NATIONAL AHS TRICOLOR MEDAL WINNERS 1958-2014
The Tri-Color Medal has been awarded by the American Hemerocallis Society yearly since 1958. It was originally called the Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal It is chosen from among winners of local daylily shows, following AHS rules. A photo of each winning entry is submitted to the AHS and the national winner is chosen from among these photos. Consider adding a design section to your local daylily show
2014 Tri-Color Medal Betty Ann Galloway, Virginia Tidewater Daylily Society Class Title: Sunlight Photo by Jack Geyser
2013 AHS Tri-Color Medal Frances Thrash, Virginia Tidewater Daylily Society Theme: Dazzling Daylilies Title: Angles and Stars
2012 AHS Tri-Color Medal Myrna Clark, Virginia Theme: Hello Daylilies Title: Splash Of Colors
2011 AHS Tri-Color Medal Jess Danner, Kansas Topeka Daylily Society Show theme: The Greatest Show on Earth Class theme: Send in the Clowns
2010 AHS Tri-Color Medal Vada de Jongh, Texas Lone Star Daylily Society Title: On-line daylilies
2009 AHS Tricolor Medal Catherine Hallmark, Virginia National Capitol Daylily Club Title: Bold Design
2008 AHS Tri-Color Medal Catherine Hallmark, Virginia National Capitol Daylily Club Title: Simply Daylilies (A mono-botanic design)
2007 AHS Tri-Color Medal Elaine Holmstrom, Kansas Central Missouri Daylily Club Title: Adagio for Strings
2006 AHS Tri-Color Medal Andrea Weaver, Kansas Wichita Daylily Society Show Theme: Down a Country Road Class Title: Afternoon Fireworks
2005 AHS Tri-Color Medal Jess Danner, Kansas Topeka Daylily Club Show Theme: Garden Beauty Class Title: Let the Sun Shine
2004 AHS Tri-Color Medal Elaine Holmstrom, Kansas Topeka Daylily Club
2003 AHS Tri-Color Medal Ellen Spencer, Virginia National capital Daylily Society
2002 AHS Tri-Color Medal David Waters, Louisiana
2001 AHS Tri-Color Medal Nancy Melder, Louisiana Cenla Daylily Society
2000 AHS Tri-Color Medal Jerome Ridaught, Florida Suwannee Valley Hemerocallis Society
1999 AHS Tri-Color Medal Harvey Shimek, Texas Nagodoches Regional Show Title: Court Jester
1998 AHS Tri-Color Medal John Starbuck, Tennessee Middle Tennessee Daylily Society Title: You are My Sunshine
1997 AHS Tri-Color Medal Nell Shimek, Texas
1996 AHS Tri-Color Medal Betty Randig, Texas
1995 AHS Tri-Color Medal Nell Shimek Title: Daylilies are the Gold at the End of My Rainbow
1994 AHS Tricolor Medal Gary D. Wooley, Texas
1993 AHS Tricolor Medal Helen Richards, Alabama
1992 AHS Tricolor Medal Nell Shimek, Texas
1991 AHS Tri-Color Medal Gary Don Wooley Daylily Growers of Dallas Title: Dream of the Future
1990 AHS Tri-Color Award Nell Shimek, Texas Brazosport Daylily Society Show Title: September Morn
1989 AHS Tri-Color Medal Dolores Felch, Virginia National Capital Daylily Club Show Theme: Daylilies Across the Land Title: New York
1988 AHD Tri-Color Medal Walter Stackman, Illinois Chicagoland Daylily Society Title: Gymnastics
1987 AHS Tri-Color Medal Vera Smithhart, Mississippi Northpark Jackson Hemerocallis Society
1986 AHS Tri-Color medal Audrey Lanier, Texas
1985 AHS Tri-Color Medal Coleman Mills, Texas
1984 AHS Tri-Color Medal Mrs. W.K. Russell, Texas Title: Far out
1983 AHS Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Doyle Gregory, Oklahoma Title: Summer Pleasure
1982 AHS Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Mary Reynolds, Virginia Title: Bert s Garden: Vegetables and Fruit Grow with Daylilies
1981 AHS Tri-Color Medal Rena Humphreys, Texas Title: Spring Fling
1980 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Robert Westbrook, Maryland Division: Favorite Flower of Summer Title: In the Meadow
1979 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Shelbie Dodd, Texas
1978 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Alice Wagenhals, California Theme: This is the Day Title: Yesterday
1977 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Judith Paul, Illinois
1976 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. John Guice, Florida Theme: Bicentennial Celebration Class Title: America the Beautiful of Thee We Sing
1975 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Jack Martin, Virginia Show Theme: Throughout the House with Daylilies Title: Imagination
1974 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. W. Shelbie Dodd, Texas Show Theme: A Parade of Hemerocallis Class Title: The Brass Band Arrangement Title: Marching Rhythm
1973 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Coaston Meyers, Alabama Show theme: Magic with Wiregrass Hems Class title: Once Upon a Time Design: Fairy Tales with Tenny-Weeny
1972 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. George Morrow, Virginia
1971 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Oliver P. Harris, Texas Show Theme: Daylilies- Dawn to Dark Class Title: Daylilies Travel Afar
1970 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Oliver P. Harris, Texas Austin Hemerocallis Show
1969 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Benton L. Herring, Louisiana Show Theme: Accent on Hems Title: Hem-a-Day
1968 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. J. S. Noel, Louisiana Shreveport Hemerocallis Society Theme: Panoramic Hemerocallis Class Title: Portrait of Laurel Bend
1967 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Isabelle Du Jardin, Illinois Chicagoland Daylily Society Show Title: Daylilies in Orbit Class Title: Gemini Orbits the Moon
1966 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Dawson Copeland, Florida
1965 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Trophy Mrs. William H. Frost, Kentucky
1964 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Martin McMillan, Texas Show Title: Hemerocallis, Our Perennial Queen Class Title: Queen for a Day
1963 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. W. K. Russell, Texas
1962 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. William H. Frost, Kentucky
1961 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. U. A. Young, Florida Show Theme: Hemerocallis Holiday Class Title: A High Flying Time
1960 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. J. R. Spinks, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia show Class Title: Sea Scapes
1959 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. Sam Parker, Mississippi Mississippi Hemerocallis Show
First Year Awarded 1958 Mabel Yaste Tri-Color Medal Mrs. George Richardson, Ohio Ohio State Hemerocallis Society Show Show Title: Summer s Splendor Class Description: An arrangement using natural wood as container or base, accessories allowed.
Tricolor Winners 1958-2014 2014 Betty Ann Galloway Virginia Region 3 newsletter 2013 France Thrash Virginia * 2012 Myrna Clark Virginia * 2011 Jess Danner Kansas * 2010 Vada de Jongh Texas * 2009 Catherine Hallmark Maryland * 2008 Catherine Hallmark Maryland * 2007 Elaine Holmstrom Kansas * 2006 Andrea Weaver Kansas * 2005 Jess Danner Kansas * 2004 Elaine Holmstrom Kansas * 2003 Ellen Spencer Virginia * 2002 David Waters Louisiana * 2001 Nancy Melder Louisiana * 2000 Jerome Ridaught Florida * 1999 Harvey Shimek Texas * 1998 John Starbuck Tennessee * * Indicates found in an AHS Journal
1997 Nell Shimek Texas * 1996 Betty Randig Texas * 1995 Nell Shimek Texas * 1994 Gary D. Wooley Texas * 1993 Helen Richards Alabama * 1992 Nell Shimek Texas * 1991 Gary D. Wooley Texas * 1990 Nell Shimek Texas * 1989 Delores Felch Virginia * 1988 Walter Stackman Illinois * 1987 Vera Smithhart Mississippi * 1986 Audrey Lanier Texas Region 6 newsletter, Audrey Lanier 1985 Coleman MIlls Texas * 1984 Margueritte Russell Texas * 1983 Virginia Gregory Oklahoma * 1982 Mary Reynolds Virginia * 1981 Rena Humphreys Texas * 1980 Agnes Westbrook Maryland * 1979 Maybelle Dodd Texas * 1978 Alice Wegenhals California *
1977 Judith Paul Illinois * 1976 Mrs. John J. Guice Florida * 1975 Mrs. Jack Martin Virginia * 1974 Mrs. W. Shelbie Dodd Texas * 1973 Mrs. Coaston Meyers Alabama * 1972 Mrs. George Morrow Virginia * 1971 Mrs. Oliver P. Harris Texas * 1970 Mrs. Oliver P. Harris Texas * 1969 Mrs. Benton L. Herring Louisiana * 1968 Mrs. J. S. Noel Louisiana * 1967 Mrs. Isabelle Du Jardin Illinois * 1966 Mrs. Dawson Copeland Florida * 1965 Mrs. William H. Frost Kentucky * 1964 Mrs. Martin McMillan Texas * 1963 Mrs. W. K. Russell Texas * 1962 Mrs. William H. Frost Kentucky * 1961 Mrs. U. A. Young Florida * 1960 Mrs. J. R. Spinks Georgia * 1959 Mrs. Sam Parker Mississippi * 1958 Mrs. George Richardson Ohio *
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