Awards of Appreciation
The Gesneriad Society instituted the Awards of Appreciation in 1977 to recognize those individuals whose activities had benefited the Society in one or more exceptional ways.
A number of factors are considered when choosing a recipient of an Award of Appreciation. Among them are the individual’s length of service to the Society, the importance of the service rendered by the individual, the individual’s service as a chairperson of one or more committees, work by an individual in behind-the-scenes activities, consistent contributions of gesneriad articles for publication by an individual, and other activities that benefit both the Society and the world of gesneriads.
Past recipients of the Award of Appreciation were recognized for their continued service to The Gesneriad Society at the 2014 Convention in Nashville, Tennessee
Left to right: Ben Paternoster, Julie Mavity-Hudson, Molly Schneider, Doris Carson (behind Molly), Mary Bozoian, Elizabeth Varley (behind Mary), Arleen Dewell (partially hidden, next to Elizabeth), Gussie Farrice, Michael Riley (behind Gussie), M J Tyler, Paul Susi (behind M J), Michael Kartuz, Bill Price (behind Michael), Carolyn Ripps, Jeanne Katzenstein (behind Carolyn), Jo Anne Martinez, Paul Kroll, Dale Martens and Susan Grose
Year Recipients
1977 Paul Arnold*, Charlotte Rowe*, Adele Zemansky*
1978 Frances Batcheller*, Carol Saylor, William Saylor *
1979 Florence Messick*, Mel Sater*, Martin Tanner*, Reneé White*
1980 Albert Buell*, Erica Clayberg, Emma Lahr*
1981 Alice Courage*, Helen Kavanaugh, Henry Peterson*, Laura Progebin*
1982 Michael Kartuz*
1983 Dr. Robert E. Lee*, Dr. Margaret H. Stone*
1984 S. Cleopatra Kohm*, David R. Masterson, Martin Mines*
1985 C. A. Cruikshank*, Lee Linett, Dr. Laurence E. Skog
1986 Margaret Belanger, Jimmy Dates*, Isla Montgomery*
1987 Joseph Batcheller*, Ted Bona*, Ruth Webster*
1988 Maryann Delaune*, Felicia McCann, Dr. Hans Wiehler*
1989 Judy Becker*, Anthony Crisafulli*, Jessie Crisafulli*
1990 Chris Kunhardt*, Michael A. Riley, Nellie Sleeth*, Ellen Todd
1991 Earl Deroche*, Molly Schneider, Alan Wojcik*
1992 Diantha Buell*, Anne Crowley*
1993 Stanley Schwartz*, Margaret Waguespack*
1994 Jeanne Katzenstein
1995 Mary Bozoian*, Ben Paternoster*, Monte Watler*
1996 Celine Chase*, Betty Tapping*, Beth Weissman
1997 Maryjane Evans*, Ron Myhr, Darrell Trout
1998 David Turley, Dave Tyler*, M.J. Tyler
1999 Dr. Miriam Denham*, Bonita Hutcheson*, Elizabeth Varley
2000 Marlene Beam*, Ingrid Lindskog*
2001 Jon Dixon, Elvin McDonald
2002 Virginie F. Elbert*, Mauro Peixoto, Leong Tuck Lock
2003 Bill Burtt*, Peter Shalit
2004 Doris Carson*, Bob & Carol Connelly, Mario Portilla Andrade, Coleen Turley
2005 Helen Bortvedt*, Helen Freidberg*, Susan Grose
2006 Dr. Alain Chautems, Arleen Dewell
2007 Suzie Larouche, Dee Stewart, Bob Stewart
2008 John Littner Clark, Dale M. Martens
2009 Paul Kroll, Julie Mavity-Hudson, Paul Susi
2010 Doris Brownlie, Bill Price
2011 Carol Ann Bonner*, Asa Tysk
2012 Jo Anne Martinez
2013 Gussie Farrice, Carolyn Ripps
2014 no award
2015 Mel Grice, Alan LaVergne
2016 Bob Clark, Becky Fontes, Anton Weber
2017 Tom Bruning, Stephen Maciejewski
2018 Mary Helen Maran
2019 Karyn Cichocki, Lynne Dibley
2020 no convention
2021 Michael Moeller, Kathryn Spissman
2022 Sadie Barber, Hung Xuan Nguyen
2023 Leonard Re
*deceased
