Awards
2010 Region 18 Distinguished Service Awards
Distinguished Service Award – James Rasmussen
Posthumous Distinguished Service Award – Hugo Wall

Past Recipients of Region 18 Distinguished Service Awards
2009 –  Elvan "Al" Roderick - Distinguished Service Award
             Cleatis "Ray" Keisling - Posthumous Award
2008 –  Dr. Norlan Henderson – Distinguished Service Award

             Carl Schirmer – Posthumous Award
2007 –  Helen Reynolds – Distinguished Service Award
             Agnes Whiting – Posthumous Award
2006 –  O. David (Dave) Niswonger – Distinguished Service Award
             Wellington F. Scott  – Posthumous Award

Judy Eckhoff presented James Rasmussen with the
RVP Judy Eckhoff presented James Rasmussen with the
2010 Region 18 Distinguished Service Award at the Fall meeting in Hutchinson, KS
Region 18 Hybridizer Awards 2010

At the Region 18 Fall 2010 meeting in Hutchinson, KS, hybridizers who won AIS Awards in 2010 and other special people were presented with Certificates acknowledging their contributions to Region 18.

Judy Eckhoff, Region 18 RVP
November 2010

 

Don Delmez
Payne Medal (JI) Sue Joe
Award of Merit Beyond Chance (JL)
Honorable Mention - Runner Up nature's bounty (jl)
  Vision of beauty (jl)
Jim Hedgecock
Honorable Mention - Runner Up Calypso Music (tb)
  Epiphany (tb)
Barbara Nicodemus
Award of Merit - Runner Up Crimson lights (tb)
O. D. Niswonger
Eric Nies Medal (SPU)  Missouri dreamland
Eric Nies Medal Runner Up Hickory leaves (spu)
Award of Merit Sunrise Surprise (spu)
Award of Merit - Runner Up santa was here (tb)
  out in missouri (sib)
Honorable Mention Missouri boon (spu)
  Castor River (SPU)
  Eleven point river (SPU)
Honorable Mention - Runner Up Tracking Rabbits
Eric & Bob Tanksley-Clarke
Founders of Signa Medal (SPEC) - Runner Up Crouching tiger
James Waddick
Award of Merit (SPEC)  Woolong

 

There are several great websites available for information about Iris. We have chosen a few for a listing of award winners.  Some of these links offer photographs also.   Each year American Iris Society accredited judges vote for a variety of awards for irises.   Check the AIS Web Site for annual winners.

To see a collection of Dyke Medal Winners (including Pedigree and several photos).  Thanks to Mike Lowe for the World Iris Association Website.

 

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