Former Presidents
Here, we recognize our former presidents, who gave their time and talents to promote the conservation of Virginia’s native beauty and preservation of its culturally significant landscapes.
1920-1922
Juanita Patterson
The James River Garden Club
1922-1924
Laura Wheelwright
The James River Garden Club
1924-1926
Violet Niles Walker
Dolley Madison Garden Club
1926-1928
Susanne Massie
Albemarle Garden Club
1928-1930
Emily McKeldon Smith
The Augusta Garden Club
1930-1932
Isabella deLacy Gray
Dolley Madison Garden Club
1932-1934
Blanche Davis
Roanoke Valley Garden Club
1934-1936
Lizzie Perkins
Albemarle Garden Club
1936-1938
Edith Sands
Fauquier and Loudon Garden Club
1938-1940
Laura Wheelwright
The James River Garden Club
1940-1942
Mildred Hayes
The James River Garden Club
1942-1944
Ann Glass
The Lynchburg Garden Club
1944-1946
Louise Dibrell
The Garden Club of Danville
1946-1948
Jean Andrews
The Garden Club of Norfolk
1948-1950
Louise Gilliam
The Blue Ridge Garden Club
1950-1952
Sarah Butler
Roanoke Valley Garden Club
1952-1954
Virginia Collins
The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton
1954-1956
Lelia Thorne
The Garden Club of Williamsburg
1956-1958
Mary Godwin
The Nansemond River Garden Club
1958-1960
Mary Smith
Albemarle Garden Club
1960-1962
Elizabeth Wright
Fauquier and Loudoun Garden Club
1962-1964
Christine Hale Martin
The Garden Club of Gloucester
1964-1966
Dorothy Williams
Dolley Madison Garden Club
1966-1968
Mary Wise Parrott
Mill Mountain Garden Club
1968-1970
Dorothy Kellam
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
1970-1972
Mary Frances Flowers
The Boxwood Garden Club
1972-1974
Lee Cochran
The Augusta Garden Club
1974-1976
Betsy Varner
Roanoke Valley Garden Club
1976-1978
Hunter Savage
The Garden Club of Norfolk
1978-1980
Jane Murrell
The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton
1980-1982
Jean Printz
Rivanna Garden Club
1982-1984
Dot Montgomery
The Martinsville Garden Club
1984-1986
Katty Mears
The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore
1986-1988
Ellen Godwin
The Nansemond River Garden Club
1988-1990
Nancy Talley
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
1990-1992
Virginia Guild
The Hunting Creek Garden Club
1992-1994
Helen Murphy
The Garden Club of the Northern Neck
1994-1996
Pat Leggett
The Lynchburg Garden Club
1996-1998
Betty Schutte
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
1998-2000
Bessie Carter
The James River Garden Club
2000-2002
Mina Wood
The Lynchburg Garden Club
2002-2004
Mary Hart Darden
The Nansemond River Garden Club
2004-2006
Deedy Bumgardner
The Augusta Garden Club
2006-2008
Sally Guy Brown
The Garden Club of Alexandria
2008-2010
Cabell West
The Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton
2010-2012
Kim Nash
The Warrenton Garden Club
2012-2014
Ann Gordon Evans
The Huntington Garden Club
2014-2016
Jeanette Cadwallender
The Rappahannock Valley Garden Club
2016-2018
Nina Mustard
The Williamsburg Garden Club
2018-2020
Jean Gilpin
Winchester-Clarke Garden Club
2020-2022
Missy Buckingham
The Boxwood Garden Club
2022-2024
Debbie Lewis
The Garden Study Club