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AIS Awards for 2020/2021
Because of the COVID Pandemic the annual awards for 2020 and 2021 were combined and recorded in 2021 and thus there are double winners for all of the Class Medal Awards.Printable Lists
- The information include within this page and its links captures the various awards and recognition presented by the American Iris Society (AIS) for this particular year.
- Annual Garden Awards of AIS are the results of accredited judges’ evaluations of garden grown irises seen by the judges and voted on.
- The pages and linked documents summarize the results and the AIS Garden Awards thus bestowed on iris for this award year.
- The Awards go from the Highest award, the DYKES MEDAL, to CLASS MEDALS, AWARDS OF MERIT, HONORABLE MENTIONS, and HIGH COMMENDATIONS.
- Annual Exhibition Awards of the AIS are the results of accredited judges' evaluations of irises exhibited in an AIS sanctioned Iris Show. They include ribbons, rosettes, medals, and certificates explained on this AIS Show Awards page.
DYKES MEDAL
Because of the COVID Pandemic, as noted above, there are two American Dykes Medal winners
The American Dykes Medal is the highest award annually voted by American iris Society judges.
'Daring Deception', a Tall Bearded Iris.
'Reckless Abandon', a Tall Bearded Iris.
Garden Awards
CLASS MEDALS
- Image Gallery of Dykes and Class Medal Winners and Runners-Up
- The 2021 AIS Awards were published in the Fall 2021 Bulletin, pages 54-62.
- This version of the 2021 AIS Awards includes links to each of the awarded Iris in the awards list.
AWARDS OF MERIT
- The Award of Merit winners Image Gallery and complete voting results list.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
- The Honorable Mention winners can be found in the published results in the Fall 2021 Bulletin.
- The Walther Cup winners.
HIGH COMMENDATIONS
- There were no High Commendations in 2020 or 2021.
Convention Awards
- There were no Convention Awards for 2020 or 2021. The 2020 AIS National Convention Newark, New Jersey was cancelled by the Pandemic and rescheduled to 2021 in Las Cruces, New Mexico and subsequently the 2021 AIS National Convention Las Cruces, New Mexico was also cancelled by the Pandemic and rescheduled to 2022 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Exhibition Awards
Annual Exhibition Awards of the AIS are the results of accredited judges' evaluations of irises exhibited in an AIS sanctioned Iris Show. They include ribbons, rosettes, medals, and certificates explained on this AIS Show Awards page.- No award in 2020 or 2021, no cultivar was awarded Best in Show more than once.
- The J. Arthur Nelson Award winners list.
- There was no Exhibition Report for 2020, there were only two shows.
- The 2021 Exhibition Report published in the Winter 2021 Bulletin Supplement, pages 4.
- The 2021 Exhibition Certificate winners with Links to iris.
If you find errors in the information presented here, please contact the AIS Encyclopedia Manager at aisencyclopedia@irises.org Use this Comment Box to add information to the above subject matter. -- DougChyz - 8 Oct 2025
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