apt and timely suggestion of John Weiler. It was pointed out that this was to be a service award, not a hybridizer's award.
The award committee is now composed of past recipients and the currently serving president of the Reblooming Iris Society.
The first recipient was Raymond G. Smith who promoted rebloomers at a time when they faced a lack of credibility and a great deal of scorn.
Distinguished Service Award recipients are:
1997 -- Raymond G. Smith
1998 -- John Weiler and Lloyd Zurbrigg
1999 -- Ben Hager, Earl Hall, and Frank Jones
2000 -- Rosalie Figge
2009 -- Charlie Brown
In 1998, John Weiler's far-reaching proposal was accepted to issue an International Certificate of Recognition to award rebloomer supports in
a foreign country.
International Certification of Recognition recipients are:
1998 -- Giovanni Edoardo Nogaro of Italy received the first International Certificate.
1999 -- Nico de Geus of the Netherlands
2003 -- Freda Cook of Great Britain
See also the Features Page
Awards: All AIS awards except ECs are based on voting by AIS judges on performance in the garden
HC - Highly Commended - for a non-introduced seedling as judged in the garden and receiving five judges votes.
EC - Exhibition Certificate - awarded to the best seedling in an iris show or receiving five votes from judges present.
HM - Honorable Mention - award for an introduced variety eligible the second year after its introduction.
AM - Award of Merit - required award for eligibility for all yearly awards (eligible second year after receiving HM)
Special Medals - Yearly awards given to the top voted cultivar
All awards. by year, are shown on the AIS website: Awards-Symposiums
|
Medal Name |
Iris Classification Type |
| Caparne-Welch Medal: | Miniature Dwarf Bearded |
| Cook-Douglas Medal: | Standard Dwarf Bearded |
| Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: | Intermediate Bearded |
| Knowlton Medal: | Border Bearded |
| Williamson-White Medal: | Minature Tall Bearded |
| John C. Wister Medal: | Tall Bearded |
| C. G. White Medal: | Aril (1/4 Ancestry) |
| William Mohr Medal: | ArilBred (pure to 1/2 breed) |
| Morgan-Wood Medal: | Siberian |
| J. A. Payne Medal: | Japanese |
| Mary Swords Deballion Medal: | Louisiana |
| Founders of SIGNA Medal: | Species |
| Randolph-Perry Medal: | Species X |
| Sydney B. Mitchell Medal: |
CA |
| Eric Nies Medal: | Spuria |
| Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: | Winner of most HM votes |
| Dykes Memorial Medal: |
Highest Award of any class Must have won an AM to qualify |