About AGS

2019 AGS Board
  • President Reagan Bitler (PA)
  • 1st Vice President Judi Fleming (NC)
  • 2nd Vice President Cheryl Kroll (AZ)
  • 3rd Vice President Bonnie Gibson (AZ)
  • Recording Secretary Terry Noxel (NY)
  • Membership Secretary Dallas Lunsford (IN)
  • Treasurer Maryland Fallon (CA)
  • Director 1 Susan Byra (MS)
  • Director 2 Celia Shaneyfelt (TN)
  • Director 3 Kristy Dial (NV)
  • Director 4 Vickie Echols (CA)
  • ** Chapter Presidents are Board Members for the length of their terms

  • COMMITTEES/VOLUNTEERS
  • Website Committee: Terry Noxel, Chair (NY), Reagan Bitler (PA), Lynne East-Itkin (AZ)
  • Nominations & Teller Committees: Terry Noxel, Chair (NY), Lollie Yancey (AZ), Diana Pearcy (CA), Dallas Lunsford (IN)
  • Judging Committee: Judi Fleming (NC), Bonnie Gibson (AZ), Sylvia Nelson (CA) Terry Noxel (NY)
  • Jim Story Committee: Jim Ballard, Chair (IN), Glenn Burkhalter (GA), Carl Abner (IN)
  • Artistry Award Committee: Bonnie Gibson, Chair (AZ), Phyllis Sickles (AZ), Kristy Dial (NV), Judy Richie (TX)
Mission
The American Gourd Society promotes interest in all activities relating to gourds: cultivation and artistic shape manipulation, historical uses, gourd show competition, craftwork, and artistic decoration. The links on this page should help you find information and resources that will help you learn more about gourds.
Support AGS and its Award Programs
The American Gourd Society is a vibrant organization with programs and goals that need and deserve funding. Consider making a tax-deducible donation to our 501 (c) (3) organization. You can use the PayPal button (below) that corresponds to the donation you choose, or you can make a check payable to American Gourd Society – and indicate which fund to direct your donation to. Send your check to AGS Membership, PO Box 2186, Kokomo, IN 46904-2186.
- To support future growth in educational and social media presence make a donation as an AGS Supporter.
 AGS Supporter
- To support excellence in gourd artistry make a donation as an Artistry Award Supporter.**.. .Award Fund. 
Artistry Award Supporter
- To support creativity in growing & manipulating gourds make a donation as a Jim Story Award Supporter.**
Jim Story Award Supporter
**Both of these Awards have dedicated pages on this website that fully describe the specifics of entering their annual contests. See the links on the Home page or by selecting More...at the top of this page
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