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awards


The Annual Exhibitor's Awards

Awards will be given in Design and Horticulture within two groups of exhibitors.

​Group 1 – Monthly Club Competitions
Awarded to members acquiring the highest number of points in the monthly club
competitions exhibiting in Design and/or Horticulture. Monthly club competition points
will be recorded and tabulated by the Awards Chair.

​Awards will be given to the Group 1 winner in each of the three Design sections:
Novice, Intermediate, and Experienced, and to the three top winners in Horticulture.
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Group 2 – Monthly Club Competitions and Standard/Specialty Flower Shows
Awarded to members acquiring the highest number of combined points from both the
monthly club competitions and Standard/Specialty Flower Shows in Design and/or
Horticulture.

​​Exhibitors in Group 2 understand that it is their responsibility to submit their points
earned in Standard/Specialty Flower Shows to the Awards Chair by the end of May.
Monthly club competition points will be recorded and tabulated by the Awards Chair.

Awards will be given to the Group 2 winner in each of the three Design sections:
Novice, Intermediate, and Experienced, and to the three top winners in Horticulture.

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​Members from both Group 1 and Group 2 will be ineligible for an award in any particular
category (Design and/or Horticulture) for one year after winning first place in that
category for two consecutive years.

Scale of points for awards in monthly competitions in both Horticulture and Design:
               1st Place Blue   5 points
​               2nd Place Red   3 points
               3rd Place Yellow   2 points
               Honorable Mention White  1 point

Credit for entering whether winning an award or not:  1 point  
Credit for judging:   2 points

In order to win an annual award, one must meet minimum requirements of:  
​Design 10 points / Horticulture 20 points


The Mrs. Bessie Preston Cutler Bowl
The Mrs. Bessie Preston Cutler Bowl is awarded each year to the member acquiring the highest number of points in both Horticulture and Design in Standard or Specialty Flower Shows and in monthly club competitions (Design and /or Horticulture).

​At least 20 points, including a Blue ribbon in both Design and Horticulture, must be earned
​through Standard or Specialty Flower Shows.


In the event the member entering NGC Standard or Specialty Flower Shows meets
the above criteria but is not the highest point winner in monthly club competitions,
the Cutler Bowl shall be awarded.

A member will be ineligible for this prize for one year after winning the bowl for
two consecutive years.

Scale of points for the Bowl:
Points won in monthly competitions, plus the following points won
​in Standard Flower Shows:
Named Awards (i.e., Clare L. Richards)  20
Arboreal Award   15
Award of Distinction   15
Award of Horticultural Excellence   15 
​Award of Merit   15
Collectors Showcase Award   15
Award of Design Excellence   15
​Designers Choice Award   15
Tricolor Award   15
Petite Award   15
Table Artistry Award   15
Elfin Award   15
​Growers Choice Award   15
Best in Show Award   15
Sweepstakes Award   15

Any other NGC top Exhibitor Awards  15
1st (Blue)   5
2nd (Red)  3
3rd (Yellow)   2
Honorable Mention (White)  1 
​

Credit for entering 3
Credit for judging 5


​Winners of the Mrs. Bessie Preston Cutler Bowl
.
1959  Mrs. Neil M. MacLaren   
1960  Mrs. William A. McGray   
1961   Mrs. William W. Symonds   
1962  Mrs. William W. Symonds   
1963  Mrs. Neil M. MacLaren  
1964  Mrs. William A. McGray  
1965  Mrs. William F. Laws  
1966  Mrs. Lawrence Rizzotti   
1967  Mrs. John F. Lamont, Jr.   
1968  Mrs. John F. Lamont, Jr.   
1969  Mrs. Robert M. Snow  
1970  Mrs. William W. Symonds   
1971  Mrs. William W. Symonds  
1972  Mrs. John F. Lamont, Jr. 
1973  Mrs. Robert M. Snow 
1974  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1975  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1976  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1977  Mrs. David E. Cook 
1978  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1979  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1980  Mrs. Edward Splaine 
1981   Mrs. Leslie A. Robinson 
1982  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1983  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1984  Mrs. Leslie A. Robinson 
1985  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1986  Mrs. Leslie A. Robinson 
1987  Mrs. Leslie A. Robinson 
1988  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1990  Mrs. Daniel T. V. Huntoon
1991   Mrs. Daniel T. V. Huntoon  
1992  Mrs. Robert Lee Johnson 
1993  Mrs. Daniel T. V. Huntoon 
1994  Mrs. Daniel T. V. Huntoon 
1995  No winner 
1996  Joanne Kennett (Mrs. Peter R.) 
1997  No winner 
1998  Joanne Kennett (Mrs. Peter R.) 
1999  Catherine Felton 
2000 No winner 
2001  Catherine Felton 
2002  LuBeth Kuemmerle 
2003  No winner 
2004  No winner 
2005  Catherine Felton 
2006  LuBeth Kuemmerle
​2007  LuBeth Kuemmerle 
2008  Kate Richard 
2009  LuBeth Kuemmerle 
2010  No winner 
2011   No winner 
2012  LuBeth Kuemmerle 
2013  Mary Huntoon 
2014  Jeanne Whitman 
2015  Joanne Kennett 
2016  Julianna Kallas 
2017  Julianna Kallas 
2018  No winner 
2019  No winner 
2020  Joanne Kennett 
2021  No winner (due to pandemic)
2022 Joanne Kennett 

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