Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Wister Medal

The AIS award for best in class of Tall Bearded Iris is the Wister Medal. Because of the popularity of the TB iris, 3 medals may be awarded each year.

This year I reported earlier that 'Gypsy Lord' (Keith Keppel,2009) was the winner. But there are two other winners, 'Kathy Chilton' (Frederick Kerr,2006) and 'Chief John Jolly' (Tom Parkhill,2003).


'Kathy Chilton'


'Chief John Jolly'


All winners of the Wister Medal from the AIS Website (those I have in red, those I have ordered in green):

2012:
GYPSY LORD (Keith Keppel) 
KATHY CHILTON (Frederick Kerr)
CHIEF JOHN JOLLY (Tom Parkhill) 

2011:
FLORENTINE SILK (Keith Keppel)
THAT'S ALL FOLKS (William Maryott by Joseph Ghio)
TOUR DE FRANCE (Keith Keppel)

2010:
DECADENCE (Barry Blyth) 
WINTRY SKY (Keith Keppel)
CRACKLING CALDERA (J. T. Aitken)

2009:
PAUL BLACK (Thomas Johnson)
DRAMA QUEEN (Keith Keppel)
ITALIAN ICE (Anna & David Cadd)*
SLOVAK PRINCE (Anton Mego)*    *tie vote

2008:
MILLENNIUM FALCON (Brad Kasperek)
HOLLYWOOD NIGHTS (Roger Duncan) 
HEARTSTRING STRUMMER (Ben Johnson)

2007:
STARRING (Joseph Ghio)
RING AROUND ROSIE (Richard Ernst)
DAUGHTER OF STARS (Donald Spoon)

2006: QUEEN’S CIRCLE (Frederick Kerr)
GOLDEN PANTHER (Richard Tasco)
HAPPENSTANCE (Keith Keppel)

2005:
SEA POWER (Keith Keppel)
FOGBOUND (Keith Keppel)
UNCLE CHARLIE (Donald Spoon)

2004:
SPLASHACATA (Richard Tasco)
WORLD PREMIER (Schreiner)
POEM OF ECSTASY (Ben Hager) 

2003:
CROWNED HEADS (Keith Keppel)
DIABOLIQUE (Schreiner)
TOM JOHNSON (Paul Black)

2002:
LOCAL COLOR (Keith Keppel)
JURASSIC PARK (Larry Lauer) 
GYPSY ROMANCE (Schreiner) 

2001:
FANCY WOMAN (Keith Keppel)
POND LILY (Evelyn Jones)
SPIRIT WORLD (Keith Keppel)

2000:
MESMERIZER (M. Byers)
CELEBRATION SONG (Schreiner's) 
CLARENCE (L. Zurbrigg) 

1999:
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (L. Lauer) 
BOOGIE WOOGIE (H. Nichols) 
RHONDA FLEMING (R. Mullin)

1998:
HELLO DARKNESS (Schreiner's)
CONJURATION (M. Byers) 
YAQUINA BLUE (Schreiner's) 

Before 1998 only one award was made each year.

1997:  ACOMA (Magee)
1996:  THORNBIRD (M. Byers)
1995:  BEFORE THE STORM (S. Innerst) 
1994:  HONKY TONK BLUES (Schreiners)
1993:  SILVERADO (Schreiners)

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