Awards – Other
See also GCM awards. Award winner names from 1926-1986 are filed in the archives.
2026
National Garden Club
Top exhibitor awards at the "Century in Bloom" Standard Flower Show included:
Sweepstakes Award for Overall Flower Show: Debbie Moran
Horticulture
Award of Horticultural Excellence: Celia Radek
Arboreal Award: Karen Fricke
Collector's Showcase Award: Michele Tomasik
Grower's Choice Award: Karen Fricke
Awards of Merit: Kathryn Bachmann, Cynthia Corhan-Aitken, Kem Louie, Debbie Moran, Celia Radek, Denise Silverman, Valerie Slamka
Design
Award of Design Excellence: Florence Leyssène
Designer's Choice Award: Florence Leyssène
Tricolor Award: Cheryl Slutzky
Petite Award: Karen Fricke
Education
Educational Top Exhibitor Award: Karen Fricke
Botanical Arts
Botanical Arts Artistic Crafts Award: Floss O'Sullivan
Botanical Arts Photography Award: Clare Kuch
2023
National Garden Club
Arts & Flowers earned the National Garden Club's Flower Show Achievement Award, Certificate of Merit for a Standard Flower Show with a score of 98.5 out of a possible 100. Evaluators stated that the show was "spectacular" and "showcased the talent in design." Top Exhibitor Awards included:
Award of Design Excellence: Michele Tomasik
Tricolor Award: Michele Tomasik
Designer's Choice Award: Tova Narrett
Petite Award: Celia Radek
Botanical Arts Design Award: Cynthia Corhan-Aitken
Educational Award: Celia Radek
Recognition Award: Sarah J. Olson
Garden Club of New Jersey
Mrs. David L. George Silver Cup: Finest judged Standad Flower Show 23-23
Garden Club RFD Trophy: Finest Standard Flower Show Schedule of 2022
Dorothy M. Schick Trophy: Excellence in stating a Standard Flower Show
Myra Brooks Memorial Trophy - Creativity in Flower Arranging: Tova Narrett
Paricia Grossi Petite Award Trophy: Celia Radek
Mrs. Reginald Wilson Memorial Award: Michele Tomasik
Garden Club of Montclair
President’s Special Recognition Award: Sue Young
2022
Garden Club of New Jersey
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Yearbook 2021-22 — Award application by Editor, Claire Stepleton. Score 100%.
Certificate of Merit with Gold Seal 1st Place YB-1 Yearbook (100-299 members).
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Website 2021-22 — Sue Young, 2st Vice President and Website Webmaster, and Sarah Stransky.
Hanover Garden Club Trophy for outstanding innovative project.
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Triangle Gardens (a CivicBeautification project since 1952). Award application by Susan Yu, TriangleGardens Chair, and Sarah Olson.
GCNJSpecial Award/Large Club
2021
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
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Yearbook 2020-21 — Award application by Celia Radek, Editor.
Certificate of Commendation First Place YB-1 Yearbooks (100-299 members). Score 100%
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Virtual Flower Design Education 2021 — Award application by Workshop Chair, Floss O'Sullivan, Florence Leyssène, and Sarah Stransky.
Certificate of Merit First Place and Overall Winner Award FD-2 (Aiv). Floral Design Program/Single Club
Garden Club of New Jersey
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Yearbook 2021-21 — Award application by Celia Radek, Editor
Certificate of Merit with Gold Seal YB-1 Yearbooks (100-299 members)
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Garden Therapy 2021 — Award application by Garden Therapy Chair, Sarah Olson, and Sarah Stransky.
Myra Brooks Garden Therapy Trophy #15a Renovated Garden Therapy Program