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[GWL]: MHS 2001 Honorary Medals announcement

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Media Advisory - Massachusetts Horticultural Society
For immediate posting/publication		
November 27, 2001	

Massachusetts Horticultural Society to Award 2001 Honorary Medals
Wellesley, MA - The Massachusetts Horticultural Society will award its 2001 
Honorary Medals at a ceremony on January 23, 2002, at the Fairmont Copley 
Plaza, Boston. The Honorary Medals are among the nation's most prestigious 
awards recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions to the field 
of horticulture. MHS proudly announces the honorees for 2001:

The George Robert White Medal of Honor
Struck of coin gold and considered the highest horticultural award in 
America, this medal has been given since 1909 to the individual or firm who 
has done the most to advance the interest of horticulture. This year's 
winner is Adrian Bloom, president of Blooms of Bressingham in Norfolk, 
England. Bloom has personally introduced many American gardeners to the 
unique varieties of perennials for which he and his father, Alan, are 
internationally known, including the recent Campanula 'Chettle Charm' and 
Heliopsis 'Lorraine Sunshine.'

The Thomas Rowland Medal
Since 1927, this medal has recognized individuals who have shown 
exceptional skill in horticulture. The 2001 winner is Steven Spongberg, the 
first Director of the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha's Vineyard. He is a 
distinguished botanist and author of the highly acclaimed Reunion of Trees, 
a treasure trove of information about the eighteenth and nineteenth 
centuries for amateur and professional gardeners alike.

The Jackson Dawson Memorial Award
This award honors individuals who have shown exceptional skill in the 
hybridization and propagation of hardy woody plants. The 2001 honorees are 
David and John Miller of J.E. Miller Nurseries of Canandaigua, NY, a 
nursery specializing in fruit plants. There they maintain more than 100 
varieties of antique apples for preservation and grafting wood, and 
propagate more than 100 true-to-type varieties of grapes.

Gold Medals
First struck from dies made in 1845, the gold medal is MHS's highest award 
recognizing those who have eminently promoted horticulture or have shown 
outstanding service to the Society.  Honorees for 2001 are:
. The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (presently the 
Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Ambler College of 
Temple University), is one of the oldest schools of horticulture in this 
country.

. "Art in Bloom," a 25-year-old program of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts 
that promotes the synergy existing between flowers and art, resulting in 
the enhancement of both.

. Lise Cormier, creator and Executive Director of Mosaiculture 
International Montreal, and Parks Director for the City of Montreal.

. Victor De Rosa, Natick, MA, orchid hybridizer and long-time exhibitor at 
the New England Spring Flower Show.

. Wanda and Richard Macnair, Cambridge, MA, exemplary volunteers for the 
Massachusetts Horticultural Society, serving as members of the Committee on 
Nomenclature for more than 15 years.

. Faith Tiberio, Sherborn, MA, for her tireless work on behalf of the 
Society as chairman of the Elm Bank Campaign.

. Pieter van Loon, Moerkapelle, The Netherlands, owner and founder of 
Hollandschap-Eurolandscape, a landscape architecture and urban planning 
firm in Holland. He is also the floor plan designer of the New England 
Spring Flower Show and Master Plan Designer for Elm Bank.

. Natalie Wolf, West Newton, MA, for service to MHS as a trustee, as head 
of numerous New England Flower Show committees, and as a teacher.

Silver Medals
A replica in silver of the large gold medal, this award honors individuals, 
institutions, or firms for noteworthy horticultural accomplishments in the 
field of horticulture, or for outstanding service to the Society. The 2001 
honorees are:
. David Barnett, Vice President of Operations and Horticulture at Mount   
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, MA, for his many and noteworthy horticultural 
accomplishments at the nation's first horticultural cemetery.

. Robert and Jean Cain, owners of Norway Farms in Norfolk, MA, and 
consistent New England Spring Flower Show exhibitors, for their generosity 
of time and plant material for Elm Bank.

. Paul Kelly, head of Landscaping Services at the Federal Reserve Bank of 
Boston, for his outstanding landscaping of the Federal Reserve Plaza and 
for spearheading numerous horticulturally related civic programs for the 
Federal Reserve.

. Louis Raymond, Hopkinton, RI, designer for the New England Spring Flower 
Show, for his efforts to engage, excite, and motivate exhibitors to do new 
and different things to enliven the flower show displays.

The medals will be formally bestowed at a gala dinner at the Fairmont 
Copley Plaza Hotel, 138 St. James Avenue, Boston. A reception to meet the 
award winners begins at 6:00 p.m., with award presentations to follow at  
 6:30 p.m. Reporters and photographers interested in covering this event 
should contact Karen Dixon, MHS director of communications, by January 18, 
2002 at 617/933-4973; kdixon@masshort.org. Detailed background information 
on the citations and honorees is also available. Tickets for the dinner, 
beginning at $165, may be obtained by calling Biz Pendergast at 
617/933-4934 by January 10, 2002.


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Founded in 1829, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society is a 
member-supported organization dedicated to encouraging and improving the 
science and practice of horticulture and developing the public's enjoyment, 
appreciation, and understanding of plants and the environment.

For more information, contact
Ellen C. Wells
Public Information Services Coordinator
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
900 Washington St
Wellesley, MA  02482
tel: 617-933-4900
direct: 617-933-4971
fax: 617-933-4901
ewells@masshort.org
www.masshort.org

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