Outstanding Horticulture Judge Award
1979 - Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cate
1980 - Roy L. Graff
1982 - Judge T. Mack Blackburn and Paul Hively
1983 - Henry A. Whitten
1984 - Mrs. David Witherspoon
1985 - Billy Lewis
1986 - T. Mack Blackburn
1987 - Inez Kincaid
1988 - Hugh M. Wallace
1990 - Anita Crunk
1991 - Clyde Chappell
1992 - Noah Wilson
1993 - Mr. and Mrs. Allen Bush
1994 - Dr. and Mrs. John Rodgers
1996 - Helen and Roy Almond
1997 - Dr. Joe Riley
1999 - Anne Owen
2000 - Susan Barry
2001 - Noah Wilson
2002 - Monty D. Justice, Jr.
2003 - George Poe
2004 - Rhonda Spruiell
2005 - James A. Moser
2006 - Robert Sutherland
2007 - Joseph Spruiell

Outstanding Arrangement Judge
2005 - Aliene Eilertsen
2006 - Peggy Bingham
2007 - Glenda Whitaker

Outstanding Consulting Rosarian Award 1960 - Charles D. Dawson 1961 - J. W. Grizzard 1962 - R. Earle McGee 1963 - Howard F. Bary 1966 - Howard F. Bary 1967 - Wayne A. Shrader 1969 - Leroy D. Isaacs 1971 - Robert L. Whitaker 1973 - Henry A. Whitten 1975 - Al Signaigo 1976 - William McMahon 1977 - T. Mack Blackburn 1979 - Lawrence R. LaMoore 1981 - Verlie W. Wells, Jr. 1982 - Dr. and Mrs. Heber E. Rumble 1983 - Clifford F. Cleage 1984 - Dr. William E. McMahon 1985 - Clark Smith 1986 - Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Leroy Almond, Jr. 1987 - Malcolm Lowe 1988 - Dorothy McMahon 1989 - Ted Mills 1990 - James R. Rice, Jr. 1991 - Aliene S. Driscoll 1993 - John Brevard 1994 - Joseph Glasser 1995 - Ed and Mary Carle 1996 - Jimmy Moser 1997 - Carol Shockley 1998 - Jeff Garrett 1999 - Peggy and Mary Jane Utz 2000 - Kent Campbell 2001 - Rachel Hunter 2002 - Sonia Richardson 2003 - Cindy Garrett 2004 - Noah Wilson 2005 - Paula Adlong 2006 - Monty D. Justice, Jr. 2007 - Sam and Nancy Jones top