Each year our Awards Committee makes recommendations to our President to recognize members for their distinguished service to the Society.
- The recipients are honored at our Annual General Meeting and at our Annual Founders Dinner held in July near Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.
- Awards are presented only when merited.
The Society has two Awards available to recognize meritorious Members of the Society:
1. Our Somerled Award, our Society’s highest honor, was established by our Past President Walter Macdougall to honor Members who have demonstrated a longstanding history of excellence while contributing their time and talent to the Society.
2. Our Appreciation Award for overall service, dedication, and special contribution to the Society by a Member was established by our Past President Mel MacDougall.
| Winners of the Somerled Award |
| P. Donald MacDougall 1994 Marjorie McLeod & Margaret McLeod 1998 James W. McDougal 1999 Doug & Sandy MacDougall 1999 Ed & Sheila McDowell 1999 David MacDougall 2000 Walter M. Macdougall 2001 Bill Leroy 2001 G. Simms McDowell, Jr. 2005 John Kent Kane 2005 Richard T. MacDougal 2005 A. Wylie McDougall 2006 John W. McDougall, Jr. 2006 Scott MacDougald 2007 Sibyl McDougald Wilkinson 2008 Percilla McDougal 2010 Beacham MacDougald 2011 Kevin & Sandy Phelps 2012 Richard Van Valkenburg 2016 Sandra MacDougall 2017 Valerie McDougall 2023 Kyle Jones 2023 |
| Winners of the Appreciation Award |
| William A. MacDougall 2002 Percilla A. McDougal 2002 Beacham MacDougald 2002 John A. McDougall 2003 John McDowell Moore 2003 Sibyl McDougald Wilkinson 2004 Howard & Marge MacDougall 2004 Richard & Nancy Van Valkenburgh 2005 Simms McDowell, III 2005 Phillips McDowell 2005 Don Northcutt 2005 Dr. Robert McDougal 2006 Mel & Nyla MacDougall 2006 W. Troy McDougal 2006 Bruce & Beth McClintock 2007 Cuff Burrell 2007 William Ermatinger 2007 Maxwell MacDougall 2008 Suzanne McDougal 2008 Darleen Weisz 2008 Ashby McCown 2009 Vitaliy Negoda 2009 Tamera M. Rondinaro 2010 Terry & Jennifer McDougal 2010 Sheila McDowell 2011 Eugene McDougald 2012 James McDowell 2012 Martin & Ruth McDougall 2013 Buzzy Bramble 2014 Peter Clepper 2014 Malcolm MacDougall 2015 Keith Place 2016 Chris MacDougall 2017 Nancy Kane 2018 |