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Doris Darling Memorial Award

Doris Mitman Darling, a many faceted person who had contributed in many ways to Huntsville organizations, was a charter member of The Guild of the Huntsville Museum of Art and served as the fourth president of the Guild.  Her diligent efforts to establish an art museum in Huntsville were rewarded when planning of the VBC included the initial spaces for the Museum.  The originator of the Museum’s successful Art Enrichment program for 5th and 6th graders, Doris Darling helped establish our first Museum Docent Training Program and the Museum’s Volunteer Service Organization.

The Huntsville Museum of Art and our city owe much to Doris Darling whose generous volunteer contributions continue to benefit the Huntsville community. The award is presented annually to The Guild member who has made the greatest contribution, on a volunteer basis, to the Huntsville Museum of Art. Contributions should be a combination of time, labor, talents, knowledge, influence, and dedication sustained over a period of many years, which have significantly advanced the progress of Museum endeavors. As of the 1989-1990 Guild year, the award is sponsored and administered by The Guild.

Recipients of the Doris Darling Memorial Award are as follows:

Stellar Service Award

The Stellar Service Award was created in 2016 to honor the member who in her 5-10 years of Guild membership has shown exceptional service and leadership.

Recipients of the Stellar Service Award are as follows:

2016:
Michele Rife

2017:
Suzanne Barnes

Rising Star Award

The Rising Star award, founded in 2012, honors a member in the two to ten year category of membership. The recipient is experienced and very giving in her time and talent. The Guild member has skills in the following: organizing, managing, inventing new ideas, bringing people together, and showing skills as a leader.

Recipients of the Rising Star Award are as follows:

2012:
Cheryl Mathews

2013:
Suzy Naumann

2014:
Kristen Bodeker

2015:
Samantha Omelie

2016:
Ali Sherrod

2017:
Kate Leonard

Guild Community Award Winners
Governor’s Arts Award

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 Thompsons – 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♦