John Arnold Rural Preservation Award Past Winners
The award is named in memory of John Arnold (1955-1991), a Rush County farmer who combined progressive architectural practices with a deep respect for the natural and historic components of rural landscapes, including the farm owned by his family since 1820. Following is a list of all winners.
1992
Donald Wendell, Franklin County
Lewman Family Farm, Clark County
1993
Offutt-Winkler-Smith Farm/ Norman & Priscilla Winkler, Rush County
1994
Good Enough Farm/Sydney & Joanne (Joey) Kubesch, Miami County
1995
Springvale Farm, Blanche & Archie Burnett, Morgan County
1996
The Metzger Cattle Company, Inc./ Ronald & Genevieve Metzger, Kosciusko County
1997
Fredrick McSherry Farm/ Wilbur & Helen McSherry, Kosciusko County
1998
Kasting-Trimpe-Keller Family Farm/Mary Elisabeth Keller, Jackson County
1999
John Cyrus “Cy” & Catherine Lloyd, LaPorte County
2000
Mitchell Family Farms/Larry Mitchell, Delaware County
2001
Wayne Scholl, Fayette County
2002
Fran & Carole Merkel, near Batesville, Ripley County
2003
Bill & Helen Fry, Warren County
2004
Dale & Nancy Zell, Miami County
2005
Hauswald Farms/Larry Hauswald & family; Daryl Hauswald & family, Harrison County
2006
Cedar Point Farm/ John & Suzanne Hickey and family, Morgan County
2007
Wayne & Joann Emigh, near Knox, Starke County
2008
Gary & Margie Byerly, near Patricksburg, Owen County
2009
Michaela Farm, Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg
2010
Mont Clair Farm/Ewing Family, near Vincennes, Knox County
2011
Van Nuys Farm, Hopewell, Johnson County
2012
Kolb Homestead, Gibson County
2013
Miers Family Farm, Decatur County
2014
Feightner Farm, Kendallville
2015
Walnut Leaf Farm/Mike & Kris Maroska, northeast of Greenfield
2016
Dull’s Tree Farm/Tom and Kerry Dull, Thorntown
2017
Heritage Farm/Tim & Beth Sheets, near Kokomo, Howard County
2018
Spring Creek Cattle Co./Stan and Ann Armstrong, Lawrence County
2019
Mears Farms/Mears Family, Carroll County
2020
Stream Cliff Farm/Betty and Gerald Manning, Jennings County
2021
Meltzer Farm/Kris Meltzer and Karen Meltzer-Armstrong, Shelby County
2022
White Villa Acres Farm/Andrew and Shirley Beetz, Dearborn County
2023
Evers Plainview Farms/Evers Family, Wolcottville
2024
Old Fashioned Garden Farm/Larry and Susan Jordan, Miami County
2025
Stine-Anderson Family Farm, Frankfort
