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 2009 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honorees are:

  • Airedale Terrier Club of America – Douglas & Aletta Moore
  • American Brussels Griffon Association – Dawn Vick Hansen
  • American Rottweiler Club – Pat Crawford
  • Basset Hound Club of America – Barbara Wicklund
  • Bayou Kennel Club – Doris Faler
  • Belgian Sheepdog club of America – Shelly Brosnan
  • Bichon Frise Club of America – Rick Day
  • Bulldog Club of New England – Maryanne Sefchuk, DVM
  • Bulldog Club of Philadelphia – Victor Bermea
  • California Airedale Terrier Club – Deirdre Hernandez
  • Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club – Nancy Bergeron
  • Chicago Bulldog Club – Edwin and Barbara Dannewitz
  • Chicago Collie Club – Lenore Owens
  • Clackamas Kennel Club – David Krogh
  • Del Sur Kennel Club – Joella Cunnington
  • Devon Dog Show Association – Meg Weitz
  • Eastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club – Jackie Lynn Promaulayko Ellis
  • Field Spaniel Society of America – Rachal McKee Sager
  • First Dog Training Club of Northern NJ – Louise Meyers
  • Flat Coated Retriever Society of America – Bunny Millikin
  • French Bulldog Club of America – Jan Grebe
  • German Pinscher Club of America – Robyn Harrel
  • German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America – Ken Marden
  • Gordon Setter Club of America – John Ward
  • Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club – Patricia Staub
  • Greater Kingsport Kennel Club – Darlene Robbins
  • Greater Miami Dog Club – Richard Deimel
  • Greater St. Louis Training Club – Linda Campbell
  • Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America – Steve Likevich
  • Field Spaniel Society of America – Rachal McKee Sager
  • Hutchinson Kennel Club – Tom & Virginia Street
  • Inland Empire Kennel Association – Donna Yaeger
  • Jacksonville Dog Fanciers' Association – Ed Buck
  • Lake Champlain Retriever Club – Bill Preston
  • Land O'Lake Kennel Club – Gloria Peterson
  • Lewiston-Auburn Kennel Club – Karen Thorne
  • Long Island Kennel Club – Patricia Gallatin
  • Longshore Southport Kennel Club – Pamela Mannes
  • Monticello New York Kennel Club – Jill Conroy
  • Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club – Christine Creasey
  • New England Old English Sheepdog Club – Thomas Schulte
  • Newfoundland Club of America – Barbara Finch
  • Norwegian Elkhound Association of America – Kari Olson
  • Oakland Dog Training Club – Deborah Hankins
  • Okaloosa Kennel Club – Sean McMichael
  • Otterhound Club of America – Louise DeShon
  • Pacific Coast Bulldog Club – Shawna Arroyo
  • Park Shore Kennel Club – Anna Quigley
  • Pasanita Obedience Club – Carroll Brown
  • Pekingese Club of America – Shirley Hogben
  • Penn Treaty Kennel Club – Jean Anderson
  • Piedmont Kennel Club – Libby Flowerree
  • Ramapo Kennel Club – Patricia Scully
  • Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States – Celia Hoffman
  • Rockland County Kennel Club – Patricia McCoy Coleman
  • Salina Kennel Club – Jill Phelps
  • Samoyed Club of America – James & Elvira Shea
  • Sandia Dog Obedience Club – Leslie Swisher
  • Shreveport Kennel Club – Joan Morehead
  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America – Karla Baer Cohen
  • Southern Adirondack Dog Club – Julie Schmidtmann
  • Space Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay – Suzette Heider
  • Sun Maid Kennel Club of Fresno – Gail Gorman
  • Tibetan Terrier Club of America – Linda Nagao
  • Tualatin Kennel Club – Kathy Corbett
  • Vizsla Club of America – Chauncey Smith
  • Wallkill Kennel Club – Gerri Ambrosio
  • Westbury Kennel Association – Kathy Lagatta
  • West Highland White Terrier Club of America – William "Sil" Sanders

The 2008 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award honorees are:

  • American Fox Terrier Club – Lori Woods
  • Airedale Terrier Club of America – Elizabeth Mattison
  • American Brussels Griffon Association – Katherine D. Braukman
  • American Manchester Terrier Club – Jo Ann Emrick
  • American Pointer Club – Susan Bleckley
  • 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 – Andy Mellon
  • Bichon Frise Club of America – Judy McNamara
  • Border Collie Society of America – Claudia Frank
  • 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
  • Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club – Peggy O'Hare
  • Central New York Kennel Club – Diane Demma Almy
  • Charlottesville Albemarle Kennel Club – Harriett Lee
  • 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
  • Empire Beagle Club – Robert Miller
  • Field Spaniel Society of America – Cheryl Benedict
  • First Dog Training Club of Northern New Jersey – Ruth Meyers
  • Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America – Sally Terroux
  • French Bulldog Club of America – Elsie Copeland
  • German Pinscher Club of America – Richard Gee-Kee
  • Grand Rapids Kennel Club – Pat DenBoer
  • Greater Kingsport Kennel Club – Judy Pinkevitch
  • Greater Philadelphia Dog Fanciers Association – Sandra Gordon
  • Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America – Blanche Roberts
  • Havanese Club of America – Adrienne Schneeweiss
  • Heart of the Plains Kennel Club – Diana Jones
  • Hockamock Kennel Club – Wendy Willhauck
  • International Kennel Club of Chicago – Susan Olsen
  • Irish Setter Club of America – Stan Noble
  • Irish Water Spaniel Club of America – Barbara Snyder
  • Irish Wolfhound Club of America – Patricia Reilley
  • Jefferson County Kennel Club of Missouri – Terri Mount
  • K-9 Obedience Training Club of Essex County, NJ – Joni Primas
  • Kennel Club of Niagara Falls – Christine Walker
  • Komondor Club of America – Claudia Moody
  • Lackawanna Kennel Club – Elizabeth Elvidge
  • Ladies' Dog Club – Jane Smith
  • Lake Champlain Retriever Club – Bruce Butler
  • Lakes Region Kennel Club – Linda Heath
  • Land O'Lake Kennel Club – Rose Hansen
  • Lexington Kennel Club – Ralph Harrell
  • Lewis-Auburn Kennel Club – Karen Sullivan-Thorne
  • Lima Kennel Club – Lorraine Hindenlang
  • Long Island Kennel Club – Ruth Winston
  • Marion Ohio Kennel Club – Ruth Baker
  • Michiana Kennel Club – Sylvia Farkas
  • Mid-Continent Kennel Club of Tulsa – Marc Crews
  • Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America – Julie C. Grider
  • Mississippi Valley Retriever Club – Bruce Ahlers
  • Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club – Kathy Dodge
  • 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
  • Oakland Dog Training Club – Sue Harvey
  • Onondaga Kennel Association – Judy Murray
  • Otterhound Club of America – Kathleen Munger
  • Pacific Coast Bulldog Club – Efrain Lopez
  • Parson Russell Terrier Association of America – Patricia Reisert
  • 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
  • Piedmont Kennel Club – Laurie Sahlie
  • 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
  • Rogue Valley Kennel Club – Lorain Abel, DVM
  • Rockland County Kennel Club – Ralph (Sonny) Ambrosio  
  • Sammamish Kennel Club – Dee Carlson
  • San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club – Joe Waterman
  • Sandia Dog Obedience Club – Pam Sehmer
  • Saratoga New York Kennel Club – Jessica Eggleston
  • Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club of Georgia – Gina Bonner
  • Seattle Kennel Club – Jane Ann Anderson
  • Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club – Carol Kneibusch Noe
  • Shoreline Dog Fancier Association of Orange County – Dorothy Cangson
  • Shreveport Kennel Club – Joan Morehead
  • Silver State Kennel Club – Susie Osburn
  • Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club – Famous Holt
  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America – Elena Landa
  • South County Kennel Club – Marietta Kahla
  • South Shore Kennel Club – Mary Troy
  • Southern Adirondack Dog Club – Carol Rose
  • Southern Oregon Kennel Club – Jeanne Zuver
  • 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
  • Tibetan Terrier Club of America – Shirley Broen
  • Tualatin Kennel Club – Margaret Copeland
  • US Australian Shepherd Association – Terri Morgan
  • Valley Forge Kennel Club – Mary Jo Stabinski-Heckman
  • Ventura County Dog Fanciers Association – Celeste Mills & James Scott
  • Westbury Kennel Association – Sue Weiss
  • West Volusia Kennel Club – Paul Gentile
  • West Highland White Terrier Club of America – Dawn L. Martin
  • Worcester County Kennel Club – Jeffrey Snyder

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
  • Border Collie Society of America – Linda Koutsky
  • 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
  • Empire Beagle Club – Christopher Keenan
  • 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
  • Jefferson County Kennel Club of Missouri – JoAnn Hankemeyer
  • 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
  • Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club – Viola Burgos
  • 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
  • Sammanish Kennel Club – Julia Johns
  • 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
  • South Shore Kennel Club – Virginia O’Connell
  • Southern Adirondack Dog Club – Wesley Rose
  • Southern Oregon Kennel Club, Inc. – Paulena Verzeano
  • St. Croix Valley Kennel Club – JoAnn Schneider
  • St. Joseph Kennel Club, Inc. – Toni Newcomber
  • Tibetan Terrier Club of America – Jean Allen
  • 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