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HELEN
FIELD FISCHER GOLD MEDAL
2008
Honoree - Pat Mercer, Georgia |
Established
in 1950, this is the Society's highest honor and is
the official recognition for distinguished and
meritorious service rendered the AHS by a member on
the national level. It is named for the founder of
the American Hemerocallis Society. In general this
award should honor only one person annually, but
two awards have been given on occasion. A dual
award to two members of the same family will count
as one.
Nominations
may be submitted by any AHS member to the AHS
Awards & Honors Chairman by mail or email.
Nominations are due by September 1st for the
upcoming year. The AHS Board votes by secret ballot
at the annual fall board meeting, and the award is
presented at the following AHS National
Convention.
Previous honorees:
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| 1950 |
Helen
Field Fischer |
Iowa |
| 1951 |
M. Frederick
Stuntz |
New
York |
| 1952 |
Viola
Richards |
Indiana |
| 1953 |
Gretchen
Harshbarger |
Iowa |
| 1954 |
Bess
Ross |
Iowa |
| 1955 |
George
E. Lenington |
Missouri |
| 1956 |
F.
Edgar Rice |
Oklahoma |
| 1957 |
Hugh
M. Russell |
Texas |
| 1958 |
Elmer
A. Claar |
Illinois |
| 1959 |
Wilmer
B. Flory |
Indiana |
| 1960 |
Mrs.
Carl Marcue |
Iowa |
| 1961 |
D. R.
McKeithan |
Oklahoma |
| 1962 |
Frances
Lamb |
Kentucky |
| 1963 |
Ophelia
Taylor |
Florida |
| 1964 |
Hubert
A. Fischer |
Illinois |
| 1965 |
Olive
Hindman |
Florida |
| 1966 |
Lula
Mae Purnell |
Texas |
| 1967 |
Ben
Parry |
Tennessee |
| 1968 |
William
E. Monroe |
Louisiana |
| 1969 |
George
M. Darrow |
Maryland |
| 1970 |
Bertie
Ferris |
Texas |
| 1970 |
Hyta
Mederer |
Georgia |
| 1971 |
Walter
C. Hava |
Mississippi |
| 1972 |
Molly
Wheeler |
Illinois |
| 1973 |
Ethel
Smith |
Mississippi |
| 1974 |
George
T. Pettus |
Missouri |
| 1975 |
Willard
Gardner |
North
Carolina |
| 1975 |
Louise
Simon |
Louisiana |
| 1976 |
Edna
Lankart |
Texas |
| 1977 |
Ruth
Mannoni |
Kansas |
| 1978 |
Betty
Barnes |
Mississippi |
| 1979 |
Luther
J. Cooper, Jr. |
North
Carolina |
| 1980 |
Martha
B. Hadley |
Missouri |
| 1980 |
Shirley
Gene Wild |
Missouri |
| 1981 |
Daisy
L. Ferrick |
Kansas |
| 1982 |
Olive
Langdon |
Alabama |
| 1983 |
Mildred
Schlumpf |
Texas |
| 1984 |
Lucia
Bjorkman |
Texas |
| 1985 |
Luke
Senior, Jr. |
Arkansas |
| 1986 |
Sarah
Sikes |
Alabama |
| 1987 |
Ida
Munson |
Florida |
| 1988 |
Betty
Woods |
Georgia |
| 1989 |
Mavis
G. Smith |
Missouri |
| 1990 |
Virginia
Peck |
Tennessee |
| 1991 |
Selma
Timmons |
Georgia |
| 1991 |
R.W.
Munson, Jr. |
Florida |
| 1992 |
Clarence
Crochet |
Louisiana |
| 1993 |
Elly
Launius |
Mississippi |
| 1993 |
Frances Gatlin |
Missouri |
| 1994 |
Dorothea
Boldt |
Louisiana |
| 1995 |
Bob
Brooks |
California |
| 1996 |
Bill
& Mary Anne Ater |
Texas |
| 1997 |
Annie
Weinreich |
Texas |
| 1998 |
Jack
Harrison |
Alabama |
| 1999 |
William
C. Monroe |
Louisiana |
| 2000 |
Peggy
Estes |
Oklahoma |
| 2000 |
Earlene
Garber |
Louisiana |
| 2001 |
David
Kirchhoff |
Florida |
| 2002 |
Nell
Jessup |
Georgia |
| 2003 |
Virginia
Hensen |
Texas |
| 2004 |
Hal
Rice |
Michigan |
| 2005 |
Ken
Cobb |
North
Carolina |
| 2006 |
Wayne
Johnson |
Florida |
| 2007 |
Kay Day Pricola |
California |
| 2008 |
Pat Mercer |
Georgia |
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