Minnesota Dahlia Society – Bronze Medal Service Award
The recipient of the award is decided by a committee comprised of the last five recipients, not the board. For outstanding contributions to the club. September
The Minnesota Dahlia Society awards medals to those who have given outstanding service to the Dahlia Society
The American Dahlia Society Medal is furnished to affiliated societies by the American Dahlia Society each year if their membership is 20 or more. It is to be used by these societies as an award, as they see fit. The Minnesota Dahlia Society has chosen to give this award each year to a member of the society who has rendered outstanding service in promoting one or more activities of the Society. It can be given to a member only once in their lifetime.
The Minnesota Dahlia Society became an Affiliated Society in 1930, and received two medals that year, a Silver and a Bronze Medal. During the early years, this medal was used as an Award Medal in the Annual Show. During the war years, due to metal shortage, Bronze Certificates were awarded. Due to poor record keeping in early years, there are no records of medal winners from 1931-1333.
The actual by-law establishing the rules for this Medal (revised 1958) reads: Article XI, American Dahlia Society Award Section 1 – The American Dahlia Society Award, as long as it is available to us, shall be awarded each year to a member selected from among those not having previously received this award, who has rendered outstanding service in promoting one or more of the activities of the Society. The selection shall be made after the Annual Show by a committee made up of the five latest available recipients of this award and the latest recipient shall be in charge of this committee.
ADS Bronze Service Award
1930 – Present
2020 –
2019 –
2018 – Kyle?
2017 – John Kooiman
2016 – Eric & Kathy Thomson
2015 – Barb Fruechtl
2014 – Carolyn Kohler
2013 – No Award Given
2012 – Dr. David Lee
2011 – No Award Given
2010 – Joan Vann
2009 – Charles Krueger
2008 – Heidi Zierdt
2007 – Scott Hegstrand (Bronze Medal)
2006 – Sue Keator (Bronze Medal)
2005 – Jon Soule (Bronze Medal)
2004 – Mike Spragg (Bronze Medal)
2003 – Phyllis Krueger (Bronze Medal)
2002 – Phyllis Krueger
2001 – Cindy Soule (Bronze Medal)
2000 – Calvin deRuyter (Bronze Medal)
1999 – Pat Wyman (Bronze Medal)
1998 – Diane Syverson (Bronze Medal)
1997 – Clare Bugman (Bronze Medal)
1996 – Don Ross (Bronze Medal)
1995 – Robert & Esther Schuetzler (Bronze Medal)
1994 – Lois Ann Helgeson (Bronze Medal)
1993 – Chuck Spragg (Bronze Medal)
1992 – Joe Crea (Bronze Medal)
1991 – Jean Bodine (Bronze Medal)
1990 – Duane Reynolds (Bronze Medal)
1989 – Jerry Zierdt (Bronze Medal)
1988 – Larry Bagge (Bronze Medal)
1987 – Karen Zierdt (Bronze Medal)
1986 – Penny Vogel (Bronze Medal)
1985 – Herb Brase (Bronze Medal)
1984 – Lorraine Gustafson (Bronze Medal)
1983 – Kenneth Vogel (Bronze Medal)
1982 – Phyllis Gulde (Bronze Medal)
1981 – William Kanduth (Bronze Medal)
1980 – Donald Vertein (Bronze Medal)
1979 – Avis Nelson (Bronze Medal)
1978 – Robert Kelly (Bronze Medal)
1977 – Alice Rose (Bronze Medal)
1976 – Lloyd J. Gilmore (Bronze Medal)
1975 – Jesse Augustine (Bronze Medal)
1974 – Donald Gillies (Bronze Medal)
1973 – Gerald Fahrenholz (Bronze Medal)
1972 – Dr. Richard Soderberg (Bronze Medal)
1971 – Victor Gordon (Bronze Medal)
1970 – Norv Ingram (Bronze Medal)
1969 – Dannie Gustafson (Bronze Medal)
1968 – H. R. Eikeland (Bronze Medal)
1967 – Hugo Carlson (Bronze Medal)
1966 – Harold Gulde (Bronze Medal)
1965 – Ronald H. Gustafson (Bronze Medal)
1964 – Mrs. Chester (Evelyn) Andersen (Bronze Medal)
1963 – Dr. A. E. Jameston (Bronze Medal)
1962 – Earl E. Eckman (Bronze Medal)
1961 – Alden G. Cosad (Bronze Medal)
1960 – Ernest A. Anderson (Bronze Medal)
1959 – unknown
1958 – Floyd Burkhadt (Bronze Medal)
1957 – Chester N. Andersen (Bronze Medal)
1956 – Harlold E. Nelson (Bronze Medal)
1955 – Andrew S. Nyberg (Bronze Medal)
1954 – Thor C. Solem (Bronze Medal)
1953 – Alfred J. Gorsky (Bronze Medal)
1952 – Thomas Z. Ennis (Bronze Medal)
1951 – Maurice Engen (Bronze Medal)
1950 – Harry Gustafson (Bronze Medal)
1949 – Carrol H. Rose (Bronze Medal)
1948 – Wilfred H. Lauer (Bronze Medal)
1947 – William Holmberg (Bronze Certificate)
1946 – Carl A. Nelson (Bronze Certificate)
1945 – L.V. Jordan (Bronze Certificate)
1944 – unknown
1943 – W.F. Crowley (Bronze Certificate)
1942 – Arthur Ronning (Bronze Certificate)
1941 – Norman Borgan (Bronze Medal)
1940 – Robert S. Bryant (Bronze Medal)
1939 – Mr. & Mrs. E.O. Lyders (Bronze Medal)
1938 – Cahrles Schrall (Bronze Medal)
1937 – Thomas Z. Krumm (Bronze Medal)
1936 – Wilfred I. Larson (Bronze Medal)
1935 – Horace Barnes (Bronze Medal)
1934 – E.W. Becker (Bronze Medal)
1933 – unknown
1932 – unknown
1931 – unknown
1930 – J.V. Edlund (Silver Medal), and T.E. Carpenter (Bronze Medal)
The actual bylaw establishing the rules for this Medal (revised 1958) reads: “The American Dahlia Society Bronze medal, as long as it is made available to us, shall be awarded each year to a member selected from among those not having previously received this medal, who has rendered outstanding service in promoting one or more of the activities of the Society. The selection shall be made after the Annual Show by a committee made up of the five latest available recipients of this award and the latest recipient shall serve as chairman of the committee.”
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