The Alabama Master Gardeners Awards Program
The Alabama Master Gardeners Awards Program has developed a number of awards to recognize exceptional volunteer service in support of the Master Gardener goals. The SMG recipients of these state award for 2019 are:
Mary Lou McNabb Master Gardener of the Year—Michael Thomason
Shoals Master Gardeners Educator of the Year—Kaye Hillis
Shoals Master Gardener of the Year—Lisa Maples
Shoals Master Gardeners President's Award—Wray Dillard
Shoals Master Gardeners Top Hours for the Year—Preston Hillis
Shoals Master Gardeners Lifetime Hours—John Baker
Shoals Master Gardeners Most CEUs for the Year—Preston Hillis
Shoals Master Gardeners Most Miles Driven for the Year—Cynthia Kershaw
Shoals Master Gardeners Rookie of the Year—Barbara Walthour
Shoals Master Gardeners Project of the Year—Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Lisa Maples Projest Manager
Shoals Master Gardeners—2019 Reach for the Stars:
Silver Star with Smokey Topaz—Dee Hubbert 18,780 Hours
Silver Star with Amethyst Lifetime Badge—Kaye Hillis 10,032 Hours
Platinum Badge 2000 Hours—John Norton 2000
Gold Badge (1000 Hours)
—Donnie Daugherty 1063
—Creda Lindsey 1090
Silver Star (300 Hours)
—Robert Bolden 300
—Kathryn MacNeil 378
—Sandra Newton 371
—Foy Persell 308
—Barbara Walthour 362
Bronze Star 100 Hours
—Mary Alexander 101
—Tony Langley 113
—Mary Summy 108
—Judi Williams 279
—Michael Wilson 124