In a message dated 2/18/2007 2:31:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx writes: It is not an easy award to qualify for and not many have received it. Lee Brown It is also NOT mandatory to be given out each year, When this was established ,after Lloyd died,It was made with a very high bar to meet, It was to differentiate it from the other awards the were in place and those to come in future years. When and why it started to become a yearly thing,is unknown to me.Just because you have a chairman doesn't mean someone HAS to be awarded. Lee,you did a fine job verifying the qualifications,but it doesn't follow that we have to have an award this year,next year or 4 years from now. Blanche kept the records on this,and it may have been in the original P&P books,but it seems to me that before 2001,we had only awarded it 3-4 times since his death. I can't give you the date of his death--maybe Fred Migilori can,since he was in Michigan also,--but I was exhibiting dogs under Lloyd in the 50's . so the awards were few and far between,until 2001 Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================