2006 Stanley Goodman Youth Achievement Award

By Cindy  Rust

First place winner in this year's Stanley Goodman Award contest goes to Christine Pennington of Beaufort, Missouri.  First Runner-up goes to Cora Ogden of Haven, KS.

Christine is 17 and lives in Beaufort.  She grows TBs, medians, dwarfs and siberians and has been hybridizing for a couple of years now and her favorite goal is dark irises.  She has won Youth Queen of Show, Youth Silver Medal and has ribbons for design.  She holds the position of youth chairman for Washington Iris Club, has also been co-chairman of the youth division of our show, comes to meetings, sales and shows regularly, and is always ready to help in whatever way she can.  Christine is home schooled and her other interests include piano. 

Cora will be a 9th grader next year in Haven, KS. Although distance & school prohibit Cora from taking part in monthly club meeting, she is very interested in iris. She helped start the CIP in Haven, KS and worked in the garden after the CIP disbanded. The school has now closed and she is trying to find homes for the iris. She also maintains her >own iris garden which grows larger each year. Her favorite iris are the space age and the "wildest color combos" available. Her grandparents have older iris growing at their farm she is trying to id. Cora enters iris in the youth section of the Hutchinson show and loves doing arrangements.  She also enters contest sponsored by the AIS Youth and although she hasn't won a contest, she usually ends up 2nd or 3rd. 

Region 18 congratulates these fine Youth members and wish them years of “iris fun”.

For more information about the most current Clarke Cosgrove Youth Winners -  navigate to the AIS Youth & Iris Web Site.

Past Region 18 Winners of Clarke Cosgrove Award 

2002 - Nicole Grzeshowiak
2001 - Monica Combrink
2000 - Stephanie Rust
1998 - Shilo Gillam
1997 - Kevin Gormley

Past Winners of Stanley Goodman Award

1990  Shilo Gillam, Garden City, KS -- won Clarke Cosgrove Award in 1998
1991  Kenny Smith, Garden City, KS
1992  Debbie Italian, Bridgeton, MO
1993  Donna Wiseman, Wentzville, MO
1994  Ryan Koch, Pacific, MO
1995  Kevin Gormley, Cedar Hill, MO -- won CC in1996
1996  Danika King, St. Clair, MO -- won CC in 1995 (before winning SG)
1997  Stephanie Rust, Union, MO -- won CC in 2000
1998  Jessica Braeuner, Oak Ridge, MO
1999  Christopher Rust, Union, MO
2000  Nicole Grzeskowiak, Hermann, MO -- won CC in 2002
2001  Rachel Hindle, Hutchinson, KS
2002  Joe Devous, Cedar Hill, MO
2003  Kory Kuntz, St. Louis, MO
2004  Allison Grzeskowiak, Hermann, MO
2005  Geoffrey Hewett, House Springs, MO
2006  Christine Pennington, Beaufort, MO   

The Stanley Goodman Regional Youth Achievement rules are posted here.