Honorary AIS Awards Nominations

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All,
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With the AIS Board meeting coming up on November 3-4, 2017, nominations for
Honorary AIS Awards will be considered and voted on. B At this point in time
the Honorary Awards Committee (consisting of all past AIS presidents) is
requesting nominations for the folowing awards: B Distinguished Service Medal;
Hybridizer's Medal; Warburton Medal; and the AIS Gold Medal. B These
nominations should be made to me as chairman at my email address
morrisje1@aol.com,B not via AISdiscuss, no later than October 17, 2017.
B Please provide factual rationale (qualifications) with any nomination. B The
full Honorary Awards Committee will review your nominations and make their
recommendation to the AIS Board.
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Distinguished Service Medal -- Since inception in 1941 there have been 231
medals awarded. B The DSM is awarded in recognition of outstanding service to
the American Iris Society at theB national level. B Service is judged on the
basis of the amount and quality of work done in such capacities as AIS Board
performance; national officer performance; judges' training activity that is
national in scope; significant writing for our national publication IRISES;
and other less tangible but vital acts of national service to AIS.
B 
Hybridizer's Medal -- 43 awarded to date. B The medal is awarded to honor
living hybridizers who have made significant advancements in irises. B "The
Hybridizer's Medal is awarded to persons who have produced new iris varieties
of exceptional merit deserving of special recognition." B -- Garden Irises
1959
B 
Warburton Medal -- 19 awarded to date. B This is the highest honor the AIS can
bestow on a living overseas member for extraordinary iris accomplishment.
B 
AIS Gold Medal -- 18 awarded to date. B This is the highest honor the AIS can
bestow on a living American member. B The ultimate award for prominent and
extraordinary performance and accomplishment "above and beyond".
B 
You are reminded that recommendations for Emeritous Judge status are past due
(September 1) to Judy Keisling, AIS Judges' Training chairman.
B 
Sorry this is late but I look forward to your recommended nominations by
October 17.
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B  B  B  B  B  B  B  B  Jim Morris, Immediate Past President & Honorary Awards
chairman
B  B  B  B  B  B  B  B  morrisje1@aol.com
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