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Gold and Silver Medal Awardees

Gold and silver medals are awarded to Society members for outstanding service over a period of time to either the Society or to the genus rhododendron, or both.  Gold awards are for contributions that have national or international impact.  Silver awards recognize significant regional contributions.

Gold Medal Awardees

Silver Medal Awardees

2008 Herman "Bud" Gehnrich
Robert Weissman
2008 Marc Colombel
John T. Thornton
June and Tim Walsh
2007 Steve Hootman
Peter Schick
2007 Wing Fong
George Keen McLellan
Robert "Mitch" Mitchell
2006 Kenneth Cox
Sandra McDonald
2006 Joseph (Joe) Parks
2005 William Moyles
Sonja Nelson
2005 No award
2004 Jim Barlup
H. Edward Reiley
2004 Virginia (Tim) Craig
Bob Dickhout
Harry L. Wise
2003 Fran and Ed Egan
Keshab Pradhan
2003 Richard "Dick" Cavender
Norman Todd
2002 Dr. George Argent
Austin C. Kennell
2002 Donald Hyatt
Eleanor Philp
2001 Betty Spady
Gordon Wylie
2001 Forrest E. Bump
John Hammond
2000 Richard A. Jaynes
Clive Justice
2000 Dave Dougan
Clint Smith
1999 Alleyne Cook
Jay & Robert A. Murray
1999 John G. Lofthouse
1998 Richard M. Steele
A Richard Brooks
1998 Sophia Maitland
June Sinclair
1997 Henry A. Schannen 1997 Dot & Ken Gibson
Lynn Watts
1996 David F. Chamberlain
Hans Hachmann
1996 John Bashford
Gert Forum Peterson
1995 Wilber C. Anderson
Homer Salley
1995 Bob Rhodes
1994 Bruce Briggs 1994 Edward W. Collins
1993 Peter Cox
H. H. Davidian
1993 Parker Smith
1992 No award 1992 J. Judson Brooks
John C. Cowles
1991 Don Kellam
Herbert Spady
1991 Raymond C. Huey
1990 Frank Doleshy
Polly Hill
1990 E. White Smith
1989 Warren Berg
Harold Greer
1989 Harold Johnson
1988 David Goheen 1988 Sandra McDonald
1987 No award 1987 No award
1986 Weldon Delp 1986 No award
1985 No award 1985 Robert Badger
Edwin Brockenbrough
1984 John P. Evans 1984 H. Furman Cantrell
1983 Fred C. Galle 1983 No award
1982 Hideo Suzuki
Gertrude S. Wister
1982 Peter E. Girard, Sr.
1981 Ed Parker
Lawrence J. Pierce
1981 Everett Farwell
Velma & Charles Haag
1980 Edmund V. Mezitt
Britt M. Smith
1980 Robert D. Gartrell
1979 Hjalmar L. Larson
Orlando S. Pride
1979 Thomas W. Koenig
George W. Ring III
1978 Gordon E. Jones
Herman Sleumer
1978 Sidney V. Burns
1977 Frank D. Mossman
August E. Kehr
1977 No award
1976 Alfred S. Martin
Theodore Van Veen
1976 Ernest H. Yelton
1975 Ruth Hansen
Gustav A. L. Mehlquist
William E. Whitney
1975 H. H. Davidian
Marie C. Grula
1974 P. H. (Jock) Brydon
James F. Caperci
1974 No award
1973 Anthony M. Shammarello
Thomas F. Wheeldon
1973 No award
1972 Don McClure
Maurice H. Summer
1972 No award
1971 Edward B. Dunn 1971 No award
1970 Ester Berry
Evelyn Jack
Robert L. Ticknor
Koichiro Wada
1970 No award
1969 J. Harold Clarke 1969 No award
1968 Paul J. Bowman
Carl H. Phetteplace
1968 No award
1967 Josiah R. Brooks
Cecil Smith
1967 No award
1966 Ted and Mary Greig
John Henny
Ben Nelson
1966 No award
1965 David G. Leach
Henry Skinner
1969 Rocco Cappelli
1964 Herbert Ihrig
Ben Lancaster
Fredrick P. Lee
   
1963 Clement Bowers
Rudolph Henny
Halfdan Lem
Paul Vossberg
   
1962 Mrs A.C.U. Berry    
1961 John Wister    
1960 George Grace
Del James
   
1959 Guy Nearing    
1958 No award    
1957 Entre Ostbo    
1956 No award    
1955 No award    
1954 Joseph Rock    
1953 Joseph Gable    
1952 Claude Seranous    

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