American Chesapeake Club

Established 1918

Awards

The American Chesapeake Club recognizes notable members of our club through a variety of awards. Each recipient has had an impact on our breed and has been honored by their peers. The biographies of these outstanding individuals tell the story of a deep love for Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and how that love has propelled them to breed outstanding animals, to showcase their magnificence, to serve the American Chesapeake Club, and to cultivate that love in others. Click on each name below to learn more about each award recipient.

Note: This page continues to be under construction as we add more biographies
ACC Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed and the people who own them through outstanding leadership and the advancement of both knowledge and understanding.
A nominee’s work is evaluated in such areas as:
  • A strong, well-documented commitment to the Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed.
  • Vocal/written advocacy of the Chesapeake Bay Retriever breed today.
  • Advancement of best practices in owning, training, competing, rescuing and/or breeding Chesapeake Bay Retrievers.
  • Service to the community/public in connection with the Chesapeake Bay Retriever as a breed, in competition, to owners, and through rescue efforts.
 
Millie Bucholz
Nancy Lowenthal
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
Each recipient has been honored with a page of their own.
Click on the names below to visit each page.
2012 Linda Harger
2021 Sally Diess
2024 Karen Anderson (bio coming soon!)
 
 
AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award

In the American Kennel Club’s ongoing efforts to recognize and celebrate its volunteer club members, The AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award program was established in 2006 to provide each member club with an AKC Medallion to award to one of its own on a yearly basis.

 

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. Medallions are awarded solely at the club’s discretion.

 AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Recipients
2007 Sharon Coleman
2010 Julie Cole
2012 Sheila DiVaccaro
2013 Toni Raden
2022 Gina Downin
2024 Sally Ann Taylor
 
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The American Chesapeake Club is committed to protecting and advancing the interests of the breed through health, education, research, responsible breeding and rescue.

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