under construction Related links.... The History of the American Iris Society; and for all hybridizers Hybridizers
The hybridizers award honors hybridizers who have made significant advancements in Iris. "The Hybridizer's Medal is awarded to persons who have produced new iris varieties of exceptional merit deserving of special recognition."--Garden Irises 1959.
Winners include:
2029 | |
2028 | |
2027 | |
2026 | |
2025 | |
2024 | |
2023 | |
2022 | |
2021 | Mike Sutton |
2020 |
2019 | Alan McMurtrie | Don Spoon |
2018 | No Award | |
2017 | Don Delmez | |
2016 | Fred Kerr | |
2015 | No Award | |
2014 | Thomas Johnson | Bryce Williamson |
2013 | Bill Maryott | |
2012 | Jill Copeland | Jean Witt |
2011 | No Award | |
2010 | Rick Tasco |
2009 | Jim & Vicki Craig | Charles Jenkins | ||
2008 | No Award | |||
2007 | Robert Bauer & John Coble | Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks | ||
2006 | Hiroshi Shimizu (Japan) | Hal Stahly | ||
2005 | Brad Kasperek | Marky Smith | ||
2004 | John Weiler | Floyd Wickenkamp | ||
2003 | Kenneth Fisher | Larry Lauer | Vernon Wood | Graeme Grosvenor (Australia) |
2002 | Paul Black | Lynda Miller | Lorena Reid | |
2001 | Marvin Granger | Hooker Nichols | ||
2000 | Howard Shockey | John Taylor(Australia) | Jean Cayeux(France) |
1999 | Dorothy Guild | Tomas Tamberg (Germany) | Anthony & Dorothy Willott | |
1998 | Ray Schreiner | |||
1997 | Dr. Robert Hollingworth | Sterling Innerst | ||
1996 | Terry Aitken | Barry Blyth (Australia) | Carl Boswell | |
1995 | Fred Gadd | D. C. Nearpass | D. Steve Varner | C.E.C. Bartlett (England) 1995 |
1994 | Allan Ensminger | |||
1993 | Mary Louise Dunderman | Mary Dunn | ||
1992 | Lloyd Zurbrigg | Bernard Hamner 1992 | ||
1991 | George Shoop | |||
1990 | No Award |
1989 | Eleanor McCown | |
1988 | Lois "Jonnye" Rich | |
1987 | Doris Foster | O. David Niswonger |
1986 | Walt Luihn | Joseph Mertzweiler |
1985 | No Award | |
1984 | No Award | |
1983 | Henry Danielson | |
1982 | Nora Scopes | |
1981 | No Award | |
1980 | Joseph A. Gatty |
1979 | Joseph J. Ghio | ||
1978 | Larry A. Gaulter | ||
1977 | No Award | ||
1976 | O. Currier McEwen | William G. McGarvey | Nathan Rudolph |
1975 | Sanford Babson | Earl Roberts | |
1974 | Bennett C. Jones | Keith R. Keppel | |
1973 | Ben R. Hager | Neva Sexton | |
1972 | Rex & Alta Brown | ||
1971 | Clifford W. Benson | G. Percy Brown | |
1970 | Roy And Mildred Brizendine |
1969 | |||
1968 | Opal Brown | Fred W. Cassebeer | |
1967 | Charles W. Arny | Clara B. Rees | |
1966 | Walker Ferguson | Georgia Hinkle | Bee Warburton |
1965 | James M. Gibson | Gordon W. Plough | |
1964 | W. A. Payne | ||
1963 | Charles Reckamp | ||
1962 | Tom Craig | Chet W. Tompkins | |
1961 | Melba Hamblen | William B. Schortman | |
1960 |
-- Main.RPries - 2011-06-15
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JPG | Hybridizers Medal reverse.JPG | manage | 5 MB | 07 Dec 2022 - 22:20 | BobPries | |
JPG | Hybridizers Medal obverse.JPG | manage | 6 MB | 07 Dec 2022 - 22:19 | BobPries |