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Ed Fujimoto Inspirational Award

Click here to nominate your club's winner

Ed Fujimoto was the founder and editor of Koi USA magazine in California. Ed started the AKCA (Associated Koi Clubs of America) , and was its first president. He also started the PNKCA (Pacific Northwest Koi Clubs Association) and was their first Chairman. Ed was active in many clubs in California including the co-founder of the Nishikigoi club. When Ed and his wife moved to Washington State he continued his efforts in promoting the hobby of koi keeping and was co-founder of the Puget Sound Koi Club, and the Olympic Koi Club.

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The Ed Fujimoto award is given to one person from each PNKCA club “in appreciation for outstanding dedication and performance to his/her club”. It is given to someone who has gone beyond just being a member and has done something special for their club. Only one member (or couple from the same household) may be submitted from each club. Nominees are voted on by club members and submitted on the form at the bottom of this page.  This award is not available to clubs that are not current members of the PNKCA.
 
2011 Winners:

Canada Koi Club - Randy Dahlgren

Randy has served as our club president for the past 3 years .As our webmaster he has also moved us into the modern era .

Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club - Jeff Thomas

As one of our club's KHA's, Jeff has helped the Portland Japanese Garden, the Portland Chinese Classical Garden as well as club members with their fish problems for many years. His extensive technical knowledge and use of a wide variety of pond equipment makes him a valuable resource to club members and an excellent advisor on pond systems. Jeff is a very valued member of our club.

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of B. C. - Agnes Lynn

Agnes has contributed greatly to our understanding of koi in
smaller spaces, foliage and birds in our gardens. She has been great at seeking
out programs for our Club.

Idaho Water Garden & Koi Society - Rachel Montgomery

Always ready to jump in and do any of the many jobs involved with running a Koi club, Rachel has been a tireless and inspired addition to our club.Her wholesome and energetic personality truly inspires and motivates many of our more advanced members. She is a real JOY.

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society - Allen & Colleen McCalip

Allen and colleen are active and giving members of our club, always doing more than the expected. Allen has acted as vice president while Colleen has repeatedly given presentations to our club. They both have put in long, hard hours supporting club activities, including our koi shows. Our club would not be what it is today without the support of Allen and Colleen. We love and appreciate them both.

Mid-Columbia Koi & Pond Club - Nancy Ness

Nancy took our sad, neglected, club website and completely transformed it. It's now vibrant, and attractive with many links to other sites. She's constantly looking for ways to improve the information offered and continues to offer great, easily achieveable, ideas to make it a better site. Because of her encouragement, we now have more educational articles than ever posted there. Articles that will help every level of pond keeper from beginning to expert. She makes everything she does look easy...a sure sign of a pro. We appreciate so much everything she's done. Thanks Nancy!

North Idaho Koi Keepers - Dan Olson

Dan has served as Vice-President of our new koi club since it was formed in 2006. He continues to volunteer with the educational programs our club is known for and uses every opportunity to promote the koi keeping hobby, emphasis on having fun and learning a lot.

Northwest Koi and Goldfish Club - Sally Karo

Sally has been a past Secretary and is currently the PNKCA Representative for the Northwest Koi and Goldfish Club. She has generously shared her time and knowledge with our club for over 17 years. She is currently responsible for the KHA Corner column of our monthly newsletter and as a KHA helps many of our members with their pond problems and fish health issues. We are extremely fortunate to have Sally in our club and she is so very deserving of this honor.

Olympic Koi, Goldfish, and Water Garden Club - Robert Westcott

Robert has continuously and generously volunteered his time for a variety of functions of our club. He has often offered to help new members build their new ponds and he comes up with many creative ideas to do so. Robert is just the kind of person that our club values as a member. Plus he has a beautiful pond and is always working to improve its beauty and function.

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society - Bill Harper

Bill has helped with many of the clubs events like setting up at the show, doing water quality and greating people at the show and sharing his great knowledge of the koi hobbie with them. And has donated items for meetings, shows and banquets to help raise money for our club funds. If a member or non member has a problem with a pond or koi bill is willing to go and help any way he can, to help them with the koi hobbie. He is at just about all of are monthly meetings and has given talks about water quality and filteration to our members.

Puget Sound Koi Club - Maggie Post

Maggie has been involved with Koi for just a few short years, but in that time she has become an avid koi keeper and joyful advocate for club activities. She has been the club secretary for the past 2 years and has shown a willingness to volunteer whenever the opportunity arises. Her efforts show clearly in the smooth operation of the club. She is the unanimous selection by the club for the Ed Fujimoto award this year.

Siskiyou Koi & Pond Club - Steve & Terry Brown

Steve and Terry Brown have been selected for the Ed Fujimoto Award this year. When we needed officers for the club, Steve and Terry stepped up and have served well. Steve is in his second year as Vice President and Terry is presently the Treasurer. They are involved in all club activities. Last year Terry organized some special meals that made a potluck more fun. They both continue to faithfully assist with the potlucks each month. Terry has been a champion of the telephone. She has called members whenever we needed a personal contact with them. Steve loves the creativity and challenge of construction. He built a wonderful, portable display for the sale of our shirts, jackets and pins. He is presently working on a new booth for the Jackson County Spring Fair. Both Steve and Terry are taking significant roles in the preparation for our Pond Tour in September 2011. Steve is the club master at repairing leaking show tanks. The list goes on and on. Both Steve and Terry are active contributors to the board both in ideas and resources. They are good public relations people and represent the club well. They also add to the friendly atmosphere of club gatherings. Their involvement is an asset to our club. We appreciate them for all they do and who they are. Thank you, Steve and Terry!

Washington Koi & Water Garden - Don Simono

Don Shimono is so dedicated to our koi club that he insisted on overseeing our show set up process when only a few short weeks from extensive back surgery. We needed his expertise but had to threaten to tell Elaine when he insisted on lifting!




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Phil Meisel (Chairman 1991-1993) was the person responsible for implementing the Ed Fujimoto and Bronze Koi Awards.

 

Ed Fujimoto Award Winners:
(this list will be updated as I can track down the archive information)
 
1993 Ed  Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Larry Christensen

 

 

1994 Ed  Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Elsie Skinner

 

1995 Ed  Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Tony Prew

 

 

1996 Ed Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Jerry Karo

 

 

1997 Ed Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Canada Koi Club – Clark Shea

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Morris Bush

 

1998 Ed Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of BC – Gary Cunningham

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society – Robert Dethman

Mid Columbia Koi Club – Dave Helton

Northern Lights Koi Club – James Whitehead

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Cheryl Bearman

Olympic Koi Club – Jim Van Dremmelin

Pacific Wonderland Koi Club – Linda Montgomery

Puget Sound Koi Club – Bob Olschewsky

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society - Lois Burman

 

1999 Ed Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society - Sot Chimonas

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society – John Seifert

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Jeanie Bush

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society  - Norman Call

 

2000 Ed Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Canada Koi Club of British Columbia - Bill Frazer

Cascade Koi Club - Lorie Bowman

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of BC - Steve Newell

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society - Daniel Britzius

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society - Sandy Mooney

Mid Columbia Koi Club - Jan Jordon

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club - John Smith

Olympia Koi Club - Jim Van Dremmelin

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society - Norman Call

Pacific  Wonderland Koi Club - Jim Ferriss

Puget Sound Koi Club - Jerry Tyler

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society - Cindie Riley

 

2001 Ed Fujimoto Award Winners

 

Canada Koi Club of British Columbia - Roger Macpherson

Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club - Vern Eckhardt

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of BC - John Ennals

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society - Helen Dionne

Klahanie Koi Club - Raymond Morgan

Mid Columbia Koi Club - Ron Boedeker

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club - Pat Christensen

Olympic Koi Club - Tim & Caroline Putaansuu

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society - Bonne Price

Pacific Wonderland Koi Club - Sharon Richardson

Prince George Koi & Water Garden Club - Barb Lundquist

Puget Sound Koi Club - Jan Gilman

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society - Mike Newman

 

2002 Ed Fujimoto Awards

 

Canada Koi Club of British Columbia – Ron Moses

Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club – Mike Williams

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society – Paul & Lori Samson

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society – Claudia McGowen

Koi 101 – Jere Sheldon

Mid Columbia Koi Club – Jan Jordan

Northern Lights Koi Club – Matt Riddell

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club – Steve Kaufman

Olympic Koi Club – Jan Bahr

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society – Nancy Mason

Puget Sound Koi Club – Jerry Tyler

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society – Mary Woodard

 

2003 Ed Fujimoto Awards

 

Canada Koi Club of British Columbia – Jim Elliot

Cascade Koi and Goldfish Club – Penny Wyse

Dai-ichi Koi and Japanese Garden Club of BC – Wayne Etherington

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society – Bill White

Inland Empire Water Garden and Koi Society – Gene Anderson

Koi 101 – Jerry Hames

Mid-Columbia Koi Club – LaDelle Borcherding

Northwest Koi and Goldfish Club – Michael DeGrandpre

Olympic Koi Club – George Bahr

Oregon Koi and Watergarden Society – Kimberley Brock

Pacific Wonderland Koi Club -  Ron Zitzewitz

Puget Sound Koi Club – Brigitte White

Washington Koi and Water Garden Society – Nancy Moore

 

2004 Ed Fujimoto Awards

                       

Canada Koi Club of British Columbia – Peter Frederickson

Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club - Jennifer Rush

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of BC - Bob Langford

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society – Larry Heidbrink         

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society - Phyllis Anderson

Mid Columbia Koi Club - Harland Borcherding

Northern Lights Koi Club - Aldo Zanoni

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club - Raeleen DeGrandpre

Olympic Koi Club - Walt Kropp

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society - Edna Brock

Pacific Wonderland Koi Club -Dale Richardson

Puget Sound Koi Club - JoAnn Tyler

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society - Lisa Street

Yakima Valley Koi & Water Garden Club - Larry Smith

 

 2005 Ed Fujimoto Awards

 

Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club - Vern Eckart

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of BC - Lindsay Gibson

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society –   Wayne & Nancy Floerschinger       

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society - Dan Olson

Mid Columbia Koi Club - Gloria Boedecker

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club -  Don & Joann King

Olympic Koi Club - Jerry Hames

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society - Pat Wilson

Pacific Wonderland Koi Club - Judy Ramento

Puget Sound Koi Club - John & Cindy Hillstrom

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society - Lucy McNeil

Yakima Valley Koi & Water Garden Club - Dedrie Perryman

 

2006 Ed Fujimoto Awards

 

Canada Koi Club of British Columbia – Fran Elliot

Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club – Pete Garner

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of BC -  Paul Kwari

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society – Russell Centanni

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society – Steve Devaney

Mid Columbia Koi Club – Carmen Stafford

Nanaimo Koi Club -- Gary Thornburn

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club -  Patti Magee

Olympic Koi Club – Charlie & Becky Frohman

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society – Norman Call

Pacific Wonderland Koi Club – Willie Gray

Puget Sound Koi Club – Sue Squires

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society – Gene Gowan

Yakima Valley Koi & Water Garden Club – Al Fearon

 

2007 Ed Fujimoto Awards

Canada Koi Club of British Columbia – Paul MacPherson

Cascade Koi & Goldfish Club – Tyler Rush

Dai-ichi Koi & Japanese Garden Club of BC -  Louise Laurent

Idaho Watergarden & Koi Society – Sue Boydstun

Inland Empire Water Garden & Koi Society – Jim Elms

Mid Columbia Koi Club – Carmen Stafford

Nanaimo Koi Club -- Nicole Gosselin

North Idaho Koi Keepers - Phyllis Anderson

Northwest Koi & Goldfish Club -  Bob & Mary Johnson

Olympic Koi Club – Caroline Putaansuu

Oregon Koi & Watergarden Society – Elsie Browning

Puget Sound Koi Club – Gloria Ricigliano

Washington Koi & Water Garden Society – Tom Ohtani

 

2008 Ed Fujimoto Award Winners

2009 Award Winners

2010 Award Winners

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