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Awards
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Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 6311
Dedicated: 28 July 2009 (l-r) ASHS President William J. Lamont, Jr., Dr. Peter H. Raven, President and Director, Missouri Botanical Garden, James P. Cocos, Vice President, Horticulture, Missouri Botanical Garden, and ASHS Board Chair John R. Clark, pose for a photo with the dedication plaque. The plaque reads “The American Society for Horticultural Science hereby recognizes the Missouri Botanical Garden as an ASHS Horticultural Landmark. An iconic treasure in the heart of St. Louis for over 150 years, celebrated for horticultural excellence and renowned internationally for its plant science and conservtion. July 28, 2009.” Photo: Mike Neff. In a ceremony on 28 July 2009, the Missouri Botanical Garden was dedicated as an ASHS Horticultural Landmark by the American Society for Horticultural Science. The honor is bestowed upon the highest tier of horticultural sites around the world and are chosen for their historical, scientific, aesthetic, or environmental excellence. The award was presented to Garden President Peter H. Raven by ASHS President John R. Clark during a dedication ceremony at the Missouri Botanical Garden, which was held at the conclusion of the ASHS Annual Conference in St. Louis. “It is a privilege for ASHS to return to St. Louis, the site of the Society’s very first annual meeting in 1903, and bestow the Landmark designation upon one of the premier botanical gardens in the world,” said Michael Neff, ASHS Executive Director. The Missouri Botanical Garden is the oldest continually operating botanical garden in the nation, and is celebrating its 150th anniversary with special events and activities throughout 2009. The Garden’s mission is “to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment, in order to preserve and enrich life,” and is a center for science, conservation, education, and horticultural display. The Missouri Botanical Garden is also listed as a National Historic Landmark.
Walla Wallas, colorful onion-shaped glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly, float in the reflecting pool outside the Climatron at the Missiouri Botanical Garden. Photo: Marlenia Neff.
The dedication ceremony was well attended by ASHS members and other invited guests. Photo: Mike Neff.
 The sight of a sea nymph riding a dolphin brightens the mood on a rainy day. “Sunglitter,” a bronze sculpture by Swedish Carl Milles (1875–1955), is one of several sculptures in and around the reflecting ponds at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Photo: Marlenia Neff.
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 The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx River Parkway at Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
Dedicated: 30 October, 2008 On 30 October, 2008, The American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) recognized the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) as an ASHS HortLandmark. The NYBG was nominated by ASHS member Amy Goldman, who is also a member of the Board of the New York Botanical Garden. The Award was presented by ASHS President John R. Clark to Gregory Long, President of the NYBG. In a well-attended dedication ceremony, Clark spoke of the history of accomplishment in horticulture and botany at the Gardens. Long expressed gratitude and thanks from the Garden. The NYBG is one of the premier gardens in the world. It is located on 250 acres in the borough of The Bronx in New York City and welcomes over 800,000 visitors each year who come to marvel at the horticultural displays. The Garden was founded in 1891 on the grounds of the Belmont Estate, formerly owned by tobacco magnate Pierre Lorillard, after a fund-raising campaign. In 1967, it was dedicated as a National Historic Site. Garden highlights include an 1890’s vintage wrought-iron framed “crystal-palace style” greenhouse; the Peggy Rockefeller memorial rose garden; a rock garden; a 37-acre conifer collection; extensive research facilities; a 500,000 volume library, and an historical archive of over 7 million botanical specimens. A wide range of botanical research is conducted by more than 30 Staff Scientists, a dozen Research Associates, and over 30 Graduate Students. The Garden’s International Plant Science Center is a world leader in plant research and exploration and employs an expert staff of professional researchers, technicians, and assistants, including dozens of PhD scientists and candidates, in the fields of plant systematics, economic botany, ecology, molecular systematics, and plant genomics. 
L to R: John Clark, ASHS President; Gregory Long, President and Chief Executive Officer, NYBG; and Wilson (Roly) Nolen, Chairman of the Board, NYBG.
Photo: Mike Neff. |
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Deadline: 1 March Nominee Name: Current Title or, if retired, last position: Address: Telephone Number: E-mail: Supporting Documents 1) Biographical profile including: Education, Family, Horticultural Career: Initial/Current with positions and responsibilities, Membership/Offices Held, Awards/Honors, Other activities/hobbies 2) Three letters of support from peers
Submitted by: Name of Nominator: Affiliation: Name: Address: Telephone Number: E-mail: Nominator: Please collect all documents required and send them to: Immediate Past Vice President, Industry Division of ASHS. |
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Instructions: a) Nominator must be active member of ASHS. b) Cultivar nominees must have been released no longer than 35 years previous to year of award. c) For detailed instructions write to current chairman of Fruit Breeding Working Group (FBWG) or Executive Director ASHS. d) Return 4 copies of the nominations and supporting letters no later than 4 months prior to annual meeting date to chairman of FBWG. e) Note: Confine all supporting documents to this form and letters. Do not include reprints, clippings, photographs, etc. Name of cultivar: Species: Commercial use (fresh market, processing, rootstock, etc.): I. Sponsor's name and signature: II. Address: III. Brief history of development. Include an account of the method of development (hybridization, mutation, chance seedling, etc.): IV. Significance and impact of cultivar either, commercially or scientifically. [Note: Clear identification and documentation of the cultivar's outstanding characteristics and impact on the fruit industry are important because nominees will be ranked primarily on this basis.] V. Person or institution to receive medal: VI. Name(s) of other individuals involved in development of cultivar: VII. Names of individuals providing supporting letters: VIII. Inscription to be used on medal [cultivar names, and breeder(s), tester(s), or institution(s)]: |
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Deadline 15 February (new date) Download form (Word doc) Please enter all of the requested information below and submit SIX copies of both this form and the material to:
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Ohio State University
Department of Horticultural Science
1680 Madison Avenue - Gourley Hall
Wooster, OH 44691
Voice: 330.263.3810
Fax: 330.263.3887
Do not send this material to ASHS Headquarters.
Title of entry:
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| Person(s) whose name(s) should appear on author certificates:
| Check one (only one) category: - ____ Book (>100 pages)
____ Bulletin (31-100 pages)
____ Fact sheet (9-30 pages)
____ Leaflet (1-8 pages)
____ CD-ROM*
____ Video*
____ Website*
____ Slide set/PowerPoint presentation*
____ Primarily visual (calendar, poster, etc.)*
____ Newsletter (must be published a minimum of 4 times/year for the year submitted. All issues must be submitted. | ____ I need to have material returned to me. (Author must provide mailing label). | NOTE: Only one entry may be submitted in a given category by an individual author. * If you submit a non-print entry and it wins, you will be asked to prepare a poster with highlights of the material for display at the annual conference. Language, if not English: Website where link should be pointed if this material is selected as a winner. Impact statement (up to 100 words in English): |
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