Re: Re. a Region 20 death

[cemahan@aol.com]

I concur in Jeanne's and Terry's comments on this issue. We should all do our best to make sure outstanding hybridizers are properly recognized when they are alive. Posthumous awards are a long, slippery slope. Clarence Mahan


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Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2009 12:47 am
Subject: RE: [AISdiscuss] Re. a Region 20 death



I would not argue with Terry's response.  It is sad that some deserving
hybridizers  do not receive the award, but it has been a
position (tradition?) of long standing that the award is made to a living
hybridizer.  It is an arguable position -- however,  there is such a long list
of deserving 'unawarded' hybridizers that I agree with Terry, the Board has
never wanted to open that door.  This is the problem with all awards -- there
are always the deserving who never receive them.
    Sadly, 
    Jeanne
On Aug 20, 2009, at 3:51:03 PM, "Terry Aitken" <terry@flowerfantasy.net>
wrote:

Hi Betty
Several years ago, I nominated Carol Lankow for a Hybridizers medal -
posthumously. The boarded voted it down. Carol's introductions went on to
win medals after her death. That did not count the seedlings of hers that I
introduced later.
I think "posthumous" raises the possibility of many candidates. The board
did not want to go there.
Terry

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