Tennessee Master Gardener Awards
Search for Excellence is the recognition program for Master Gardener volunteer work throughout the state of Tennessee. SFE has seven categories:
- Youth
- Demonstration Garden
- Workshop or Presentation
- Community Service
- Innovative
- Research
- Special Needs Audience (Senior, Disabled or Horticultural Therapy)
Projects must fit into one of the following categories. Only one project may be submitted by a group per category.
All SFE applications must demonstrate that significant learning took place, whether by the Master Gardeners or the general public with which they were involved.
SFE is designed to recognize outstanding group projects, not an individuals.
Tennessee Master Gardener SFE winners should be entered in the International Search for Excellence contest for the following International Master Gardener Conference. (Deadline for IMG SFE is December 5, 2009.) CRITERIA FOR QUALIFICATION Project submissions must meet the following guidelines to qualify for SFE awards.
TMG Search for Excellence Award Winners
2011
(winners are in bold)
Community Service:
Putnam County - Ask the Master Gardeners Newspaper Column
Memphis Area Master Gardeners (Shelby)- Plant A Row
Montgomery County-Smith Trahern Mansion
Demonstration Garden:
Hamilton County - Evelyn Davenport Navarre Teaching Garden
Sumner County- Mansker's Station
Innovative:
Greene County - New Hope Cemetery Restoration
Special Needs:
Bledsoe/Sequatchie Counties - Bledsoe County Nursing Home Project
Hamilton County- Seeding the Cumberlands
Workshop/Presentation:
Bledsoe/Sequatchie Counties Vegetable Gardening Workshop
Putnam County- Fair and Plant Sale
Rutherford County- Master Gardeners At The Market
Youth:
Davidson County - Junior Gardeners Day Camp
Warren County- Junior Gardeners Day Camp
2010 Tennessee Master Gardener
Demonstration Garden Award for Excellence
Presented to Cumberland County Master Gardeners for the
“Discovery Gardens”
2010 Tennessee Master Gardener
Community Service Award for Excellence
Presented to Northeast Tennessee Master Gardeners for the
“Johnson City Medical Center Healing Garden”
2010 Tennessee Master Gardener
Youth Award for Excellence
Presented to Cumberland County Master Gardeners for
“Kids Korner”
2010 Tennessee Master Gardener
Youth Award for Excellence
Presented to Madison County Master Gardeners for
“Parkview Montessori Foster Plant”
2010 Tennessee Master Gardener
Special Needs Audience Award for Excellence
Presented to Northeast Tennessee Master Gardeners for the
“Sensory Garden”
2010 Tennessee Master Gardener
Workshop or Presentation Award for Excellence
Presented to Hamilton County Master Gardeners for
“The Chattanooga Market”
2009 Tennessee Master Gardener Demonstration Garden Award for Excellence Presented to Davidson County Master Gardeners for Grassmere Garden
2009 Tennessee Master Gardener Community Service Award for Excellence Presented to Memphis Area Master Gardener for Plant a Row for the Hungry Project
2009 Tennessee Master Gardener Innovative Project Award for Excellence Presented to Knox County Master Gardeners for Habitat Urban Gardens Project
2009 Tennessee Master Gardener Youth Award for Excellence Presented to Warren County Master Gardeners for Warren County JMG
2009 Tennessee Master Gardener Special Needs Audience Award for Excellence Presented to Putnam County Master Gardeners for their Healing Garden Project
2009 Tennessee Master Gardener Workshop or Presentation Award for Excellence Presented to Cumberland County Master Gardeners for the Fall Gardeners Festival
2008 Tennessee Master Gardener Workshop or Presentation Award for Excellence Presented to Rutherford County Master Gardeners for Gardening Basics Workshop
2008 Tennessee Master Gardener Award for Excellence Presented to Hamilton County Master Gardeners for Siskin Children’s Institute Youth Project
2008 Tennessee Master Gardener Award for Excellence Presented to Hamilton County Master Gardeners for Garden Green Demonstration Garden
2008 Tennessee Master Gardener Award for Excellence Presented to Rutherford County Master Gardeners for Community Service Project Autumn Extravaganza
Outstanding Volunteer Award Winners
Barbara Sullivan, Davidson County
Waneta S. Strickert, Davidson County
To nominate a volunteer in your county for outstanding volunteer award, sumbit a letter of recommendation to the TMG Advocacy Board prior to October 31 of each year.
David Sams Scholarship Award
(application comming soon)
This award provides finacial assistance to new qualifying county MG interns.
Locate your County Office to apply as a TMG volunteer.
Contact Us
Tennessee Master Gardeners
The Univ. of Tennessee
Plant Sciences
Dept.
252 Ellington PSB
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
Phone:
865-974-7324