50 ‘Dark Universe’ - (Keith Keppel)	42 ‘When Doves Cry’ - (Thomas Johnson)	39 ‘Ay Chihuahua’ - (Howard Dash)
34 ‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ - (Paul Black)	30 ‘Copper Angel’ - (Howard Dash)	30 ‘Señor Jinx’ - (Schreiner)
21 ‘Tropical Fruit Salad’ - (Douglas Kanarowski)
29 ‘Luminate’ - (Michael Sutton)	29 ‘Big Hat No Cows’ - (Douglas Kanarowski)	27 ‘Pom Pom Party’ - (Anton Mego)
26 ‘Jedi Princess’ - (Howard Dash)	25 ‘Noble Lord’ - (Richard Tasco)	24 ‘Decked Out’ - (Tom Burseen)
23 ‘Truth Or Dare’ - (Thomas Johnson)	23 ‘I Like Pretty Things’ - (Paul Black)	23 ‘Panjandrum’ - (Keith Keppel)
23 ‘Spring Elegance’ - (Richard Tasco)	23 ‘Catch The Fever’ - (Keith Keppel)	23 ‘Florence My Pet Flamingo’ - (Douglas Kanarowski)
22 ‘Cha Cha Cha’ - (Bonnie Nichols)	22 ‘Easter Charm’ - (Keith Keppel)	22 ‘Reckless Child’ - (Keith Keppel)
22 ‘First Prize’ - (Richard Tasco)	21 ‘Phasers On Stun’ - (Douglas Kanarowski)	21 ‘Brevé’ - (George Sutton, deceased, by Michael Sutton)
21 ‘I Broke It’ - (Paul Black)	21 ‘Sweetwater Pie Burns’ - (Tom Burseen)	21 ‘Tango In The Night’ - (Howard Dash)

Runners Up:

20 ‘Cosmic Voyage’ - (Keith Keppel)	20 ‘Kissed By An Angel’ - (Thomas Johnson)	20 ‘Meteorite’ - (Michael Sutton)
20 ‘Under My Spell’ - (Richard Tasco)	19 ‘Illuminati’ - (Keith Keppel)	19 ‘Reality Check’ - (Richard Tasco)
16 ‘Black Hole’ - (Paul Black)	16 ‘Brass Lamp’ - (Keith Keppel)
19 ‘Redneck Romeo’ - (Hugh Stout)	18 ‘Dressed To Impress’ - (Joseph Ghio)	18 ‘Ruby Baby’ - (Tom Burseen)
17 ‘Blame It On Rio’ - (Michael Sutton)	17 ‘Raindrops Keep Falling’ - (Paul Black)	17 ‘Smoky Dusk’ - (Keith Keppel)
16 ‘All Too Exciting’ - (Paul Black)	16 ‘Baltimore’ - (Keith Keppel)	16 ‘Banana Daiquiri’ - (George Sutton, deceased, by Michael Sutton)

BB AWARD OF MERIT

Total votes cast = 187

IB AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 225)

40 ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ - (Hugh Stout)	34 ‘Stormbird’ - (Marky Smith)

Runners Up:

30 ‘Courtney Rucker’ - (Mike Lockatell)	24 ‘Brazen Gold’ - (Paul Black)	22 ‘Hot Sister’ - (Lynda Miller)
20 ‘Aquarian’ - (Marky Smith)	15 ‘Mescalero’ - (Marky Smith)	12 ‘Dark Triad’ - (Keith Keppel)

MTB AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 219)

39 ‘Hippy Chick’ - (Lynda Miller)	33 ‘Flirtin’ Skirts’ - (Paul Black)

Runners Up:

32 ‘Raspberry Shocker’ - (Lynda Miller)	28 ‘Lite Sprite’ - (Charles Bunnell)	25 ‘Coral Sunrise’ - (Lynda Miller)
21 ‘Bingo Marker’ - (Lynda Miller))	21 ‘Little Peaches’ - (Lynda Miller)	20 ‘Emoji’ - (Lynda Miller)

SDB AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 640)

38 ‘Psychedelic Dreams’ - (Robert Skaggs)	37 ‘Alaia’ - (Thomas Johnson)	33 ‘Fruit At The Bottom’ - (Hugh Stout)
29 ‘Forever Orange’ - (Richard Tasco)	26 ‘Woody Woodpecker’ - (Thomas Johnson)

Runners Up:

22 ‘Bazinga’ - (Paul Black)	18 ‘Fishnet Stockings’ - (Paul Black)	16 ‘Bennett’s Legacy’ - (J. T. Aitken)
16 ‘Pepi’ - (Michael Sutton)	15 ‘Sherryl My Love’ - (Hugh Stout)	15 ‘So Noted’ - (Thomas Johnson)
15 ‘Yodel’ - (Thomas Johnson)

MDB AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 180)

23 ‘Kay’ - (Thomas Johnson)	19 ‘Gecko’ - (J. T. Aitken)	19 ‘Tiny Clown’ - (Thomas Johnson)

Runners Up:

13 ‘Minifigs’ - (Lynda Miller)	13 ‘Small Token’ - (Lynda Miller)	13 ‘Storm Compass’ - (Stephanie Chancellor & Cindy Rust)
8 ‘Oh Grow Up’ - (Lynda Miller)

Aril & Arilbred AWARD OF MERIT

Aril irises and Arilbred irises with at least 50% Aril content (Total votes cast = 159)

78 ‘Chihuahua Night’ - (Howard Dash)	31 ‘Smokin' Hot’ - (Thomas Johnson)

Runners Up:

30 ‘Eye On America’ - (Paul Black)	20 ‘Nova’ - (Richard Tasco)

Arilbred AWARD OF MERIT

Arilbred irises with at least 25% but less than 50% Aril content (Total votes cast = 167)

59 ‘Eye Of The Storm’ - (Michael Sutton)	53 ‘Sun And Snow’ - (Richard Tasco)

Runners Up:

30 ‘Pounce’ - (Thomas Johnson)	25 ‘Cindy Rivera’ - (Lowell Baumunk)

Species AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 56)

25 ‘Whispering Clouds’ - (Chad Harris)	15 ‘Violet Constellation’ - (Chad Harris)

Runners Up:

11 ‘Mini Treasure’ - (Darrell Probst)	5 ‘Prairie Lights’ - (Kelly Norris)

Species Crosses AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 132)

64 ‘Alabama Blue Fin’ - (Jill Copeland)	38 ‘French Buttercream’ - (Chad Harris)

Runners Up:

16 ‘Simply Cute’ - (Jill Copeland)	14 ‘Aphylliated’ - (Stephanie Chancellor & Cindy Rust)

PCN Pacific Coast Natives AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 55)

8 ‘California Born’ - (Joseph Ghio)	6 ‘Code Word’ - (Joseph Ghio)	6 ‘Morticia’ - (Jean Witt, by Robert Seaman)
6 ‘Ocean Roar’ - (Joseph Ghio)

Runners Up:

5 ‘Follow The Money’ - (Joseph Ghio)	5 ‘Fruit Market’ - (Emma Elliott)	5 ‘Masked Man’ - (Joseph Ghio)
4 ‘Red Light District’ - (Joseph Ghio)	4 ‘Salsa Picante’ - (Emma Elliott)	3 ‘Earmark’ - (Joseph Ghio)
2 ‘Baja California’ - (Joseph Ghio)	1 ‘Berry Ice’ - (Emma Elliott)

Louisiana AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 198)

30 ‘Acadian Sky’ - (Joseph Musacchia)	22 ‘Annette Brown’ - (Harry Wolford)

Runners Up:

15 ‘Memories Of Melody’ - (Jill Copeland)	15 ‘Michigan In Dallas’ - (Jill Copeland)	14 ‘Changing Shadows’ - (Pat M. Norvell)
14 ‘Who’s Ya Mama’ - (Joseph Musacchia)	10 ‘Brazos Moon’ - (Hooker Nichols)	10 ‘Little Gangster’ - (Hooker Nichols)

Siberian AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 163)

37 ‘Fiddles On Fire’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)	23 ‘Wynne Magnolia’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)

Runners Up:

21 ‘Purring Tiger’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)	20 ‘Carnivalito’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)	20 ‘Rubies On Tap’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)
18 ‘Solar Energy’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)	9 ‘Honeycomb Rock’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)	8 ‘Too Cute’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)
7 ‘Fashion-Forward’ - (Marty Schafer & Jan Sacks)

Spuria AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 98)

22 ‘Columbia River’ - (Nancy Price)	20 ‘Mahogany Ember’ - (Lawrence Johnsen)

Runners Up:

18 ‘Hawthorne Bridge’ - (Nancy Price)	15 ‘Cast Of Walnut’ - (J. T. Aitken)	13 ‘Apache Butte’ - (Jim Hedgecock))
10 ‘Mister David’ - (Anna Cadd)

Japanese AWARD OF MERIT

(Total votes cast = 61)

23 ‘Pink Playmate’ - (Chad Harris)	20 ‘Pure Emotion’ - (J. T. Aitken)

Runners Up

18 ‘Pagoda Temple’ - (Chad Harris))