CONGRATULATIONS Mr. Jim Waddick on being named the 2014 Michael Foster Memorial Plaque recipient. Karl Church Dinuba, CA zone 9b On Feb 13, 2015 3:18 PM, "Paige Woodward" <paige@hillkeep.ca> wrote: > Forwarded with pleasure from iris-species@yahoogroups.com <mailto: > iris-species@yahoogroups.com>. > > > I am happy to pass on the news that James Waddick has been named > the winner of 2014 Michael Foster Memorial Plaque from the British Iris > Society. This award is named after Sir Michael Foster who was one of the > first modern scientists to study Iris taxonomy. He was intensely interested > in species, species crosses and their taxonomic implications. He was a > mentor to Wm. R. Dykes > > > > This award is the highest honor of the British Iris Society and > considered more prestegious than the Dykes Medal. Awarded annually, since > 1927 (except for a few 'no award' years) there are currrently only four > other Americans who have won this award: Keith Keppel (1993), Dave > Niswonger, (2000), Terry Aitken (2008) and Robert Hollingworth (2011). > Alan McMurtrie of Canada is also a recent winner (2010). This is an > international award that represents people who have contributed to the > advancement of knowledge of the genus Iris. > > > > Present and past winners represent many countries around the world > as well as a wide vision of the academic science, horticulture and > scholarship of Iris. Jim has published widely on Iris and other plant > topics and is the recipient of many awards including four medals from the > American Iris Society. He continues actively to pursue new species, new > introductions and educational ventures. Congratulations Jim Waddick. > > > Jim Murrain > > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > > USA > > Zone 6a > > Jim Waddick is a true scientist, ever curious, who always hauls more than > his load. Among the countless things he has done for plants, we saw him > take on the presidency of PBS temporarily, to bridge a gap. Out of the > spotlight, he is even more generous. I have watched from afar with > astonishment as he shared wild samples of unknown species to grow out; > arranged for others to travel in search of new species when he might have > gone himself; helped to publish the work of others with whom he disagrees. > > Congratulations, Jim. Long may you wave. > > Paige Woodward > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >