Victoria County Master Gardener Association STATE AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

VCMGA captured the following 2011 STATE AWARDS during the 2012 Texas Master Gardener Conference 1st - Individual Master Gardener "Lupe Cook" 1st - Website Education (Gardeners' Dirt) 2nd - Mass Media (Gardeners' Dirt) 3rd - Association 3rd - Graphic Presentation:  Bring the Desert to                Your Landscape

Lupe Cook- Individual MG of 2011 MG Individual Awards Listed Below

VCMGA was not entered for the 2010 Awards

PHOTO BY LINDA LEES/VICTORIA COUNTY MASTER GARDENER Pictured above are Joe Janak, Victoria County Extension Agent, and VCMGA Members with the 2009 Texas State Master Gardener Awards awarded during the 2010 conference. From left front:  Joe Janak and Cliff Knezek From left back row: Barbara Haley, Pat Plowman, Jolene Molder and Virginia Ruschhaupt.

VCMGA captured the following 2009 awards during the 2010 Texas Master Gardener Conference 1st - Individual Master Gardener "Pat Plowman" 1st - Mass Media Award for our VCMGA.ORG website 1st - Master Gardener Project:  VEG Completion 1st - Publication:  Highlighted Plant Information and Through the Garden Gate 2nd - Association:  Overall State Award for Counties 2nd - Education Project:  The Annual Garden Tour 2nd - Graphic Presentation:  Color Your Landscape with Annuals and Perennials

Pictured above with the 2008 Award Plaques at the 2009 State Conference are: Mary Janak, Pat Plowman, Jerome Janak, Kay Dillingham, and Debbie Newcum

2008 State Awards for VCMGA Publication: 3rd - VEG Brochure Mass Media:  1st - Gardeners' Dirt Education: 2nd - Lunch and Learn Project: 2nd - Painting Texas with Wildflowers Individual: 3rd - Roy Cook Association: 3rd - VCMGA Exhibit: 3rd place ribbon Poster: 3rd place ribbon

Pictured above from left:  Jerome Janak, Kay Dillingham, Mary Janak, Lupe Cook, Roy Cook, Ed Gregurek, Pat Blanchard, Helen Boatman, and Joe Janak.  Members are holding the plaques for the 2007 State Awards at the TMGA Conference held in Kerrville, April 25, 2008.

AWARDS WON FOR 2007 for Med-Large Association 1st Place--Association Award 1st Place Mass Media (hardcopy)--Gardeners' Dirt 1st Place--Education Award--Educational Presentations at the South Texas Farm &Ranch Show 1st Place--Project Award--Victoria Educational Gardens Expansion (VEG) 2nd Place--Graphic (hardcopy)--Managing Landscapes for Birds 2nd Place--Individual Award--Ed Gregurek

2006 Awards NO ENTRIES

Past Awards 2005-1998

2005  (MEDIUM SIZE ASSOCIATION) 1st -- Mass Media Award for Gardeners' Dirt 1st -- Educational Award for School Tours 3rd -- Publication Award for Garden Tour Brochures 2004 (LARGE SIZE ASSOCIATION) 1st -- Multi-media for VCMGA Web Site 3rd -- Association Award 2003 (MEDIUM) 1st -- Individual Master Gardener for Charla Borchers Leon 2nd -- Multi-media for Gardeners' Dirt 3rd -- Project for Phase I VEG Educational Component 3rd -- Association Award 2002 (MEDIUM) 2nd -- Project Phase I VEG 2nd -- Association 2nd -- Individual Master Gardener - Pat Plowman 2001 (MEDIUM) 3rd -- Project for Annual Garden Symposium 3rd -- Association 2000 (MEDIUM) Honorable Mention -- Adminstrative Organization Honorable Mention -- Individual for Ed Gregurek 3rd -- Association 1999 (SMALL) Honorable Mention -- Publication 2nd -- Project for Cylinder Gardening 3rd -- Association 1998 (SMALL)  NO ENTRIES 1997 1st -- Programs and Projects, Botanical Garden Green Up

OUR TEXAS MASTER GARDENERS OF THE YEAR 2000 - Ed Gregurek - Honorable Mention (med. size association) 2001 - Pat Plowman - 2nd Place (med. size association) 2003 - Charla Borchers Leon - 1st Place (med. size association) 2007 - Ed Gregurek - 2nd Place (med.-lg. size association) 2008 - Roy Cook - 3rd Place (med.-lg. size association) 2009 - Pat Plowman - 1st Place (med.lg. size association) 2011 - Lupe Cook - 1st Place (med. lg. size association)