1960 American Iris Society Medals and Awards

Below you will find a picture gallery with links to the iris that have won 1960 AIS Medals and Awards or were runners up.

They are presented in the order that they were listed in, in the 1960 Bulletin.

The AIS Award of Merits and Honorable Mentions are broken out separately and presented via a link at the bottom of this page in a PDF listing with links to the awarded iris. The High Commendations and Exhibition Certificates listings are available on the main 1960 Awards page.

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The American Iris Society hopes you enjoy scrolling through the gallery.

To provide you with additional information each iris is linked to its cultivar page in the encyclopedia, just click on the caption or photo.

The American Dykes Medal "The Best of the Best"

No award made; no variety received the required 15% of the votes cast.

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The Mary Swords DeBallion Award "Louisiana Irises."

The Mary Sword Debaillon Award was awarded from 1948 to 1985, an Awards of Merit for LAs was established, with initiation of the upgraded Mary Swords DeBaillon Medal awarded in 1986.

‘Amethyst Star'
17 Votes
Sydney DuBose
Winner

‘Louise Arny’
11 Votes
Charles W. Arny
1st Runner Up

‘Lockett's Luck’
9 Votes
Elmina Thibault
2nd Runner Up

‘Ruth Dormon’
8 Votes
Lillian Trichel
3rd Runner Up

‘W. B. MacMillan’
7 Votes
Sidney Conger
4th Runner Up

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The Caparne Award "Miniature Dwarf Bearded Irises"

The Caparne Award was awarded from 1950 to 1982, no award in 1983, an Awards of Merit for MDBs was established in 1983, with initiation of the upgraded Caparne-Welch Medal awarded in 1984.

‘Cherry Spot’
52 Votes
Walter Welch
Winner

‘Angel eyes’
29 Votes
Bennett Jones
1st Runner Up

‘Ablaze’
18 Votes
Walter Welch
2nd Runner Up

‘Black Baby’
17 Votes
Henry E. Sass
3rd Runner Up

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The Eric Nies Award "Spuria Irises."

The Eric Nies Award was awarded from 1956 to 1992, an Awards of Merit for SPUs was established, with initiation of the upgraded Eric Nies Medal awarded in 1993.

‘Lark Song'
162 Votes
Eric Nies
Winner

‘Dutch Defiance’
114 Votes
Eric Nies
Runner Up

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The Clarence G. White Award "Aril and Arilbred Irises with 1/2 or more aril content"

Aril and Arilbred (AR & AB) Irises with ½ or more aril content were recognized with the Clarence G. White Award from 1959 to 1991. No award in 1992. The Award of Merit for AR & ABs+ was established in 1993. Beginning in 1993, the Clarence G. White Medal was awarded to AR and ABs+.

‘Witch Doctor’
53 Votes
Gordon W. Plough
Winner

‘Engraved’
35 Votes
Tom Craig
1st Runner Up

‘Striped Butterfly’
33 Votes
Luella Noyd
2nd Runner Up

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The Cook-Douglas Award "Standard Dwarf Bearded Irises"

‘Tinkerbell’
59 Votes
Geddes Douglas
Winner

‘Fairy Flax’
57 Votes
Paul Cook
1st Runner Up

‘Brassie’
32 Votes
Bee Warburton
2nd Runner Up

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The Knowlton Award "Border Bearded Irises"

‘Yellow Dresden’
28 Votes
Margaret Albright
Winner

‘Frenchi’
23 Votes
Bennett Jones
1st Runner Up

‘Pearl Cup’
21 Votes
Harold Knowlton
2nd Runner Up

‘Pinata’
20 Votes
Rudolph Kleinsorge
3rd Runner Up

‘Chocoleto’
20 Votes
Crescent Deru
4th Runner Up

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The Hans and Jacob Sass Award "Intermediate Bearded Irises"

‘Kiss Me Kate’
85 Votes
Paul Cook
Winner

‘Moonchild’
48 Votes
Tom Craig
1st Runner Up

‘Cloud Fluff’
38 Votes
Wilma Greenlee
2nd Runner Up

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The Morgan Award "Siberian Irises"

The Morgan Award was awarded from 1952 to 1984. It was not awarded in 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, and in 1985. An Award of Merit for Siberian irises was established with the initiation of the upgrade to the Morgan-Wood Medal first awarded in 1986.

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The 1960 Award of Merit and Honorable Mention Irises with links to each awarded iris.

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-- DougChyz - August 2024