Mississippi Master Gardener Awards

All applications need to be submitted by the local county extension office, after the agent in charge of the County Master Gardener program has reviewed it and signed it. If possible, include digital images of project on a CD along with the award nomination form. Each county is allowed only one entry per category.  Mail all award submissions and supporting documentation, postmarked on or before 90 days prior to the current year’s MGA State Conference, to:

Dr. Lelia Kelly
State Coordinator – Master Gardeners
P.O. Box 1690
Verona, MS 38879
Att: Mississippi Master Gardener Awards Working Group

Awards will be presented at the annual Master Gardener Conference.

Any new or re-certified active Master Gardener is eligible to apply for the Outstanding Master Gardener Award.  Although the county Master Gardener Coordinators may have been involved in these efforts, it is only the efforts of the Master Gardeners themselves, which are to be evaluated. You may resubmit an award application from a previous year.  Once a project wins in any year, it cannot be entered again for competition.  Master Gardener of the year winners can be re-nominated in non-consecutive years.

Judges for the awards will not be the Master Gardener Board, but will be selected by the State Master Gardener Coordinator.  Decisions by the judges will be final.

Here are the updates to awards for the website.   These are mostly allow for splitting of the groups into large and small.

MMGA Awards for 2011, total of 9 awards, budget projected to be $1,300  

Postmark on or before February 9, 2011 (90 days before the conference on May 11, 2011) 

1.  Graphic Presentation (Website, power point, etc.) 

2.  Publication (Books, Calendar, Brochures, etc.) 

3a.  Education Program  **Large group**

3b   Education Program      Less than 20 members 

4a.  Outstanding project   **Large group**

4b  Outstanding project      Less than 20 members 

5a  Newsletter  (Electronic or  Mailed) **Large group**

5b Newsletter  (Electronic or  Mailed)   Less than 20 members

Award Forms:

• Horticultural Scholarship Application (PDF)

• Newsletter Award (DOC)

• Friend of Master Gardeners Award (PDF)

• Outstanding County MG Association Award (DOC)

• Coordinator of the Year (PDF)

• Master Gardener of the Year (PDF)

• Outstanding Project Award (DOC)

• Education Program Award (DOC)

• Graphic Presentation Award (DOC)

• Publication Award (DOC)

• MSMG Service Pin Awards  Form (DOC)