Jim Waddick wins highest honor of the British Iris Society

Karl Church 64kkmjr@gmail.com
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:37:49 PST
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
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