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2010 Participants by Population Category
  Under 2,000
  Judges    
     Village of Bedford Park, Illinois  Dwight Lund
    
     Echo, Oregon  Melanie Riggs
    
     Shipshewana, Indiana      
           
  2,001 - 4,000  Judges    
     Greenwood Lake, New York  Diana Weiner
    
     Lewes, Delaware  Leonard Perry
    
     McCall, Idaho      
     Rising Sun, Indiana      
           
  4,001 - 10,000  Judges    
     Aurora, Indiana  Diane Clasen
   
     Charles City, Iowa  Donna Harrison
    
     Gallipolis, Ohio      
     Greendale, Indiana      
     London, Kentucky  
    
     North Manchester, Indiana    
         
  10,001 - 15,000
 Judges    
    Ironton, Ohio  Darlene Blake
    
    Tipp City, Ohio  Darrell Trout
    
    Warrenville, Illinois      
         
  15,001 - 25,000
 Judges    
     Addison, Texas  Jack Clasen
    
     Arroyo Grande, California  Mark Miller
    
     Junction City, Kansas      
     Webster Groves, Missouri      
   
   
  25,001 - 50,000  Judges    
     Michigan City, Indiana  Bruce Riggs
    
     Murray City, Utah  Marlborough Packard
    
     Westfield, New Jersey      
         
  50,001 - 100,000  Judges    
     Bloomington, Indiana  Evelyn Alemanni
    
     Fayetteville, Arkansas
 Bill Hahn
    
     Springfield, Ohio
      
         
  Non-compete
Judges
   
     Bemidji, Minnesota  Evelyn Alemanni & Diane Clasen
    
     Coshocton, Ohio  Evelyn Alemanni & Bill Hahn
    
           

 

2009 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  4000 and less Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Aurora, Indiana Heritage Preservation 4 Community Involvement
 
Echo, Oregon Community Involvement 4  
    Rising Sun, Indiana Heritage Preservation 4 Heritage Preservation
    Shipshewana, Indiana Tidiness 3  
    Swanton, Ohio Floral Displays 3  
           
  4,001 - 10,000      
  Charles City, Iowa Community Involvement 4  
    Gallipolis, Ohio Heritage Preservation 4  
    Greendale, Indiana
 Floral Displays 4 Floral Displays
    Ligonier, Indiana Floral Displays 2  
    London, Kentucky Environmental Awareness 2  
    Point Pleasant, West Virginia Landscaped Areas 3  
           
  10,001 - 20,000      
    Arroyo Grande, California Heritage Preservation 4 Tidiness
    Fox Lake, Illinois Community Involvement 1  
    Greendale, Wisconsin Heritage Preservation 4  
  River Falls, Wisconsin Environmental Awareness 4  
           
  20,001 - 50,000      
  Collierville, Tennessee Landscaped Areas 4 Landscaped Areas
    Junction City, Kansas Community Involvement 3  
    Michigan City, Indiana Environmental Awareness 3 Turf & Groundcover Areas
    Westfield, New Jersey Floral Displays 4  
           
  50,001 - 100,000      
    Fayetteville, Arkansas Community Involvement 4 Environmental Awareness
  Lompoc Valley, California Community Involvement 4  
         
  Over 100,001
      
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin Urban Forestry 4 Urban Forestry
    Springfield, Illinois Community Involvement 3  
           
  Participant Only Participant only category is comprised of communities that do not wish compete but are interested in receiving guidence from a team of AIB judges
    Addison, Texas      
    New Castle, Indiana      
           

 

2008 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  5000 and less Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Aurora, Indiana Heritage Preservation 4  
    Echo, Oregon Heritage Preservation 4  
    Eureka Springs, Arkansas Heritage Preservation 4  
    Gallipolis, Ohio Heritage Preservation 4  
  Greendale, Indiana Heritage Preservation 4  
    Ligonier, Indiana Environmental Awareness 2  
    Point Pleasant, West Virginia
 Heritage Preservation 3  
    Rising Sun, Indiana Heritage Preservation 4  
           
  5,001 - 10,000      
    Incline Village, Nevada Community Involvement 3 Community Involvement
  North Manchester, Indiana Heritage Preservation 4  
           
  10,001 - 15,000      
    Bemidji, Minnesota Community Involvement 3  
    Bexley, Ohio Landscaped Areas 4 Landscaped Areas
  Greendale, Wisconsin Heritage Preservation 5 Urban Forestry
    Ironton, Ohio Floral Displays 3 Floral Displays
    Tipp City, Ohio Turf & Groundcover Areas 4 Turf & Groundcover Areas
    Warrenville, Illinois Environmental Awareness 3  
           
  15,001 - 25,000      
    Arroyo Grande, California Community Involvement 3  
    Artesia, California Landscaped Areas 3  
    Colleyville, Texas Urban Forestry 3  
    Northfield, Minnesota Heritage Preservation 3  
  Stuart, Florida Environmental Awareness 3  
           
  25,001 - 50,000      
    Collierville, Tennessee Landscaped Areas 4  
    Michigan City, Indiana Heritage Preservation 2  
    Norwich, Connecticut Environmental Awareness 4  
    Richmond, Kentucky Turf & Groundcover Areas 3  
  West Lafayette, Indiana Community Involvement 4 Environmental Awareness
           
  50,001 - 100,000      
    Columbia, Missouri Community Involvement 4  
  Fayetteville, Arkansas Tidiness 4 Tidiness
    Lafayette, Indiana Heritage Preservation 4 Heritage Preservation
           
  100,001 - 1,000,000      
  Toledo, Ohio Heritage Preservation 4  
           

 

2007 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  5000 and less Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Aurora, Indiana Community Involvement 4  
    Echo, Oregon Urban Forestry 4  
  Frankenmuth, Michigan Floral Displays 4  
    Gallipolis, Ohio
 Heritage Preservation 4  
    Greendale, Indiana Community Involvement 4 Tidiness
    Rising Sun, Indiana Community Involvement 4  
           
  5,001 - 10,000      
    Incline Village, Nevada Environmental Awareness 2  
    Logan, Ohio Community Involvement 3  
    London, Kentucky Landscaped Areas 2  
    North Manchester, Indiana Community Involvement 2  
    Rockton, Illinois Community Involvement 2  
  St Clairsville, Ohio Landscaped Areas 4  
    Tipp City, Ohio Tidiness 3  
           
  10,001 - 15,000      
    Bemidji, Minnesota Community Involvement 2  
  Buffalo, Minnesota Environmental Awareness 3  
    Glen Carbon, Illinois Heritage Preservation 3  
    Warrenville, Illinois Environmental Awareness 3  
           
  15,001 - 25,000      
    Arroyo Grande, California Community Involvement 3  
    Forest Park, Ohio Landscaped Areas 3  
    Frankfort, Indiana Heritage Preservation 2  
  Red Wing, Minnesota Floral Displays 3 Environmental Awareness
           
  25,001 - 50,000      
  Beloit, Wisconsin Tidiness 4 Landscaped Areas
    Ithaca, New York Urban Forestry 4 Urban Forestry
    Kirkwood, Missouri Community Involvement 4 Community Involvement
    Norwich, Connecticut Heritage Preservation 4 Heritage Preservation
    Saratoga Springs, New York Floral Displays 4 Floral Displays
           
  50,001 - 100,000      
    New Bedford, Massachusetts Heritage Preservation 2  
  Ocala, Florida Environmental Awareness 5  
           
  100,001 - 300,000      
    Peoria, Arizona Landscaped Areas 3 Turf & Groundcover Areas
  Rockford, Illinois Floral Displays 5  
           

 

2006 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  5000 and less Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Aurora, Indiana Community Involvement 4  
    Charlevoix, Michigan Floral Displays 4  
    Echo, Oregon Heritage Preservation 3  
  Eureka Springs, Arkansas Community Involvement 4 Heritage Preservation
    Gallipolis, Ohio Floral Displays 4 Floral Displays
    Greendale, Indiana Community Involvement 4  
    Manchester, Vermont Heritage Preservation 4  
    Montrose, Iowa Community Involvement 3  
    Rising Sun, Indiana Floral Displays 4  
    Sackets Harbor, New York Heritage Preservation 3  
   
     
  5,001 - 10,000      
    Cynthiana, Kentucky Community Involvement 1  
    Logan, Ohio Environmental Awareness 4 Community Involvement
  Oberlin, Ohio Community Involvement 4  
    Tipp City, Ohio Environmental Awareness 4 Turf & Groundcover Areas
           
  10,001 - 15,000
      
    Bemidji, Minnesota Heritage Preservation 2  
    Buffalo, Minnesota Floral Displays 3 Environmental Awareness
    Gardendale Alabama Tidiness 2  
  Wickliffe, Ohio Community Involvement 3  
           
  15,001 - 20,000
      
    Forest Park, Ohio Tidiness 3  
  Greenfield, Indiana Community Involvement 4  
    Milledgeville, Georgia Heritage Preservation 4  
           
  25,001 - 50,000
      
    Bartlett, Tennessee Community Involvement 4 Tidiness
  Columbus, Indiana Community Involvement 5 Landscaped Areas
    Ocala, Florida Urban Forestry 5 Urban Forestry
           
  50,001 - 100,000
      
  Fayetteville, Arkansas Tidiness 4  
    Hoffman Estates, Illinois Heritage Preservation 4  
           
  University Category      
    Hofstra University
 Urban Forestry 3  
  University of Missouri, Columbia Urban Forestry 4  
           
  Small Business District Category
     
  Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District, New York City Tidiness 3  
           
  Medium Business District Category
     
  Lincoln Square Business District, New York City Community Involvement 4  
           

 

2005 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  5,000 and less Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Aurora, Indiana Heritage Preservation 3  
    Bremen, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
    Elfin Forest, California Landscaped Areas 4  
    Eureka Springs, Arkansas Heritage Preservation 4 Heritage Preservation
    Flemington, New Jersey Heritage Preservation 3  
    Greendale, Indiana Floral Displays 4  
  Lewes, Delaware Turf & Groundcover Areas 4  
    Middlefield, Ohio Tidiness 3  
    Rising Sun, Indiana Landscaped Areas 3  
           
  5,001 – 10,000      
    Horseheads, New York Landscaped Areas 3  
    Logan, Ohio Tidiness 3 Community Involvement
  Meredith, New Hampshire Heritage Preservation 4  
    Mount Rainier, Maryland Community Involvement 2  
    Oberlin, Ohio Community Involvement 4  
    Olmsted Falls, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
    Peru, Illinois Floral Displays 2  
    Tipp City, Ohio Heritage Preservation 4  
           
  10,001 – 15,000      
    Bemidji, Minnesota Environmental Awareness 1  
    Buffalo, Minnesota Floral Displays 2  
    Corning, New York Community Involvement 1  
    Gardendale, Alabama Tidiness 3  
  Loveland, Ohio Community Involvement 4  
    Vermilion, Ohio Community Involvement 3  
    Washington Court House, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
           
  15,001 – 25,000      
    Berea, Ohio Community Involvement 4  
    Dixon, Illinois Heritage Preservation 2  
    Frankfort, Indiana Community Involvement 2  
    Milledgeville, Georgia Heritage Preservation 4  
  Newburyport, Massachusetts Floral Displays 4  
           
  25,001 – 50,000      
    Bartlett, Tennessee Tidiness 5 Tidiness
  Hudson, Ohio  Community Involvement 5  
    Mason, Ohio Community Involvement 2  
    Ocala, Florida Heritage Preservation 5 Turf & Groundcover Areas
    Westlake, Ohio Floral Displays 5 Landscaped Areas
           
  50,001 – 100,000      
    Bolingbrook, Illinois Landscaped Areas 4  
    Encinitas, California Community Involvement 4  
    Haverhill, Massachusetts Community Involvement 3  
  Kettering, Ohio  Environmental Awareness 4  
    Quincy, Massachusetts Community Involvement 3  
           
  100,001 – 300,000      
    Kalamazoo County, Michigan  Landscaped Areas 2  
    Riverside, California Urban Forestry 3 Urban Forestry
  Rockford, Illinois Tidiness 4  
    St. Paul, Minnesota Heritage Preservation 4 Environmental Awareness
           
  Over 300,000      
    Cleveland, Ohio Community Involvement 3  
  Grand Central Partnership - New York City Floral Displays 3  
           
  University Campus      
  Brigham Young University, Utah Environmental Awareness 5  
    Oberlin College, Ohio Community Involvement 4  
    University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Urban Forestry 4 Floral Displays
           

 

2004 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  5,000 or less Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Blanchester, Ohio Community Involvement 1  
    Eureka Springs, Arkansas Urban Forestry 4  
    Flemington, New Jersey Heritage Preservation 1  
  Rancho Santa Fe, California  Heritage Preservation 5 Landscaped Areas
    Sequim, Washington Environmental Awareness 3  
           
  5,001 – 10,000      
  Goshen, New York Heritage Preservation 5 Heritage Preservation
    Horseheads, New York Heritage Preservation 2  
    Logan, Ohio Landscaped Areas 1  
    Montgomery, Illinois Heritage Preservation 1  
    Mount Rainier, Maryland Urban Forestry 2  
    Oberlin, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
    Vernal, Utah Floral Displays 5 Community Involvement
    Williston, Vermont Environmental Awareness 3  
           
  10,001-15,000      
  Greenfield, Indiana  Heritage Preservation 3  
    Washington Court House, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
    Vermilion, Ohio Floral Displays 2  
           
  15,001 – 25,000      
  Hershey-Derry Township, Pennsylvania Floral Displays 5 Turf & Groundcover Areas
    Newburyport, Massachusetts Floral Displays 3 Floral Displays
    Mason, Ohio Tidiness 2  
           
  25,001 – 50,000      
    Bartlett, Tennessee  Community Involvement 3  
    Bowling Green, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
    Madison, Alabama Heritage Preservation 2  
    Northglenn, Colorado Community Involvement 2  
  Sandusky, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
           
  50,001 – 100,000
      
  Fayetteville, Arkansas  Community Involvement 4  
    Quincy, Massachusetts Environmental Awareness 2  
           
  100,001 – 300,000      
    Des Moines, Iowa 
Community Involvement 2  
    Kalamazoo County, Michigan Community Involvement 3 Environmental Awareness
  Naperville, Illinois Tidiness 3  
    Spokane, Washington  Heritage Preservation 2  
   
     
  University Campus      
    Ashland University, Ohio Tidiness 3  
  Utah State University, Utah Environmental Awareness 4  
           

 

2003 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  5,000 – less Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Allegan, Michigan Community Involvement 2  
    Elfin Forest, California Floral Displays 3  
    Flemington, New Jersey Heritage Preservation 2  
    Lavonia, Georgia Floral Displays 2  
  Lewes, Delaware Floral Displays 3  
    Sequim, Washington Environmental Awareness 3  
           
  5,001 – 10,000      
    Milledgeville, Georgia Landscaped Areas 4  
    Montgomery, Illinois Community Involvement 2  
    Oberlin, Ohio Heritage Preservation 4  
    Silverton, Ohio Community Involvement 1  
  Warwick, New York Community Involvement 4  
    Waterloo, New York Community Involvement 4  
    Williston, Vermont Floral Displays 4  
           
  10,001 – 15,000      
  Brecksville, Ohio Urban Forestry 4 Landscaped Areas
    Cadillac, Michigan Community Involvement 3  
    Washington Court House, Ohio Heritage Preservation 2  
           
  15,001 – 20,000      
  Berea, Ohio Community Involvement 4  
    Sylvania, Ohio Community Involvement 2  
           
  20,001 – 25,000      
  Batavia, Illinois Landscaped Areas 4  
    Derry Township-Hershey, Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation 3  
    Rocky River, Ohio Community Involvement 3  
    Willoughby, Ohio Tidiness 3  
           
  25,001 – 50,000      
    Bartlett, Tennessee Tidiness 3  
    Glen Ellyn, Illinois Turf & Groundcover Areas 4 Turf & Groundcover Areas
  Lake Oswego, Oregon Floral Displays 5 Floral Displays
    Sandusky, Ohio Heritage Preservation 4  
    Tupelo, Mississippi Community Involvement 3  
           
  50,001 – 100,000      
    Encinitas, California Landscaped Areas 4  
    New Bedford, Massachusetts Heritage Preservation 3  
  Reston, Virginia Community Involvement 4  
           
  100,001 – 300,000      
  Akron, Ohio Urban Forestry 4  
    Des Moines, Iowa    Community Involvement 4  
           
  500,001 – 1,000,000      
    Boston, Massachusetts Heritage Preservation 3  
  Indianapolis, Indiana Floral Displays 5 Community Involvement
    Monroe County, New York Floral Displays 3  
           
  1,000,000 or greater      
  Columbus, Ohio Heritage Preservation 3  
           
  Canadian Classic and International Challenge      
    Sylvania, Ohio and Woodstock, Ontario      
    Kalamazoo, Michigan and Edmonton, Alberta      
    Fayetteville, Arkansas and Sherwood Park, Alberta      
    Westlake, Ohio and Kincardine, Ontario      
    Camp Hill, Pennsylvania and Viking, Alberta      
       

 

2002 Participants by Population Category             Denotes population category winner
  Under 10,000 Special Mention Bloom Rating Criteria Award
    Amelia, Ohio Floral Displays 2  
    Belleville, Michigan Community Involvement 1  
    Burton, Ohio Tidiness 3  
  Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Landscaped Areas 4  
    Goderich, Ontario (Canada)      
    Lapeer, Michigan Heritage Preservation 2  
    Lavonia, Georgia Heritage Preservation 2  
    Lewes, Delaware Heritage Preservation 2  
    Lynden, Washington Floral Displays 3  
    Middlefield, Ohio Urban Forestry 3  
    Qualicum Beach, British Columbia (Canada)      
    Sequim, Washington      
    Silverton, Ohio Community Involvement 1  
    Waterloo, New York Environmental Awareness 2  
           

10,001 – 25,000      
    Batavia, Illinois Community Involvement 4  
    Bay Village, Ohio Urban Forestry 4  
  Fairhope, Alabama Floral Displays 4  
    River Edge, New Jersey Urban Forestry 3  
    University of Massachusetts - Amherst Environmental Awareness 3  
    Willoughby, Ohio Community Involvement 3  
    Winchester, Massachusetts Heritage Preservation 3  
           
  25,001 – 50,000      
    Annapolis, Maryland Heritage Preservation 4  
    Barberton, Ohio
 Environmental Awareness 4  
    Bay City, Michigan      
    Glen Ellyn, Illinois Turf and Groundcover Areas 4  
    Sandusky, Ohio Floral Displays 4  
  Westlake, Ohio Urban Forestry 4  
    Wheat Ridge, Colorado Tidiness 3  
           
  50,001 – 100,000      
  Fayetteville, Arkansas Heritage Preservation 3  
    Lee's Summit, Missouri Heritage Preservation 3  
    Stratford, Connecticut Heritage Preservation 3  
           
  100,001 – 300,000      
    Akron, Ohio
 Landscaped Areas 4  
    Des Moines, Iowa Floral Displays 4  
  Kalamazoo County, Michigan Community Involvement 4  
    Modesto, California Urban Forestry 4  
           
  Over 500,000      
  Chicago, Illinois Floral Displays 4  
    Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Urban Forestry 3  
    Monroe County, New York Heritage Preservation 3