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AIS Awards (updated May 8 2009)2009 AIS Awards Ballot May Not be Used for
Official Voting 2009 AIS Awards Ballot (PDF file 317k) This is the first time that a copy of the Ballot has been available for the public and perhaps a little explanation would be helpful. All AIS accredited Judges are required to vote the Ballot. The Judges are evaluating the performance of these irises seen growing in the GARDEN, not in shows or photos. All iris that are registered and first introduced (offered for sale) exclusively in North America are included in the Honorable Mention categories of each type. Bearded iris are on the Ballot the second year after introduction; beardless ones are on the third year after introduction. They remain eligible for three years. Winners in the HM category drop off for one year and return in the Award of Merit category, where they remain for up to three years. Winners drop off for one year and return to compete for their respective Medal, remaining for up to three years. Winners in the Medal categories move up the following year to compete for the Dykes, the American Iris Society’s highest award. Candidates remain eligible for up to three years. Ruth Barker - AIS Awards Chair AIS Awards Each year AIS accredited judges vote for a variety of awards for irises. Full information on the various medal and award winners from recent years are provided in the listings below:
Photo: Dykes Medal winner 2008 Starwoman (Marky Smith 1998). This is an Intermediate Bearded iris (IB) hybridized by Marky D. Smith. Previously winner of the Hans and Jacob Sass Medal 2005, AIS Award of Merit (AM) 2003, AIS Honorable Mention (HM) 2001. (photo courtesy of Rick Tasco)
Photo: Dykes Medal winner 2008 Starwoman (Marky Smith 1998). This is an Intermediate Bearded iris (IB) hybridized by Marky D. Smith. Previously winner of the Hans and Jacob Sass Medal 2005, AIS Award of Merit (AM) 2003, AIS Honorable Mention (HM) 2001. (photo courtesy of Tom Gormley)
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2008 AIS Awards
(PDF 89k) Summary of medals and awards given by the American Iris Society:
Medals: Each year there are Medals awarded to irises of each specific classification type. This is the top award for each AIS iris classification type. Irises are eligible as a candidate for a Medal the second year after they receive an Award of Merit (AM). One medal for each classification is given each year (except for the very popular tall bearded which awards 3 Wister Medals each year). Again, only AIS registered judges may vote. The following list details the different Medals for the various iris classification types. *Note: History+winners list for each medal are a work in progress. All of the Medal histories are already in place below, balance of information to follow ASAP as time allows and when the medal winners listings are collected/supplied/made available. (CH October 2007).
Award of Merit (AM) awards are given to irises from each classification each year. Any iris is eligible the second year after previously winning an Honorable Mention (HM). Only AIS registered judges may vote. Honorable Mention (HM) awards are awarded each year to irises of each classification. Registered bearded irises are eligible the second year after introduction. Registered beardless irises are eligible the third year after introduction. High Commendation (HC) awards are reserved for seedling irises, viewed in the garden by AIS judges, under seedling number or registered name, which have not been introduced into commerce yet. Any seedling of any established classification that receives five votes is granted an HC award. There are a couple of popularity awards as well. These awards are voted on by any AIS members (not necessarily judges). These are voted on at AIS National and Regional conventions and by symposium ballot. These awards include the President's Cup and the Franklin Cook Cup. Every year at the AIS National Convention, registered attendees (regardless of whether they are members of AIS) vote for irises for these two awards. The President's Cup The Franklin Cook Cup The Ben R. Hager Cup Fred and Barbara Walther Cup | Home
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Dykes Memorial Medal:
First awarded in 1927, the Dykes Medal is the highest award of the AIS.
Awarded to no more than one iris per year. Irises are eligible as a
Dykes Medal candidate for three years following the winning of a classification
medal. Only AIS registered judges may vote.