GardenComm Fellow Honorees
A GardenComm Fellow is a member in good standing who has demonstrated exceptionally high degrees of skill, professional ethics and dedication to the objectives of GardenComm. Fellows are nominated by the membership, recommended by the Honors Committee and elected by the Board of Directors. Two Fellows may be named each year and self-nominations are welcome.
2026 Fellow Honoree - Shelley Cramm
Shelley Cramm loves to see the ancient words of scripture come alive in today’s gardens. She has published My Father is the Gardener, Devotions in Botany and Gardening of the Bible and God’s Word for Gardeners Bible, writes the Devotions Blog at www.gardeninDelight.com, and speaks enthusiastically to garden clubs and faith groups about plants of the Bible and patterns connecting garden to table to Scripture to life. Her background includes work in architectural and garden design, and leadership in local Bible study, prayer groups, Toastmasters International, and GardenComm: Garden Communicators International.
2026 Fellow Honoree - Randy Schultz
Randy Schultz is an award-winning writer, editor, and digital publisher who bridges the gap between garden communications and strategic promotion of green industry products. As the founder and editor of HomeGardenandHomestead.com, he won three Gold Medal Awards from GardenComm for Best Gardening Website. As president of Schultz Communications, he brought awareness to new plants, seeds and products that make gardens and gardening more beautiful, enjoyable, and productive. Randy has shared his knowledge widely through multiple radio appearances, helping bring gardening and sustainable practices to broader audiences.
| Name | Year Honored |
|---|---|
| Shelley Cramm | 2026 |
| Randy Schultz | 2026 |
| Katie Elzer-Peters | 2025 |
| Jessica Walliser | 2025 |
| Andrea Wells | 2024 |
| Charlie Nardozzi | 2024 |
| Mary Kaye McKay | 2023 |
| Nan Sterman | 2023 |
| Sally Cunningham | 2022 |
| Bill Johnson | 2022 |
| Nicole Gauderi | 2021 |
| Carol Michel | 2021 |
| Mary B. Good | 2020 |
| Ellen Zachos | 2020 |
| Lois de Vries | 2019 |
| Pat Stone | 2019 |
| Dan Benarcik | 2018 |
| Peggy Anne Montgomery | 2018 |
| Betty Mackey | 2018 |
| Daniel Castelli | 2017 |
| Dee Wiley | 2017 |
| Renee Shepherd | 2016 |
| Jan Riggenbach | 2016 |
| Denny Schrock | 2015 |
| C.L. Fornari | 2014 |
| Stephanie Cohen | 2014 |
| Felder Rushing | 2013 |
| Saxon Holt | 2012 |
| Anne Marie Van Nest | 2012 |
| Deb Tanner | 2011 |
| Richard Tracy | 2011 |
| Cathy Wilkinson Barash | 2010 |
| R. William Thomas | 2010 |
| Nora Wofford Koval | 2009 |
| David Ellis | 2009 |
| Marty Ross | 2008 |
| William Alden | 2007 |
| Maggie Oster | 2007 |
| Denise Cowie | 2006 |
| Alan & Linda Detrick | 2005 |
| Irene Virag | 2005 |
| Rose Marie Nichols McGee | 2004 |
| Mary Ellen Logee Ross | 2004 |
| Thomas Pascoe | 2003 |
| Frederick E. Roberts | 2003 |
| Rian Kinsler | 2003 |
| Don Joss Jermanson | 2001 |
| Barbara Lawton | 2001 |
| Kurt Druse | 2000 |
| Barbara Emerson | 2000 |
| David Tarrant | 2000 |
| Rosalind Creasy | 1999 |
| Jacqueline Hailman | 1998 |
| Jeff Lowenfels | 1998 |
| Walter Chandoha | 1997 |
| Frances Tanenbaum | 1997 |
| Jean Byrne | 1996 |
| Larry & Anissa Esmond White | 1996 |
| Ed Hume | 1995 |
| Michael D. Smith | 1993 |
| Jane Price Kirkwood | 1992 |
| Virginia Lewis Bettis | 1991 |
| Wei Jung | 1991 |
| Russell Morash | 1990 |
| George Elbert | 1989 |
| Theodore R. Marston | 1989 |
| George W. Waters | 1989 |
| Maggie Bayley | 1988 |
| Irma Bertel Dugan | 1988 |
| Joseph E. Howard | 1988 |
| James W. Wilson | 1988 |
| John E. Bryan | 1987 |
| Derek Fell | 1987 |
| Jane Papeer | 1987 |
| F. Gordon Foster | 1986 |
| Fred C. Galle | 1986 |
| Catherine W. Willard | 1986 |
| Loraine M. Burgess | 1985 |
| Dr. Ray C. Allen | 1985 |
| Jeannette Lowe | 1985 |
| Everett M. Miller | 1985 |
| Alice Upham Smith | 1984 |
| Wilbur Youngman | 1984 |
| W.C. “Lee” Goldman | 1983 |
| Elvin McDonald | 1983 |
| Frederick McGourty | 1983 |
| Paul F. Frese | 1982 |
| Clarence F. Bais | 1982 |
| George W. Talbott | 1982 |
| John E. Bradshaw | 1981 |
| John Burton Dittmar | 1981 |
| Robert A. Nicholson | 1981 |
| G. “Doc” & Katy Abraham | 1979 |
| Alice W. Burlingame | 1979 |
| Roy Hey | 1979 |
| Margaret Hirst | 1978 |
| Dr. R. Milton Carlton | 1977 |
| Gretchen Harthberger | 1977 |
| Gordon D. Lyde | 1977 |
| C. Gordon Milne | 1977 |
| Albert Wilson | 1977 |
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