary McCormick
2011	Gary & Rosemarie Imhoff
2012	Neva Youngs
2013	Alicia Stewart
2014	Kathy Brooks
2015	Jan Burnham
2017	Sandy Anderson
2019	Denyse Gonzales
2020	Mike Bertain
Contra Costa Rose Society
1997	Sharon McColgan
1999	Mary Lou Williams*
2000	Bob Padgett
2003	Ellen Nygaard
2004	Karen Mahshi
2005	Erika O'Neill
2006	Margie Marsted
2007	Linda Morris
2008	Jean Morris
2010	Annie Stovall
2011	Harvey Davidson
2012	Joan Thisius
2013	Patty Click
2014	Mary Ann Savignano
2016	Stella Cade
East Bay Rose Society
1993	Ardis McKee*
1994	Harvey Davidson*
1995	Merle* and Phyllis Andrus
1996	Curtis McCrury*
1997	John* and Barbara Hendrix*
1998	Jolene Adams and Jacob Oberlies*
1999	Mary Scott
2000	Christina Scheward
2001	Peter Cook
2002	Gregg Cook
2003	Kang and Sue Mei
2004	Betty Cooper*
2005	Helen Zawlik-Moyot
2006	Carolyn Sanders
2007	Martine Ham
2008	Deane Coleman*
2010	James Donoso
2011	Barbara Wilson
2012	Susan Gutierrez
2013	Thomas Bolden
2014	Gerilyn Isman
2015	Kathleen Demerdjian
2016	Royal Krieger
2017	Eugene Albert
Gold Country Rose Society
1999	Kay White
2000	Florence Pratt
2001	Dave Coop
2002	Ernie* and Sue Magill
2003	Rena Webb
2004	Ivanette Griggs
2005	Nancy & Rodger Tognazzini
2007	Judy Frederick
2009	Allan Hendrix & Fran Govean
2010	Jan Hedman
2014	Fred & Deana Eshpeter
2017	Renee Alenza
2018	Richard Huntley
2019	Ruth Coop
Golden Gate Rose Society
1993	Rose Gilardi
1995	Earl Parsons*
1996	Suzanne Kirkham
1997	Jolene Adams
1998	Kathy Guthrie*
1999	Miriam Illencik
2000	Francis Newburn
2001	Jack Fitzgerald
2002	James Armstrong
2003	Eileen Chun
2004	Catherine Hill
2005	Thea Archelletti*
2007	Charles Dowling*
2010	Virginia Hayes
2011	Lynne Andresen
Golden Sierra Rose Society
2008	Rosemary Sawyer
2015	Tommy & Susi Johnson
Honolulu Rose Society
2003	Herman Davey
2004	Betsy Walters
2005	Naomi Inouye
2006	Summer Muragin
2007	Marsha Yokomichi
2008	Marie Kunimura and Ann Sakamoto
2010	Naomi Inouye
2013	Cheryl Wong
2014	Robert Speer
2019	Linda Kauhane
Humboldt Rose Society
1993	Alan Etherington
1994	Thomas Nelson*
1995	Judy Bonds
1996	Christine Kemp*
1997	Dr. Stanley Baird
1998	Russell Mengel
1999	Lida Coyle
2000	Joe and Christine Olson
2001	Rose Kellogg*
2002	Kathy Leonardi
2003	Sue Silva
2004	Gaird* & Pat Hamilton
2005	Edith Davis Goodwin
2006	Jane Nelson
2007	Gail Ledbetter
2008	Jack Saffel
2009	Eleanor Gayner
2010	Sharon King
2011	Doug Durham
2013	Mike Norberry
2014	Richard & Paula Grabowski
2015	George & Nancy Davis
2016	Sue Smith
2017	Bev Olson
2018	Valentina Davis
2019	Nelda Palmer
Lake County Rose Society
2005	Mary Welsh
2006	Rose Gilardi
2007	Jack Fitzgerald
Lodi-Woodbridge Rose Society
2003	Michael Devencenzi
Los Angeles Rose Society
1996	Jerry Scoville (awarded while living in the NCNH District)
2004	Peter Alonso (now living in the NCNH District)
Marin Rose Society
1996	Nanette Londeree
1997	Joseph* and Marion* Klima
1998	Barbara Picarelli and Gail Trimble
1999	Frank and Lidija Treadway
2001	Lenore Ruckman
2002	Lee* and Dorothy* Arnold
2003	Florence Taylor
2004	Gary Scales
2005	Betty Mott
2007	Joan Goff
2009	Kitty O'Donnell
2010	Paula Jaffe
2012	Maureen Groper
2013	Sandra Simon
2014	Paul Cullen
2015	Lydia Truce
2016	Richard Holtz
2017	Connie Pelissero
2019	Andy Smith
2020	Don Chapman
2021	Vivien Bronshvag
Modesto Rose Society
1993	Elmer Nyquist
1994	Archie Weathers*
Monterey Bay Rose Society
1993	Harvey* and Beverly Brown
1994	Fred and Edith Johnson
1996	Chris* and Kevin Rabe
2002	Joe Truskot
2007	Jim Sauve
2008	Janey Leonardich
2009	Judy Sauve
2010	Otto Lund
2012	Tomiko Edmiston
2013	Brenda Wood
2015	Shari Driscoll
2016	Joseph Ghio
2017	Marjorie Callahan
2019	Janey Leonardich
Mother Lode Rose Society
1996	Dorothy Wall*
1997	Bob Douglass
1998	Doug Erickson
2000	Elsina Dean*
2002	Kay Polk*
2004	Katherine Dexter
2007	Kathy Pifari
2008	Jane Ragusano
2009	Sandra & Patrick Marshall
2011	Sally Kornegay
2012	Gloria Aber
2013	Muriel Humenick*
2014	Steve & Debra Kinnick
2015	Beverly Rose Hopper
2016	Juliene Hiatt*
2020	RayMona Cunha
Mount Diablo Rose Society
1993	Al Welham*
1995	David Lowell*
1996	Marianne Jameson*
1997	Ken and Judy Jones
1998	Don Person
1999	Don Gouveia
2000	Jolene Adams
2001	Jennie Bauer
2002	Sally Estee
2003	Mike Becker
2005	Janet Soderstrom
2006	Dolores Moffat*
2008	Roberta Ridenour
2009	Lori Duffy
2010	Jan Casey*
2011	Joseph Burek*
2012	Lou Evans
2013	Jan Hayward
2014	Sandra Barclay
2015	Sheryl Reed
2016	Mark Mintz
2017	Karen Jefferson
2017	Marie McGarvey
2019	Barbara Norkus
2020	Katherine Knabke
North Bay Rose Society
1993	Franciska Mills*
1994	John Dallas*
1995	Dorothy Lyman*
1996	Susan Turk
1997	Alice Affleck*
1998	Laurent Olson*
1999	Jerry Crumrine
2001	Eileen Jackson
2002	Joseph* and Carol Burek
2003	Richard Lossing*
2004	Thomas Bonfigli
2006	Allyn* & Kathy Dalton
2007	Michael Cevola
2008	Jane Carpignano
2009	Richard Affleck*
2010	John Marchut*
2011	Rhonda Thompson
2012	Darrell Schramm
2014	Carson LaBelle
2015	Helen Zawlik-Moyot
2016	Charles Malarkey
2018	Karen Anne McCann
Peninsula Rose Society
1993	Lucia Morgan*
1995	Angela Lude
1996	Elwood Veliquette
1997	Elaine and Vic Kristen
1998	David Amaral
1999	Barry Johnson
2000	Jim Crother
2001	Marlene Bolhoffer
2002	Marie L. Hubbell
2003	Patti Motta
2004	Carol Coop
2005	Antoinette Gates
2006	Pam Schenk
2007	Russell Coop*
2008	Tomoko Lee
2011	Jerry Georgette
2012	Sandee Kolter
2016	Priya Kamath
2017	Anne Quincy
2018	Barbara Todd*
2019	Carol Wong
2020	Stu Dalton
Redwood Empire Rose Society
1993	Rachel Wall*
1994	Margaret Martin*
1995	Sally Joy*
1996	Capt. Harry Stebbings*
1997	Virginia* and Eugene Howard
1998	Inez Smith*
1999	Eleanor Kelling*
2000	James C. King*
2002	Dr. Tom Villa-Lovoz*
2005	Phyllis Saccani*
2006	Barbara Shula
2008	Ann Barbaro
2009	Karen Ernsberger
2010	Ruth Browning and Karl Scheuermann
2012	Martin Kooi
Reno Rose Society
1995	Carol Howard*
1996	Fred Gallaway*
1997	Ann Marie Harris
1998	Teresa Atkinson
1999	Mary Lynn Machabee
2005	Richard Harris
2008	Nancy Jean Helsel*
2009	James Helsel
2010	Rebecca G Shaw
Sacramento Rose Society
1995	Wiley Molder*
1996	Eleanor Ernst*
1997	Mary Louise Jones
1998	Russ Roark
1999	William Terrell
2000	Adena Kalal*
1999	Eleanor Kelling
2001	Betty Ann Cassina
2002	Muriel Humenick*
2003	Lynn Schweissenger
2004	Ruth Senior
2008	Sue & Ernie* Magill
2010	Dave Coop
2013	Kent & Cherilyn Duncan
2015	Baldo Villegas
2016	Ellie Longanecker and Debbie Arrington
2017	Kathryn Mackenzie
2018	Janice Lauinger
2019	Charlotte Owendyk
San Francisco Rose Society
1994	Barbara Jean Burnett
1995	Mildred Butler*
1996	D. Bruce Phillips*
1997	Florence Kolos*
1998	Donaldina Joung
1999	Edith Otto
2000	Charles Dowling*
2001	Joan Helgeson
2002	William C. Cawley
2003	Rose Gilardi
2005	Saverio Archilletti*
2006	Gary Gustman*
2007	Cynthia Chuang
2008	Eilene Chun
2009	Marvin Rudd
2010	Kathleen Dooley
San Joaquin Rose Society
1993	Blanche Wimer*
1996	Linda* and Ted Burg
1997	Dwayne Schramm
2001	Dr. John Shaw
2002	Laverne Cottet
2003	Sandra Alvarez
2004	Judy Shaw
2006	Abe & Barbara Margosian
2009	Sue Kendall
2011	Janet Adams
San Mateo Rose Society
2000	Lore Wolff
2001	Jennifer Galli*
2002	Jack Bennett
2003	Edward Yesan
2004	Norma Bennett
2016	Ann Murray*
Santa Clara County Rose Society
1994	Virginia Masero*
1995	Barbara Gordon
1996	Stan* and Lois Burris
1997	Les* and Millie* Korpela
1998	Betty Ruth Hogue
1999	Richard* and Dorothy* Tyson
2000	John and Lynett Petrula
2001	Steve and Diane Steps
2002	Robin Rosenberg
2003	Beverly Rose Hopper
2004	Bob & Judy Bergthold
2005	Dorothy Goble
2008	Cynthia Chuang
Shasta Rose Society
1993	Milo Clare*
1994	Bob Parker
1997	Cindy Mack*
1998	Cindy and Ryan McHale
1999	Sandi Parker
2000	Dean Davis
2001	Bill* and Gail* Carpenter
2002	Barbara Davis
2003	Linda Walton*
2004	Hal & Lucille Muns
2005	Barrie Freeman
2006	Karen Shadish
2007	Donal Jonio
2008	Carole Schmitz
2009	Diane Babb
2010	Teresa Starr
2011	Lyn Hamilton
2012	Duane Carlson
2014	Lesa Lane
2015	Carol Cowee
2019	James Cowee
Sierra Foothills Rose Society
1993	Wiley Molder*
1994	John and Dixie Edge
1995	Bill* and Muriel* Humenick
1996	Don* and Mary* Marshall
1997	Duane and Melody* Carlson
1998	Iva Miller
1999	Ken Buchanan
2000	Baldo Villegas
2001	Art* and Helen Skopal
2002	Leonore Abordo
2003	Doug Hall
2004	Colleen Gallagher
2005	Ann Mansker
2006	Sunshine Bishop
2007	Ernie* & Sue Magill
2008	Barbara Cuneo
2009	Judi Stewart
2010	Charlotte Owendyk
2012	Sue Bennett
2015	Cindy Phipps
2017	Linda Knowles
2018	Lou & Jeanie Campbell
Sonoma County Rose Society
1995	Cindy Gifford
1996	Tom Bonfigli
Stockton Rose Society
1993	Annette Dobbs*
1999	Jan Dachman
2002	Dorothy Merrylees and Angie Nicholas
2003	Ramon and Arlene Galela
2004	Lorraine Ghio
2005	Dorothy Simpson
2011	Harry Dedini

* Deceased

From the Northern California-Nevada-Hawaii District Directory 2020, edited by Sue Bennett

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Individual Award Honorees of the Northern California-Nevada-Hawaii District

The Silver Honor Medal

District Outstanding Judge

District Outstanding Consulting Rosarian

ARS Bronze Medalfor Outstanding Service to a Local Society

Individual Award Honorees of the
Northern California-Nevada-Hawaii District

ARS Bronze Medal
for Outstanding Service to a Local Society