{"id":1580,"date":"2015-10-24T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T18:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/?page_id=1580"},"modified":"2026-01-26T11:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T17:46:19","slug":"achievement-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/achievement-awards\/achievement-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Achievement Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The American Belgian Malinois Club honors our members and volunteers in four ways:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Volunteer of the Year Award<\/font> <\/strong>
The Volunteer of the Year Award was instituted by the ABMC Board of Directors in 2007.  Each year the club honors an ABMC member who has volunteered his or her time and talents for the betterment of the Belgian Malinois.  Members are invited to nominate individuals for this award, the recipient is chosen by a vote of the membership.
Volunteer of the Year Award Nomination form<\/a> – receipt deadline February 10, 2026.
Previous recipients:<\/strong>
2024 (awarded in 2025): Jeanine Daugherty
2023 (awarded in 2024): Tiffany Holley
2022 (awarded in 2023): Sara Andersen
2021 (awarded in 2022): Christine Klockenbrink 
<\/strong>2020 (awarded 2021):  Monique Buzzart\u00e9 & Aaron Lindstrom
2019 (awarded 2020):  Carol Bell
2018 (awarded 2019):  Doug Lemster
2017 (awarded 2018):  Bonnie Craig
2016 (awarded 2017):  Judy Hagen
2015 (awarded 2016):  Kathy Greenwood
2014 (awarded 2015):  Lisa Knock
2013 (awarded 2014):  Judy Hagen
2012 (awarded 2013):  Linda Friedow
2011 (awarded 2012):  Jim Moses
2010 (awarded 2011):  Suzanne Belger
2009 (awarded 2010):  Lin Karrels
2008 (awarded 2009):  Terrie Janssen
2007 (awarded 2008):  Marcia Tokson

2. President’s Award<\/strong>
The ABMC President’s award can be presented annually to a member who has contributed to the continued success of the Club.<\/span>
Previous recipients:<\/strong>
2025 \u2013 Darrel & Sadie Brommer
2024 \u2013 Suzanne Belger
2023 \u2013 Marcia Tokson (posthumously)
2022 \u2013 Kristen VandeBerg
2021 \u2013 Monique Buzzart\u00e9
2020 \u2013 Jamie Stanley-Bahnsen
2019 \u2013 Kathy Greenwood
2018 \u2013 Paige Tate
2017 \u2013 Jim Moses
2016 \u2013 Carol Bell
2015 \u2013 Terrie Janssen
2014 \u2013 Doug Lemster
2013 \u2013 Lyn Harral<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award<\/strong>
The AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award is awarded annually at the Club\u2019s discretion.  This award honors those individuals who deserve special recognition, that have made a difference in the sport of purebred dogs, embodied the AKC Code of Sportsmanship and have been an active and valued member of an AKC member Club.<\/span>
Previous recipients:<\/strong>
2025 \u2013Jeanine Daugherty
2024 \u2013 Carol Aulick
2023 \u2013 Dina Ledger
2022 \u2013 Judy Hagen
<\/strong>2021 \u2013 Carilee Moran
2020 \u2013 Lisa Knock
2019 \u2013 Barb Benner
<\/span>2018 \u2013 Susan McSherry
<\/span>2017 \u2013 Linda Friedow
2016 \u2013 Allison Ward
 2015 \u2013 Ann MacKay
2014 \u2013 Rory Friedow
2013 \u2013 Jane Rothert<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. <\/strong>\u00a0ABMC Award Request<\/strong>
Certificate showing all AKC titles earned in the previous calendar year of a Malinois owned by an ABMC member at the time the title was earned.<\/mark>
ABMC Awards Request Form <\/a>– receipt deadline March 15, 2026
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The American Belgian Malinois Club honors our members and volunteers in four ways: 1. Volunteer of the Year Award The Volunteer of the Year Award was instituted by the ABMC Board of Directors in 2007.  Each year the club honors an ABMC member who has volunteered his or her time and talents for the betterment of the Belgian Malinois.  Members are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1530,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1580","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1580"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9759,"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1580\/revisions\/9759"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malinoisclub.com\/abmc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}