2020 Award Winners
This is just partial list of winners that had been determined at an earlier date. We will have judging of the following awards at a later date: President’s Awards, Scrolls, Josephine Martin Award of Excellence, Naomi Tolbert Central Office Support Award, Malcolm Quillen School Nutrition Hero Award, Industry Member of Year Award, ALIRT Awards and NAC of the Year.
Employee of Year
1st Place –Shirley Smith-Douglas County
2nd Place –Bernice Trody-Ware County
3rd Place-Mae Beulah-Houston County
Manager of Year
1st Place -Tory Grace-Brantley County
2nd Place-Ruth Fewell-Butts County
3rd Place-Yvonne Jones-Muscogee County
Director of Year
Emily Hanlin-Cobb County
CULINARY COMPETITION
Back Yard BBQ
1st Place-Liliana Torres-Douglas County (District 7)-BBQ Flatbread Pizza
2nd Place-Kedojen Lucier -Butts County (District 6)-BBQ Chicken Pizza
3rd Place-Joseph Washington-Richmond County (District 10)-Cheesy BBQ Chicken
Breakfast Roll Out
1st Place-Nicki Roberson -Wayne County (District 8)-Fruity Biscuits
2nd Place-Nadia Payne- Forsyth County- (District9)-Hot Cinnamon Apple Roll Ups
3rd Place-Amanda Owens-Thomas County (District2)-Strawberries and Cream Danish
3rd Place-Kathrina Love -Butts County (District6)-Pecan Rolls
Spudlicious
1st Place-Adina Tyre-Wayne County (District 8)-Cracked Up Chicken & Tots
2nd Place-Kimberly Illiano-Cherokee County (District 7)-Good Potatoes
3rd Place-Sylvia Bennett - Muscogee County (District 3)-Mashed Potato Casserole w/Sour Cream
Attendee Favorite -Lakesha Johnson-Clayton County (District 6)-Mexican Style Twiced Baked Potato
GSN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANT-IN-AID
Member Jane Lofton Scholarship - $1000-Amber Martin, Butts County
Child of Member Jane Lofton Scholarship - $1000-Melissa Pearson (daughter of Martha Pearson), Lamar County
NAC ART CONTEST WINNERS
K- 5 Elizabeth Parks Forsyth County/Haw Creek Elementary GSNA District 9
6- 8 Jose Funes Rockdale County/General Ray Davis Middle GSNA District 4
9-12 Pooja Patel Cobb County/Kennesaw Mountain High GSNA District 7
LET’S MOVE ESSAY CONTEST
Northern Region
Clifton Ridge Middle-Jones County Isaiah Denis
North Hall Middle-Hall County Kaleb Sexton
Loganville Middle-Walton County Anna Moore
Southern Region
Merry Acres Middle-Dougherty County Ky'Asia Brantley
Radium Springs Middle Magnet School for the Arts-Dougherty County Madelin Vasquez
Eighth Street Middle-Tift County Kate Schwalls
A.R. Johnson Health Sciences & English Magnet School -Richmond County
2018-2019 Award Winners
President's Award
District Eight - Samantha Thornton, President
Local - Jones County - Connie Monaco, President
Director of Year
Shelley Daniel, Thomaston Upson County
Josephine Martin Award of Excellence
Samantha Thornton, Wayne County
Beyond the Plate Award
Annmarie Evans, Annette B. Hopgood/GaDOE Chapter
Central Office Support
Donald Harper, Cobb County
Manager of Year
1st Place - Angela Sharp, Columbia County
2nd Place - Dana Willson, Coffee County
3rd Place - Pam Stone, Gwinnett County
Employee of Year
1st Place - Carol Winters, Treutlen County
2nd Place - Ana Rivera, Wayne County
Malcolm Quillen Nutrition Hero
Curtis Hillmon, Wayne County
Culinary Contest
1st Culinary: Mash Up with Mushrooms Jasmine Taylor, Dougherty County
2nd Culinary: Mash Up with Mushrooms Alicia Casteel, Muscogee County
3rd Culinary: Mash Up with Mushrooms Montakarn Mills, Glynn County
1st Culinary: Let's Dip Charlotte Parks, Barrow County
2nd Culinary: Let's Dip Shameka McCray, Thomas County
3rd Culinary: Let's Dip Rainey Desnoyer, Thomaston Upson County
1st Culinary: Nutty with Peanuts Sharon Patterson, Richmond County
2nd Culinary: Nutty with Peanuts Tonya Vincent, Barrow County
3rd Culinary: Nutty with Peanuts Cynthia Anderson, Dougherty County
Attendee Favorite: RaineyDesnoyer,Thomaston Upson County
ALIRT Award
ALIRT Award National: District 3- Larry Jackson, PPL Chair and James Bryant, District President
ALIRT Award National: Houston County - Tessany Lockhart, PPL Chair and Vickie Purvis, President
ALIRT Award State: District 3 - Larry Jackson, PPL Chair and James Bryant, District President
ALIRT Award State: Houston County - Tessany Lockhart, PPL Chair and Vickie Purvis, President
Wellness Award
Fulton County Schools - Denielle Saitta, Area Coordinator
NAC of the Year Award
1st Place - NAC of Year East Jackson Elementary NAC -Jackson County
2nd Place - NAC of Year Baker Place Elementary NAC - Columbia County
3rd Place - NAC of Year Silver City Elementary NAC -Forsyth County
NAC Art Contest
NAC Art Contest: 6-8 Miah Cruz Razo-Forsyth County - Pine Grove Middle
NAC Art Contest: 9-12 Emma Keisler-Jackson County-Jackson Comprehensive High
NAC Art Contest: K-5 Elizabeth Park -Forsyth County-Haw Creek Elementary
DISTRICT SCROLLS
1 District One Alecia "Red" Barrett Gold
2 District Two Becky Carroll Gold
3 District Three James "Bear" Bryant Gold
4 District Four Ann Hamner Gold
5 District Five Lavonia Manns Gold
6 District Six Nakeitha Carter Gold
7 District Seven Malynda Wehunt Gold
8 District Eight Samantha Thornton Gold
9 District Nine Tonya Lummus Gold
10 District Ten Scott Richardson Gold
LOCAL SCROLLS
1 Treutlen County Alecia "Red" Barrett Gold
2 Dougherty County Theresa Tomblin Gold
2 Grady County Becky Carroll Gold
2 Thomas County C.J. Wood Silver
2 Tift County Ashley McMillan Gold
3 Harris County Shantal Strozier Gold
3 Houston County Vicki Purvis Gold
3 Muscogee County Gold
3 Sumter County Larry Jackson Gold
4 ABH/GaDoe Ramona Stevens Gold
4 Gwinnett County Pam Stone Gold
4 Rockdale County Lisa Dailey Gold
5 Atlanta Public Schools Lavonia Manns Gold
6 Bibb County Mike Kane Gold
6 Butts County Amber Martin Gold
6 Carroll County Shelley Kegley Gold
6 Carrollton City Jill Horsley Gold
6 Clayton County Cappericcia Watson Gold
6 Griffin Spalding County Angela Giddings Gold
6 Henry County Tina Moore Gold
6 Jones County Connie Monaco Gold
6 Lamar "Flour Power" Wendy Varner Bronze
6 Thomaston Upson County Sherry Maddox Silver
7 Cherokee County Patricia McClellan Gold
7 Cobb County Lori MacDonald Gold
7 Douglas County Jennifer Dickie Gold
7 Fulton County Eric Woodsen Gold
7 Paulding County Angelia Pace Silver
8 Bacon County Linda Wright Gold
8 Brantley County Tory Grace Gold
8 Coffee County Missy Williams Gold
8 Glynn County Patti LaNeve Silver
8 Jeff Davis County Linda Alligood Gold
8 Pierce County Deanna Lewis Gold
8 Ware County Tonya Merritt Gold
8 Wayne County Adina Tyre Gold
9 Barrow County Silver
9 Forsyth County Deanna Starling Gold
9 Hall County Ashly Huss Gold
9 Jackson County Katherine White Gold
10 Columbia County Jeanette Newman Gold
10 Warren County Geraldine Berry Gold
Let’s Move Essay Contest
1st Place - Let's Move Essay - Northern Region Charlie Wheeler-Jackson County (East Jackson Middle)
2nd Place - Let's Move Essay - Northern Region Simrah Agrawal - Cobb County (Dickerson Middle)
3rd Place- Let's Move Essay - Northern Region Nathan Holland - Walton County (Loganville Middle)
1st Place - Let's Move Essay - Southern Region Ashlynne Corbin - Bleckley County (Bleckley County Middle)
2nd Place- Let's Move Essay - Southern Region Emily Arnold -Bleckley County (Bleckley County Middle)
3rd Place - Let's Move Essay - Southern Region Joshua Weldon-Crisp County (Crisp County Middle)
Recruit for Loot
Dawn Lewis, Glynn County
Linda Holland, Polk County
2020 Conference Registration
Paula Baker, Glynn County
Exhibit Booth Design Winners
Large Booth
1st Place – The Hansen Group
2nd Place Integrity Foods
3rd Place – Cohen Food Brokerage
Small Booth
1st Place – Manning Brothers
2nd Place – Premiere Equipment Group
3rd Place – Plain Stated, LLC
Movin’ & Shakin’ Tailgate Prize Winners
Monique Sanders – Wayne County
Sandra Chancellor – Crawford County
Brenda Sumner – Irwin County
2018 Awards Winners
President’s Awards6th District – Shelley Daniel, President
Jones County – President
Dr. Josephine Martin Award of Excellence
Teresa Stevenson , GaDOE School Nutrition Program
Director of the Year
Rindy Trapnell, Wayne County
Manager of the Year/Lucille T. Watson Award
1st Place –LarryJackson, Sumter County (SNA Southeast Regional Award Winner)
2nd Place - VickiPurvis, Houston County
3rd Place - Adinayre, Wayne County
Employee of the Year/Golden Leaf Award
1st Place –DebraFlynt, Glynn County (SNA Southeast Regional Award Winner)
2nd Place – Betty Dean, Houston County
3rd Place – Gloria Spellman, Wayne County
Naomi Tolbert Central Office Support Award
Nakeithia McKinney-Carter, Griffin Spalding County
Beyond the Plate
Carol Griffin, Barrow County
Malcolm Quillen School Nutrition Hero Award
Connie Monaco, Jones County
Culinary Arts Awards
Breakfast Flatbread
1st Place –Chastity Hurst, Butts County
2nd Place - Sherry Bailey, Ware County
3rd Place - Carl Sandberg, Gwinnett County
Cobbler, Crunch or Crisp
1st Place –Cheryl Stringfellow, Muscogee County
2nd Place – Gloria Spellman, Wayne County
3rd Place – Cynthia Walker, Richmond County
Lunch in a Cup
1st Place –Ashley Barron, Paulding County
1st Place –Ann Marie Wright, Gwinnett County
2nd Place – Donna Clarke, Muscogee County
3rd Place – Jasmine Taylor, Dougherty County Culinary Attendee FavoritePasta Shake-Up dish - BarbaraHawkins, Bulloch County
Scroll Awards
DistrictChapterPresidentAward
1 District OneRonnie KellamSILVER
1Bulloch CountyBecky ConeBRONZE
1Treutlen CountyRed BarrettSILVER
2 District TwoBradley PattersonSILVER
2Dougherty CountyMary KohnGOLD
2Grady CountyRebecca CarrollBRONZE
2Thomas CountyCindy ThompsonRECOGNITION
2Tift CountyAshley McMillanGOLD
3 District ThreeSusan FunderburkGOLD
3Harris CountyJanet HowellBRONZE
3Houston CountyDarlene FloydGOLD
3Muscogee CountyStephanie RobinsonRECOGNITION
3Sumter CountyLarry J. JacksonRECOGNITION
4Annette Bomar Hopgood ChapterMary RamsaierGOLD
4 District FourAnn HamnerGOLD
4Gwinnett CountyCarl SandbergSILVER
4Newton CountyMary Key RISING STAR
4Rockdale CountyMichele ChannellGOLD
5Atlanta Public SchoolsLavonia MannsBRONZE
5 District FiveLavonia MannsSILVER
6Butts CountyAmber CromerGOLD
6Carroll CountyRobin CookGOLD
6Carrollton CitySherry LaneGOLD
6Clayton CountyBathsheba DuncanSILVER
6Coweta CountyKeshia WilliamsBRONZE
6Crawford CountyBeverly WagnerBRONZE
6 District SixShelley DanielGOLD
6Fayette CountyVickie LindstromSILVER
6Griffin Spalding CountyReba EllisGOLD
6Henry CountyTina MooreSILVER
6Jones CountyPatricia WindhamGOLD
6Thomaston Upson CountySherry MaddoxGOLD
7Cherokee CountyLeslie SkopikGOLD
7Cobb CountyHeather BroadawayBRONZE
7 District SevenKathleen AlbertsonBRONZE
7Douglas CountyTeresa WoljevachSILVER
7Fulton CountyKatrina SalaamBRONZE
7Haralson CountyPam GarrettRECOGNITION
7Paulding CountyAngelia PaceSILVER
8Bacon CountyRobert AspinwallGOLD
8Brantley CountyTory GraceGOLD
8Coffee CountyMissy WilliamsGOLD
8 District EightLinda WrightGOLD
8Glynn CountyPatti LaNeveSILVER
8Jeff Davis CountyMargaret RentzGOLD
8Lowndes CountyDare HowzeBRONZE
8Pierce CountyJane BarrettBRONZE
8Valdosta CityAlex MizellSILVER
8Ware CountyBrenda ThomasSILVER
8Wayne CountyAdina TyreGOLD
9Barrow CountyNicole TrunkSILVER
9 District NineDee MathisGOLD
9Forsyth CountyLisa HasseSILVER
9Hall CountyBecky MartinBRONZE
9Jackson CountyDan MorrisGOLD
10Columbia CountyMichelle MillerGOLD
10 District TenAshley WhitenerGOLD
10Richmond CountyDarlene DickersonGOLD
ALIRT Award
National:District Three
National: Houston County
State: District 3
State: Houston County
Wellness Award
Jackson County – Dr. Debra Morris, Director
NAC of the Year
East Jackson Elementary NAC , Jackson County – Dan Morris, Advisor
NAC Art Awards
Grades K-5Elizabeth Park,Forsyth County - Haw Creek Elementary
Grades 6-8Ruby Harris, Rockdale County- General Ray Davis Middle
Grades 9-12Emma Keisler, Jackson County - Jackson Comprehensive High
Let's Move Essay Winners
1st Place - JessieRogers, Loganville Middle - Walton County
2nd Place –Jessica Yang, Arnall Middle - Coweta County
3rd Place - Tristan Lockhart, Carrollton Jr. High - Carrollton City
Exhibits: Best Booth Winners
1st Place - Integrity Foods
2nd Place –PMR
3rd Place - Treehouse
2017 GSNA Awards Winners
2017 President’s Award
President’s Award District Chapter - District Eight – Shelia Cooper, President
President’s Award Local Chapter – Glynn County – Patti LaNeve, President
Josephine Martin Award of Excellence
Shelia Cooper, Coffee County
Director of the Year (SNA Southeast Regional Winner)
Dr. Cleta Long, Bibb County
Manager of the Year Award
First Place – Tamecka Crawford - Richmond County
Second Place - Jill Horsley - Carrollton City
Third Place- Cynthia Keanon - Coffee County
Employee of the Year
First Place – Poilette Colbourne - Rockdale County
Second Place - Lisa Holle - Houston County
Third Place - Terri Grice - Carrollton City
Naomi Tolbert Central Office Support Award
First Place -Alison Strait - Pierce County
Second Place - Michele Jones – GaDoe School Nutrition Program
Third Place - Paula Hilton - Cherokee County
Malcolm Quillen Nutrition Hero
Gina McDaniel- Orrs Elementary – Griffin-Spalding County
Lifetime Membership
Dr. Cleta Long
Marion Tharpe
Honorary Membership
Bobby Sharp, Dalton
Ann C. Smith
Deborah Bennett, Houston County
2017 Scroll Awards
SCROLL AWARD WINNER PHOTOS
Chapter |
Scroll Award |
President |
District Two
|
GOLD
|
Juanita Floyd
|
Grady County
|
BRONZE
|
Rebecca Carroll
|
Tift County
|
GOLD
|
Diane Mincey
|
Thomas County
|
SILVER
|
Marie Johnson
|
District Three
|
GOLD
|
Larry Jackson
|
Houston County
|
GOLD
|
Darlene Floyd
|
Muscogee County
|
GOLD
|
Susan Funderburk
|
District Four
|
GOLD
|
Theresa Latta
|
Annette Bomar Hopgood Chapter
|
GOLD
|
Barbara Thomas
|
Gwinnett County
|
GOLD
|
Dee Baum
|
Rockdale County
|
GOLD
|
Joyce Thomas
|
Atlanta City
|
BRONZE
|
Latonia Arnold
|
District Six
|
GOLD
|
Donna Folds
|
Butts County
|
GOLD
|
Ruth Fewell
|
Carroll County
|
GOLD
|
Carole Call-Walker
|
Carrollton City
|
GOLD
|
Christa Simpson
|
Clayton County
|
SILVER
|
Tara Robinson
|
Fayette County
|
BRONZE
|
Robin Phillips
|
Griffin Spalding County
|
GOLD
|
Nakeitha Carter
|
Meriwether County
|
BRONZE
|
Michelle Brown
|
Thomaston/Upson County
|
SILVER
|
Sherry Maddox
|
District Seven
|
GOLD
|
Kathy Brown
|
Cherokee County
|
GOLD
|
Malynda Wehunt
|
Cobb County
|
BRONZE
|
Lecia Hobbs
|
Douglas County
|
GOLD
|
Sheila Garmon
|
Haralson County
|
SILVER
|
Keshia Williams
|
District Eight
|
GOLD (President's Award)
|
Sheila Cooper
|
Bacon County
|
GOLD
|
Linda Wright
|
Brantley County
|
GOLD
|
Stephanie Dunsmore
|
Coffee County
|
GOLD
|
Dana Willson
|
Glynn County
|
SILVER (President's Award)
|
Patti LaNeve
|
Jeff Davis County
|
GOLD
|
Deborah Davis
|
Pierce County
|
GOLD
|
Suzanne Clark
|
Valdosta City
|
GOLD
|
Tammy Russell
|
Ware County
|
BRONZE
|
Donna Raye Oglesby
|
District Nine
|
GOLD
|
Emily House
|
Barrow County
|
SILVER
|
Nicole Trunk
|
Forsyth County
|
GOLD
|
Dee Mathis
|
Gainesville City
|
SILVER
|
Teresa Wiley
|
Hall County
|
GOLD
|
Sandy Entrekin
|
Jackson County
|
SILVER
|
Juanisha Stockton
|
District Ten
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GOLD
|
Ashley Whitener
|
Columbia County
|
GOLD
|
Rita McDonald
|
Richmond County
|
GOLD
|
Tamecka Crawford
|
2017 Culinary Arts Awards
CULINARY ARTS WINNERS PHOTOS
New Unique Lunch Entrée
First Place – Tammy Rozier, Butts County
Second Place – Michelle Novitch, Marietta City
Third Place – Gunnika Rivera, Muscogee County
Creative Breakfast Bread Grain Entrée
First Place –Teresa Longo, Rockdale County
Second Place – Vicki Underwood, Treutlen County
Third Place – Alisha Lane, Brantley County
Creative Fruit Dessert
First Place – Myra Akridge, Grady County
Second Place – Norma Kendrick, Carrollton City
Third Place – Diane Winstead, Richmond County
Georgia Peanut Commission Culinary Competition Peanut Breakfast
First Place – Marie May, Lowndes County
Second Place – Nicole Payne, Gwinnett County
Third Place – Dinah Collins, Grady County
Georgia Peanut Commission Culinary Competition Peanut Lunch/Dessert
First Place – Cheryl Mason, Grady County
Second Place - Dare Howze, Lowndes, County
Third Place – Julia Thomas, Douglas County
Georgia Peanut Commission Culinary Competition Peanut Snack
First Place – Ginger Farmer, Tift County
Second Place – Carol Winters, Treutlen County
Third Place – Deborah Watford, Lowndes County
Georgia Peanut Commission Peanut Usage
Treutlen County
Marie McGlaun ALIRT Award
ALIRT AWARD WINNER PHOTOS
First Place National Contacts for District
District Three – Larry Jackson, President and James Bryant, PPL Chair
First Place State Contacts for District Chapter
District Four - Garry Davis, PPL Chair, and Theresa Latta, President
First Place National Contacts for Local Chapter
Houston County - James Bryant, PPL Chair and Darlene Floyd, President
First Place State Contacts for Local Chapter
Rockdale County -Judy Compton, PPL Chair, and Joyce Thomas, President
NAC Art Contest
First Place K-5 Category
Dorothy Rose Dossett - Settle Bridge Elementary, Forsyth County

First Place 6-8 Category
Emma Arnold -General Ray Davis Middle, Rockdale County

First Place 9-12 Category
Amberlee Vang-Apalachee High School, Barrow County

NAC of Year
First Place - Baker Place Elementary - Columbia County – Rita McDonald, Advisor
Second Place – Griffin Spalding High School NAC – NaKethia Carter, Advisor
Third Place – Dimon Elementary NAC – Muscogee County – Susan Funderburk, Advisor
Wellness Award
Paulding County School Nutrition
Best Chapter Participation Award
Jeff Davis County School Nutrition
Scholarships Members
Frances Coleman Griffin: Keshia Williams, Haralson County
Grant-in-Aid
Brenda Enyart, Paulding County
Scholarships Children of Members
Anna Dilcher
Vanae Hatcher
Gabriella Frances Ramsaier
Maria Ramsaier
Exhibit Booth Awards
Large Booths
1st – Integrity
2nd – Advantage Waypoint
3rd – Acosta
Small Booths
1st - Accutemp
2nd – Mayfield
3rd - David’s Cookies