2022 Agenda and Reports to the Membership
Download the 2022 annual report presented to the membership of AWSEF on October 29, 2022.
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Thank you, Christine Murphy
The end of 2021 marked the end of Christine Murphy’s term with us as an AWSEF Trustee and we’re sad to see her go. (You can still volunteer at the Silent Auction, Christine!) Christine has been the powerhouse behind our Silent Auction the past four years and has done a great job.
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Welcome to Denise Griner, new Board member
The results are in from the fall Board member election and we welcome Denise Griner to the AWSEF Board of Trustees. Denise will be taking over the position of Vice President, Private Development and chairing the Silent Auction Committee. Welcome to the AWSEF, Denise! See more about Denise on the Board page.
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2021 Annual Fruit Wine Award
The AWSEF awards the Best Fruit Wine in the AWS amateur wine competition the Les Sperling Fruit Wine Award each year. We’re pleased to present the 2021 award to Mike Athanas of Hyde Park, NY for his 2020 Raspberry Ambrosia wine. Congratulations, Mike!
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Changes to AWSEF Board
At its August Board meeting, the AWSEF Board of Trustees made a few changes in responsibilities. Bonnie Lance, who had been our President for 7 years resigned that position to move to a Vice President position. Bonnie’s life has changed this past year with the birth of her daughter. That, plus working all hours with a…
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2020 Annual Fruit Wine Award
The AWSEF awards the Best Fruit Wine in the AWS amateur wine competition the Les Sperling Fruit Wine Award each year. We’re pleased to present the 2020 award to Donnie and Betty Nettles for their 2019 Lime wine. By the way, Donnie and Betty’s wine also won Best of Show —best of all the amateur…
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2020 Award of Merit to Judith Anne Starkloff
AWSEF Award of Merit for 2020 – Judy Starkloff Presented by: Bonnie Lance, Nov. 7, 2020 Hi, All: Thank you so much for joining us this evening as we honor the memory of Judy Starkloff by posthumously awarding her with the AWSEF Award of Merit for 2020. They always say that behind every great man…
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Cain Hickey joins Penn State
Cain Hickey, Ph.D., 2015 awardee of the AWSEF scholarship funded by the North Alabama Chapter while a student at Virginia Tech, has just been named Statewide Viticulture Extension Educator at Penn State. An article about his education and work history, and his new position is posted on the WineBusiness.com website.