The AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award

In the American Kennel Club’s ongoing efforts to recognize and celebrate its volunteer club members, The AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award program was established in 2006 to provide each member club with an AKC Medallion to award to one of its own on a yearly basis.

This award honors those individuals who deserve special recognition that have made a difference in the sport of purebred dogs, embodied the AKC Code of Sportsmanship, and have been an active and valued member of an AKC member club. Medallions are awarded solely at the club’s discretion.

For more information about the Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Program or to notify AKC about your club’s recipient to be listed on the web site please contact Director of Project Administration Ron Rella at rnr@akc.org or 212–696–8303

The 2008 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honorees are:

• Airedale Terrier Club of America – Elizabeth Mattison
• American Brussels Griffon Association – Katherine D. Braukman
• American Manchester Terrier Club – Jo Ann Emrick
• Anderson Obedience Training Club – Ray Grimball
• Atlanta Obedience Club – Gail LaBerge
• Augusta Kennel Club – Marlene Stachowiak
• Basset Hound Club of America – Ralph Scarrow
• Bayou Kennel club – Anne Arrant
• Bayshore Companion Dog Club – Danice Casper
• Bichon Frise Club of America – Judy McNamara
• Borzoi Club of America – Karen Mays
• Bronx County Kennel Club – Patrick Grennan
• Buckeye Beagle Club – Richard Donehue
• Bulldog Club of New England – Jean Kozatek
• Bulldog Club of Philadelphia – Helen DeAmicis
• California Airedale Terrier Club – Lowell Jennings
• Central New York Kennel Club – Diane Demma Almy
• Chain O’Lakes Kennel Club – Larry and Anna Fitch
• Cheshire Kennel Club – Terry Jo Terrell
• Chicago Bulldog Club – Gerald Klopp
• Chinese Shar-Pei Club of American – Ann Cookson
• Clackamas Kennel Club – Ron Preston
• Colorado Kennel Club – Louise Leone
• Concord Dog Training Club – Betty S. Johnston
• Corn Belt Kennel Club – Sally Krostal  
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club – Miriam E. Couto
• Devon Dog Show Association – Jack Sheahan
• First Dog Training Club of Northern New Jersey – Ruth Meyers
• French Bulldog Club of America – Elsie Copeland
• German Pinscher Club of America – Richard Gee-Kee
• Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Association – Sandra Gordon
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America – Blanche Roberts
• Havanese Club of America – Adrienne Schneeweiss
• International Kennel Club of Chicago – Susan Olsen
• Irish Setter Club of America – Stan Noble
• Irish Water Spaniel Club of America – Barbara Snyder
• Komondor Club of America – Claudia Moody
• Lackawanna Kennel Club – Elizabeth Elvidge
• Ladies' Dog Club – Jane Smith
• Lakes Region Kennel Club – Linda Heath
• Lexington Kennel Club – Ralph Harrell
• Lima Kennel Club – Lorraine Hindenlang
• Marion Ohio Kennel Club – Ruth Baker
• Michiana Kennel Club – Sylvia Farkas
• Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America – Julie C. Grider
• Mississippi Valley Retriever Club – Bruce Ahlers
• Newfoundland Club of America – Clyde E. Dunphy, DVM
• North Shore Dog Training Club – Murray Mitchneck
• North Shore Kennel Club – Sandra B. Ross
• Norwegian Elkhound Association of America – Christine Mayer
• Onondaga Kennel Association – Judy Murray
• Otterhound Club of America – Kathleen Munger
• Pacific Coast Bulldog Club – Efrain Lopez
• Pasanita Obedience Club – Cathy Jahelka
• Pasco Florida Kennel Club – Jerry Smith
• Pasco Florida Kennel Club – Gerald Smith
• Pekingese Club of America – Annette Borders
• Penn Treaty Kennel Club – Susan Murphy
• Philadelphia Dog Training Club – Barbara Sieck
• Plainfield Kennel Club – Ann Armbrecht
• Pocono Mountain Kennel Club – Charlene Rogers
• Port Chester Obedience Training Club – Michael Jones
• Portuguese Water Dog Club of America – Deb Zorn
• Pug Dog Club of America – Donnelle Richards
• Queensboro Kennel Club – Artie Weiss
• Ramapo Kennel Club – Lorraine Fennemore
• Rapid City Kennel Club – Tracie Crawford
• Rockland County Kennel Club – Ralph (Sonny) Ambrosio  
• San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club – Joe Waterman
• Sandia Dog Obedience Club – Pam Sehmer
• Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club of Georgia – Gina Bonner
• Shoreline Dog Fancier Association of Orange County – Dorothy Cangson
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America – Elena Landa
• South County Kennel Club – Marietta Kahla
• Space Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay – William Dillard
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier Club of America – Jenny Merritt
• Standard Schnauzer Club of America – Ron and Carol Green
• Sun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno – Paula Arrigoni
• Susque-Nango Kennel Club – Laura Trainor
• Sussex Hills Kennel Club – Gary Roche
• Tualatin Kennel Club – Margaret Copeland
• US Australian Shepherd Association – Terri Morgan
• Westbury Kennel Association – Sue Weiss
• West Volusia Kennel Club – Paul Gentile
• West Highland White Terrier Club of America – Dawn L. Martin

The 2007 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honorees are:

• Abilene Kennel Club – Julia Collins
• Afghan Hound Club of America – Connie Butherus
• Airedale Terrier Club of America – Ann and William Kochler
• American Fox Terrier Club – Winifred H. Stout
• American Miniature Schnauzer Club – Nelson O. Shiver
• American Pointer Club, Inc. – Kristie Reisenweaver
• Anderson Kennel Club – Sherry Massey
• American Water Spaniel Club – Jack Davies
• Anderson Obedience Training Club, Inc.  – Phillip D. Sample
• Augusta Kennel Club – Toni Reese
• Basset Hound Club of America, Inc. – Kenneth Engle
• Bayou Kennel Club – Jeanne Marcovitz
• Bayshore Companion Dog Club, Inc. – Gail Kraeuter
• Belgian Sheepdog Club of America, Inc. – Barbara Swisher
• Bichon Frise Club of America, Inc. – Sherren Watts
• Birmingham Kennel Club – Deborah Barrett
• Borzoi Club of America, Inc. – Virginia E. Jones
• Bulldog Club of New England, Inc. (MA) – Louise Swenson
• Bulldog Club of Philadelphia – Norma Hugo
• Canaan Dog Club of America – Denise A. Gordon
• Capital Dog Training Club of Washington, D.C. – Doris Baster
• Catoctin Kennel Club – Elinor Abrell
• Central Beagle Club – William Hank
• Central Ohio Kennel Club – James and Joan Barrett
• Charlottlesville-Albemarle Kennel Club, Inc. – Peggy Kessler
• Chicago Bulldog Club, Inc. – Ray Knudson
• Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America – Alan Klessig (WI)
• Clackamas Kennel Club (OR) – Gracia Landes
• Clumber Spaniel Club of America, Inc. – Judith Hiller
• Colorado Springs Kennel Club – Mary Turner
• Concord Dog Training Club of Concord, MA – Peggy Anderson 
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America, Inc. – Carol Hamilton
• Dayton Kennel Club, Inc. – Georgia Rush
• Del Valle Dog Club of Livermore – Roy Stenmark
• Detroit Kennel Club – Richard P. Ford
• Doberman Pinscher Club of America – Marjorie Brooks
• Dog Owner's Training Club of Maryland – Betsy Geishen Scott
• Elm City Kennel Club  – Kurt Anderson
• Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America, Inc. – Elizabeth Reed
• Framingham District Kennel Club, Inc.(MA) – Judith Piantedosi
• French Bulldog Club of America – Donna Cron
• Genesee County Kennel Club, Inc. – Carl Gene Liepmann
• German Pinscher Club of America – Debra Kaminski
• Giant Schnauzer Club of America – Holly Reed 
• Greater Kingsport Kennel Club of Kingsport, TN – Mary Richmond
• Greater Lowell Kennel Club – Wendy Walsh
• Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Assoc. – Marcia Melamed
• Greater St. Louis Training Club, Inc. – Dixie Lehman
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America, Inc. – Sue Urban
• Havanese Club of America – Susan Nelson
• Hawaiian Kennel Club – Tomoyuki Uyesugi
• Heart of the Plains Kennel Club – Sherrell Guichard-Thomas
• International Kennel Club of Chicago, Inc. – Susan Olsen
• Irish Setter Club of America, Inc. – Charles Sloughfy
• Irish Terrier Club of America – Robert E. Clyde
• Irish Wolfhound Club of America – Mariellen Dentino
• Japanese Chin Club of America – Dr. Gail Forsyth
• K-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, NJ, Inc. – Elizabeth Smith
• Kachina Kennel Club – Marie DiMeglio
• Kanadasaga Kennel Club – James Colvin
• Kenilworth Kennel Club of Connecticut, Inc. – Madeline Fish
• Kennel Club of Northern New Jersey, Inc. – Bob and Dolly Santos
• Komondor Club of America, Inc. – Adrienne Freyer
• Lackawanna Kennel Club, Inc. – Peggy Setzer
• Ladies' Dog Club, Inc. (MA) – Julie Rembrandt Seeley
• Lakes Region Kennel Club, Inc. – Madeline Giddis
• Land O' Lakes Kennel Club, Inc. – Marcia Holdren
• Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club, Inc. – Arnold Woolf
• Lexington Kennel Club, Inc. – Billie Kovacs
• Lima Kennel Club – Trevor Evans
• Louisville Kennel Club – Dennis Melear
• Macon Kennel Club – Nell Stumpff
• Mad River Kennel Club – Bill and Shirley Pfarrer
• Magic Valley Kennel Club, Inc. – Cindi Robusto
• Marion Ohio Kennel Club – Eula Rhoads
• Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America – Kay Marshall
• Miniature Pinscher Club of America – Jerry Crawford
• Mispillion Kennel Club, Inc. – David Crosby
• Mount Vernon Dog Training Club – Dian Thomas
• Mountaineer Kennel Club – Cathy Hamilton
• Myrtle Beach Kennel Club – Linda D. Witouski
• Nebraska Kennel Club – Darlene Kofoed
• New England Old English Sheepdog Club – Jane Ogg
• Newfoundland Club of America, Inc. – Marylou Zimmerman
• Northeastern Indiana Kennel Club, Inc. – Jerry Miller
• North Shore Kennel Club – Joyce Towne
• Oakland County Kennel Club, Inc. – Jim Storks
• Oklahoma City Kennel Club, Inc. – Georgia Harris
• Old Pueblo Dog Training Club, Inc. (AZ) – Jack Allen
• Olympic Kennel Club – Eileen Childress
• Onondaga Kennel Association, Inc. – Ray and Ginger Scott
• Orlando Dog Training Club – Amy S. Lothrop
• Otterhound Club of America – Anne Diemer
• Ozark Kennel Club – Leora Zook-Piatt
• Park Shore Kennel Club, Inc. (IL) – Phyllis Joseph
• Parson Russell Terrier Association of America – Joan Scott
• Pasco Florida Kennel Club – Sandra Brown
• Pekingese Club of America – Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Jackson
• Pensacola Dog Fanciers Association – Betty Reynolds
• Philadelphia Dog Training Club – Lilian Zentgraf
• Pocono Mountain Kennel Club, Inc. – Dawn Martin
• Poodle Club of America, Inc. – Col. and Mrs. Hal Kinne
• Port Chester Obedience Training Club, Inc. – Janet Minor
• Portland Dog Obedience Club, Inc. – James Primmer
• Puli Club of America – Jane Slade-Exuum
• Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc. – Verne Foster
• Queensboro Kennel Club – Viola Burgos
• Ramapo Kennel Club – Lena Tamboer
• Rapid City Kennel Club – Lois Schmoll
• Rockford Freeport IL. Kennel Club – James W. Maloney
• Rockland County Kennel Club – Gerri Ambrosio
• Rogue Valley Kennel Club, Inc. – Ann McGloon
• Saccarappa Obedience Club, Inc. – Brenda S. Prouix
• Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club – Julia Crawford
• Saluki Club of America – Lesley Brabyn
• San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club – Ralph Roberts
• Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club, Inc. – Audrey Sutton
• Saratoga New York Kennel Club – Diane Gering
• Schipperke Club of America – Brian Carbone
• Scottish Deerhound Club of America, Inc.– Georgina Nagy
• Seattle Kennel Club – Mary Elizabeth Layman
• Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, Inc. – Dan Tratnack
• Shreveport Kennel Club, Inc. – Patty Hunsicker
• Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club, Inc. – Anne Keleman
• South County Kennel Club, Inc. – Ovide Varin
• Southern Oregon Kennel Club, Inc. – Paulena Verzeano
• St. Croix Valley Kennel Club – JoAnn Schneider
• St. Joseph Kennel Club, Inc. – Toni Newcomber
• Toy Dog Breeders Association of Southern California – Victor Olmos-Ollivier
• Tualatin Kennel Club – Margaret L. Braun
• United States Australian Shepherd Association – Leon B. Goetz
• Valley Forge Kennel Club, Inc. – Kenneth Hudson
• Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association – Donna Hollingsworth
• Wachusett Kennel Club, Inc. – Julie Rembrandt Seeley
• Walkill Kennel Club, Inc. – Rose Robischon
• Waterloo Kennel Club, Inc. – Jane Pepperling
• Waukesha Kennel Club – Esme Treen
• Welsh Springer Springer Spaniel Club – Sandy Roth
• Westbury Kennel Association, Inc. – Neal Lagatta
• West Highland White Terrier Club of America – Mary Bradley
• West Volusia Kennel Club – Marj Blomquist
• Wilmington Kennel Club, Inc. – Pat Bagger
• Woodstock Dog Club, Inc. – Jan Marshall