Ham & Eggs Awards
honoring marriages that have had a positive impact on those around them
This award honors the sacrifices that many couples have made over the years to make United Marriage Encounter what it is today. The Award was started in 1986 to give international recognition to deserving couples who have had a positive impact on other married couples as a result of their involvement in Marriage Encounter. It is presented to recipients at the Valentine's event in their local UME Community.
The Ham & Eggs Award Story
The chicken and the pig were walking down the street one day and noticed some poor children who looked as if they hadn’t eaten anything for days. Moved with compassion, the chicken said to the pig, “I have an idea! Let’s give those children a nice breakfast of ham and eggs.” The pig contemplated the chicken's suggestion and said, "Well, for you, that would be a DONATION - but for me, it would be a SACRIFICE!"
Ham & Eggs Hall of Fame
2026 Recipients
2004 RECIPIENTS
Tom & Kara Ade - Iowa-Illinois
Johannes & Chiew Lee - Heart of North Carolina
Lee & Nancy Pugh - West Central Florida
Ron & Margie Rees - Iowa-Illinois
George & Jane Shukitis - Rochester
2002 RECIPIENTS
Bob & Shari Allen - Missouri
Dick & Marisue Caup - Rochester WNY
Irving & Ruthie Granderson - Arkansas
Rich & Eileen Hartman - Heart of North Carolina
David & Paula Perkins - TWN
Keith & Karen Waterman - Iowa-Illinois
2000 RECIPIENTS
Dick & Sonnie Andersen - Iowa-Illinois
Dave & Diann Conquest - Rochester WNY
Ben & Barbara Newcomb - Iowa-Illinois
Roger & Cookie Paul - Central Florida
Bob & Anita Reed - Heart of North Carolina
Nate & Chris Showalter - Pennsylvania
Philip & Stella Yeung - Hong Kong
1998 RECIPIENTS
John & Blanche Ahrens - Iowa-Illinois
Rags & Deidre Buchner - New Jersey
John & Charlotte Cooke - Rochester WNY
Mark & Susan DeVincentis - Rochester WNY
Tom & Judy Epps - Central Iowa
Reg & Sheila Robinson - Central Arizona
Jerry & Carol Webb - Iowa-Illinois
1996 RECIPIENTS
Gene & Cheryl Higgs - Heart of Illinois
Chuck & Lynn Huskey - Colorado
Drew & Linda Karkow - Heart of North Carolina
Harvey & Susie McCune - West Central Ohio
Mike & Viv Phillips - New Jersey
2003 RECIPIENTS
Ron & Berenice Chan - Hong
Kong Gerry & Gloria Cooper - TWN
Foo Weng & Siew Tin Leong - Malaysia
Bob & Debbie McRackan - Heart of North Carolina
Ken & Linda Sauder - Heart of Illinois
Steve & Cheryl Swallow - West Central Ohio
2001 RECIPIENTS
Steve & Terry Clausen - Iowa-Illinois
Bob & Nancy Dean - Rochester WNY
Arthur & Jenny Dickson - UK
Bill & Lillian Lowe - VA-BR
Ben & Jean Malcom - NC-GA
Seward & Sally Shaddock - Heart of North Carolina
1999 RECIPIENTS
Doug & Marilyn Ballentine - New Jersey
Wayne & Jean Bireley - Southeast Florida
Greg & Catherine Gibbins - Hong Kong
Harry & Char Knutsen - Iowa-Illinois
Graham & Lee Leech - UK
Duane & Bonnie Marburger - Northeast Illinois
Ron & Helen Teel - Heart of Illinois
1997 RECIPIENTS
John & Cheryl Hendershot - West Central Ohio
Jim & Janie Jones - Central Arizona
Jim & Sally Lee - Rochester WNY
Mark & Cindy Meinert - Iowa-Illinois
Roy & Marilyn Nutter - Southeast Florida
Tim & Lee Pretz - New Jersey
1995 RECIPIENTS
Mike & Terry Bishop - Southeast Florida
Rich & Nan Keller - Rochester
George & Mary Oelschlaeger - Iowa-Illinois
John & Laurie Riggs - Illinois
David & Ruth Thorne - Hong Kong