Re: Re. a Region 20 death

[Florabetty@aol.com]

Here this is again with the correct spelling of Jeanne's name.  Sorry about 
that!
Betty
 
 
In a message dated 8/21/2009 8:37:06 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
Florabetty@aol.com writes:

Thank  you, Terry, Jeanne, and Clarence, for your replies.  Perhaps we 
could  
have a Bulletin article outlining award guidelines. It would at   least be 
a 
wake-up call for 
those  who are thinking about  nominating a worthy  individual.
Betty 


In a message dated  8/21/2009 8:19:48 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
cemahan@aol.com  writes:

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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From: plankmail  <plankmail@aol.com>
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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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