Instituted in 1926 by the British Iris Society in recognition of Sir Michael Foster's "achievements and assiduous efforts in collecting and hybridizing irises," the Plaque is reserved for special personal awards to those contributing to the advance of the genus.
Recipients include;
2021 Peter Goldblatt (GB) |
2020 Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan) |
2019 Dr. Nina Alexeeva (Russia) |
2018 No Award |
2017 Marty Schafer and Jan Sacks (USA - Region 1) |
2016 Nigel Service (GB) |
2015 Olga Wells (GB) |
2014 James Waddick (USA) |
2012 Richard Cayeux (France) |
2011 Dr. Robert M. Hollingworth (USA - Region 6) |
2010 Alan McMurtrie (Canada) |
2009 Valeria Romoli | |
2008 Terry Aitken (USA - Region 13) | |
2007 Clarence Mahan (USA) | |
2006 Professor Maretta Colasante (Italy) | |
2005 Michael Avishai (Israel) | |
2004 Mrs. Jennifer Hewitt (England) | |
2003 John C. Taylor (Australia) | |
2002 C. E. C. Bartlett (England) | |
2001 No Award | |
2000 O. David Niswonger (USA) |
1999 Graeme Grosvenor (Australia) |
1998 Tony Hall (England) |
1997 Mrs. Anne Blanco White (England) |
1996 Milan Blazek (Czechoslovakia) |
1995 Bennett Jones (USA - Region 13) |
1994 Dr. Tomas Tamberg (Germany) |
1993 Keith Keppel (USA - Region 13) |
1992 Miss Nora Scopes (England) |
1991 Mrs Francis Love (New Zealand) |
1990 Mrs Margaret Lee (England) |
1989 Sidney Linnegar (England) |
1988 Bryan Dodsworth (England) |
1987 Shuichi Hirao (Japan) |
1986 Mrs. Karen Glasgow (New Zealand) |
1985 Dr. Jack Ellis (England) |
1984 Professor Franz Kurzmann (Austria) |
1983 Leslie Donnell (Australia) |
1982 Brian Mathew (England) |
1981 Ben Hager (USA - Region 14) |
1980 Melba Hamblen (USA - Region 12) |
1979 No Award |
1978 Dr. Currier McEwen (USA - Region 1) |
1977 Maurice Boussard (France) |
1976 Dr. Laura Wildt |
1975 Mrs. F.W. (Bee) Warburton (USA - Region 1) |
1974 John D. Taylor (England) |
1973 Mrs Marjorie Brummitt (England) |
1972 Harold Fletcher (England) |
1971 Earnest Lubscombe (England) |
1970 Dr. Peter Werckmeister (Germany) |
1969 Dr. Lee Lenz (USA - California) | |
1968 Dr. G. I. Rodionenko (Russia) | |
1967 Mrs Barbara Walther (USA) | Mrs Flaminia Specht (Italy) |
1966 George H. Preston (England) | |
1965 Rear Admiral Paul Furse, VMH (England) | |
1964 Walter Welch (USA - Indiana) | |
1963 Robert Schreiner (USA - Oregon) | |
1962 Leonard W. Brummitt (England) | |
1961 Jesse Wills (USA - Tennesse) | |
1960 Fred DeForest (USA - Oregon) |
1959 Contessa Mary Senni (Italy) | Orville Fay (USA - Illinois) |
1958 G. H. Pinckney | |
1957 Paul Cook (USA - Indiana) | |
1956 H. Senior Fothergill (England) | |
1955 N. Leslie Cave (England) | Dr L. Fitz Randolph (USA - Region 2) |
1954 A. C. Herrick | |
1953 Jean Stevens (New Zealand) | |
1952 William Miles (Canada) | |
1951 Henry (Harry) J. Randall, CBE (England) | |
1950 Dr. Rudolph Kleinsorge (USA - Oregon) |
1939 F. Wynn Hellings (England) | |
1938 Grace Sturtevant (USA) | |
1937 George Dillistone, FILA | Capt. George Norman Bunyard (England) |
1936 William J. Caparne | |
1935 Mrs. Olive D. N. Murrell (England) | Ferdinand Cayeux (France) |
1934 Amos Perry (England) | |
1933 Fernand Denis (France) | |
1932 George Percival Baker. VMH (England) | |
1931 R.W. Wallace, VMH (England) | |
1930 Arthur J. Bliss (England) |
1929 G.L. Pilkington, VMH (England) | ||
1928 No Award | ||
1927 George Yeld VMH (England) | John Wister (USA) | Seraphin Mottet (France) |
1926 |
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