Dear Daffodil Friends,
The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things.
Among those are the Gold Medal and Silver Medal to be awarded in 2021.
The Silver Medal of the American Daffodil Society shall be awarded to an individual deemed by the Honors Committee as being worthy of “recognition of outstanding service to the American Daffodil Society.”
The Gold Medal of the American Daffodil Society shall be awarded to an individual deemed by the Honors Committee as being worthy of “recognition of creative work of a pre-eminent nature in the understanding and advancement of daffodils.” Nominees need not be citizens nor residents of the United States.
You have most likely observed individuals providing extraordinary support in promotion of daffodils and/or the American Daffodil Society.
Please send your nominations and description of their service to my e:mail address (
) by December 31, 2020.
I will collate all nominations and background information to send to the Honors Committee, consisting of ADS past Presidents Nancy Tackett, Mike Berrigan, and Harold Koopowitz.
The passage from the ADS Bylaws addressing these honors is copied below. Here also are the links to the ADS webpages listing the previous honorees and their accomplishments:
ADS Silver Medal Recipients webpage.
ADS Gold Medal Recipients webpage.
The American Daffodil Society, Inc. Bylaws 3/10/2017 Amended 4/06/2018 Amended 3/13/2020
THE AMERICAN DAFFODIL SOCIETY, INC. BYLAWS
ARTICLE V Committees
Section 8. Honors Committee. The Honors Committee shall be composed of the incumbent President and the three (3) most recent surviving Past Presidents of the Society. The Honors Committee shall be responsible for the designation of the recipients of the Society’s Gold Medal and Silver Medal. Nominations for the recipients of the said Medals may be made by any member of the Society in good standing submitted to the incumbent President prior to January 1 of each year. The incumbent President shall submit copies of all nominations to the other members of the Honors Committee who may either vote for any nominee for either award or abstain from voting with respect to such award. The incumbent President shall not vote. The unanimous concurrence of all voting members of the Committee shall be required to award either the Gold or Silver Medal. a. The Gold Medal of the American Daffodil Society shall be awarded to an individual deemed by the Honors Committee as being worthy of “recognition of creative work of a pre-eminent nature in the understanding and advancement of daffodils.” b. The Silver Medal of the American Daffodil Society shall be awarded to an individual deemed by the Honors Committee as being worthy of “recognition of outstanding service to the American Daffodil Society.”
Thank you for taking a moment to submit your nominations for those deserving these awards.
Wishing you all the best of cheer and the best of health,
Yours in service,
Fred
Fredrica Lawlor
President
American Daffodil Society
www.daffodilusa.org
513-473-8321