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Doris Darling Memorial Award
The Doris Darling Award, the most prestigious Guild Award, named in honor and memory of charter Guild member Doris Mitman Darling, honors a Guild member whose generous volunteer contributions have benefited both the Guild and Huntsville Museum of Art. This Guild member, through dedicated efforts and volunteerism, has generously shared their time, labor, talents, and knowledge and has inspired others through their continued service, embracing both the mission and vision of the Guild and the Huntsville Museum of Art over an extended period of time.
Recipients of the Doris Darling Memorial Award are as follows:
1977:
Lois Phillips ♥
1978:
Bobye Schuppener ♥
1979:
Mary Richardson ♥
1980:
Sophie Lowe Young ♥
1981:
Miller George
1982:
Shirley Mccrary
1983:
Penny Bashore ♥
1984:
Linda Maccubbin
1984:
Patty Noble
1984:
Gail Norman
1984:
Martha Patz
1985:
Mary Cummer ♥
1986:
Peggy Averbuch
1987:
Kayte Lowe O’Neal ♥
1988:
Virginia Lavender
1989:
Christine Richard ♥
1990:
Bettye Grant ♥
1991:
Joyce Griffin
1992:
Billie Muhl
1993:
Barta Henn ♥
1994:
Lynda Doud
1995:
Ginger Fail
1996:
Susy Thurber
1997:
Betsy Manning ♥
1998:
Sue Wallis
1999:
Sally Ann Culver
2000:
Middie Thompson
2001:
Betty Smith
2002:
Flo Boyer
2003:
Kay Eastin
2004:
Shirley Fugit
2005:
Dot Ward
2006:
Robbie Hallisey
2007:
Billie Jones
2008:
Mabry Miller ♥
2009:
Sally Barnett
2010:
Yvonne Hawkins
2011:
Billie Grosser
2012:
Dee Kowallik
2013:
Virginia Thacker
2014:
Laura Reynolds
2015:
Suzanne O’Connor
2016:
Nancy Van Valkenburgh
2017:
Laura Stap Vann
2018:
Cheryl Matthews
2019:
Annelle Craig
2020:
Debbie Washburn
2021:
Kathi Tew
2022:
Suzy Naumann
2023:
Kathryn Powers
Stellar Service Award
The Stellar Service Award honors an active Guild member with 6-10 years of membership whose activity and participation has impacted the Guild in many ways, including but not limited to organizing, managing, generating new initiatives, bringing people and art together, and embracing the Guild’s mission and vision.
Recipients of the Stellar Service Award are as follows:
2016:
Michele Rife
2017:
Suzanne Barnes
2018:
Kathi Tew
2019:
Katherine Oflenloch ♥
2020:
Jennifer Wu
2021:
Nicole Arsenault
2022:
Carole Anne Ellers
2023:
Lynn Carden
Rising Star Award
The Rising Star Award honors a newer active Guild member with 2 -5 years of membership whose activity and participation has impacted the Guild in various ways including, but not limited to, organizing, managing, generating new initiatives, bringing people and art together, and embracing the Guild’s mission and vision.
Recipients of the Rising Star Award are as follows:
2012:
Cheryl Matthews
2013:
Suzy Naumann
2014:
Kristen Bodeker
2015:
Samantha Omlie
2016:
Ali Sherrod
2017:
Kate Leonard
2018:
Marie Newberry
2019:
Ina Wilson Smith
2020:
Dona Pratt
2021:
Stephanie Kennedy-Mell
2022:
Amy Goddard
2023:
Kathryn Powers
Dr. Mabry Miller Educational Scholarship Award
The Dr. Mabry Miller Scholarship Award, established in 2015 in honor and memory of devoted Guild member Mabry Miller, is provided to an art educator whose students have participated in the Huntsville Museum of Art Youth Art Month (YAM) event.
Recipients of the Mabry Miller Scholarship are as follows:
2021:
Katie Blair, Art Teacher
Athens City Schools
2022:
John Wright
Huntsville City Schools
2023:
Serena Stanford
Buckhorn Middle School
Guild Community Award Winners
Governor’s Arts Award
1984:
Christine Richard ♥
1992:
Jayne Lowry ♥
2001:
Betty Scheonrock ♥
2009:
Mabry Miller ♥
HMA Volunteer of the Year Awards
– Support –
– Service –
1993:
Susy Thurber
1994:
Lynda Doud
1995:
Patsy Haws
1996:
Nancy Evans
1997:
Brenda Wilbanks
1998:
Joyce Griffin
2000:
Christine Richard ♥
2002:
Sarah Gessler
2003:
Ruth Jurenko ♥
2006:
Mabry Miller ♥
1990:
Marci Haraway ♥
1992:
Shirley McCrary
1993:
Mary Withington
1994:
Linda Maccubbin
1997:
Trij Brietzke
1998:
Anne Uher
1999:
Billie Muhl
2000:
Kay Eastin
2001:
Sue Wallis
2002:
Middie Thompson
2003:
Mary McCool ♥
2005:
Robbie Hallisey
2007:
Dot Ward
2008:
Shirley Fugit
2009:
Jackie Berg
Virginia Hammill Simms Memorial Award
The Virginia Hammill Simms Award is a community-driven award recognizing volunteer efforts to the arts in the Huntsville/Madison County ARTS community over an extended period of time. The award is sponsored, administered, and annually awarded by the Community Ballet Association.
Recipients of the Virginia Hammill Simms Memorial Award are as follows:
1968:
Martha Rambo ♥
1970:
Eva Johnston ♥
1971:
Mabry Miller ♥
1975:
Dorothy Cooper ♥
1977:
Mary Sylvia Whitten ♥
1979:
Mary Richardson ♥
1982:
Jayne Lowry ♥
1983:
Christine Richard ♥
1984:
Lynda Doud
1986:
Betty Grant ♥
1987:
Penny Bashore ♥
1989:
Janet Christian ♥
1990:
Annelle Craig
1991:
Sarah Mullins ♥
1992:
Betty Scheonrock ♥
1994:
Margaret Vann
1995:
Jean Wessel Templeton
1999:
Joyce Griffin
2001:
Shirley Fugit
2005:
Gerry Schaffer
2010:
Robbie Hallisey
2011:
Kay Eastin
2012:
Virginia Thacker
2018:
Kathy Chan
2020:
Kathi Tew
Katherine & Richard Lester Emerging Arts Contribution Award
The Katherine & Richard Lester Emerging Arts Contribution Award is a community-driven award recognizing an individual who is newer to the arts community but whose volunteer contributions during the past year have dramatically impacted the Huntsville/Madison County arts community. Nominees cannot be older than forty (40) years of age and must have lived in the Huntsville/Madison County area for no less than two (2) years. The award is sponsored, administered, and annually awarded by the Community Ballet Association.
Recipients of the Katherine & Richard Lester Emerging Arts Contribution Award are as follows:
2018:
Courtney Allen
Sustaining Service Award
The Sustaining Service Award honors an active Guild member with more than 10 years of membership whose activity and participation have impacted the Guild by serving in vital, often behind-the-scenes, roles to support and sustain the organization.
Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama Women’s Scroll of Honor
1980:
Martha Rambo♥
1986:
Betty Dykes
1988:
Mary Sylvia Whitten♥
1992:
Joyce Griffin
1998:
Middie Thompson – Professional♦
1998:
Jayne Lowry♥ – Lifetime
2000:
Joan Dowdle ♥
2000:
Mabry Miller♥ – Lifetime♦
2000:
Julie Lockwood – Young Woman
2002:
Lynda Doud – Lifetime
2002:
Annelle Craig – Volunteer♦
2004:
Dianne Reynolds – Educator
2004:
Ruth Jurenko – Volunteer ♥
2004:
Christine Richard♥ – Lifetime and Juliette Gordon Low Award♦
2006:
La Rue Williams – Educator
2006:
Billie Grosser – Lifetime Achievement ♥
2010:
Jean Wessel Templeton – Lifetime Achievement♦
Girl Scouts of North Central Alabama Women of Distinction Award
2008:
Norma Oberlies – Service
2011:
Ruth Jurenko – Lifetime Achievement ♥
2014:
Cheryl Matthews
WEDC
Women Honoring Women Awards
2004:
Mabry Miller♥
2005:
Sally Barnett
2006:
Ruth Jurenko♦♥
2013:
Penny Billings, Jean W. Templeton
Grace Club Award
1983:
Martha Rambo♥
1985:
Jean Wessel Templeton
1989:
Lois Coates♥
1991:
Mary Witherspoon
2011:
Middie Thompson
Jaycee Outstanding Young Woman/Huntsvillian
1985:
Libby Chambers
1986:
Betsy Stevenson
1988:
Jean Penney
Congressional Record Honorees Tribute for Public Service
1991:
Christine Richard♥
1992:
Jayne Lowry♥
1994:
Lois Coates♥
2001:
Betty Schonrock ♥
Huntsville City Council Resolution for Valuable Service to the Community
1985:
Ginger Fail
1990:
Ginger Fail
1992:
Christine Richard♥
1993:
Jayne Lowry♥
1994:
Lois Coates♥
1999:
Ginger Fail
National Conference for Community and Justice Brotherhood/Sisterhood Award
1997:
Middie Thompson
1998:
Christine Richard♥
2002:
Mary Witherspoon
Huntsville-Madison County Senior Center Path of Honor
Mary Richardson♥
Jean Wessel Templeton