2014 Industry Award Winners
2014 Industry Award Winners

Lifetime Achievement Award
Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson Associates
Osseo, MI
Jim Wilson Associates
Osseo, MI

Special Recognition Award
Tom Figueroa, AIFD, MCF
Nordlie’s, Inc.
Nordlie’s, Inc.

MFA Past President’s Floriology Institute Scholarship Winner
Lea Kuklinski, CF
Fruit Basket Flowerland
Comstock Park, MI
Fruit Basket Flowerland
Comstock Park, MI

Design Contest Academy Winner
Libbie Deering
Vogt’s Flowers
Grand Blanc, MI
Vogt’s Flowers
Grand Blanc, MI

MFA / Chuck Bannow Award
Leanna Gearhart-Theye, AIFD, CF
Horrocks Market
Grand Rapids, MI
Horrocks Market
Grand Rapids, MI

Designer of the Year
Derek Woodruff, AIFD, CF
The Floral Underground
Traverse City, MI
The Floral Underground
Traverse City, MI

Retailer of the Year
Flowers from Sky’s the Limit
Petoskey, MI
Petoskey, MI

Retail Employee of the Year
Rochelle Silcox
Blumz…by JR Designs
Detroit/Ferndale, M
Blumz…by JR Designs
Detroit/Ferndale, M

Supplier of the Year
Accent Decor
Norcross, GA
Norcross, GA

Wholesale Employee of the Year
Angie Richards
Kennicott/Vans Floral Products
Grand Rapids, MI
Kennicott/Vans Floral Products
Grand Rapids, MI

Young Person of the Year
Kate Holton
Ludema’s Floral and Garden
Grand Rapids, MI
Ludema’s Floral and Garden
Grand Rapids, MI

CF of the Year
Alice E. Waterous, AIFD, CF, CFD, PFCI