AHS Region 2 Personal Awards

 

Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal

Awarded for distinguished and meritorious service to the Society by a member.

1952 Viola M. Richards, Indiana

1958 Elmer A. Claar, Illinois

1959 Wilmer B. Flory, Indiana

1964 Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1972 Molly Wheeler, Illinois

2004 Hal Rice, Michigan

 

Bertrand Farr Silver Medal

Awarded for outstanding results in the field of hybridizing.

1954 Dr. Ezra J. Kraus, Illinois (later Oregon)

1956 David F. Hall, Illinois

1959 Elmer A. Claar, Illinois

1962 Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1968 Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1969 Wilmer B. Flory, Indiana

1970 Robert A. Griesbach, Illinois

1973 Brother Charles Reckamp, Illinois

1974 James E. Marsh, Illinois

1991 Bryant K. Millikan, Indiana

1992 Steve Moldovan, Ohio

2002 Curt Hanson, Ohio

2005 Dr. Charles Branch, Illinois

 

Regional Service Award – Region 2

Awarded for outstanding service to Region 2

1989 Harris Olsen, Michigan

1994 Leo Sharp, Indiana

1996 Hiram Pearcy, Wisconsin

1997 Hal Rice, Michigan

1998 Joanne Larson, Illinois

2001 Lu and Orville Dickhaut, Illinois

2002 None awarded

2003 Lea Ann & Don Williams, Indiana

2004 Curt Hanson, Ohio

2005 Dan Bachman, Ohio

2006 Virginia & Ed Meyers, Ohio

 

Newsletter Award

No Region 2 Winner

 

Best Article in a Regional Newsletter Award

 

2001 Sharon Fitzpatrick for Northern Grown Daylilies and Growing Daylilies Hydroponically, Reg 2 Spring-Summer 2000 Newsletter.

2002 Caroline Benser for Favorite Southern Cultivars, Reg 2 Spring-Summer 2001 Newsletter.

2003 Dan Bachman for From Cotton to Satin: The Social Gracing of the Spider Daylily, Reg 10 Sp-Su Newsletter

2004 Julie Gridley, Ohio., for Dan Bachman: Narrowing My Focus, Reg 2 Spring-Summer 2003 Newsletter.

2005 Sharon Fitzpatrick, Ohio, for Steve Moldovan’s Quest for a Piece of Sky, Reg 2 Spring0-Summer 2004 Newsletter.

 

AHS Tricolor Medal

                1958 Mrs. George Richardson, Ohio

            1967 Isabelle Du Jardin, Illinois

            1977 Judith Paul, Illinois

1988 Walter Stackman, Illinois

 

Christine Erin Stamile Youth Award

2005 McKenzie Williams, Indiana

 

Photography Awards

Mildred Schlumpf Award (Formerly the Robert Way Schlumpf Award)

                1986 Geraldine Couturier, Michigan (Bloom)

            1987 Geraldine Couturier, Michigan (Bloom)

1993 Bryant Millikan, Indiana (Bloom)

1994 Sharon Fitzpatrick, Ohio (Bloom)

1992 Patricia Crooks Henley, Ohio (Bloom)

1998 Jerry Benser, Wisconsin (Landscape)

2003 Debbie Hurlbert, Ohio (Landscape)

2005 Duane Hurlbert, Ohio (Bloom)

 

AD. Roquemore Memorial Award (Best Slide of a Daylily Clump)

1982 David Platt, Illinois

1987 Geraldine Couturier, Michigan (now Tennessee)

1996 Richard Henley, Ohio  

2005 Duane Hurlbert, Ohio

 

Region 14 Slide Sequence Award

1993 Sharon Fitzpatrick, Ohio

1995 Richard L. Ford, Illinois

 

Lazarus Memorial Award (Best Video Recording of a Daylily Related Presentation)

1993 Dan Bachman, Ohio

2000 Sharon Fitzpatrick, Ohio

 

 

 

Individual Cultivar Awards

 

Stout Silver Medal – the highest honor bestowed upon a daylily.

1962 BESS ROSS Elmer A. Claar, Illinois

1963 MULTNOMAH Dr. Ezra J. Kraus, Illinois

1964 FRANCES FAY Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1966 CARTWHEELS Orville W. Fay, Illinois / Hugh M. Russell, Texas

1967 FULL REWARD F. A. McVicker, Ohio / F. C. Murphey, Ohio

1968 SATIN GLASS Orville W. Fay, Illinois / Julia B. Hardy, Alabama

1969 MAY HALL David F. Hall, Illinois

1970 AVA MICHELLE Wilmer B. Flory, Indiana

1972 HORTENSIA Charles E. (“Doc”) Branch, Illinois

1978 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1985 STELLA DE ORO Walter Jablonski, Indiana

1989 BROCADED GOWN Bryant K. Millikan, Indiana

2003 PRIMAL SCREAM Curt Hanson, Ohio

 

Annie T. Giles Award – annual award for the most outstanding small flower

(greater than 3", but less than 4½”).

1967 LITTLE RAINBOW Brother Charles Reckamp, Illinois

1984 WYNNSON Olin W. Criswell, Ohio


 

 

Donn Fischer Memorial Award – annual award for the most outstanding miniature flower (under 3").

1962 GOLDEN CHIMES Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1964 CURLS Dr. Ezra J. Kraus, Illinois

1965 THUMBELINA Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1966 LULA MAE PURNELL Dr. Ezra J. Kraus, Illinois

1967 CORKY Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1969 LONA EATON MILLER Dr. Ezra J. Kraus, Illinois

1971 TOYLAND Brother Charles Reckamp, Illinois

1979 STELLA DE ORO Walter Jablonski, Indiana

2005 BROOKWOOD OJO POCO Leo Sharp, Indiana

 

Ida Munson Award – annual award for the most outstanding double flower.

1978 KING ALFRED Brother Charles Reckamp, Illinois

1984 CONDILLA Albert O. Grooms, Ohio

 

Harris Olson Spider Award – annual award for the best Spider or Spider-Variant

No Region 2 Winner

 

Lambert/Webster Award – annual award for the best Unusual Form.

2001 PRIMAL SCREAM, Curt Hanson, Ohio

 

Don C. Stevens Award – annual award for the most outstanding eyed or banded daylily.

2003 BROOKWOOD LEE CAUSEY Leo Sharp, Indiana

 

Eugene S. Foster Award – annual award for an outstanding late-blooming cultivar.

2001 SUSAN WEBER, Charles E. “Doc” Branch, Illinois

 

L. Ernest Plouf Award – annual award to recognize the most consistently fragrant dormant daylily.

No Region 2 Winner

 

Lennington All-American Award

                1970 FRANCES FAY Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1971 SATIN GLASS Orville W. Fay, Illinois / Julia B. Hardy, Alabama

1973 GREEN VALLEY Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1979 ORIENTAL RUBY Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1991 CONDILLA Albert O. Grooms, Ohio

 

Robert P. Miller Award (Discontinued in 1984) – best near white daylily.

1979 MING SNOW Steve Moldovan, Ohio

 

Richard C. Peck Award (Discontinued in 1984) – best tetraploid daylily.

1974 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1978 SOMBRERO WAY Brother Charles Reckamp, Illinois

1979 CHICAGO KNOBBY James E. Marsh, Illinois

1980 DANCING SHIVA Steve Moldovan, Ohio

 

R. W. Munson, Jr. Award History

            (no Region 2 winner)


AHS Bertie Ferris Scholarship

            2006 Corey Lucius Gahanna, Ohio

 

James E. Marsh Award (Discontinued in 1991) – best purple or lavender daylily.

1982 CROWN ROYAL Steve Moldovan, Ohio

 

 

AHS National Convention Awards

 

President’s Cup

Awarded to the hybridizer of the most outstanding established daylily clump seen in a tour garden at the AHS convention. Determined by vote of convention attendants.

1956 SINCERITY Viola M. Richards, Indiana

1959 GEORGE CUNNINGHAM David F. Hall, Illinois

1961 GREEN VALLEY Hubert A. Fischer, Illinois

1963 RARE CHINA David F. Hall, Illinois

1966 SEA GOLD David F. Hall, Illinois

1969 PRARIE MOONLIGHT James E. Marsh, Illinois

1972 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1975 SOMBRERO WAY Brother Charles Reckamp, Illinois

 

Florida Sunshine Cup

Awarded annually to the hybridizer of the best miniature or small-flowered daylily displayed in a tour garden at the AHS convention. Determined by vote of convention attendants.

1979 PETITE BALLET Wilmer B. Flory, Indiana

1981 TOMMY William P. Vaughn, Illinois

1985 PYGMY PARAMOUR Judith Weston, Michigan (currently North Carolina)

2000 MINI PEARL Walter Jablonski, Indiana

 

Georgia Doubles Appreciation Award

Awarded annually for the best double seen in a tour garden at the AHS convention. Determined by vote of convention attendants.

2001 CONDILLA, Albert Grooms, Ohio

2002 MOUNT HELENA, Albert Grooms, Ohio

2006 CONDILLA, Albert Grooms, Ohio

 

 

The Popularity Poll Awards

 

Region 2 Popularity Winners

1961 FRANCES FAY Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1962 FRANCES FAY Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1963 FRANCES FAY Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1964 ALAN Elmer A. Claar, Illinois

1965 FRANCES FAY Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1966 FRANCES FAY Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1967 SATIN GLASS Orville W. Fay, Illinois / Julia B. Hardy, Alabama

1968 SATIN GLASS Orville W. Fay, Illinois / Julia B. Hardy, Alabama

1969 SATIN GLASS Orville W. Fay, Illinois / Julia B. Hardy, Alabama

1970 HORTENSIA Charles E. (“Doc”) Branch, Illinois

1971 HORTENSIA Charles E. (“Doc”) Branch, Illinois

1972 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1973 HORTENSIA Charles E. (“Doc”) Branch, Illinois

1974 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1975 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1976 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1977 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

1978 MARY TODD Orville W. Fay, Illinois

 

The David Hall Memorial Award

 

(Medal/Certificate) ( until 1969 called the David Hall Regional Trophy) is awarded annually on a regional basis to the hybridizer of the most popular cultivar as determined by vote of members in the Popularity Poll. In order to win, a minimum of 5 votes is required in the region. In cases of ties (*), duplicate medals or certificates are given.

 

Branch, Charles E. (“Doc”), Illinois

HORTENSIA

Region 1 – 1970-73, 1975-1977

Region 2 – 1970, 1971, 1973

Region 3 – 1970, 1971, 1973

Region 11 – 1970

Region 14 – 1968, 1969

 

Claar, Elmer A., Illinois

ALAN

Region 2 – 1964

BESS ROSS

Region 4 – 1962

Region 8 – 1966

LEXINGTON

Region 10 – 1968

PRESIDENT RICE

Region 10 – 1966

 

Claar, Elmer A., Illinois / Ben (Mrs. Arthur W.) Parry, Tennessee

ANNIE WELCH

Region 7 – 1970, 1971

Region 9 – 1972

Region 10 – 1968

Region 13 – 1968

SAIL ON

Region 4 – 1972

 

Fay, Orville W., Illinois

FRANCES FAY

Region 1 – 1961, 1962, 1964

Region 2 – 1961-1963, 1965, 1966

Region 3 – 1961-1966

Region 4 – 1961, 1963-1971

Region 5 – 1961-1965, 1967, 1968

Region 6 – 1961, 1962

Region 7 – 1965

Region 9 – 1969

Region 10 – 1963-1965

Region 11 – 1961-1964

Region 13 – 1961-1964

Region 14 – 1961-1966

Region 15 – 1961-1963, 1965, 1966, 1968

MARY TODD

Region 1 – 1974, 1980, 1981

Region 2 – 1972, 1974-1981, 1984

Region 3 – 1976

Region 4 – 1973-1977

Region 7 – 1976, 1977, 1979

Region 9 – 1974

Region 10 – 1977, 1979, 1982

 

Fay, Orville W., Illinois / Julia B. Hardy, Alabama

PINK SUPERIOR

Region 5 – 1969

SATIN GLASS

Region 2 – 1967-1969

Region 5 – 1966

Region 8 – 1968

Region 11 – 1965-1968

Region 13 – 1966

Region 15 – 1967

 

Fay, Orville W., Illinois / Hugh M. Russell, Texas

CARTWHEELS

Region 3 – 1967-1969

Region 7 – 1966, 1967

Region 14 – 1967

Region 15 – 1964

 

Grooms, Albert O., Ohio

CONDILLA

Region 4 – 1993

 

Hall, David F., Illinois

EXALTED RULER

Region 10 – 1972

SEA GOLD

Region 7 – 1968, 1972

Region 11 – 1967

 

Jablonski, Walter, Indiana

STELLA DE ORO

Region 1 – 1989

Region 2 – 1982, 1983, 1985-1987

Region 3 – 1983

Region 4 – 1985-1987

Region 7 – 1990

Region 8 – 1987, 1988

International – 1988

 

Kraus, Dr. Ezra J., Illinois

ATLAS

Region 9 – 1967

CURLS

Region 1 – 1963, 1965-1968

Region 9 – 1971

 

Millikan, Bryant K., Indiana

BROCADED GOWN

Region 1 – 1987
Region 2 – 1989, 1991

Region 5 – 1989

Region 8 – 1994

Region 9 – 1992, 1996

Region 15 – 1987

Region 8 - 1994*

 

Moldovan, Steve, Ohio

STRUTTERS BALL

Region 1 – 1992

 

Reckamp, Brother Charles, Illinois

LITTLE RAINBOW

Region 1 – 1969

SOMBRERO WAY

Region 7 – 1978