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