Awards 1997

'Thornbird', a Tall Bearded Iris, photo on the right, is the 1950 American Dykes Medal winner, the highest award annually voted by American Iris Society judges.

The 1997 AIS Awards were published in the October 1997 Bulletin, pp 61-64, 67-69.

The AIS 1997 Franklin Cook and President's Cup winners published in the July 1997 Bulletin, page 44.

The Walther Cup winners list.

The Franklin Cook Cup winners list.

The President's Cup winners list.

The 1997 High Commendation winners published in the April 1998 Bulletin, page 94.

The 1997 High Commendations with links to each iris.

The 1997 National Convention Favorite Guest Iris in the October 1997 Bulletin, page 44.

The 1997 Favorite Guest Iris with links to each of the iris.

This version of the 1997 AIS Awards includes links to each of the Iris in the awards list. If you find errors in the list please contact Doug Chyz. Contact information for Doug can be found on the AIS Leadership page (Doug is an AIS Director among other positions).