AIS 2018 Awards The American Iris Society is pleased to announce our 2018 award winners. Congratulations to all!
THE DYKES MEDAL
All iris classes, originated in US or Canada
(Total votes cast = 374)
35 Haunted Heart - TB Iris - (Keith Keppel)
Runners Up:
34 Sharp Dressed Man - TB Iris - (Thomas Johnson)
24 Sari’s Dance - MTB Iris - (Ginny Spoon)
18 Reckless Abandon - TB Iris - (Keith Keppel)
17 Ginger Twist - SIB Iris - (Marty Schafer/Jan Sacks)
17 Snapshot - TB Iris - (Thomas Johnson)
17 Temporal Anomaly - TB Iris - (Richard Tasco)
THE JOHN C. WISTER MEDAL
Tall Bearded irises
(Total votes cast = 951)
51 Notta Lemon (Tom Burseen)
38 Bottle Rocket (Michael Sutton)
37 Strawberry Shake (Keith Keppel)
Runners Up:
35 Daring Deception (Thomas Johnson)
35 Insaniac (Thomas Johnson)
31 Spice Trader (John Painter)
30 Better Than Butter (Paul Black)
26 Double Platinum (Joseph Ghio)
THE KNOWLTON MEDAL
Border Bearded irises
(Total votes cast = 184)
53 Sheer Excitement (Richard Tasco)
Runners Up:
39 Banded Rose (J. T. Aitken)
27 Bohemian Rhapsody (Frederick Kerr)
27 Devil’s Waltz (Lynn Markham)
25 Whoopsidaisy (Jim Hedgecock)
13 Dance Card (Keith Keppel)
THE HANS AND JACOB SASS MEDAL
Intermediate Bearded irises
(Total votes cast = 216)
59 Cat In The Hat (Paul Black)
Runners Up:
56 Bahama Blues (Michael Sutton)
39 Soleil (Marky Smith)
36 Backlit Beauty (Richard Tasco)
25 Intoxicating (Paul Black)
THE WILLIAMSON-WHITE MEDAL
Miniature Tall Bearded irises
(Total votes cast = 237)
95 Holiday In Mexico (Riley Probst)
Runners Up:
67 Hoosier Belle (Charles Bunnell)
40 Florence French (Mona French)
34 In My Veins (Charles Bunnell)
THE COOK-DOUGLAS MEDAL
Standard Dwarf Bearded irises
(Total votes cast = 247)
50 My Cher (Paul Black)
Runners Up:
23 Teagan (Donald Spoon)
20 Giggles And Grins (Carol Coleman)
20 Raspberry Ice (Keith Keppel)
17 Bombay Sapphire (Paul Black)
17 Pulsator (Thomas Johnson)
THE CAPARNE-WELCH MEDAL
Miniature Dwarf Bearded irises
(Total votes cast = 114)
33 Kayla’s Song (Donald Spoon)
Runners Up:
27 Be Brief (Paul Black)
27 Miniseries (Keith Keppel)
17 Keep Off (Paul Black)
10 Brevity (Keith Keppel)
THE CLARENCE G. WHITE MEDAL
Aril irises and arilbred irises with at
least 50% aril content
(Total votes cast = 104)
33 Byzantine Ruby (Lowell Baumunk)
Runners Up:
31 Rare Breed (Richard Tasco)
23 Bhutan (Richard Tasco)
16 Fire In The Hole (Peter Mcgrath)
THE WILLIAM MOHR MEDAL
Arilbred irises with less than 50% but at
least 25% aril content
(Total votes cast = 115)
32 Sri Lanka (Thomas Johnson)
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