GCA ZONE AWARDS
Zone Creative Leadership Award Awarded for executive ability, judgment, initiative in and beyond the zone
1981 Mrs. Henry B du Pont
1999 Mrs. Calhoun W. Wick
The Zone Appreciation Award Given to a GCA club member who reflects the generosity of spirit exemplified by the founders of the GCA through sustained support and dedication to projects furthering the GCA purpose or by joyfully sharing his/her knowledge through mentoring other club members over a period of time, beyond club activities, within or beyond the zone.
2024 Mrs J. Eric Russell
Zone Conservation Award Service to conservation
1973 Mrs. William H. Frederick, Jr.
1977 Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland
1978 Mrs. Anthony G. Scott
Zone Floral Design Achievement Award Outstanding achievement in floral design
2018 Mrs J. Eric Russell
Zone Horticulture Award Outstanding achievement in horticulture
1975 Mrs. Donald P. Ross
1978 Mrs. Julian W. Hill
1984 Mrs. William M.W. Sharp
1988 Mrs. William M. Flook, Jr.
2000 Mrs. Daniel M. Kristol
2024 Mrs. Joseph Carbonell III
Zone Judging Award Outstanding achievement in judging
2010 Mrs. Alexander M. Roe
Zone Photography Award Outstanding achievement in photography
2008 Mrs. Alexander M. Roe
Barbara Spaulding Cramer Zone Floral Design Education Award Achievement in floral design and floral design education within and beyond the Zone
1996 Mrs. Alexander M. Roe
2006 Mrs. Joseph Melloy
2020 Mrs. J. Eric Russell
Zone Historic Preservation Certificate of Acknowledgement for Non Member Awarded to one or more individuals, or an organization, not members of a GCA club, which have made a significant contribution to historic preservation within the environs of the zone.
2006 Marion Cruger Coffin Gardens at Gibraltar, Sharp Family and Walter S. Rowland
Conservation Commendation for Non Member Awarded to one or more individuals, or an organization, not members of a GCA club, which have made a significant contribution to conservation within the zone.
2011 Douglas Tallamy
2024 Mt. Cuba Center