John Fisher Turnbull Lifetime Achievement Award Presented to Brian Turnbull
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Myra Turnbull, co-founder of TCA, and our matriarch presented the John F. Turnbull Lifetime Acheivement Award to Brian Turnbull received the award for his 20 plus years of service to TCA that have included being webmaster and genealogist. He has perhaps contributed more hours of service to our clan than any other single individual. Yet, he has done so quietly without any fanfare. Congratulations, Brian, and thank you from your TCA family.
Myra Turnbull, co-founder of TCA, and our matriarch presented the John F. Turnbull Lifetime Acheivement Award to Wally Turnbull who recently stepped down as TCA President. During his time as President, he accomplished many goals. Wally was instrumental in acquiring official arms for TCA, granted and registered by the Lyon Court. But, perhaps Wally will most be remembered for his dream of creating a destination place in the Borders for his TCA family resulting in the creation of the Turning of the Bull Monument in Hawick.
At the 2019 AGM in Hawick, Scotland, VP Jeff Trimble presented Fiona Turnbull with the Clan Member of the Year Award. Fiona has represented Clan Turnbull well through the Hawick Reivers Festival, as our own genalogist who is always willing to help a fellow clan member and recently as being named Project Administrator to the Trimble/Turnbull DNA Project. Well deserved, Fiona!
It was Wally’s honor to present this year’s award to Clan Memers of the Year, Bill and Claudia Trimble. In addition to their tent hosting, Bill and Claudia have worked hard at increasing tent representation the past two years. They were also nstrumental in organizing this year’s AGM. CONGRATULATIONS Bill and Claudia. Well deserved.
Kenneth Turnbull, our Vice-President for International News and Events who was awarded the Clan Member of the Year award for 2016 joined us by Skype from Australia. His plaque arrived a couple of days later and the attached picture has been received by email. This is truly the electronic age and TCA is happy to be using the media offered to share our heritage and fraternity with members all over the world. Kenneth has done a huge and excellent job on the book Border Tales and Trails. He has long been a contributor to the Bullseye and this year joined Betty as Co-Editor. His contribution to our Clan has been great and good. We were happy to recognize and to thank him.
Norman L. Turnbull, the recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, dedicated his last years to recording the history of the Turnbull Clan. Norman’s widow, Terri Booth Turnbull, received the award posthumously.
The Clan Member of the Year Award for 2014 was presented to Gemma (honorary Turnbull) Barnard. Gemma grew up in the Borders and spent much of her youth climbing up to Fatlips Castle. When she saw the Castle that she loved so much begin to fall into disrepair, she started a campaign to restore the castle. This awareness of the state of the castle did indeed after many years result in the restoration of Fatlips Castle. Gemma was also working closely with Norman Turnbull with his dream of building the Bedrule Castle Cairn. After Norman’s death, she took on the project. Without her dedicated service from working with authorities, to gathering stone, finding a mason to build the Cairn and overseeing the project, the Turnbull Bedrule Castle Cairn would have died with Norman’s dreams.
“In recognition of his outstanding service and dedication to the Turnbull Clan Association and its membership, it is my honor and privilege to present this year’s Clan Member of the Year Award to Dale R. Hilding,” Wally Turnbull, President. 
Rhet announced that the officers were pleased to present another award, that had only been presented once before. It was the honored John F. Turnbull Lifetime Achievement Award. This is not an annual award, but rather one to celebrate and honor a clan member’s achievements on behalf of TCA during his/her lifetime. He was pleased to present the award to Betty Turnbull, Editor of the Bullseye, for her contribution to the Clan through the Bullseye newsletters, preserving Clan history and serving the Clan administration in a multitude of ways. It was a great surprise and very special moment for Betty as she was presented with this award. She feels very honored and humbled to be in the company of the first recipient, Myra Turnbull TCA co-founder.
Rhet announced the winner of this year’s Clan Member of the Year Award. Betty, Bullseye Editor, was delighted to be able to help present the award to a very surprised and speechless Kim Trimble. Kim has helped with Clan Tents, encouraging other members in how to begin as tent hosts for many years and most recently has served as the Feature Editor of the Bullseye. Kim finds a unique way to present stories of Scotland's past and present in the Bullseye that both entertain and educate its readers.
Wally Turnbull received his BA in Psychology from Rockford College in 1970 and his MFA from Ohio University in 1972.
John was born in New York in 1941, and traces his Scottish ancestry from a William Turnbull who came from Scotland in the 1770 and settled in Philadelphia. His ancestors fought on the American side in the Revolutionary War, and on both sides of the Civil War. He has been a member of Turnbull Clan Association since July 11, 1978, soon after the Clan was formed. He is also a member of the St. Andrew’s Society of Baltimore and New York State, since 1965 and 1972, respectively. He is member of the Scottish Tartans Society, the Scottish Tartans Educational and Cultural Society. Other areas of interest have led him to become a member of the New York Caledonian Club and the North American Branch of the Celtic League. He is one of the few American members of the Scottish Historical Society. He has an A.B., and M.B.A., and post-graduate certificates. He plays the Highland Bagpipe, and has competed in Grade 5 Band competition, but recently has given up playing for the time being. He is married to Silvia Garcia Turnbull, who fled from Communist Cuba in 1961. He has a son by a previous marriage who is also a member of Turnbull Clan.
