The SAF Gold Medal Award is awarded by the Society to the originator or introducer of a widely distributed plant or flower that has become established as an outstanding product of significant horticultural and commercial value. This award may not be given for any plant or flower within five years of its dissemination.
The deadline for receiving nominations for 2009 is January 30, 2009, and nominations stay active for a period of five years.
PAST GOLD MEDAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
1969 - Mikkelsen, Inc.
1977 - Irwin's Greenhouses
1978 - James Vosters
1979 - Kent McDaniels
1980 - William Duffett
1983 - W. Pomeroy Thomson
1984 - Leonard Shoesmith
1988 - Henry Motzkau, Bob Coward
1989 - Grace Mack
1992 - Paul Ecke, Sr.
1993 - Fred Berhard Winkler, William Warriner (posthumously)
1994 - Glenn Goldsmith, Claude Hope
1995 - E.G. Hill Company
1996 - J. Robert Oglevee
1997 - Carl Fischer
1998 - No Award Given
1999 - Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc.
2000 - Nic Zonneveld
2001 - Calvin Hayashi
2002 - Paul Ecke, Jr.
2003 - Raymond Oglesby
2004 - Peter Hannaford
2006 - Peter Ullrich
2007 - Henk van Dam
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