GCA CLUB AWARDS
Club Medal of Merit For exceptional contribution in horticulture, conservation, civic achievement, or leadership within the club.
1932 Mrs. Donald P. Ross
1933 Mrs. Donald P. Ross
1934 Mrs. Donald P. Ross
1968 Mrs. Horace K. Dugdale, Jr.
1972 Mrs. Samuel Wilcox, Jr.
1973 Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr.
1976 Mrs. W. Glasgow Reynolds
1977 Mrs. Henry B. du Pont
1978 Mrs. William M. Flook, Jr.
1979 Mrs. William C. Spruance, IV
1984 Mrs. Harold S. Schutt, Jr.
1987 Mrs. William M.W. Sharp
1989 Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr.
1993 Mrs. Gordon A. Bussard
1998 Mrs. Calhoun W. Wick
2006 Mrs. Walter S. Rowland
2007 Mrs. C. Ronald Maroney
2012 Mrs. David F. Eaton
2013 Mrs. James S. Bray
2014 Mrs. Alexander M. Roe
2015 Mrs. Charles Porter Schutt, Jr.
2016 Mrs. J. Eric Russell
Club Floral Design Achievement Award For excellence in floral design
2009 Mrs. J. Eric Russell
Club Appreciation Award For dedicated, sustained participation in activities
1994 Mrs. Eleuthère I. du Pont
2001 Mrs. William R. Wister, Jr.
2006 Mrs. Harold S. Schutt, Jr.
2007 Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont
2013 Mrs. James S. Bray
2014 Mrs. J. Eric Russell
2015 Mrs. Robert C. McCoy
2016 Mrs. Charles V. B. Cushman, Jr.
2017 Mrs. Randolph Barton, Jr.
2018 Mrs. C. Ronald Maroney
2018 Mrs. Benjamin F. du Pont
2018 Mrs. Henry C. S. Mellon
2019 Mrs. Richard F. Cairns
2020 Ms. Anne Day
2021 Mrs. Donald C. DeWees, Jr.
2023 Mrs Henry C. S. Mellon
2023 Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr.
Club Civic Improvement Award For outstanding service in civic improvement
2003 Mrs. Bruce Bahr
2011 Mrs. Christopher S. Patterson
2022. Mrs. David F. Eaton
Club Communications Award For utilizing effective communications to promote the mission of GCA
2015 Mrs. David J. Butters
2018 Mrs. Donald C. DeWees, Jr.
2024 Mrs. J. Eric Russell
Club Historic Preservation Commendation For outstanding service to historic preservation or restoration
2004 Mrs. Rodney M. Layton
2006 Mrs. Richard A. Dobbs
Club Horticulture Award For excellence in the field of horticulture
1956 Mrs. Donald P. Ross
1957 Mrs. Julian W. Hill
1958 Mrs. D. Meredith Reese
1959 Mrs. Nicholas R. du Pont
1960 Mrs. Harold S. Schutt
1961 Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr.
1962 Mrs. William A. Worth
1963 Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
1964 Mrs. George R. Edmonds
1965 Mrs. Edward R. McLean
1966 Mrs. Geoffrey S. Garstin
1970 Mrs. Henry T. Bush, Jr.
1971 Mrs. J. Simpson Dean, Jr.
1972 Mrs. William M. Flook, Jr.
1973 Mrs. Eleuthère I. du Pont
1974 Mrs. John R. S. Fisher
1975 Mrs. Nelson T. Shields
1976 Mrs. Ford B. Draper
1979 Mrs. William M.W. Sharp
1980 Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland
1983 Mrs. John F. MacGuigan
1985 Mrs. Anthony G. Scott
1989 Mrs. Daniel M. Kristol
1990 Mrs. Meredith Jenny
2002 Mrs. Walter S. Rowland
2003 Mrs. David P. Roselle
2005 Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont
2024 Mrs. Joseph Carbonell III
Club Photography Award For excellence in photography
2015 Mrs. Donald C. DeWees, Jr.
2020. Ms. Barbara Simmons
Club Conservation Achievement Award For outstanding service to conservation
1977 Mrs. Alfred E. Bissell
1979 Mrs. M. Daniel Daudon
1980 Mrs. David S. Foster
2003. Mrs. Joanne K. Barr
2004 Mrs. Christopher D. Sanger
2006 Mrs. Charles S. Cruice
2016 Mrs. Richard H. L. Laird, Jr.
2020 Mrs. John E. Seiffert
2024 Mrs. Andrew C. Rose
Club Conservation Certificate of Acknowledgement for Non Member
1987 Delaware Wild Lands, Holger H. Harvey
1989 Delaware Nature Society
Club Civic Improvement Certificate of Acknowledgement for Non Member
1993 Delaware Center for Horticulture (The DCH)
2006 Mrs. Douglas C. Eliason
2018 Mr. Vikram Krishnamurthy, The DCH
Club Horticulture Certificate of Acknowledgement for Non Member
2003 Mrs. John Frett
2004 Sir John R. H. Thouron
2012 Ms. Melinda Zoehrer
Club Horticulture Commendation for Non Member
2016 Dr. John Frett
2021 Mr. Christopher Strand