Honours & Awards

The Pacific Northwest Dahlia Conference(PNDC) annually awards its Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement to recognize a member’s exceptional contributions to the Northwest Dahlia community.

Teresa Thom, Phil Newton and Cathy Featherby are our club’s more recent recipient of the PNDC Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement.

Victoria Dahlia society winners of the PNDC Gold Medal

  • 2025 Cathrine Featherby, Phil Newton & Teresa Thom
  • 2014 Paul McKittrick
  • 2011 Vern & Judy Stephens
  • 2005 Barry & Mary Willoughby
  • 1997 Jo and Hank Iverson
  • 1994 Barney and Joan Marsh
  • 1985 Bill and Bea Kempster

The Federation Legacy Project is intended to document the people, societies, events, and activities that have contributed to making the Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers what it is today.

This project is committed to gathering and protecting the invaluable knowledge of our Northwest dahlia leaders and ensuring its accessibility to future generations. 

Connie Young-Davis with winning blooms at American Dahlia Society show Aug 2023

The Federation of Northwest Dahlia Growers has honoured Victoria Dahlia Society member Connie Young-Davis by including her in their Legacy Project.

If you want to read about Connie’s journey into the Dahlia world you can read Connie’s article here.