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Distinguished Service Award
 
The Distinguished Service Award was designed to honor truly outstanding individuals who have made lasting contributions to Master Gardening, served in leadership positions and have been instrumental in sustaining the MG Program in Snohomish County and beyond.  Created in 2009, this award recognizes exceptional service to the Master Gardener program through leadership over a sustained period.
 
The following individuals have received the Distinguished Service Award to date.
Carolyn Carlson - 2011
 
  • Class of 2006
  • Member of the MG Foundation for Life 2007
  • Intern Mentor 2007-2008
  • Assistant to Intern Training Class Coordinator 2009 - 2012
  • Garden tour home in 2008
  • Received one hundred hour pin annually from 2007 to 2011 (so far)
  • Received 1000 hour pin 2011
  • Member of Recognition dinner committee 2010 -2011
  • Chair of Plant Sale "Dig Team" - 2011
  • Legion Park Coordinator - 2010
  • Foundation Election Committee 2010
  • Garden Coordinator for the Mukilteo Community Garden 2011
  • Co-Coordinator for Mukilteo Farmers Market - 2011 
 
Michele Duncan - 2009
 
  • Class of 1997
  • 1997-98 - Jennings Demo Garden owner - French Intensive Planting and Heirlooms
  • 1999-2000 - On team assembling a Gardening Calendar and Master Gardener Cookbook
  • 2000-2004 - President of the Foundation
  • 2000-2011 - Foundation Board Member
  • Involved in Plant Sale since 1997 and in charge of it since 2006
  • 2006-2010 - Winter Lecture Series committee member
  • 6 years on the Recognition Dinner committee
  • 2009-2011 - Co-Chair Jennings Demo Garden
  • Received 100 hour pin almost every year of membership.
  • Received 1000 hour pin
  • Actively involved in the Mukilteo Community Garden since 2009
 
   
MaryLou Hart- 2009
 
 
  • Class of 1994
  • 2006-2011 Co-Chair Plant Sale
  • Recognition Dinner

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duane Farmen - 2009
 
 
  • Class of 1999
  • 2006-2008 - Intern Class Coordinator
  • 2009 - Intern Mentor
  •  
    1,000 year pins in 2007 & 2010
  • 100 hour pins 10 of past 11 years
  • Foundation lifetime member
  • Inventoried and indexed Office Extension Bulletins
  • Analyzed clinic questions to develop a FAQ by month
  • Plant sale holding area coordinator 5 of the last 7 years
  • Designed and co-installed the compost bins at Jennings Park
  • Designed and constructed the MG storage cabinets
  • On MG garden home tour 2009
  • 2009-2010 - Developed and led Rain Garden Program
  • Lectured on rain gardens at the Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood library and several classes at McCollum Park.
  • Coordinator of the RG information booth at the Everett Home and Garden Show for 2009-2011
  • Designed and setup the RG display at the WSU conservation program at Benaroya Hall in 2009
  • Designed and setup the RG display at the Mountlake Terrace Recycling Fair in 2009 and Edmonds Birdfest in 2009
  • Designed and coordinated the installation of both demo rain gardens at McCollum Park and Everett Arboretum