Garden Club of America Awards
| Year | Title | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Elizabeth Abernathy Hull Scholarship Award | Ms. Kay Meyer for 35 years of outstanding achievements in environmental education for Iowa youth. |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Medal | Mr. John Ruan for exemplary service and creative vision in his commitment to the World Food Prize Foundation and the World Food Prize Youth Institute. |
| 2000 | GCA Martin McLaren Interchange Fellow | Ms. Stephanie Jutilla |
| 1995 | Eloise Payne Luquer Medal | Ms. Karen Strohbeen and Mr. Bill Luchsinger for special achievement in the field of botany, which includes medical research, the fine arts and education. |
| 1994 | Winner, GCA Founders Fund Award | Des Moines Founders Garden Club - Greenwood Park Discovery Wetland Project — $20,000. |
| 1985 | Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal | Mrs. Richard M. Moore for outstanding civic achievement. |
| 1981 | Runner-Up, GCA Founders Fund Award | Des Moines Founders Garden Club - Des Moines Riverfront Park — $1,500. |
| 1980 | Distinguished Service Medal | Dr. Tom D. Throckmorton for detailed study of the classification of daffodils. |
| 1972 | Katharine Thomas Cary Medal | Mrs. Forest Huttenlocher for Flower Arrangement Education. |
| 1961 | Medal of Honor | Mr. Arie F. den Boer for service in horticulture. |
| 1957 | Katharine Thomas Cary Medal | Mrs. Tomoko Yamamoto for outstanding achievement in field of Flower Arrangement Education. |
| 1955 | Frances K. Hutchinson Medal | Mr. Jay N. (“Ding”) Darling for accomplishments as a pioneer in practical application of conservation. |
GCA Zone XI Awards
| Year | Title | Awardee |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Zone Appreciation Award | Mrs. Norman Bone |
| 2018 | Zone Horticulture Commendation | Mr. Kelly Norris |
| 2018 | Zone Civic Improvement Award | Mr. and Mrs. John Pappajohn |
| 2015 | Zone Civic Improvement Commendation Award (for a Non-GCA Member) | Mr. J.C. Buz Brenton |
| 2013 | Zone Aldo Leopold Award | Ms. Shannon Ramsay - Trees Forever |
| 2011 | Zone Conservation Award | Mr. Mark Ackelson |
| 2011 | Zone Aldo Leopold Award | White Rock Conservancy |
| 2010 | Zone Civic Improvement Award | Ms. Lynda Chase |
| 2009 | Zone Historic Preservation Award | Mrs. Richard Moore |
| 2008 | Zone Conservation Award | Mrs. Thomas G. McKlveen |
| 2008 | Zone Civic Improvement Award | Mrs. John Ruan, III |
| 2006 | Zone Creative Leadership Award | Mrs. Norman Bone |
| 2000 | Zone Civic Improvement Commendation Award (for a Non-GCA Member) | Meredith Corporation |
| 1998 | Zone Historic Preservation Award | Ms. Lynda Chase |
| 1993 | Zone Historic Preservation Award | Mrs. Robert Fleming |
| 1987 | Zone Civic Improvement Award | Mrs. John Eddy |
| 1972 | Zone Horticulture Award | Mrs. Peter Janss |
| 1966 | Zone Conservation Award | Mrs. Richard Koss |
GCA Club Awards
Club Medal of Merit Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Mrs. Robert Veenstra |
| 2013 | Mrs. Norman Bone |
| 2010 | Mrs. F. Richard Lyford |
| 2009 | Ms Lynda Chase |
| 2008 | Mrs. Ralph Amend |
| 2005 | Mrs. John Ruan, III |
| 2004 | Mrs. George Milligan |
| 1994 | Mrs. Henry Harmon |
| 1989 | Mrs. R.M. Oothout, Jr. |
| 1986 | Mrs. Miles M. Mills, Jr. |
| 1983 | Mrs. Richard Moore |
| 1977 | Mrs. Ellis Annett |
| 1973 | Mrs. Fredric |
| 1972 | Mrs. Cummins Rawson |
| 1970 | Mrs. Richard Koss |
| 1964 | Mrs. Addison Parker |
Club Civic Improvement Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Mrs. Michael Frazier |
| 2018 | Mrs. Michael Pruchnicki |
| 2012 | Ms. Carole Tillotson |
| 2005 | Ms. Susan Noland |
| 2003 | Mrs. Luther Hill |
| 2003 | Mrs. Samuel Gelb |
Club Horticulture Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Mrs. Charles Becker |
| 2019 | Mrs. David Grieve |
| 2015 | Mrs. R.M. Oothout, Jr. |
| 2013 | Mrs. Michael Pruchnicki |
| 2008 | Mrs. Bart Jenson |
| 2006 | Mrs. Joseph Jester |
| 1998 | Mrs. Steven Nelson-Vaux |
| 1985 | Mrs. Michael Hirsch |
| 1979 | Mrs. Miles M. Mills, Jr. |
| 1975 | Mrs. John B. Cabanis |
| 1974 | Mrs. Robert Fleming |
| 1972 | Mrs. H.L. Crittenden |
| 1969 | Mrs. Charles S. Howard |
| 1968 | Mrs. George C. Koss |
| 1962 | Mrs. Kenneth MacDonald |
| 1961 | Mrs. Randall Klein |
| 1960 | Mrs. Monroe Patzig |
| 1959 | Mrs. B.T. Whitaker |
| 1958 | Mrs. Meyer Rosenfield |
Club Appreciation Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Mrs. H. Robert Veenstra |
| 2008 | Mrs. Michael Pruchnicki |
| 1997 | Mrs. Richard Moore (40 years) |
| 1997 | Mrs. Robert Fleming (40 years) |
| 1996 | Mrs. Luther Hill (40 years) |
Club Conservation Commendation
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2006 | The Brenton Arboretum (for a Non-GCA Member) |
Club Conservation Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Mrs. Bart Jenson |
| 2015 | Mrs. Tom Hutchins |
| 2011 | Ms. Marian Riggs |
Club Flower Arrangement Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Mrs. Charles Becker |
| 2012 | Mrs. Charles Lozier |
Club Historic Preservation Commendation
| Year | Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mr. Mike Simonson (for a Non-GCA member) |
Club Historic Preservation Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Mrs. John Ruan III |
Club Photography Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Mrs. J. William Holtze |
| 2019 | Ms. Kathleen Jones |
| 2012 | Ms. Susan Koch-Bridgford |
| 2011 | Ms. Deb Wiley |
Club Garden History and Design Award
| Year | Name | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mrs. Richard Moore |