The Dallas Genealogical Society annually recognizes individuals and organizations for their contributions towards the goals of the society. These awards are presented annually at our Annual Awards event.
Please take a few minutes and tell us about someone you think is deserving using one of the links below:
- Award of Merit
- Heritage Preservation
- Volunteer of the Year
- Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Distinguished Service
- President’s Special Award
The Texas State Genealogical Society recognizes a Volunteer of the Year each year at their annual meeting. Nominations are due by September 15th. Know a DGS member who should be nominated? Please take a few minutes to Tell Us More…
Past Winners
Presented annually to a DGS member who has consistently contributed time, talent, expertise, and abilities to the Society over a period of years. This member's dedication and hard work in the name of the society usually goes way above the norm. Their contributions stand out.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Todd DeDecker |
| 2023 | Carolyn Davis |
| 2022 | Susan Chance-Rainwater |
| 2021 | Elisabeth "Liz" Kutz |
| 2020 | No Award Presented |
| 2019 | Tony Hanson |
| 2018 | Gloria Goodwin |
| 2017 | Jean Larson |
| 2016 | Suzan Younger |
| 2015 | Sandra Crowley |
| 2014 | Lynell Bennett Moss & Fred Moss |
| 2013 | Pat Stone & Jim Stone |
| 2012 | Liz Thurmond |
| 2011 | Barbara Ware |
| 2010 | Don Raney |
| 2009 | Jeri Steele |
| 2008 | Shirley Remnant Sloat |
| 2007 | Tresa Tatyrek |
| 2006 | Elizabeth Deihl |
| 2005 | Betty Jean Steinke |
| 2004 | Gene Burris |
| 2003 | Shirley Stertz Hawn |
| 2002 | Carole Ruska |
| 2001 | Barbara Dossett |
| 2000 | Karen Avery Miller |
| 1999 | Arthur H. Rubeck |
| 1998 | Barbara Roberts Baylis |
| 1997 | Dorothy Odom Bruce |
| 1996 | Sammie Townsend Lee |
| 1995 | Adrienne Bird Jamieson |
| 1994 | Helen Mason Lu |
Presented annually to an individual, group, or organization in recognition of contributions to preserve, conserve, house, or collect family history. Past recipients in this category cover many varying types of genealogical and historical preservation endeavors.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | The TXGenWeb Project |
| 2023 | Family Search Library |
| 2022 | St Louis Genealogical Society |
| 2021 | Friends of Oakland Cemetery |
| 2020 | No Award Presented |
| 2019 | Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Records Group |
| 2018 | DGS African American Genealogy Interest Group |
| 2017 | Tony Hanson |
| 2016 | Shirley Sloat & Estelle Mitchell Adams |
| 2015 | Dallas Jewish Historical Society |
| 2014 | Dallas Mexican American Historical League |
| 2013 | UT Southwestern Medical Center Library |
| 2012 | Mike Hazel |
| 2011 | Carol Roark, Dallas Public Library |
| 2010 | Digital Projects Unit at UNT as the developer of The Portal to Texas History |
| 2009 | AAGIG – McGowan Funeral Home Project |
| 2008 | No Award Presented |
| 2007 | General Levi Casey Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
| 2006 | Marge Stockton, Ann Williams |
| 2005 | “Silent Souls Project” – Butler Nelson Cemetery, Jerry Chambers |
| 2004 | Barbara Ware, Carole C. Ruska, Suzan Younger |
| 2003 | Francis James |
| 2002 | City of Dallas, McDermott Foundation, Friends of the Dallas Public Library |
| 2001 | Shirley Remnant Sloat, Dallas County Records project |
| 2000 | Preservation Dallas |
| 1999 | Friends of Fair Park |
| 1998 | The Genealogical Society of Utah, The Dallas Public Library |
| 1997 | The Dallas Public Library |
| 1996 | Dallas County Heritage Society, Old City Park |
| 1995 | Lois Dillard |
| 1994 | Jerry Henderson (Black Dallas Remembered) |
Presented to an individual for outstanding contributions to the genealogical community on a national level. The first person to receive this award in 1994 was Lloyd and it was decided then that the award would bear his name.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Drew Smith |
| 2023 | Ari Wilkins |
| 2022 | Debbie Parker Wayne |
| 2021 | Thomas W. Jones |
| 2020 | No Award Presented |
| 2019 | Susan Kaufman |
| 2018 | Kelvin L. Meyers |
| 2017 | Fred Moss |
| 2016 | Curt B. Witcher |
| 2015 | Sammie Townsend Lee |
| 2014 | Robert Scott Davis |
| 2013 | Helen Leary |
| 2012 | Gary Boyd Roberts |
| 2011 | Brent Holcomb |
| 2010 | Christine Rose |
| 2009 | Mic Barnette |
| 2008 | Joseph C. Anderson |
| 2007 | John Frederick Dorman |
| 2006 | No Award Presented |
| 2005 | Heather Williams |
| 2004 | John Wylie |
| 2003 | Marjorie Bays |
| 2002 | Pat Hatcher |
| 2001 | Tony Burroughs |
| 2000 | David Rencher |
| 1999 | Elizabeth Shown Mills |
| 1998 | John Philip Colletta |
| 1997 | George Schweitzer |
| 1996 | No Award Presented |
| 1995 | Desmond Walls Allen |
| 1994 | Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck |
Presented annually to a member who has generously volunteered time, expertise, talents, and abilities to the Society during the previous year to the extent to make that member stand out and draw attention.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Sharon Bowles |
| 2023 | Michelle Cohen Dwyer |
| 2022 | Ann Brohier |
| 2021 | Ken Johnston |
| 2020 | No Award Presented |
| 2019 | Patti Huff Smith |
| 2018 | Lisa Ross |
| 2017 | Susan Chance-Rainwater |
| 2016 | Kathleen R. Murray |
| 2015 | Todd DeDecker |
| 2014 | Carolyn Davis |
| 2013 | Janet Khashab & Marianne Szabo |
| 2012 | Linda & Bob Lane |
| 2011 | Sandra Crowley |
| 2010 | Tony Hanson, Barbara Ware |
| 2009 | Jim Stone & Pat Stone |
| 2008 | Jeri Steele |
| 2007 | Terri Bradshaw O’Neill |
| 2006 | Sharon A. Henry |
| 2005 | Tresa Tatyrek |
| 2004 | Alvin Harper |
| 2003 | Melvin E. Brewer |
| 2002 | Barbara Ware |
| 2001 | Suzan Younger |
| 2000 | Susan Powdrill |
| 1999 | Dorothy Nash Roberts |
| 1998 | Barbara Dossett |
| 1997 | L. Malcolm Basham |
| 1996 | Alan Miller |
| 1995 | Shirley Remnant Sloat & Desmond Walls Allen |
| 1994 | Robert H. Maybrie |
The President’s Special Award honors individuals or groups whose contributions to the Society fall outside the criteria for our other awards.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Barbara Coakley |
| 2023 | Website Upgrade Team: Todd DeDecker, Tony Hanson & Susan Rainwater |
| 2022 | Ken Johnston |
| 2021 | DNA Seminar Technology Team |
| 2020 | No Award Presented |
| 2019 | Steve Rainwater |
| 2018 | Tony Hanson |
| 2017 | Ken Johnston |
| 2016 | Jeri Steele |
| 2014 | Gayla Bush |
| 2013 | Janine Khashab & Mary Rinaldi |
| 2012 | Sam V. Akins & Leah Markoff |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Deihl |
