The Leo Award 

Recognizing that no dog club can run without the work and support of our volunteer base, the Leonberger Club of America board created this award in 1999.  This award is to be presented annually to the individual or individuals that make the greatest contribution to the LCA in the preceding year. The Leo award is presented to the recipient at the Awards banquet and the National Specialty each year. While everyone who serves on the board, a committee, serves as a chair or regional club officer donated countless hours of their own time and money to work on behalf of the LCA, the individuals below have gone above and beyond the call of duty!

• 2000 ? Presented to Carmen Spirio for his successful efforts to ?revamp? the LCA treasury.
  
  
• 2001 ? Presented to Sandy Love for championing the cause of the ?working" Leonberger, promoting the health of the breed, and producing the Annual Leo Calendar.
  
  
• 2002 - Presented to Carin Shadwick for chairing the Breeding Committee, coordinating all of the BACL?s and assisting the LCA Registrar, all while moving to and subsequently living in Egypt! 
  
  
• 2003 ? Presented to Geeske Joel for working tirelessly to compile all of the LCA Health Survey data and creating a tremendous visual report presented to the membership at the annual meeting and published in the Leo Watch newsletter.
  
  
• 2004 ? Presented to John McRae for creating, administering and pushing the board to establish the LCA Therapy Award. An award eligible to all LCA members!
  
  
• 2005 - Presented to:
  • Barbara Bouyet: For designing and maintaining the old LCA website
  • Julia Brady: For designing and maintaining the new LCA website
  • Linda Gagnon: For exercising infinite patience in creating and moderating the new LCA Members list
  • Beth O'Connor: For standing firm at the helm and holding steady through this storm
    
    
• 2006 - Presented to:
• Kristin Bloink, DVM:
• Dianna Parish:  LeoLetter editor-in-chief, design and production

• 2007 - Presented to:
  • Ann Rogers  - LPPN awarness and education
  • Judith Johnson - LPPN Awareness and education

The Heinrich Essig Award

This is the Leonberger Club of America's most prestigious honor, and was first awarded to the founders in 1994. The HEA is given for the highest standard of dedication and achievement on behalf of the breed and/or the Club over a number of years.

• 1994 ? Presented to Melanie Brown, Keri Campbell, Mary Decher, Reiner Decher, Sylvia Kaufmann, Manfred Kaufmann, Yves Parent, and Waltraut Zieher in appreciation and recognition of the highest order for devotion to the breed and for founding and workign to maintain the Leonberger Club of America.
  
  
• 1996 - Presented to Jim and Marlene Stuteville in appreciation and recognition of the highest order for devotion to the Leonberger breed and to the Leonberger Club of America.
  
  
• 1997 - Presented to Caroline Bliss-Isberg in appreciation and recognition of teh highest order for devotion and exemplary service to the breed on two continents and for working to maintain the Leonberger Club of America.
  
  
• 1999 - Presented to Guido Perosino in recognition and appreciation of the highest order for devotion and exemplary service to the breed and to the education of Leonberger owners all over the world.
  
  
• 2000 - Presented to Carol Lewis in appreciation and recognition of the highest order for devotion to the Leonberger breed and to the Leonberger Club of America.
  
  
• 2001 - Presented to Glen Ferguson in appreciation and recognition of the highest order for devotion to the Leonberger breed and to the Leonberger Club of America.
  
  
• 2003 - Presented to Linda Mullins-Spirio and Martha Kalina in appreciation and recognition of the highest order for devotion to the breed and for creating, organizing, and energizing "Leonberger Rescue."
  
  
• 2006 - Presented to John McCrae in appreciation and recognition of the highest order for devotion to the breed and to the Leonberger Club of America.
  
  
• 2006 - Presented to Ute Jung posthumously in appreciation and recognition of the highest order for devotion to the breed and to the Leonberger Club of America.