Re: MTB award: Rosemary's Dream
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: MTB award: Rosemary's Dream
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 08:19:12 -0600 (MDT)
Hi Rusty!
You write (28 Aug 97):
> Hi, all.
>
> I just noticed that Rosemary's Dream has won the Williamson-White medal
> TWICE. Can anyone tell me why? I thought they could only win once.
What you have observed is the result of changes in the AIS awards system
that became effective in 1993. Prior to that year there was a
Williamson-White AWARD that was considered equivalent to the Award of Merit
(AM) in other classes of iris. Rosemary's Dream won this Award in 1986. In
1993 the Williamson-White MEDAL was presented for the first time, and
Awards of Merit were instituted for MTBs. In 1994 Rosemary's Dream won the
W-W Medal.
To recapitulate, prior to 1993 there was a two-tier awards system for MTBs:
HM and W-W AWARD; since 1993 there has been a three-tier system: HM, AM,
W-W MEDAL. Since the Medal is a higher level of recognition than the Award,
Rosemary's Dream became eligible to receive both, and was not honored at
the same level twice.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
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