NATIONAL MEDALISTSHighest Honors for Distinguished Achievements
Get to know the recipients of the GCA's national medals, the highest honors bestowed upon individuals for distinguished achievements in areas related to its purpose.
Annually, the GCA honors up to ten individuals or organizations with our highest honor – a national medal. These individuals and organizations have left a profound and lasting impact on the issues that are most important to The Garden Club of America. From floral design to garden restoration, from rose culture to conservation education, these awards are as varied and prestigious as their recipients.
Medalist Directory
David Austin Roses, Ltd.
Jane Righter Rose Medal
In recognition of their achievements hybridizing roses, creating a...
Peter E. Kukielski
Jane Righter Rose Medal
For bringing the rose back into everyman's garden by demonstrating that...
Stephen Scanniello
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Presented to Stephen Scanniello for sharing the joy, history and wonder of...
Patricia T. Henry and William M. Patterson
Jane Righter Rose Medal
For their achievements in conserving Old Garden Roses through propagation,...
William Radler
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Awarded to William J. Radler, the man who delivered the winning punch to...
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center's Antique Rose Garden
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Presented to Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, For outstanding cultivation and...
Palmetto Garden Club
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Presented to Palmetto Garden Club who established an Old Rose Show at the...
Nancy Boerner Mixter
Jane Righter Rose Medal
For her deep and loving involvement in the cultivation of roses.
Garden Club of Irvington-On-Hudson
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Presented to the Garden Club of Irvington-On-Hudson for its project of...
Cranford Memorial Rose Garden
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Presented to the Cranford Memorial Rose Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic...
Robert S. Cowden
Jane Righter Rose Medal
For his superior technical and practical knowledge in the culture of...
Helga and David Dawn
Jane Righter Rose Medal
For their outstanding devotion to rose culture, as demonstrated by their...
Joseph J. Kern
Jane Righter Rose Medal
For his extraordinary and unique contribution to the research and...
Dr. Eldon Wood Lyle
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Eminent plant pathologist, rosarian of distinction, his research in rose...
Edisto Rose Garden, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Jane Righter Rose Medal
For outstanding achievement in rose culture, civic beautification and...