Member of the Year

This year we were blessed with two great winners of the Garden Club Member of the Year. 

They are Christine Fincherand  and Carol Coughran

District III – Christine Fincher
Christine joined garden club over 20 years ago. She belongs to three clubs and two
councils, two of which she is President. Christine is currently the District Director of
District III which she has served for 4 years. She has also been the chairman of two
state conventions and two flower show symposiums. Christine is a Life Flower Show
Judge. With her club in Frankston, she has been very involved with the youth, which
have distributed socks to the nursing home for Christmas, cards and flowers to the
nursing home on Valentines, and has done Arbor Day with 5 th graders at Frankston
Elementary School. Christine is a Life Member of TGC and District III. She is a
member of the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville for 38 years and is very active with
them. Christine has been married for 57 years to Gene and has one daughter.

District X – Carol Coughran
Carol joined Brookhaven Garden Club in 2006 and has held all positions. Carol also
belongs to the Dallas Council of Garden Clubs, Dallas Flower Show Judges Founders
Group and TNT Judges Study Club. In District X she has been every position from
recording secretary through District Director. Carol is an Environmental Consultant,
Landscape Design Consultant, working on graduating from Garden Study Schools and
is an Accredited Master Flower Show Judge. She is a District X life member, TGC Life
Member and SCR Life Member. Carol has chaired many state committees and has
been TGC Recording Secretary and VP Youth Activities. She is VP Elect for the Lone
Star Gardener. Carol graduated from Howard Payne University and she started the
Master’s program at North Texas State University where she was fortunate to receive a
grant from NASA to do research for a sustainable food source for deep space travel.
After graduation she went to work for the City of Dallas, Water Utilities and worked there
for 24 years.