Awards 
The American Spaniel Club first inducted members into its Hall of Fame in 1995 when current members nominated candidates to the Hall of Fame in four different categories. In 1999, those categories were simplified to just two: Service to the Organization and Contribution to the Breed.
It is the purpose of the Hall of Fame to capture for succeeding generations the memory of the extraordinary and not the ordinary.
Hall of Fame Inductees for 2011: Elaine and Lamar Mathis, Edith S. "Dee Dee" Wood and Margaret M. Saari.
Elaine and Lamar Mathis
Elaine and Lamar Mathis have devoted their lives to the advancement of Cocker Spaniels and purebred dogs as breeders, owners, handlers and judges. Throughout their lives they’ve worked to produce outstanding dogs who exhibited type, correct Cocker temperament and trainability, as well as an on-going commitment to address inherited health issues.
Edith S. "Dee Dee" Wood
Edith mentored many newcomers who adored her beloved cocker spaniel. She taught them what a cocker should look like, should act like and should be; she taught them to recognize the essence of the breed she loved. She would spend many hours talking to people interested in getting a puppy, even if she knew they were not going to buy one. She realized information was never wasted; it would always be used later. She spent many hours mentoring future breeders, who later became friends. She was the driving force behind the formation of the Cocker Spaniel Club of Orange County and she was a founding member. She was Edith S. Wood, better known as Dee Dee.
Margaret M. Saari
Margaret M. Saari, D.V.M. has been compiling “Top Dog” records since 1953. Her statistics were first published that year in “The Cocker Spaniel Visitor”. After the Visitor they were published in “The American Cocker Review”, and “The Cocker Spaniel Leader”. They are now in the “Cocker Classic” and the “American Spaniel Club, Inc. Bulletin”. Her records were published in the 1976 American Spaniel Club, Inc. book and the 1881-1981 American Spaniel Club, Inc. two volume Centennial books.
