The Mary VanDeCarr Award
This award was created in 2013 by the members of the Takes 2 to Q Agility Club to honor Mary VanDeCarr.
The VanDeCarr Award is bestowed on a club member who has served as a role model for others by:
- Supporting the Club in a broad range of activities
- Building and maintaining positive and supportive interpersonal relationships with other club members
- Practicing positive training techniques as well as encouraging others to do likewise through personal example and advice
- Demonstrating the principles of good sportsmanship by valuing the welfare of the dog above personal achievement and sincerely celebrating the accomplishments of other club members.
This award recognizes the contributions of a Club member, nominated by other Club members and reviewed by a committee comprised of the officers of the club and members of the Awards Committee, and past recipients of this award.
Past recipients include:
Mary VanDeCarr (2012, before the Award was named in her honor)
Julie Mihalcik (2013)
Tom Fish (2014)
Jean Guyon (2015)
Dottie Piroha (2016)
Joan Pivorun (2017)
Mary Grace von Calio (2018)
Anne Hartranft (2019)
