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:
- American Brussels Griffon Association – Katherine D. Braukman
- Bronx County Kennel Club – Patrick Grennan
- Buckeye Beagle Club – Richard Donehue
- Bulldog Club of Philadelphia – Helen DeAmicis
- Central New York Kennel Club – Diane Demma Almy
- Chicago Bulldog Club – Gerald Klopp
- Clackamas Kennel Club – Ron Preston
- Corn Belt Kennel Club – Sally Krostal
- Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Association – Sandra Gordon
- Irish Setter Club of America – Stan Noble
- Lima Kennel Club – Lorraine Hindenlang
- Otterhound Club of America – Kathleen Munger
- Pasanita Obedience Club – Cathy Jahelka
- Queensboro Kennel Club – Artie Weiss
- Rockland County Kennel Club – Ralph (Sonny) Ambrosio
- Sandia Dog Obedience Club - Pam Sehmer
- Sussex Hills Kennel Club – Gary Roche
- Tualatin Kennel Club – Margaret Copeland
- Abilene Kennel Club – Julia Collins
- American Fox Terrier Club – Winifred H. Stout
- American Pointer Club, Inc. – Kristie Reisenweaver
- American Water Spaniel Club – Jack Davies
- Anderson Obedience Training Club, Inc. – Phillip D. Sample
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
