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1962 American Iris Society Medals and Awards

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 1962 AIS Medals and Awards or were runners up.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 1962 Bulletin.

The AIS Award of Merits and Honorable Mentions are broken out separately and presented via a link at the bottom of this page in a PDF listing with links to the awarded iris. The High Commendations and Exhibition Certificates listings are available on the main 1962 Awards page.

Return to Main Awards page.

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The American Iris Society hopes you enjoy scrolling through the gallery.

To provide you with additional information each iris is linked to its cultivar page in the encyclopedia, just click on the caption or photo.



Dykes Medal

The American Dykes Medal "The Best of the Best"



‘Whole Cloth’, TB
135Votes
Paul Cook
Winner
Whole Cloth
‘Melodrama’, TB
51 Votes
Paul Cook
1st Runner Up
Melodrama
‘Amethyst Flame’, TB
49 Votes
Robert Schreiner
2nd Runner Up
Amethyst Flame
‘Celestial Snow’, TB
43 Votes
Bro. Charles Reckamp
3rd Runner Up
Celestial Snow





The Mary Swords DeBallion Award "Louisiana Irises."

The Mary Sword Debaillon Award was awarded from 1948 to 1985, an Awards of Merit for LAs was established, with initiation of the upgraded Mary Swords DeBaillon Medal awarded in 1986.

‘Dixie Dusk’
9 Votes
Lenora Matthews
Winner
Dixie Dusk
‘Bayou Sunset’
8 Votes
W. B. MacMillan
1st Runner Up
Bayou Sunset
‘New Offering’
8 Votes
Claude Davis
2nd Runner Up
New Offering
‘Bayou GLory’
7 Votes
Sidney Conger
3rd Runner Up
Bayou GLory





The Caparne Award "Miniature Dwarf Bearded Irises"

The Caparne Award was awarded from 1950 to 1982, no award in 1983, an Awards of Merit for MDBs was established in 1983, with initiation of the upgraded Caparne-Welch Medal awarded in 1984.

‘Black Baby’
26 Votes
Henry E. Sass
Winner
Black Baby
‘Promise’
21 Votes
Paul Cook
1st Runner Up
Promise
‘Red Gem’
18 Votes
Walter Welch
2nd Runner Up
Red Gem
‘Ablaze’
15 Votes
Walter Welch
3rd Runner Up
Ablaze
‘Bee Wings’
15 Votes
Alta Brown
4th Runner Up
Bee Wings





The Eric Nies Award "Spuria Irises."

The Eric Nies Award was awarded from 1956 to 1992, an Awards of Merit for SPUs was established, with initiation of the upgraded Eric Nies Medal awarded in 1993.

‘Cherokee Chief'
28 Votes
Eric Nies
Winner
Cherokee Chief
‘Golden Lady'
27 Votes
Frances Combs
1st Runner Up
Golden Lady
‘Two Opals'
26 Votes
Eric Nies
2nd Runner Up
Two Opals
‘Thrush Song’
10 Votes
Walker Ferguson
3rd Runner Up
Thrush Song





The Clarence G. White Award "Aril and Arilbred Irises with 1/2 or more aril content"

Aril and Arilbred (AR & AB) Irises with ½ or more aril content were recognized with the Clarence G. White Award from 1959 to 1991. No award in 1992. The Award of Merit for AR & ABs+ was established in 1993. Beginning in 1993, the Clarence G. White Medal was awarded to AR and ABs+.

‘Striped Butterfly’
69 Votes
Luella noyd
Winner
Striped Butterfly
‘Mohrning Haze’
35 Votes
Walter Luihn
1st Runner Up
Mohrning Haze
‘Real Gold’
35 Votes
Lloyd Austin
2nd Runner Up
Real Gold
‘Wind Shadows’
30 Votes
Ralph Conrad
3rd Runner Up
Wind Shadows






The Cook-Douglas Award "Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises"

‘Brassie’
63 Votes
Bee Warburton
Winner
Brassie
‘Lillipinkput’
46 Votes
Geddes Douglas
1st Runner Up
Lillipinkput
‘Lilli-White’
28 Votes
Walter Welch
2nd Runner Up
Lilli-White
‘Blue Denim’
26 Votes
Bee Warburton
3rd Runner Up
Blue Denim






The Knowlton Award "Border Bearded Irises"

‘Jungle Shadows’
42 Votes
Sass Bro & Helen Reynolds
Winner
Jungle Shadows
‘Chocoleto’
37 Votes
Crescent Deru
1st Runner Up
Chocoleto
‘Pinata’
34 Votes
Rudolph Kleinsorge
2nd Runner Up
Pinata
‘Fairy Jewels’
28 Votes
Melba Hamblen
3rd Runner Up
Fairy Jewels





The Hans and Jacob Sass Award "Intermediate Bearded Irises"

‘Blue Asterisk’
68 Votes
Wilma Greenlee
Winner
Blue Asterisk
‘Cloud Fluff’
61 Votes
Wilma Greenlee
1st Runner Up
Cloud Fluff
‘Little Angel’
37 Votes
Gordon Plough
2nd Runner Up
Little Angel
‘First Lilac’
29 Votes
Wilma Greenlee
3rd Runner Up
First Lilac





The Morgan Award "Siberian Irises"

The Morgan Award was awarded from 1952 to 1984, no award in 1985, an Awards of Merit for SIBs was established, with initiation of the upgraded Morgan-Wood Medal awarded in 1986.

‘White Swirl’
113 Votes
Fred Cassebeer
Winner
White Swirl
‘Snowcrest’
22 Votes
L. Merton Gage
1st Runner Up
Snowcrest
‘Cool Spring’
17 Votes
W. M. Kellogg
2nd Runner Up
Cool Spring
‘Royal Ensign’
14 Votes
Harry Francis Hall-
Elizabeth Nesmith
3rd Runner Up
Royal Ensign





The 1962 Award of Merit and Honorable Mention Irises with links to each awarded iris.







If you find errors in the information presented please contact the AIS Encyclopedia Manager at aisencyclopedia@irises.org.

 

-- DougChyz - August 2024
Topic revision: r3 - 09 Aug 2024, DougChyz
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