Tennessee Master Gardener Awards
2009 Search for Excellence Awards
Apply NOW! Deadline October 31, 2009!
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
2008 Tennessee Master Gardener 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.
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
Locate
your County Office