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30 Years of Honor Roll Inductees
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Best Varieties of African Violets
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2020 Best Varieties
Best Varieties List for 2020
Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler 07/27/1998 (P. Hancock) Semidouble bright pink ruffled pansy/variable raspberry fantasy; raspberry edge. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, plain, glossy/red back. Large
Ness’ Crinkle Blue 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double dark blue star/variable thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
Precious Red 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Semidouble-double dark red pansy. Dark green, plain/red back. Miniature
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Jolly Orchid 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Double orchid and white pansy. Medium green, plain, quilted. Miniature
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Picasso 10/04/1988 (M. Tremblay) Double light blue and white/variable white fantasy. Variegated medium green, plain/silver-green back. Large
Buckeye Seductress 07/13/2006 (P. Hancock) Double dark lavender star/wide white band, green edge. Variegated medium green and cream, plain. Large
Blue Dragon 12/17/2005 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/P. Sorano) Double light blue large frilled star/raspberry edge. Dark green, plain/red back. Large
Rob’s Boolaroo 03/05/1994 (R. Robinson) Semidouble light pink sticktite pansy/bright blue fantasy. Medium green, quilted. Semiminiature trailer
Rob’s Vanilla Trail 11/21/2003 (R. Robinson) Double cream to blush white pansy. Dark green, quilted, serrated, pointed. Semiminiature trailer
Buckeye Nostalgia 01/05/2012 (P. Hancock) Semidouble pale blue ruffled pansy. Variegated medium green and cream. Standard
Frozen in Time 02/03/2003 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/Sorano) Single-semidouble white pansy/variable lavender tinge; green edge. Variegated light green and ivory, quilted. Standard
Jersey Snow Flakes 12/14/2007 (R. Kurzynski) Single-semidouble white pansy/white sparkle overlay. Variegated medium green and white, plain, quilted. Standard
Powwow 06/15/1992 (K. Stork) Semidouble red pansy. Variegated green and cream, plain. Standard
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Rose Bouquet 04/12/2001 (G.T. Smith) Double pink frilled star/darker eye. Mosaic variegated medium green, pink and white, plain, quilted. Standard
The Alps 10/03/1992 (K. Horikoshi/H. Sawara) Single-semidouble chimera white pansy/light blue stripe. Medium green, plain, quilted. Standard
Carolina Elegant Affair 07/31/2017 (L. Abplanalp) Single-semidouble white ruffled star/pink patches. Variegated medium green and white, quilted, wavy. Standard
Edge of Darkness 03/19/2014 (Paul Sorano/Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses) Semidouble dark purple star/frilled white edge. Variegated dark green and ivory, serrated/red back. Large
Hunter’s Kashmir 07/17/2019 (K. Muzalewski) Semidouble lavender frilled pansy/purple edge. Variegated dark green and cream, ruffled. Large
![LE-Karusel' [LE-Carousel] 05/24/2018 (E. Lebetskaia) Single white large ruffled star/red patches. Variegated medium green and white, serrated. Standard (Russ/Ukr)](https://africanvioletsocietyofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LE-Karusel-Photo-Credit-Judy-Musicant-80x80.jpg)
LE-Karusel’ [LE-Carousel] 05/24/2018 (E. Lebetskaia) Single white large ruffled star/red patches. Variegated medium green and white, serrated. Standard (Russ/Ukr)
Pixie Blue 09/16/1974 (L. Lyon) Single purple-blue/darker center. Plain, ovate. Miniature trailer
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Kentucky Gooseberries (D. Rollins) Double white star/light pink blush. Medium green, serrated. Semiminiature
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Rebel’s Splatter Kake 01/31/1998 (R. Bann) Single-semidouble pink large fluted star/darker eye, purple fantasy, white-green edge. Medium green, spooned, quilted, glossy, serrated/red back. Large
Rob’s Chilly Willy 07/30/2005 (R. Robinson) Double silver-white star/medium blue overlay, edge. Crown variegated medium green and white, pointed. Miniature
Rob’s Fuddy Duddy 06/02/1993 (R. Robinson) Semidouble dark mauve-purple sticktite pansy. Dark green, quilted. Semiminiature
Tiger 06/01/1978 (I. Fredette) Semidouble dark blue-violet. Variegated. Large
2019 Best Varieties
Best Varieties List 2019
1. Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler (8745) 07/27/1998 (P. Hancock) Semidouble bright pink ruffled pansy/variable raspberry fantasy; raspberry edge. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, plain, glossy/red back. Large
2. Jersey Snow Flakes (9820) 12/14/2007 (R.Kurzynski) Single-semidouble white pansy/white sparkle overlay. Variegated medium green and white, plain quilted. Standard
3. Buckeye Nostalgia (10484) 01/05/2012 (P. Hancock) Semidouble pale blue ruffled pansy. Variegated medium green and cream. Standard
4. Rob’s Boolaroo (8053) 03/05/1994 (R. Robinson) Semidouble light pink sticktite pansy/bright blue fantasy. Medium green, quilted, semiminiature trailer
5. Buckeye Seductress (9669) 07/13/2006 (P. Hancock) Double dark lavender star/wide white band, green edge. Variegated medium green and cream, plain. Large
6. Ness’ Crinkle Blue (8136) 01/19/1995 (D.Ness) Double dark blue stat/variable thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
7. Picasso (6924) 10/04/1988 (M. Tremblay) Double light blue and white/variable white fantasy. Variegated medium green, plain/sliver-greenback. Large
8. Precious Red (9724) 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Semidouble-double dark red pansy. Dark green, plain/red back. Miniature
9. Jolly Orchid (9719) 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Double orchid and white pansy. Medium green, plain, quilted. Miniature
10. Blue Dragon (9516) 2/17/2005 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/P.Sorano) Double light blue large frilled star / raspberry edge. Dark green, plain / red back. Large
11. Harbor Blue (6174) 02/24/1986 (T. Weber) Single light blue/darker eye. Dark green, plain/redback. Large
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12. Tiger (3433) 06/01/1978 (I. Fredette) Semidouble dark blue-violet. Variegated. Large
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13. Rob’s Vanilla Trail (9296) 11/21/2003 (R. Robinson) Double cream to blush white pansy. Dark green, quilted, serrated, pointed. Semiminiature trailer
14. Edge of Darkness (10677) 03/19/2014 (Paul Sorano/Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses) Semidouble dark purple star/frilled white edge. Variegated dark green and ivory, serrated/red back. Large
![EK-Goluboglazaia Rossiia [EK-Blue-eyed Russia] 01/17/2006 (E. Korshunova) Semidouble-double bright blue large star/purple edge. Medium green, pointed. Standard (Russ/Ukr)](https://africanvioletsocietyofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/EK-Goluboglazaia-Rosiia-80x80.jpg)
15. EK-Goluboglazaia Rossiia (9567) 01/17/2006 (E. Korshunova) EK-Blue-eyed Russia Semidouble-double bright blue large star/purple edge. Medium green, pointed. Standard
16. The Alps (7813) 10/03/1992 (K. Horikoshi/H. Sawara) Single-semidouble chimera white pansy/light blue stripe. Medium green, plain, quilted. Standard
17. Precious Pink (6025) 07/05/1985 (H. Pittman) Semidouble pink. Variegated, plain Semiminiature
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18. Pixie Blue (2598) 09/16/1974 (L. Lyon) Single purple-blue/darker center. Plain, ovate. Miniature trailer
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19. Rob’s Fuddy Duddy (7886) 06/02/1993 (R. Robinson) Semidouble dark mauve-purple sticktite pansy. Dark green, quilted. Semiminiature
20. Carolina Elegant Affair (10913) 07/31/2017 (L. Abplanalp) Single-semidouble white ruffled star/pink patches. Variegated medium green and white, quilted, wavy. Standard
21. Frozen In Time (9167) 02/03/2003 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/Sorano) Single-semidouble white pansy/variable lavender tinge; green edge. Variegated light green and ivory, quilted. Standard
22. Annabelle (8636) 07/18/1997 (K. Stork) Double pink two-tone star. Black-green/red back. Large
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23. Rhapsodie Clementine (8341) 12/14/1995 (Holtkamp) Single light blue ruffled star. Dark green, pointed, serrated/red back. Standard
24. Cajun’s Coujon (10633) 12/07/2013 (B. Thibodeaux) Single pink two-tone pansy/dark raspberry sparkle edge. Variegated medium green, cream and pink, quilted. Large
25. Kentucky Gooseberries (D. Rollins) Double white star/light pink blush. Medium green, serrated. Semiminiature (DAVS 1602)
2018 Best Varieties List
2018 Best Varieties List
Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler 07/27/1998 (P. Hancock) Semidouble bright pink ruffled pansy/variable raspberry fantasy; raspberry edge. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, plain, glossy/red back. Large
Ness’ Crinkle Blue 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double dark blue star/variable thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
Jersey Snow Flakes 12/14/2007 (R. Kurzynski) Single-semidouble white pansy/white sparkle overlay. Variegated medium green and white, plain, quilted. Standard
Picasso 10/04/1988 (M. Tremblay) Double light blue and white/variable white fantasy. Variegated medium green, plain/silver-green back. Large
Jolly Orchid 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Double orchid and white pansy. Medium green, plain, quilted. Miniature
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Precious Red 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Semidouble-double dark red pansy. Dark green, plain/red back. Miniature
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Buckeye Nostalgia 01/05/2012 (P. Hancock) Semidouble pale blue ruffled pansy. Variegated medium green and cream. Standard
Buckeye Seductress 07/13/2006 (P. Hancock) Double dark lavender star/wide white band, green edge. Variegated medium green and cream, plain. Large
Frozen in Time 02/03/2003 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/Sorano) Single-semidouble white pansy/variable lavender tinge; green edge. Variegated light green and ivory, quilted. Standard
The Alps 10/03/1992 (K. Horikoshi/H. Sawara) Single-semidouble chimera white pansy/light blue stripe. Medium green, plain, quilted. Standard
Powwow 06/15/1992 (K. Stork) Semidouble red pansy. Variegated green and cream, plain. Standard
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Rob’s Fuddy Duddy 06/02/1993 (R. Robinson) Semidouble dark mauve-purple sticktite pansy. Dark green, quilted. Semiminiature
Blue Dragon 12/17/2005 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/P. Sorano) Double light blue large frilled star/raspberry edge. Dark green, plain/red back. Large
Kentucky Gooseberries (D. Rollins) Double white star/light pink blush. Medium green, serrated. Semiminiature
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Rob’s Boolaroo 03/05/1994 (R. Robinson) Semidouble light pink sticktite pansy/bright blue fantasy. Medium green, quilted. Semiminiature trailer
Harbor Blue 02/24/1986 (T. Weber) Single light blue/darker eye. Dark green, plain/red back. Large
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Ann 06/01/1987 (B. Bryant) Double rose-pink frilled/two-tone center, edge. Variegated dark green, white, some pink, longifolia, quilted, cupped, glossy, ruffled. Large
Rose Bouquet 04/12/2001 (G.T. Smith) Double pink frilled star/darker eye. Mosaic variegated medium green, pink and white, plain, quilted. Standard
Cirelda 03/01/1979 (P. Tracey) Double pink two-tone. Quilted. Semiminiature trailer
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Edge of Darkness 03/19/2014 (Paul Sorano/Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses) Semidouble dark purple star/frilled white edge. Variegated dark green and ivory, serrated/red back. Large
Tiger 06/01/1978 (I. Fredette) Semidouble dark blue-violet. Variegated. Large
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Shirl’s Hawaiian Lei 09/30/2004 (S. Sanders) Single purple pansy/white eye. Variegated medium green and white, heart-shaped. Miniature
Wrangler’s Dixie Celebration 06/29/1981 (W. Smith) Double pink. Variegated, quilted. Large
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Annabelle 07/18/1997 (K. Stork) Double pink two-tone star. Black-green/red back. Large
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![Goluboi Tuman [Blue Mist] 01/17/2006 (K. Morev) Double light blue large ruffled star/white edge. Dark green, round, wavy. Standard (Russ/Ukr)](https://africanvioletsocietyofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Goluboi-Tuman-80x80.jpg)
Goluboi Tuman [Blue Mist] 01/17/2006 (K. Morev) Double light blue large ruffled star/white edge. Dark green, round, wavy. Standard
2016 Best Varieties List
2016 Best Varieties List
Precious Red (9724) 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Semidouble-double dark red pansy. Dark green, plain/red back. Miniature
Rob’s Chilly Willy (9461) 07/30/2005 (R. Robinson) Double silver-white star/medium blue overlay, edge. Crown variegated medium green and white, pointed. Miniature
Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler(8745) 07/27/1998 (P. Hancock) Semidouble bright pink ruffled pansy/variable raspberry fantasy; raspberry edge. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, plain, glossy/red back. Large (DAVS 1621)
Cajun’s Fair Maiden (10636) 12/07/2013 (B. Thibodeaux) Semidouble-double pink frilled pansy/darker eye, variable thin raspberry sparkle edge. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, plain, heart-shaped, quilted. Standard
Frozen in Time (9167) 02/03/2003 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/Sorano) Single-semidouble white pansy/variable lavender tinge; green edge. Variegated light green and ivory, quilted. Standard
Ness’ Crinkle Blue (8136) 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double dark blue star/variable thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
Rob’s Boolaroo (8053) 03/05/1994 (R. Robinson) Semidouble light pink sticktite pansy/bright blue fantasy. Medium green, quilted. Semiminiature trailer
Jersey Snow Flakes (9820) 12/14/2007 (R. Kurzynski) Single-semidouble white pansy/white sparkle overlay. Variegated medium green and white, plain, quilted. Standard
Optimara Little Ruby (6957) 11/19/1988 (Holtkamp) Single-semidouble purple-red. Medium green, ovate, pointed, hairy, glossy. Miniature
Yukako – unknown/from Japan – sticktite single starts of blue with green center stripes. Medium green quilted foliage. Standard.
Buckeye Celebration (8879) 08/10/2000 (P. Hancock) Semidouble light purple star/dark purple and cranberry fantasy, cranberry ruffled edge. Variegated dark green, pink and cream, plain/red back. Large (DAVS 1616)
Buckeye Nostalgia (10484) 01/05/2012 (P. Hancock) Semidouble pale blue ruffled pansy. Variegated medium green and cream. Standard (DAVS 1753)
Buckeye Seductress (9669) 07/13/2006 (P. Hancock) Double dark lavender star/wide white band, green edge. Variegated medium green and cream, plain. Large (DAVS 1632)
Cajun’s Lil Joy (10639) 12/07/2013 (B. Thibodeaux) Semidouble pink pansy/darker mottling. Variegated medium green, cream and pink, plain/red back. Semiminiature
Funambule (9660) 06/08/2006 (N. Robitaille/D. Croteau) Semidouble dark blue pansy/white and pink fantasy. Variegated dark green and pink, plain. Standard (CA)
Irish Flirt (7577) 11/07/1991 (S. Sorano) Double bright green and white frilled star. Medium green, wavy. Semiminiature
Jersey Girl Trail (10374) 11/22/2010 (R. Kurzynski) Single-semidouble fuchsia pansy. Medium green girl foliage. Miniature trailer
Jolly Orchid (9719) 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Double orchid and white pansy. Medium green, plain, quilted. Miniature (TX Hyb, DAVS 1661)
Kentucky Gooseberries (D. Rollins) Double white star/light pink blush. Medium green, serrated. Semiminiature (DAVS 1602)
Optimara Little Hopi II (8958) 01/31/2001 (Holtkamp) Single-semidouble pink/purple fantasy. Medium green, plain, pointed, glossy, hairy/red back. Semiminiature
Persian Prince (8266) 07/28/1995 (S. Sorano) Semidouble medium blue pansy. Medium green, ovate, scalloped girl foliage. Miniature
Picasso (6924) 10/04/1988 (M. Tremblay) Double light blue and white/variable white fantasy. Variegated medium green, plain/silver-green back. Large (CA)
Rainbow’s Quiet Riot (R. Wasmund) Semidouble blue-purple large star/white fantasy. Dark green, round, scalloped. Standard
Rebel’s Splatter Kake (8695) 01/31/1998 (R. Bann) Single-semidouble pink large fluted star/darker eye, purple fantasy, white-green edge. Medium green, spooned, quilted, glossy, serrated/red back. Large
Rob’s Antique Rose (8451) 05/23/1996 (R. Robinson) Semidouble silver-rose sticktite frilled pansy/darker shading, some silver-green tips. Dark green, pointed, glossy, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
2015 Best Varieties List
2015 Best Varieties List
Milky Way Trail (7169) 08/01/1989 (J. Stahl) Single-semidouble white pansy. Medium green, heartshaped, quilted. Semiminiature trailer
Precious Red (9724) 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Semidouble-double dark red pansy. Dark green, plain/red back. Miniature
Rob’s Boolaroo (8053) 03/05/1994 (R. Robinson) Semidouble light pink sticktite pansy/bright blue fantasy. Medium green, quilted. Semiminiature trailer
Rob’s Chilly Willy (9461) 07/30/2005 (R. Robinson) Double silver-white star/medium blue overlay, edge. Crown variegated medium green and white, pointed. Miniature
Orchard’s Bumble Magnet (8479) 08/21/1996 (R. Wilson) Double pink star. Medium green, plain, pointed. Miniature (Western)
Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler(8745) 07/27/1998 (P. Hancock) Semidouble bright pink ruffled pansy/variable raspberry fantasy; raspberry edge. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, plain, glossy/red back. Large (DAVS 1621)
Gleeful Elf (8761) 10/28/1998 (H. Pittman) Double dark blue/white edge. Dark green, plain. Miniature (DAVS 1512, TX Hyb)
Irish Flirt (7577) 11/07/1991 (S. Sorano) Double bright green and white frilled star. Medium green, wavy. Semiminiature
Marshlands (5517) 09/16/1983 (B. Sisk) Double pink/darker eye. Variegated dark green, cream, and rose, pointed. Large (DAVS 733)
Carolina Elegant Affair (Abplanalp) (Not registered) Large sdbl. to double pale pink stars, slight white edge. Wavy, green and white variegated, standard foliage. Standard
Ness’ Crinkle Blue (8136) 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double dark blue star/variable thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
Rob’s Antique Rose (8451) 05/23/1996 (R. Robinson) Semidouble silver-rose sticktite frilled pansy/darker shading, some silver-green tips. Dark green, pointed, glossy, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
Rob’s Pink Buttercups (9706) 11/10/2006 (R. Robinson) Semidouble pink star/darker eye. Crown variegated dark green, pink and beige/red back. Semiminiature
Blue Dragon (9516) 12/17/2005 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/P. Sorano) Double light blue large frilled star/raspberry edge. Dark green, plain/red back. Large
Buckeye Seductress (9669) 07/13/2006 (P. Hancock) Double dark lavender star/wide white band, green edge. Variegated medium green and cream, plain. Large (DAVS 1632)
Corkie (L. Lyon) Semidouble rose-pink star. Girl foliage. Miniature
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Dolores’ Royal Prince (9362) 08/16/2004 (D. Harrington) Semidouble purple-red pansy/white edge. Light green, heart-shaped, pointed, quilted, pebbled, scalloped/red back. Miniature
Harbor Blue (6174) 02/24/1986 (T. Weber) Single light blue/darker eye. Dark green, plain/red back. Large
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Jersey Snow Flakes (9820) 12/14/2007 (R. Kurzynski) Single-semidouble white pansy/white sparkle overlay. Variegated medium green and white, plain, quilted. Standard
Jolly Frills (9907) 03/07/2008 (H. Pittman) Semidouble burgundy-red frilled/white edge. Variegated dark green and white, wavy. Semiminiature (DAVS 1646, TX Hyb)
Jolly Wow (10733) 11/24/2014 (H. Pittman) Single-semidouble red pansy. Dark green, plain. Semiminiature (TX Hyb)
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Lyon’s Red Rocket (10233) 01/27/2010 (P. Sorano/Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses) Single-semidouble red star/variable thin white frilled edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Large
Mini Papa (7382) 06/04/1990 (H. Pittman) Semidouble blue. Variegated medium green, plain. Semiminiature (DAVS 1297, TX Hyb)
Ode to Beauty (7677) 02/28/1992 (G. Cox/B. Johnson) Semidouble medium coral star/thin raspberry band, white edge. Dark green, plain, quilted. Large
Pixie Blue (2598) 09/16/1974 (L. Lyon) Single purple-blue/darker center. Plain, ovate. Miniature trailer
2014 Best Varieties List
2014 Best Varieties List
Irish Flirt (7577) 11/07/1991 (S. Sorano) Double bright green and white frilled star. Medium green, wavy. Semiminiature
Picasso (6924) 10/04/1988 (M. Tremblay) Double light blue and white/variable white fantasy. Variegated medium green, plain/silver-green back. Large
Frozen in Time (9167) 02/03/2003 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/Sorano) Single-semidouble white star/variable lavender tinge; green edge. Variegated light green and ivory, quilted. Standard
Blue Dragon (9516) 12/17/2005 (Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses/P. Sorano) Double light blue large frilled star/raspberry edge. Dark green, plain/red back. Large
Orchard’s Bumble Magnet (8479) 08/21/1996 (R. Wilson) Double pink star. Medium green, plain, pointed. Miniature
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Precious Red (9724) 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Semidouble-double dark red pansy. Dark green, plain/red
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Rainbow’s Quiet Riot (R. Wasmund) Semidouble blue-purple large star/white fantasy. Dark green, round,
scalloped. Standard
The Alps (7813) 10/03/1992 (K. Horikoshi/H. Sawara) Single semidouble chimera white pansy/light blue stripe. Medium green, plain, quilted. Standard
Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler (8745) 07/27/1998 (P. Hancock) Semidouble bright pink ruffled pansy/variable raspberry fantasy; raspberry edge. Variegated dark green, cream and pink, plain, glossy/red back. Large
Harbor Blue (6174) 02/24/1986 (T. Weber) Single light blue/darker eye. Dark green, plain/red back. Large
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Ness’ Crinkle Blue (8136) 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double dark blue star/thin white edge. Dark green, quilted, serrated/red back. Semiminiature
Powwow (7708) 06/15/1992 (K. Stork) Semidouble red pansy. Variegated green and cream, plain. Standard
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Precious Pink (6025) 07/05/1985 (H. Pittman) Semidouble pink. Variegated, plain. Semiminiature
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Rob’s Boolaroo (8053) 03/05/1994 (R. Robinson) Semidouble light pink sticktite pansy/bright blue fantasy. Medium green, quilted. Semiminiature trailer
Tiger (3433) 06/01/1978 (I. Fredette) Semidouble dark blue-violet. Variegated. Large
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Ness’ Satin Rose (8144) 01/19/1995 (D. Ness) Double rose-mauve two-tone star. Dark green, quilted, scalloped/red back. Semiminiature
Rob’s Chilly Willy (9461) 07/30/2005 (R. Robinson) Double silver-white star/medium blue overlay, edge. Crown variegated medium green and white, pointed. Miniature
Shirl’s Hawaiian Lei (9372) 09/30/2004 (S. Sanders) Single purple pansy/white eye. Variegated medium green and white, heart shaped. Miniature
Cirelda (3620) 03/07/1979 (P. Tracey) Double pink two-tone. Quilted. Semiminiature trailer
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Granger’s Wonderland (3419) 05/01/1978 (Eyerdom) Semidouble light blue frilled. Plain, ruffled. Large
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Jolly Jubilee (9908) 03/07/2008 (H. Pittman) Single-semidouble purple pansy. Crown variegated medium green and gold, plain. Miniature
Jolly Frills (9907) 03/07/2008 (H. Pittman) Semidouble burgundy-red frilled/white edge. Variegated dark green and white, wavy. Semiminiature (DAVS 1646)
Jolly Orchid (9719) 01/15/2007 (H. Pittman) Double orchid and white pansy. Medium green, plain, quilted. Miniature
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Optimara Rose Quartz (6969) 11/19/1988 (Holtkamp) Single-semidouble pink. Medium green, ovate, pointed, glossy, hairy. Miniature
Rebel’s Splatter Kake (8695) 01/31/1998 (R. Bann) Single-semidouble pink large fluted star/darker eye, purple fantasy, white green edge. Medium green spooned, quilted, glossy, serrated/red back. Large
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The Honor Roll of Violets
A cultivar added to the Honor Roll must have appeared on the Best Varieties List for three consecutive years.
Click to read lists of all hybrids inducted into the Honor Roll since the Best Variety voting began over 60 years ago.
Honor Roll 1997 to Present
1997
Ode to Beauty #7677 (Cox/B.Johnson)
Picasso #6924 (M. Tremblay)
1998
Ness’ Crinkle Blue #8136 (D. Ness)
International n/r (B. Johnson)
1999
Milky Way Trail #7469 (J.Stahl)
Ness’ Satin Rose #8144 (D. Ness)
2000
Powwow #7708 (K. Stork)
Rob’s Sticky Wicket #6467 (R. Robinson)
2001
Windy Way #7719 (Stork/Boone
2003
Rainbow’s Quiet Riot (R. Wasmund)
2004
Frozen In Time #9167 (S. Sorano)
Orchard’s Bumble Magnet #8479 (R. Wilson)
2005
Rebel’s Splatter Kake #8695 (R. Bann)
2007
ACA’S Red Ember #8732 (J. Brownlie)
2008
Blue Dragon #9516 (L.Lyon Greenhouses/P. Sorano)
2009
Bob Serbin #8292 (J. Brownlie)
2011
Plumberry Glow #9187 (L.Lyon Greenhouses/P. Sorano)
Aca’s Red Ember #8732 (J.Brownlie)
2013
Harbor Blue #6174 (T. Weber)
2014
Rob’s Chilly Willy #8170 (R. Robinson)
Rob’s Fuddy Duddy #7886 (R. Robinson)
2018
Buckeye Cranberry Sparkler #8745 (P. Hancock)
Buckeye Seductress #9669 (P. Hancock)
Precious Red #9724 (H. Pittman)
Rob’s Boolaroo #8053 (R. Robinson)
2019
Jersey Snow Flakes #9820 (R. Kurzynski)
Buckeye Nostalgia #10484 (P. Hancock)
Jolly Orchid #9719 (H. Pittman)
Kentucky Gooseberries (D. Rollins)
Honor Roll 1960 - 1996
1960
Azure Beauty (19) Ulery
Black Magic (32) Eyerdom
Boyce Edens (73) Nichols
Navy Bouquet (407) F. Tinari
Pink Cheer (460) Gent
Ruffled Queen (553) Ulery
White Madonna (670) Eyerdom
1961
Bridesmaid (876) Ulery
Blue Peak (862) Uley
Bud’s Strike Me Pink (1093) Brewer
Cavalier (89) Eyerdom
Crusader (867) Ulery
Cydonia (n/r) Tonkadale
Dixie Moonbeam (707) Brown
Double Pink Cloud (187) L. Lyon
Emperor Wilhelm (205) Pyle
Evelyn Johnson (757) L. Lyon
Granger Gardens Blue Nocturne (925) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Blue Pom (1014) Eyerdom
Holiday (752) L. Lyon
Mary Thompson (n/r) Eyerdom
Ohio Beautiful (419) L. Lyon
Painted Girl (443) Ulery
Pink Ideal (469) Anderson
Sea Sprite (n/r) Eyerdom
White Pride (872) Ulery
White Pride Supreme (869) Ulery
White Puff (1096) Eyerdom
1962
Bud’s Kimberly (938) Brewer
Double Black Cherry (1178) Anderson
Fascination (219) Niedert
Fischer’s Fire Dance (885) Fischer
Granger Gardens. Santa Maria (931) Eyerdom
Iris (792) Richter
Lorna Doone (346) Anderson
Meteore (n/r) Tonkadale
Pink Miracle (883) M. Vallin
T-V Vallin Pink (820) M. Vallin
Valor (794) Richter
1963
Fringed Pom Pom (n/r) M. Vallin
G.G. Dorothy Gray (1079) Eyerdom
Naomi’s Afterglo (1000) Naomi
Redderness (n/r) L. Lyon
So Sweet (973) Meeds
Sparkling Waters (807) Madison
Wilson’s Lovely Lady (971) Wilson
1964
Angel Child (n/r) M. Vallin
Beaming (972) Baxter
Blue Boy (41) Armacost & Royston
Calumet Beacon (85) Richter
Cindy (n/r) Naomi
Coon Valley (955) Wilson
Double Pink Fire (985) M. Vallin
Granger Gardens April Love (1078) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Matchmate (1018) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Pride of Rochester (1218) Eyerdom
G.G. Shag (1087) Eyerdom
Richter’s Wedgewood (1140) Richter
Wintergreen (878) Ulery
Wintry Rose (1111) Wilson
1965
Isle of Dreams (1187) L. Lyon
Jubilee (1373) F. Tinari
Lillian Jarrett (1060) F. Tinari
Richter’s Charm Song (1137) Richter
Shrill (n/r) L. Lyon
Smoke Rings (n/r) M. Vallin
Ulery’s Trifari (1234) Ulery
1966
Bloomin’ Fool (1473) Richter
Blue Chips (1340) Naomi
Fandango (1782) Eyerdom
Flash (n/r) L. Lyon
Fleet Dream (1131) Baxter
Glad Rags (n/r) L. Lyon
Granger Gardens Angela (1210) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Blue Modiste (1449) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Fair Elaine (1217) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Snow Ballet (1219) Eyerdom
Hi Hopes (1303) L. Lyon
Oriental Red (1304) L. Lyon
Richter’s Green Dawn (1138) Richter
Richter’s Red Crown (1180) Richter
1967
Delft Imperial (1326) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Fury (1216) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Never Lovelier (1213) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Sweetheart Blue (1225) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Top Sail (1212) Eyerdom
Paul Bunyan (n/r) L. Lyon
Sea Grape (n/r) West
1968
Christmas Holly (n/r) Reed
Champion’s Water Lily (1289) E. Champion
Silver Crest (1161) E. Champion
White Perfection (1471) L. Lyon
1969
Candy Lips (1461) L. Lyon
Clipper (1724) L. Lyon
Crown of Red (1462) L. Lyon
Full Stop (n/r) L. Lyon
Leawala (n/r) L. Lyon
Master Blue (1465) L. Lyon
Peak of Pink (1467) L. Lyon
Plum Tip (1468) L. Lyon
Tommie Lou (1744) Oden
1970
Cousin Janet (1547) L. Lyon
Icy Peach (1642) L. Lyon
Jolly Giant (1549) L. Lyon
My Darling (2415) Luciano
Purple Choice (n/r) L. Lyon
Red Honey (1551) L. Lyon
Strawberry Shortcake (1509) Taylor
1971
Alakazam (1723) L. Lyon
Cochise (n/r) L. Lyon
Emperor (1507) Taylor
Happy Time (1866) L. Lyon
Hello Dolly (1641) L. Lyon
Henny Backus (1725) L. Lyon
Janny (1527) Eyerdom
Lullaby (1783) Eyerdom
Magnifica (1643) L. Lyon
Pink Jester (1598) Eyerdom
Prom Queen (1533) Eyerdom
Red Cavalier (n/r) L. Lyon
Ruby (n/r) L. Lyon
Tinted Frills (n/r) L. Lyon
Wrangler (1731) L. Lyon
1973
Autumn Russet (1777) Eyerdon
Charmglo (1779) Eyerdom
Granger Gardens Pied Piper (2021) Eyerdom
1974
Ann Slocomb (1907) Lanigan
Blizzard (n/r) L. Lyon
Bullseye (n/r) L. Lyon
Creekside Moonbeams (n/r) Bea Mills
Dazzling Deceiver (1865) L. Lyon
Rhapsodie Claudia (6609) Holtkamp
Rhapsodie Elfriede (n/r) Holtkamp
Rhapsodie Gisela (6613) Holtkamp
Triple Threat (1989) L. Lyon
1975
Brigadoon (2014) Eyerdom
Butterfly White (1983) L. Lyon
Blue Reverie (2013) Eyerdom
After Dark (2117) Richter
Firebird (2018) Eyerdom
Granger’s Carefree (2221) Eyerdom
Jingle Bells (n/r) Richter
Rhapsodie Gigi (n/r) Holtkamp
Rhapsodie Ophelia (n/r) Holtkamp
1976
Chanticleer (1386) Eyerdom
Granger’s Fashionaire (2223) Eyerdom
Floral Fantasy (1986) L. Lyon
Granger’s Peach Frost (2216) Eyerdom
Granger’s Peppermint (2227) Eyerdom
Happy Harold (2169) Rienhardt
Jennifer (2006) F. Tinari
Nancy Reagan (2167) Reinhardt
Pink Panther (2109) L. Lyon
Poodle Top (2053) F. Tinari
Royalaire (2023) Eyerdom
Softique (1957) Richter
Top Dollar (2168) Reinhardt
1977
Garnet Elf (2339) Eyerdom
Like Wow (2329) L. Lyon
Mary D (2675) M. Maas
Miriam Steel (2276) Eyerdom
1978
Ballet Lisa (2898) A. Fischer
Cordelia (2466) L. Lyon
Granger’s Pink Swan (2577) Eyerdom
Pocono Mountain (n/r) DeSandis
Richter’s Step Up (2458) Richter
Starshine (2349) Eyerdom
Whirlaway (2210) L. Lyon
Wisteria (2056) F. Tinari
1979
Ballet Marta (2899) A. Fischer
Blue Storm (2464) L. Lyon
Dora Baker (2084) V. Lorenzen
Duet (n/r) Richter
Granger’s Musetta (2575) Eyerdom
Granger’s Serenity (2578) Eyerdom
Granger’s Swiss Ballet (2579) Eyerdom
Like Wow Sport (n/r) L. Lyon
Rhapsodie Mars (n/r) Holtkamp
Spring Deb (2348) Eyerdom
Vern’s Delight (2271) V. Lorenzen
1980
Becky (2669) M. Maas
Coral Caper (2727) L. Lyon
Corpus Christi (3075) Utz
Crimson Frost (2706) Eyerdom
Edith V. Peterson (2561) V. Constantinov
Gotcha (2205) L. Lyon
Granger’s Eternal Snow (2573) Eyerdom
Lavender Tempest (2709) Eyerdom
Midget Bon Bon (2282) E. Champion
Maas’ Chris (n/r) M. Maas
Mrs. Greg (2361) V. Lorenzen
Pink Viceroy (2741) Eyerdom
Pixie Blue (2598) L. Lyon
Regina (2716) Eyerdom
Sailor’s Dream (3108) E. Kolb
Tina (2680) M. Maas
The King (2698) M. Maas
The Parson’s Wife (2317) Blades
1981
Faith ( 2707) Eyerdom
Flamingo (2670) M. Maas
Helene (2885) L. Lyon
Jason (3004) M. Maas
Mark (3007) M. Maas
Orion (2069) Anderson
Ruffled Red (2679) M. Maas
Sweet Mary (2489) V. Lorenzen
1982
Alouette (2787) I. Fredette
Amazing Grace (2688) Soults
Ballet Anna (2890) A. Fischer
French Lilac (2844) J. Swift
Granger’s Starburst (2874) Eyerdom
Granger’s Sylvan Blue (2875) Eyerdom
Joyful (3168) L. Lyon
Little Delight (3169) L. Lyon
Little Jim (3005) M. Maas
Millie Blair (3020) Eyerdom
Pink ‘n’ Ink (3173) L. Lyon
Sam (n/r) L. Lyon
Winter Grape (2789) I. Fredette
1983
Abigail Adams (3226) I. Fredette
Beginner’s Luck (2803) Pritcher
Cat’s Meow (3238) J. Swift
Celine (3188) M. Maas
Dardevil (n/r) F. Burton
Dyn-o-mite (3440) L. Lyon
Granger’s Cameo Queen (2863) Eyerdom
Granger’s White Cockatoo (3417) Eyerdom
Pixie Pink (2599) L. Lyon
Red Wow (n/r) L. Lyon
Sunlit Sugar Plum (4599) Scott
1984
Betcha (3144) J. Swift
China Pink (3429) I. Fredette
Coral Radiance (3672) L. Lyon
Dear Ellie (3439) L. Lyon
Granger’s Wonderland (3419) Eyerdom
Maas’ Chris (7010) M. Maas
Ms. Pretty (5225) Anderson
Optimara Colorado (3152) Holtkamp
Sammye Ballard (3563) Eyerdom
Sanibel (3377) S. Leary
Silver Lining (3629) I. Fredette
Snowy Trail (3678) L. Lyon
Sparkle Plenty (2786) L. Egenites
Tiger (3433) I. Fredette
Wanderlust (3786) Eyerdom
Verna Lynn (n/r) I. Fredette
1985
Autumn Honey (4462) S. Groeneman
Black Ace (3541) R. Nadeau
Cherry Frosting (4333) I. Fredette
Disco Dazzler (3909) L. Lyon
Granger’s Carnival (4298) Eyerdom
Granger’s Heart’s Desire (3407) Eyerdom
Irish Angel (4054) L. Egenites
Kristi Marie (3914) L. Lyon
Polly Doodle (4339) I. Fredette
Rhapsodie Barbara (6979) Holtkamp
Something Special (3668) R. Nadeau
Lyon’s Splish Splash (3919) L. Lyon
Spring Fling (3553) R. Nadeau
Sundown (3598) Utz
Swamp Fever (4046) B. Sisk
1986
Chris Leppard (4636) M. Maas
Dominique (4335) I. Fredette
Fisher’s Leone (4540) E. Fisher
Lady Baltimore (4337) I. Fredette
Love Bug (4513) L.Lyon
Marie Knoblock (4042) B. Sisk
Optimara Nevada (6964) Holtkamp
Optimara New Nevada (6583) Holtkamp
Snuggles (5018) L. Lyon
Spanish Moss (4045) B. Sisk
1987
Fisherman’s Paradise (4843) B. Sisk
Granger’s Desert Dawn (4050) Eyerdom
Optimara Hawaii (6558) Holtkamp
Happy Cricket (5726) Hollada
Interlude (4935) Eyerdom
Winnergreen (4693) H. Pittman
1988
Camelot Pink (4293) Eyerdom
Cactus Rose (4147) I. Fredette
Crystallaire (4295) Eyerdom
Glittersweet (4431) I. Fredette
Granger’s Valencia (4051) Eyerdom
Kingwood Red (4308) Eyerdom
Summer Lightning (5023) L. Lyon
Trail Along (n/r) L. Lyon
Vibrant Val (3918) L. Lyon
1989
Anna Kreeck (5784) E. Trent
Big Bird (5155) I. Fredette
Christmas Candy-o (5032) S. Groeneman
Columbia (5450) Eyerdom
Dumplin’ (3931) J.Swift
Fairy Queen (n/r) Fisher
Kiwi Dazzler (5888) D. Snell
Mauna Loa (5336) Eyerdom
Optimara Alabama (6542) Holtkamp
Splendiferous (5813) S. Whitaker
Wrangler’s Dixie Celebration (4490) W. Smith
1990
Boca Grande (5112) S. Williams
Emilie Savage (5445) Eyerdom
Frances Young (5890) H. Pittman
Hart’s Snow White (5590) A. Hart
Melodie Kimi (8100) Sunnyside/Levy
Pay Dirt (4988) P. Tracey
Wrangler’s Jealous Heart (6225) W. Smith
Wrangler’s Pink Patches (6230) W. Smith
1991
Mickey Mouse (n/r) H. Inpijn
Nortex’s Snowfrill Haven (6045) B. Johnson
Nortex’s Snowkist Haven (6046) B. Johnson
Precious Pink (6025) H. Pittman
Snow Rose (5985) S. Whitaker
1992
Dancin’ Trail (5565) S. Sorano
Falling Snow (n/r) Tracey
Fickle Flirt (6738) S. Sorano
1993
Little Pro (6637) H. Pittman
1994
Optimara Rose Quartz (6969) Holtkamp
1996
Tomahawk (7269) K. Stork
Irish Flirt (7577) S. Sorano
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AVSA Bylaws
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The African Violet Society of America, Inc.
Bylaws
JUNE 2016
Article I
Name
The name of this Society shall be THE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY OF AMERICA INCORPORATED (AVSA), a nonprofit corporation, with international membership.
Article II
Object
Section 1
The object of this society shall be:
- To afford a convenient and beneficial association of persons interested in the African violet (Saintpaulia).
- To stimulate a widespread interest in the propagation and culture of African violets.
- To promote ways and means for the distribution of all cultivars and species among the members and others interested in growing them.
- To gather and publish reliable, practical information concerning this organization, the culture and propagation of the African violet, and other information of interest to themembers.
- To publish the AFRICAN VIOLET MAGAZINE as the official magazine of this Society, hereinafter referred to as the AVM.
Section 2
AVSA, Inc. has been formed under the laws of Georgia for public purposes, and it shall be nonprofit and non-partisan. No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall consist of publication or dissemination of materials with the purpose of attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office, or for or against any cause or measure being submitted to the people for a vote.
The African Violet Society of America, Inc.
Bylaws
Article III
Membership and Dues
Section 1
Eligibility:
Any person interested in African violets shall be eligible for membership in this Society.
Section 2
Membership:
There shall be the following classifications of membership:
- INDIVIDUAL MEMBER: any one person paying individual membership dues.
- ASSOCIATE MEMBER: any one person living at the same address as a person having any other class of membership and by paying half the dues required for individual membership.
- COMMERCIAL MEMBER: any firm or person who consistently advertises to sell African violet plants or leaf cuttings or who manufactures or advertises for sale, fertilizer, disease and insect control materials, equipment, tools, or any other merchandise pertaining to, or applicable to, growing African violets and pays the membership dues for this class of membership.
- LIFE MEMBER: an individual who shall be, upon payment of life membership dues, exempt from paying annual dues. This may be paid at any time and payment shall immediately change the membership status of this member.
- AWARD MEMBERSHIP: may be given by the Awards Committee with the approval of the Executive Committee, provided not more than five (5) honorary one-year memberships and not more than one (1) honorary life membership be awarded in any one AVSA fiscal year. An Honorary Life Membership shall be a person given a life membership for outstanding services. That person shall have all the privileges of membership and be exempt from future payment of dues.
- AFFILIATE CHAPTER: any group of persons interested in African violets that form a chapter and affiliate with the Society by application and payment of dues for this class of membership. Upon payment of dues, the affiliate shall receive a charter.
- REGIONAL GROUP: a group of members and/or societies in one or more states or countries. These shall affiliate as councils, state societies, orregional group societies and, upon payment of dues for this class of membership; the regional group shall receive a charter.
- JUDGES’ COUNCIL: a group of judges from one or more states, districts, or areas. They shall affiliate as a judges’ council upon payment of dues for this class of membership and shall receive a charter.
Section 3
Dues:
The amount of dues for each membership shall be determined by a vote of the Board of Directors, provided that no increase shall exceed fifty percent (50%) of the amount paid in the current year, or be effective within twelve (12) months of any previous increase. Renewal dues shall be payable in advance to the AVSA office. New memberships begin when dues are received and processed.
Section 4
Voting Status:
Each current individual, associate, commercial, life, honorary life, and honorary one-year member shall be entitled to voice and vote in the business meetings of the Society. Affiliate chapters, regional groups and judges’ councils shall have no voice or vote in the Society business meetings and no member of a group may use the group’s affiliation for individual membership privileges.
Section 5
Revoke Membership:
The Board of Directors may revoke, with a vote of two-thirds (2/3), any membership for just cause. Revoking a group charter does not affect individual memberships with AVSA that may be held by members of the group whose charter is revoked.
Article IV
Officers and Their Duties
Section 1
Elected Officers:
The elected officers of this Society shall fulfill the duties prescribed by these bylaws and by the parliamentary authority of the Society. The elected officers of this Society shall be:
- PRESIDENT: shall have general superintendence of the affairs of the Society, preside at meetings of the Society, Board of Directors, and Executive Committee; keep informed of all work of the Society and make reports thereon as may be required; appoint all committee chairs except the Nominating Committee; fill all vacancies in committee chairmanships during his/her term; be a member ex-officio of all committees except the Nominating; closely monitor the AVSA office and all employees; and perform other duties necessary in the best interest of the Society. The President may designate a member of the Board of Directors to travel on his/her behalf if he/she deems it expedient and in the best interest of the Society.
- FIRST VICE PRESIDENT: shall preside at meetings in the absence of the President, or when called upon; and perform other duties as assigned.
- SECOND VICE PRESIDENT: shall preside at meetings in the absence of the President and First Vice President, or when called upon; and perform other duties as assigned.
- THIRD VICE PRESIDENT: shall preside at meetings in the absence of the President and First and Second Vice Presidents, or when called upon; and perform other duties as assigned.
- SECRETARY: shall be responsible for keeping accurate records of the meetings of the Society, Board of Directors and Executive Committee; make the necessary corrections to the Policies and Procedures after adoption by the Board of Directors at Board meetings and send same to all Board members; and perform such duties relative to the office or that may be assigned.
- TREASURER: shall have general financial oversight of the finances of the Society, working closely with the AVSA Finance Committee and the AVSA Office Manager, who shall have the day-to-day responsibility for financial matters, including receipt and deposit of funds, payment of bills and salaries, bookkeeping, and monthly reporting to the Treasurer, the President and the AVSA Finance Chair. Additional duties and responsibilities of the Treasurer are listed in the AVSA Policies and Procedures Manual.
Section 2
Regional Directors:
- The Regional Directors shall be not more than fifteen (15) nor less than fourteen (14) in number. They shall be elected from the membership-at- large, one (1) and no more than two (2) of whom shall be a resident of a nation other than the United States.
- Directors shall be responsible for representing the membership.
Section 3
Removal from Office, Negligence and Incapacitation:
- As to the President:
- In the event of resignation, removal from office, willful misconduct, gross negligence, incapacitation through death, serious illness, physical or mental incapacity as determined by a 2/3 vote of members of the Board of Directors, or inability to serve of the President, the Board of Directors may, by a two-thirds vote of its full membership, remove the President, and the First Vice President shall assume the office of President for the balance of the unexpired term prior to the next election.
- In the event that the First Vice President shall assume the duties of the President as a result of one of the events described in the preceding paragraph 1.a. of Article IV, Section 3, and should that officer serve more than one-half (1/2) of the term, it shall be counted as a term.
- As to all other elected officers and members of the Board of Directors:
- In the event of failure to attend two (2) consecutive meetings without reasonable cause, resignation, willful misconduct, gross negligence, incapacitation through death, serious illness, physical or mental incapacity as determined by a 2/3 vote of members of the Board of Directors, or inability to serve of an elected officer or elected member of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may, by a two-thirds vote of its full membership, remove such officer and shall use its discretion in appointing a substitute for the balance of the unexpired term prior to the next election.
Article V
Nomination and Elections
Section 1
Eligibility:
- To be eligible to be an elected officer in the Society, a nominee shall be a member in good standing and have served at least two (2) years as a member of the Board of Directors.
- To be eligible to be a Director, a nominee shall have shown outstanding leadership in African violet related activities.
Section 2
Terms
- Elected officers shall serve a term of two (2) years or until their successors are elected and each term shall begin at the conclusion of the convention at which the officers are elected.
- No officer shall serve consecutive terms in the same office except the Secretary and the Treasurer who shall be limited to four (4) consecutive terms.
- Directors shall be elected to serve terms of three (3) years, five (5) being elected each year.
- The directors shall not succeed themselves.
- Vacancies in any office shall be filled by a majority vote of the Board of Directors from nominations submitted at that time by the Nominating Committee.
Section 3
Nominations:
- Nominations shall be offered by the Nominating Committee.
- Nominations from the floor, the nominees being present, shall be permitted.
Section 4
Elections:
- Elections shall be by ballot vote.
- However, when there is only one (1) nominee for an office, the election may be by voice vote.
Section 5
Nominating Committee
- The Nominating Committee shall consist of five (5) members. One member, who shall be chair, shall be elected by the Executive Committee from among the members of the previous year’s committee. The remaining four (4) members shall be elected by the Board of Directors. No more than one (1) Past President shall serve on the committee, and no two (2) members shall be from the same state. No member, except the chair, shall serve consecutive terms on the committee and the chair shall not serve consecutive terms as chair.
- The chair of the Nominating Committee shall be elected by the Executive Committee prior to the annual convention. Election of the other members shall be by nomination from the floor at the first meeting of the Board of Directors during the annual convention. The term of the committee shall begin upon election.
- The chair of the Nomination Committee shall:
- Maintain a file of potential officer and director candidates that shall be used during the committee’s term.
- Turn over all files to the succeeding chair.
- The committee shall:
- Select one (1) nominee for each office to be filled (i.e., President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer) from a list of those having served at least two (2) years on the Board of Directors.
- Select five (5) nominees for Director from the file maintained by the Nominating Committee Chair, attempting to maintain geographic balance among all Directors.
- Submit the slate to the President in sufficient time so that the membership is notified forty-five (45) days before the annual business meeting.
Article VI
Meetings and Communications
Section 1
Annual Meeting:
- An annual business meeting shall be held at such time and place each year as the Board of Directors shall determine.
- The call for said meeting shall be published in the AVM.
Section 2
Special Meetings:
Special meetings of the membership may be called by the Board of Directors or President and two (2) other elected officers.
Section 3
Quorums:
Quorums at any of the Society meetings shall be fifty (50) individual members each of whom must show his/her current membership card for entrance into the meeting room.
Section 4
The AVSA Board of Directors and all committees and subcommittees, whether Standing or Special, and any committees which may hereafter be formed, shall be authorized to meet by telephone conference or through other electronic communications media so long as all the members can simultaneously hear each other and participate during the meeting. Participating members shall announce their name and the secretary shall record the names of those participating and confirm that there is a quorum. All votes of the Board or committee members taken at any meeting in which the member participates through means of electronic communication shall be taken by roll call vote.
Article VII
Board of Directors
Section 1
Composition
The Board of Directors shall consist of the elected officers, the fifteen (15) directors, the chairs of the standing committees and the Immediate Past President, provided that, that person has completed the full term as President of the Society. Otherwise the president, with the approval of the Executive Committee, may appoint another Past President to serve in that capacity. This Board shall:
- Manage the Society’s affairs.
- Approve a balanced budget.
- Have the same officers as those elected by the Society.
- Meet before the annual business meeting of the Society and after the annual meeting, if needed.
- Meet at a special meeting, which may be called by the President and two (2) other elected officers. Notice of such a meeting may be written or by telephone with a minimum notice of fifteen (15) days.
- Have a quorum of fifteen (15) voting members at regular and special meetings.
- Set the Policies and Procedures of the Society and formulate standing rules for meetings that shall be in agreement with the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Society.
- Approve the salaries of the editor and the office manager, as well as any other persons who are now or may hereafter be employed either on a temporary or permanent basis, upon the recommendation of the Salary Committee.
- Cancel the convention and annual business meeting in the event of a national emergency and provide for election of officers by mail.
Section 2
Parliamentarian
- A parliamentarian may be appointed by the President to serve at the annual meeting or for the entire term.
- Remuneration shall be determined by the Board of Directors.
Section 3
Votes
- A vote by mail is authorized.
- A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the Board of Directors is required for action.
- A report of any action taken by mail shall be verified and made a part of the minutes of the next meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section 4
Employees
- Office Manager, whose duties shall include but not be limited to:
- The day-to-day responsibility for financial matters, including receipt and deposit of funds, payment of bills and salaries, and bookkeeping; and
- Reporting monthly to the Treasurer, the President and the Finance Chair.
- Additional duties and responsibilities of the Office Manager are listed in the AVSA Policies and Procedures Manual.
- Editor of the African Violet Magazine, whose duties shall include, but not be limited to:
- Publish six (6) issues of the AVM annually, and any other publications authorized by the Board.
- Keep the First Vice President informed of the activities of his/her position.
- Additional duties and responsibilities of the Editor are listed in the AVSA Policies and Procedures Manual.
- Additional employees may be employed as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors with the terms of employment and salary determined by that body.
Article VIII
Executive Committee
- The Executive Committee shall consist of the President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and the Immediate Past President, provided that, that person has completed the full term as President of the Society. Otherwise, the President, with the approval of the Executive Committee, may appoint another Past President to serve in this capacity. The Finance Committee Chair shall also be a member of the Executive Committee but will not have voting privileges.
- It shall have the authority to conduct any necessary business of the Society during the interim between meetings of the Board of Directors including authorizing emergency action.
- The Executive Committee shall have the authority to hire an Editor and an Office Manager, as well as such other employees who from ti me to time may be deemed necessary, and shall set the terms of employment and salary, with approval by the Board of Directors and upon the recommendation of the Salary Committee
- A vote by mail is authorized.
- A two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Executive Committee is required for action.
- A report of any action taken by mail shall be verified and made a part of the minutes of the next meeting of the Board of Directors.
Article IX
Finance
Section 1
Fiscal Year:
The fiscal year shall be January 1 to December 31.
Section 2
Bonds:
All Society officers, committee chairs, members and employees handling Society funds, shall be bonded in a blanket bond, the cost to be paid by the Society.
Section 3
Investments
- All monies received for life membership dues shall be invested by the Treasurer as directed by the Board of Directors.
- The interest in part accruing therefrom shall be used to provide subscriptions to the AVM each year for each Life Member and for each Honorary Life Member. The balance of the interest shall be used for the support of AVSA.
Section 4
Endowment Fund
All funds received and designated for the ANNE & FRANK TINARI ENDOWMENT FUND shall be invested in accordance with AVSA’s principles of preservation of capital. Funds may be invested in any combination of mutual funds, bond funds, and certificates of deposit as agreed upon by AVSA’s Finance Chair, Finance Committee, and AVSA Treasurer.
1. The initial gift and future contributions shall be invested for perpetual growth. The principal shall never be spent nor can there be borrowing from the principal. A portion of the earned income and appreciation may be distributed to meet operating budget expenses or other project expenses, but not the principal. Any unused income or interest shall be reinvested.
- A report shall be furnished quarterly to the AVSA President and annually to the Board of Directors.
- The AVSA Finance Committee shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the administration of the ANNE & FRANK TINARI ENDOWMENT FUND.
Section 5
Indebtedness:
The Officers, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, or anyone who may be delegated by them shall not incur any debt or liability in the name of the Society beyond the available or maturing funds in the treasury, excluding any monies or securities held for specific purposes.
Article X
Committees
Section 1
Standing Committees:
- General
- Standing committees shall not exceed twenty (20) in number who shall work all year.
- The Chair shall be appointed by the President. Each chair shall appoint his/her committee, subject to the approval of the President, and shall maintain up-to-date files, which shall be the property of AVSA.
- The President shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee.
- AVM ADVERTISING: shall be responsible for receiving all advertising copy and forwarding it to the editor of the AVM in time to meet publication deadlines.
- AFFILIATE: shall be responsible for affiliate promotion and mailing informative material to affiliate chapters.
- CONVENTION AWARDS: shall be responsible for all annual AVSA Convention Show Awards.
- SOCIETY AWARDS: shall be responsible for all individual AVSA Society Awards.
- COMMERCIAL: shall be responsible for the commercial sales and show activities, and assisting commercial members in promoting and improving the African violet industry.
- CONVENTION: shall be responsible for the planning and direction of all AVSA conventions.
- FINANCE: shall prepare a balanced budget in detail for guidance during the ensuing year, and assist the Treasurer and AVSA office with Society business.
- LIBRARY: shall be responsible for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and promotion of AVSA library materials.
- MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTION: shall be responsible for expansion, development and promotion of the Society to increase membership.
- NOMINATING: shall maintain a file of potential officer and director candidates and propose a slate of officers and directors for election.
- PLANT REGISTRATION AND MASTER PLANT LIST: shall be responsible for all registration of Saintpaulia in compliance with the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, and compilation of the Master List of Species and Cultivars and its annual supplements.
- PUBLICATIONS: shall be responsible for the publication of the AVM and other AVSA literature that the AVSA Board shall authorize.
- RESEARCH: shall be responsible for soliciting and presenting to the Board all research projects for consideration by the Board.
- SHOWS AND JUDGES: shall be responsible for all activities related to shows, judges, teachers, and judging schools.
Section 2
Special Committees:
Such other committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the President as the Society or the Executive Committee shall from time to time deem necessary to carry on the work of the Society.
The chair shall be appointed by the President and the chair shall appoint his/her committee subject to the approval of the President. This approval may be obtained by mail.
Article XI
Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the Organization in all cases to which they are applicable and not inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules of order that may be adopted.
Article XII
Amendments to the Bylaws
These Bylaws may be amended at any annual business meeting or special meeting of the membership by two-thirds (2/3) vote provided that the changes have been:
- Approved by a majority of the Board of Directors for consideration of the membership.
- Distributed to the membership at least forty-five (45) days prior to the meeting at which they are to be considered or without notice by a nine-tenths (9/10) vote provided that the amendment has been approved for consideration at a meeting of the Board of Directors by a two-thirds (2/3) vote.
Article XIII
Indemnification
The Officers, Directors, Agents, and servants of The African Violet Society of America, Inc. shall be indemnified for any costs, expenses or liabilities incurred as a result of their performance of their duties.
Article XIV
Term of Existence
Upon dissolution, all assets of the corporation, real, personal and mixed, shall be distributed, as the Board of Directors of the corporation may determine, to an organization whose purpose is similar to that of the AVSA and which qualifies as a tax exempt organization under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. No director or officer or any private individual shall be entitled to share in the distribution of any corporate assets upon dissolution of the Corporation.
Organized: November 8, 1946
Incorporated: June 30, 1947
Amended: May 28, 1994
May 27, 2000
April 23, 2005
June 3, 2006
May 31, 2008
April 14, 2009
April 17, 2010
June 8, 2012
May 31, 2014
June 4, 2016
AVSA Society Awards
Recognizing dedication and service to AVSA
Suggest an Award Nominee
The AVSA Society Awards are presented annually at the AVSA Convention.
The awards are decided by vote of the AVSA leadership and the Society Awards Committee.
Suggest a Nominee by emailing Linda Hall, Society Awards Chair linda.hall6641@hotmail.com
In your message please include
- Name of the individual being nominated
- What they have done for AVSA
- Where they are from
- Name of his/her AVSA affiliate club(s)
- Why you believe this person should be recognized by AVSA
List of AVSA Society Awards
Bronze Medal for Horticultural Achievement: Awarded for scientific and horticultural contributions.
Distinguished Service Certificate: Awarded as the highest service award that the Society may bestow.
Continuing Service Award: Awarded for continued service to the Society.
Hudson Memorial Award: Affiliate (club) secretaries shall submit names for outstanding leadership activities within an affiliated chapter (club).
Honorary One-Year Memberships: Awarded for outstanding contributions to the Society.
Meritorious Service Award: Awarded to thank individuals for special service to the Society.
AVSA Conventions Remembered
Photos and Results
2020 The year of the Covid-19 Pandemic
The planned convention was cancelled and replaced with “2020 Virtual Violet“.
AVSA Convention Best in Show Winners
Convention Best in Show Winners
2019
Wayne Geeslin with ‘Buckeye Nostalgia’
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2018
Debbie McInnis with ‘Cajun’s Fair Maiden’
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2017
Kurt Jablonski with ‘Rob’s Boolaroo’
2016
Dr. Bill Price with S. 5c2 clone diplotrica Parker
2015
Belinda Thibodeaux with ‘Cajun’s Zydeco’
2014
Sandy Skalski with S. 5f clone orbicularis var. purpurea
2013
Ben Haning with ‘Rob’s Galiwinku’
2012
Kathy Lahti with ‘Eternal Orbit’
2011
Sandy Skalski with ‘Cirelda’
2010
Tom Greer with ‘Lucien Croteau’
2009
Bill Price with ‘Broadway Star Trail’
2008
Bill Price with S. 5c1 clone tongwensis Uppsala 3397
2007
Richard Nicholas with ‘Rebel’s Rose Bud’
2006
Catherine Thompson with ‘Alliance’
2005
Kathy Lahti with ‘Rob’s Fuzzy Navel’
2004
Susan Hapner with ‘Persian Prince’
2003
Bill Price with ‘Baby Brian’
2002
Tony Hulleman with ‘Rainbow’s Quiet Riot’
2001
Tony Hulleman with ‘Optimara New Mexico’
2000
Nancy Price with ‘Smooch Me’
1999
Elmer Godeny with ‘Rodeo Country’
1998
Bev Promersberger with ‘Rob’s Fuddy Duddy’
1997
Pat Richards with ‘Ness’ Crinkle Blue’
1996
Kathy Lahti with ‘Beginner’s Luck’
1995
Alice Grundy with ‘Tiny Wood Trail’
1994
Eileen Nelson with ‘Precious Pink’
1993
Marie Burns with ‘Pink Patti’
1992
Marie Burns with ‘Ocean Eyes’
1991
Carroll Gealy with ‘Falling Snow’
AVSA Conventions Remembered
Show Schedules
2019 AVSA Houston Show Schedule
Downloadable pdf version
AVSA CONVENTION SHOW SCHEDULE – 2019 HOUSTON
“Violet Fun in the Texas Sun”
HORTICULTURE DIVISION – AMATEUR
SECTION I – COLLECTIONS
Class 1. AVSA Collection of three different registered standard cultivars of the same type (three single-crown or three trailers).
2. AVSA Collection of three different registered cultivars of the same type (three single-crown miniatures, three miniature trailers, three singlecrown semiminiatures, or three semiminiature trailers).
3. AVSA Collection of three different species of any type.
4. Texas-hybridized Collection of three AVSA-registered standard cultivars of the same type (three single-crown standards or three standard trailers).
5. Texas-hybridized Collection of three AVSA-registered cultivars of the same type (three single-crown miniatures, three single-crown semiminiatures, three miniature trailers or three semiminiature trailers).
6. Holtkamp Memorial Collection of three AVSA-registered Optimara and/or Rhapsodie plants of the same type: standard, miniature, or semiminiature.
7. Robinson Collection of three AVSA-registered Rob’s or Ma’s plants, all of the same type: three single-crown standards, miniatures or semiminiatures or three miniature or semiminiature trailers.
8. Buckeye Collection of three AVSA-registered standard Hancock (Buckeye series) plants.
9. Russian/Ukrainian Collection of three AVSA-registered Russian/Ukrainian hybridized plants, all of the same type: three singlecrown standards, miniatures or semiminiatures.
10. Lyndon Lyon Collection of three AVSA-registered Lyndon Lyon Greenhouses (including L. Lyon, P. Sorano and S. Sorano) plants, all of the same type: three single-crown standards, miniatures or semiminiatures or three miniature, semiminiature or standard trailers.
SECTION II – STANDARD PLANTS, GREEN FOLIAGE
Class 11. Dark blue and purple
12. Light to medium blue
13. Light to medium pink
14. Dark pink, rose, and coral
15. Red, wine, fuchsia, and plum
16. Lavender, mauve, orchid, white, cream, and blush
17. Multicolor and chimera (all shades of blue and purple)
18. Multicolor and chimera (all shades of pink, red, red, white, green and yellow)
19. Fantasy
20. All edged
SECTION III – STANDARD PLANTS, VARIEGATED FOLIAGE
Class 21. Blue, purple, lavender, and orchid
22. Pink, red, fuchsia, coral, and wine
23. White, cream, and blush
24. Multicolor and chimera
25. Fantasy and all edged
SECTION IV – MINIATURE PLANTS, GREEN FOLIAGE
Class 26. Purple and all shades of blue
27. Pink, coral, red, wine, and fuchsia
28. Orchid, lavender, white, cream, and blush
29. Multicolor, chimera
30. Fantasy
31. All edged
SECTION V – MINIATURE PLANTS, VARIEGATED FOLIAGE
Class 32. Purple and all shades of blue
33. Pink, coral, red, and fuchsia
34. Orchid, lavender, white, cream and blush
35. Multicolor and chimera
36. Fantasy
37. All edged
SECTION VI – SEMIMINIATURE PLANTS, GREEN FOLIAGE
Class 38. Purple and all shades of blue
39. Pink and coral
40. Red, wine, and fuchsia
41. Orchid, lavender, white, and blush
42. Multicolor and chimera
43. Fantasy
44. All edged
SECTION VII – SEMINIATURE PLANTS, VARIEGATED FOLIAGE
Class 45. Purple and all shades of blue
46. Pink and coral
47. Red, wine and fuchsia
48. Orchid, lavender, white, cream and blush
49. Multicolor and chimera
50. Fantasy
51. All edged
SECTION VIII – TRAILERS, SPECIES, VINTAGE VIOLETS AND TEXAS HYBRIDS, ANY FOLIAGE
Class 52. Standard trailers
53. Miniature trailers
54. Semiminiature trailers
55. Saintpaulia species
56. Vintage violets (must be at least 25 years old)
57. Standards, Texas-hybridized; do not need to be AVSA-registered
58. Miniatures, Texas-hybridized; do not need to be AVSA-registered
59. Semiminiatures, Texas-hybridized; do not need to be AVSA-registered
60. Trailers, Texas-hybridized, any type; do not need to be AVSA-registered
SECTION IX – NEW CULTIVARS
Class 61. Seedlings
62. Sports or mutants
SECTION X – AFRICAN VIOLET IN AN UNUSUAL CONTAINER
Class 63. One African violet plant, either standard, miniature or semiminiature, in a container
64. One African violet trailer in a container
SECTION XI – NOVELTY OR UNUSUAL FOLIAGE OR BLOSSOMS
(including, but not limited to, bustle back, clackamus, wasp, girl, longifolia, spider, supreme, and chimera-leafed. (Judges will be issued a special scale of points for Classes 65 and 66. These classes are not eligible for Best in Show.)
Class 65. Any size or type plant grown for ornamental foliage
Class 66. Any size or type plant, any color or type of blossom
SECTION XII – GESNERIADS OTHER THAN AFRICAN VIOLETS
Class 67. Miniatures in bloom (may be displayed in regular pots or growing in clear container, cover permitted; no single plant more than 5” in diameter with leaf size not to exceed 1 inch)
68.Tuberous in bloom (Sinningia, Nautilocalyx, Chrysothemis, etc.)
69. Rhizomatous in bloom
70. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) blue, purple, lavender, orchid
71. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) red, fuchsia, wine
72. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) plum, pink, rose, coral
73. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) white, cream, blush, yellow
74. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) fantasy, any color blossoms.
75. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) variegated foliage, any color blossoms
76. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Long-stemmed such as Aeschynanthus, Columnea, Nematanthus, etc.)
77. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (All other blooming fibrous-rooted such as Primulina, Episcia, Petrocosmea, Alsobia, etc.)
78. Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom, (All Episcia)
79. Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom (Trailing or erect, other than Episcia)
80. Gesneriads grown for ornamental value other than bloom (Other forms, such as Primulina, other than Episcia) See Rule 11.
81. Gesneriads – Texas-hybridized, any type, blooming or grown for ornamental factors other than bloom.
DESIGN DIVISION
Section XIII – Interpretive Plant Arrangements
Each exhibit in this section is a design using one or more blooming African violet plants (unless stated otherwise), removed from their pots, with their root balls
encased in plastic or other material.
• Dried, treated, painted, colored and fresh-cut plant materials, as well as man-made materials, are permitted. Artificial plant material, live or dead creatures, and national flags are not permitted.
• Accessories and backdrops are permitted unless restricted by class description. Draping will be limited to the bottom and back of the niche; no side draping allowed.
• Only one exhibit per exhibitor per class.
• All niches will be white foam board. Exhibitor shall use niches provided by AVSA (not exhibitors’ niches).
Class 82. “Football” To be staged in a niche 24” high, 20” wide, and 10” deep. Limit 6 entries.
Class 83. “Treasures of the Gulf” To be staged in a niche 20” high, 16” wide, and 8” deep. Limit 6.
Class 84. “Rodeo” To be staged in a niche 20” high, 16” wide, and 12”deep. Limit 6.
Class 85. “Flamenco Dancer” To be staged in a niche 20” high, 16” wide, and 12” deep. Limit 6.
Section XIV – Interpretive Flower Arrangements
Each exhibit in this section is a design using fresh-cut African violet blossoms.
• Dried, treated, painted, colored, and fresh-cut plant materials, as well as man-made materials, are permitted. Artificial plant material, live or dead creatures, and national flags are not permitted.
• Accessories, backdrops, and/or draping are permitted unless restricted by class description.
• Only one exhibit per exhibitor per class.
• All niches will be white foam board. Exhibitor shall use niches provided by AVSA (not exhibitors’ niches).
Class 86. “Energy” Gas, oil, solar, wind, geothermal…the list to choose from is vast. Staged in a niche 20” high, 16” wide, and 16” deep. Limit 6.
Class 87. “Beach” Staged in a niche 20” high, 16” wide, and 12” deep. Limit 6.
Class 88. “The Dolphin Dance” On black pedestal, 5” tall, 8” square top. Viewed from front only. Limit 6.
Class 89. “Fiesta” Staged in a niche 20” high, 16” wide, and 12” deep. Limit 6.
Class 90. “Technology” Staged in a niche 10” high, 10” wide, and 8” deep. Limit 6
Class 91. “McDonald Observatory” Hanging Arrangement. After the sun goes down, the stars come out. Staged in a niche 24” high, 20” wide, and 10” deep. Limit 6.
Class 92. “The Flower Garden Banks” Underwater arrangement. Exotic coral reefs located in the Gulf of Mexico. Staged in a niche 20” high, 16” wide, and 8” deep. Limit 6.
Class 93. “In a Nutshell” The pecan tree is the state tree of Texas. Use any portion of a pecan tree in your design. Staged in a white lighted niche 10” high, 8” wide and 5” deep. Limit 5.
Class 94. “Winged Jewels” Dragonflies or hummingbirds. Staged in a white, lighted niche 10” high, 8” wide and 5” deep. Limit 5.
Class 95. “Margaritas” To be staged in a white, lighted niche 10” high, 8” wide and 5” deep. Limit 5.
Section XV – Container Gardens
Each exhibit in this section is a miniature landscape with one or more blooming African violet plants and other growing material. All plants must be planted within
the container. No cut plant material, artificial plant material, cacti, succulents, live or dead creatures, or national flags are permitted. Accessories and landscaping
elements are permitted. No decorative bases are allowed. Only one exhibit per class per exhibitor.
Class 96. Small terrarium. Not to exceed 12” in any direction.
Class 97. Large terrarium. Not to exceed 24” in any direction.
Class 98. Dish not to exceed 12”.
Class 99. Dish not to exceed 18”.
Class 100. Natural garden. Not to exceed 24”.
SPECIAL EXHIBITS DIVISION
SECTION XVI – EDUCATION EXHIBIT
Class 101. Education exhibit (by invitation only)
HORTICULTURE DIVISION – COMMERCIAL
SECTION XVII – SPECIMEN PLANTS
A. COLLECTIONS
Class 102. AVSA Collection of three different registered standard cultivars of the same type (three single-crown or three trailers).
Class 103. AVSA Collection of three different registered cultivars of the same type (three single-crown miniatures, three miniature trailers, three single crown semiminiatures, or three semiminiature trailers).
Class 104. AVSA Collection of three different species of any type.
Class 105. Holtkamp Memorial Collection of three AVSA-registered Optimara and/or Rhapsodie plants of the same type: standard, miniature, or semiminiature.
B. NEW CULTIVARS (from seed or mutation)
Class 106. Standard African violets
Class 107. Miniature African violets
Class 108. Semiminiature African violets
Class 109. African violet trailers (standard, miniature, semiminiature)
C. SPECIMEN AFRICAN VIOLETS
Class 110. Standards, plain green foliage, solid color and two-tone blossoms
Class 111. Standards, plain green foliage, all other blossoms
Class 112. Standards, variegated foliage
Class 113. Miniatures, plain foliage
Class 114. Miniatures, variegated foliage
Class 115. Semiminiatures, plain green foliage, solid color and two-tone blossoms
Class 116. Semiminiatures, plain green foliage, all other blossoms
Class 117. Semiminiatures, variegated foliage
Class 118. Trailers, standard, miniature, or semiminiature
Class 119. Saintpaulia species
D. GESNERIADS OTHER THAN AFRICAN VIOLETS
Class 120. Miniatures in bloom (may be displayed in regular pots or growing in clear container, cover permitted, no single plant more than 5” in diameter with leaf size not to exceed 1 inch)
Class 121. Tuberous in bloom (Sinningia, Nautilocalyx, Chrysothemis, etc.)
Class 122. Rhizomatous in bloom
Class 123. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) blue, purple, lavender, orchid
Class 124. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) red, fuchsia, wine
Class 125. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) plum, pink, rose, coral
Class 126. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) white, cream blush, yellow
Class 127. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) fantasy, any color blossoms
Class 128. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Streptocarpus/Streptocarpella) variegated foliage, any color blossoms
Class 129. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (Long-stemmed such as Aeschynanthus, Columnea, Nematanthus, etc.)
Class 130. Fibrous-rooted in bloom (All other blooming fibrous-rooted gesneriads Primulina, Episcia, Alsobia, etc.)
Class 131. Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom (All Episcia)
Class 132. Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom (Trailing or erect, other than Episcia)
Class 133. Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom (Other forms, such as Primulina, other than Episcia) See Rule 11 in the Amateur Division.
SECTION XVIII – DISPLAY TABLES AND COMMERCIAL SHOWCASES
Class 134. Display Table
Class 135. Commercial Showcase – Horticulture only
Class 136. Commercial Showcase – Artistic – include a creative aspect
HORTICULTURE DIVISION – AMATEUR
Rules and Regulations
1. Only amateur AVSA members in good standing and registered at this convention are eligible to enter exhibits in this division.
2. ENTRIES will be accepted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Exhibitors with more than 20 entries must begin entries by 4:00 p.m. If an entry is not entered by the owner, the name of the person making the entry must be on the back of the entry tag. Only members on Wednesday’s tour and AVSA Board Members must turn in a list of their entries at the convention registration desk on Tuesday or Wednesday and MUST receive a late pass to enter on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Entries for convention workers will be accepted 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
3. Only clean, healthy plants which have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least three months will be accepted.
4. Plants must be correctly named.
5. Double potting, flared-top pots, supports, and collars will not be accepted. All pots must be non-decorative. DO NOT COVER POTS IN FOIL. Self-watering pots, such as Moist-Rite and Oyama, etc., may be entered in colors such as white, black, green, or any neutral tone. All other plants must be slip-potted into pots in colors such as white, green or any neutral tone. Slip-potting means dropping the pot containing the plant into a clean pot of the same or just a fraction larger-sized pot. The bottom of the pot containing the plant must be completely covered with plastic or aluminum foil. This must be worked out prior to entry. Exception: trailers, trailing species, trailing gesneriads, and gesneriads in protective containers may be exhibited in the containers in which they are growing.
6. An exhibitor may enter only one of each cultivar in each class of Classes 11 through 81.
7. An exhibitor may enter plants of the same cultivar in Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 as those in Classes 11 through 60, if all the requirements for each class are met.
8. All plants in Classes 1 through 60 must be single-crown plants except trailers and species, which may be multiple-crown. All Saintpaulia species and variations, without exception, may be entered in Class 3 or Class 55.
9. Any number of new cultivars may be entered, provided they have been originated by the exhibitor from hybridization, from purchased seed, or from mutation, or the released rights in writing from the hybridizer have been given to the exhibitor for purchased seedlings. New cultivars may be entered by number or name, and the entry tag must indicate whether it is a new cultivar from seed or mutation. For judging purposes only, a random number will then be assigned to each new cultivar by entries. The name or hybridizer number of the new cultivars will be revealed after the completion of judging. A sport (mutant) may be exhibited as a “Sport of_____________.” If a name has been given to the sport, the name in parenthesis may follow, such as “Sport of ‘Valencia’ (‘Dale’s Dream’).” New cultivars must not have been previously
shown in an AVSA Convention Show.
10. Gesneriads (other than African violets) may be exhibited in protective containers, and natural-colored mulch may be used on the soil surface.
11. Petrocosmeas must be blooming to be entered properly. Non-blooming Petrocosmeas may not receive good scores in the category of ornamental factors other than bloom, such as in Class 80 and 133.
12. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of judging. The decision of the judges will be final unless in conflict with AVSA rules or rules of the schedule. Only qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to serve as judges.
13. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to receive special awards.
14. Any African violet entered in any of the collection classes, receiving a blue ribbon, will be eligible for other awards.
15. All African violets entered in the Holtkamp Memorial Collection, Class 6, must be AVSA-registered Optimara and/or Rhapsodie plants and must be different
plants of the same type.
16. All African violets entered in the Texas-hybridized Collections, Class 4 & 5, Holtkamp Memorial Collection, Class 6, Robinson Collection, Class 7, Buckeye Collection, Class 8, Russian/Ukrainian Collection, Class 9, and Lyndon Lyon Collection, Class 10, must be AVSA-registered.
17. Only one collection may be entered by an exhibitor in each class, AVSA Collections, Classes 1, 2, and 3, Texas Collections, Classes 4 and 5, Holtkamp Memorial Collection, Class 6, Robinson Collection, Class 7, Buckeye Collection, Class 8, Russian/Ukrainian Collection, Class 9, and Lyndon Lyon Collection, Class 10.
18. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits but will not be responsible for any damage or loss.
19. Exhibits must be checked out on Saturday night, June 1, 2019. Instructions for checkout will be given at convention.
DESIGN DIVISION
Rules and Regulations
1. Exhibitors – Both amateur and commercial AVSA members in good standing and registered at this convention are eligible to enter exhibits in this division.
2. Entries – Entries will be accepted Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Only members on Wednesday tours or AVSA Board members may enter from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Design entry book will close at 9 p.m. Those desiring to enter designs after 6 p.m. must notify the Design Entry Reservation Chair in writing by 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Messages may be left at the convention registration desk.
3. Each exhibitor may have only one exhibit per class and is limited to a total of eight exhibits in Classes 82 through 95 and one in each of the container garden
Classes 96 through 100.
4. Design work – Exhibitors will be permitted to work on their designs until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. This time will be strictly enforced. Designers may replace blooms and touch up designs on Thursday, May 30, 2019, from 6:30 a.m. until 8 a.m. but must be out of the showroom by 8 a.m.
5. Procedure for getting supplies from commercials at convention is found at http://www.avsa.org/conventions-2019 under Supplies for Designers.
6. Index card – All exhibits must have a 3”x5” card listing the African violet cultivars and other plant materials (if known). A written subtitle may also be included on the card.
7. Design Reservations – Advance written reservations are required for all design classes. Anyone desiring to enter designs must send a completed reservation
form from the 2019 AVSA Convention Show Schedule pages (available at http://www.avsa.org/conventions-2019 under Design Division Reservation or from the AVSA office in Beaumont, TX by regular mail or by email (following the format of the printed form). Reservations may be made as soon as the convention packet is available; the deadline for reservations will be May 6, 2019. Send or email reservations to Design Entry Reservations Chairman, Irene Harney, 8323 Chivalry, San Antonio, TX 78254,
viharney@sbcglobal.net. All requests for reservations will be confirmed either by postcard or email. If you need to cancel your design reservation, please let us know so that space can be used by another entrant on the waiting list. To cancel confirmed reservations or ask questions, you may email Irene or phone her at 210-684-3598.
8. No part of any design may touch or extend beyond the confines of the niche or space limitations, unless otherwise permitted.
9. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits but will not be responsible for any damage or loss.
HORTICULTURE DIVISION – COMMERCIAL
Rules and Regulations
1. Only commercial AVSA members in good standing and registered at this convention are eligible to enter this division. All commercial exhibitors are eligible to enter the Design Division.
2. All commercial members are allowed to enter all design and commercial classes without being excluded from any other commercial classes and may also enter a display table and a showcase.
3. For dates and times for entering exhibits, please refer to Rule 2 under HORTICULTURE DIVISION AMATEUR.
4. All plants must be correctly named and must have been in the possession of the exhibitor for at least three months prior to convention. All African violets must be in bloom and must be single-crown plants, except trailers and species.
5. In the Specimen Plant section, exhibitors may enter any number of plants in each class, but only one plant of the same cultivar in the same class. Exhibitors may enter plants of the same cultivar in the AVSA Collection Classes 102, 103 and 104 and the Holtkamp Memorial Collection Class 105, as are entered in the other classes. Exhibitors may enter one collection in each collection class. Plants entered in the Holtkamp Memorial Collection class must be AVSA-registered Optimara/Rhapsodie plants. AVSA collection rules are the same as they are for amateurs.
6. Any African violet plant in Specimen Plants, (Section B – New Cultivars classes) Display Table, or Commercial Showcase sections may be designated as competing for the AVSA Best New Cultivar Awards. Entries may be seedlings, sports, or mutants originated by the exhibitor, or rights and ownership to them released by the hybridizer and must not have been previously shown in an AVSA Convention show. Each entry must be labeled “New Cultivar.”
7. An exhibitor entering a display table may also enter other design and commercial classes. Each display table shall contain 15 plants (no merchandise). Three, all of the same type, miniatures or semiminiatures, or miniature or semiminiature trailers, shall count as a specimen plant and shall be judged as one unit. The display must be predominantly (at least 75%) African violets. Other gesneriads may be included in the 15 plants and will be judged as one unit. AVSA will provide white table covers for display tables; however, display tables may be covered with any color or pattern at the exhibitor’s discretion.
8. Exhibits in the Commercial Showcase classes will be allotted table space sufficient for their display. Table covers will be neutral. Exhibits in these classes shall contain 6-10 plants, either miniature, semiminiature, standard, or trailing African violets, or other gesneriads. Showcases must be predominantly (75%) African violets or designs using African violets. Class 135, Commercial Showcase-Horticulture only, shall be a collection of 6-10 plants, (exhibitor may designate one plant as a unit or three plants as a unit) with NO embellishment. Class 136, Commercial Showcase-Artistic, must include a creative aspect and may include designs (flower or plant arrangements or container gardens) incorporating African violets. Showcases-Horticulture and Showcases-Artistic shall both be judged on horticultural perfection. Horticultural perfection shall be computed by finding the average points per plant in the Showcase. No merchandise will be allowed in these classes. Awards for ShowcaseHorticulture only, Class 135, shall be based 100% on horticultural perfection. Awards for Showcase-Artistic, Class 136, shall be based on 80% horticultural perfection and 20% on distinction and originality. Awards will be given for best, second-best and third-best for Display Table, Class 134, Showcase Horticulture only, Class 135, and Showcase-Artistic, Class 136.
9. In Commercial Showcases, each entry in the exhibit will be judged. Class135 shall use standard plant name and entry tags supplied by Entries. In Class 136, the exhibitor has the option to use the standard plant name tag provided by Entries, or to provide his or her own tag or diagram. The entry book number of each plant or arrangement must appear on the tag or diagram. For Class 136, no ribbon awards will be given. Instead, each showcase with all blue ribbon exhibits will receive a rosette. A point score sheet shall be given each exhibitor showing how awards were determined. (Please note: An exhibitor may choose to NOT have their Showcase judged).
10. A 6‘ table with three tiers will be furnished for each exhibitor in the Display Table, Class 134. Uniformly covered tables shall be furnished. The exhibitor may provide their own covering. Colored lights which distort or enhance the color of the plants will not be permitted.
11. Any shape and type of pot for specimen plants will be permitted except flared top pots. Supports and collars will not be permitted. Pots in the specimen plant section must be slip-potted into clean, non-decorative pots in colors such as white, green, or any neutral tone. The bottom of the pot containing the plant must be completely covered with plastic or aluminum foil. The pot is then inserted into a pot of the same size or shape. The inside pot may be of any color and may extend above the rim of the outside pot. Exceptions to slippotting are self-contained reservoirs (i.e., Oyama, Moist-Rite, etc.) in colors such as white, green, black, or any neutral tone. Pots in the Display Table class do not have to be covered and may be elevated and tilted with individual pot holders.
12. Signs, cards, or codes identifying the exhibitor may not be displayed on the display tables or commercial showcases prior to judging.
13. Exhibits will be judged by the merit method of judging. The decision of the judges is final unless in conflict with AVSA rules or rules of the schedule. Only qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to serve as judges.
14. Only blue ribbon winners will be eligible to receive awards.
15. Exhibits in the Display Table class and the Commercial Showcase classes will not count toward Commercial Sweepstakes or Design Sweepstakes Awards.
16. Rosettes will be awarded as merited to the exhibitors receiving first, second, and third highest number of points in each Display Table and Commercial Showcase class. An Honorable Mention Rosette will be awarded to the exhibitor receiving the fourth highest number of points.
17. AVSA will afford all possible protection to exhibits but will not be responsible for any damage or loss.
18. To reserve a display table, space for a commercial showcase or for further information, contact Kathy Bell, 9611 E. Blanding Lane, Tucson, AZ 85747, email bellkk@peoplepc.com. Reservations must be made no later than April 19, 2019.
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HALL OF FAME
AVSA Hall of Fame Awards
1986
Boyce Edens*
Ruth Carey*
1987
Frank Tinari*
1988
Grace Foote*
Gus Becker*
1989
Anne Tinari*
1990
Lizeta Hamilton*
Helen Van Pelt Wilson*
1991
Frank Burton*
1993
Cordelia Rienhardt*
1996
Mary Boland
1999
Lyndon Lyon*
2008
Hortense Pittman
2010
Bill Foster*
2011
Pauline Bartholomew*
2012
Janet Riemer
2016
Nancy Hayes
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The Distinguished Service Award may be presented to an Honorary Life Member who has continued to give outstanding service to AVSA.
1965 Ruth G. Carey*
1974 Frank Burton*
1975 Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter*
1976 Mrs. W. F. (Neva) Anderson*
1978 Mrs. Harold (Dora) Baker*
Anne Tinari*
1980 Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter*
1981 Frank Tinari*
1984 Maisie Yakie*
1986 Grace Foote*
1994 Mary Boland
2001 Nancy Hayes
2004 Bill Foster*
2009 John (Jack) Wilson
2012 Meredith Hall
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP AWARD
Only one Honorary Life Membership may be awarded in any one year for outstanding services to the Society. Each President on retiring their office receives an Honorary Life Membership.
1949 Boyce M. Edens*
1950 Alma Wright*
1951 Myrtle Radtke*
1953 Floyd L. Johnson*
1954 Ferne V. Kellar* Anna M. Layson*
1955 Ruth G. Carey*
1956 Evan Paul Roberts*
1957 Priscilla Landaker*
1958 Maxine Wangberg*
1959 Mrs. G. E. (Dalene) Rhodes*
1960 Mrs. R. E. (Miriam) Lightbourn*
1961 Helen Van Pelt Wilson*
1962 Constance Hansen*
1963 Mrs. Claude (Bess) Greeley*
1964 Maisie Yakie*
1965 Mrs. H. Harold (Dora) Baker*
1966 Frank Burton*
1967 Dorothy Gray*
1968 Winfred E. Albright*
1969 Mrs. W. F. (Neva) Anderson*
1970 Frank Tinari*
1971 Anne Tinari*
1972 Mrs. Helen Van Zele*
1973 Mrs. Percy F. (Estelle) Crane*
1974 Mrs. Harold (Cordelia) Rienhardt*
1975 Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter *
1976 Edith V. Peterson*
1977 Mrs. Glenn B. (Mabel) Hudson*
1978 Mrs. Edward A. (Melva) Nelson*
1979 Mrs. Wade H. (Clarice) Bell*
1980 Mrs. Marvin (Gene) Garner*
1981 Adeline Krogman*
1982 Grace Foote*
1983 Harvey L. Stone*
1984 Lyndon Lyon*
1985 Ann Richardson*
1986 Mildred Schroeder*
1987 Anne Tinari*
1988 Elizabeth (“E”) Hansen*
1989 Frances Young*
1990 Ellie Bogin*
1991 Mary Boland
1993 A. Charles Bollar
1995 Hortense Pittman
1996 Janet Riemer
1997 L. T. Ozio*
1999 Esther Edwards Wells
2001 Bill Foster*
2002 Bill Lyons*
2003 John (Jack) Wilson
2004 Nancy Hayes
2005 Janet Riemer
2006 Meredith Hall
2007 Linda Owens
2008 Joseph Bruns
2009 Joyce Stork
2010 Sue Ramser
2011 Ronald E. Davidson
2013 Linda L. Hall
2015 John T. Carter*
2017 Winston J. Goretsky
2019 Dr. Richard Nicholas*
HUDSON MEMORIAL AWARD
Flower Growers Award changed in 1965 to
Ruth Carey Affiliated Chapter Leadership Award changed in 1984 to
Hudson Memorial Affiliate Leadership Award
1954 Mrs. William C. Douglas*
1955 Mrs. Marvin Luttrop*
1956 Dora Baker*
1957 Beatrice Wills*
1958 Mrs. Fred (Edith) Flory*
1959 Adele Tretter*
1960 Irene Moffatt*
1961 Mrs. Charles Stoehr*
1962 Mrs. Edmund (Esther) Sherer
1963 Neva Anderson*
1964 Ruth Millikan
1965 Dorothy Gray*
1966 Mrs. C. H. (Clarissa) Harris
1967 Edith Peterson*
1968 Mrs. C. L. (Margaret) Hershberger*
1969 Mrs. Edward A. (Melva) Nelson*
1970 Mrs. Robert (Ann) Slocomb*
1971 Mrs. William (Adeline) Krogman*
1972 Mrs. Harold (Cordelia) Rienhardt*
1973 Mrs. Glenn B. (Mabel) Hudson*
1974 Mrs. Ross V. (Emma) Lahr
1975 Mrs. Edward (Millie) Blair*
1976 Mrs. A. W. (Ruby) Eichelberger
1977 Mrs. Frank S. (Chris) Huebscher*
1978 Gladys Hudnall*
1979 Mrs. John (Jo) McCoy*
1980 Mrs. Henry (Ruby) Bircher*
1981 Celine Chase *
1984 Janet Riemer
1985 Edward Bradford
1986 Amy Lackner*
1987 Dual awards presented:
Bob L. Green
Joan Halford* (South Africa)
1988 Raymond L. Dooley*
1989 Julia Fladt*
1990 Meredith Hall
1991 J. R. (Sundown) Pittman*
(Magic Knight AVS – TX)
1992 Paula Foster*
1993 Betty Tapping*
1994 Alyce Droege*
1995 Sylvia Saalmans*
1996 Bill Lyons*
1997 Sue Hill*
1998 Iris Keating*
1999 Barbara Elkins*
2000 Doris Brownlie
2001 Byron Borck
2002 Paul Kroll
2003 Janice Davidson
2004 Agatha Garrison* (Albuquerque AVS – NM)
2005 Rose Howlett* (AVS of Greater Tulsa)
2006 Fran Russom
2007 Karyn Cichocki
2008 Eunice Curry
2009 Jim Toms
2010 Carol Van
2011 Winston J. Goretsky
2012 Mary Lou Harden
2013 Jacquie Eisenhut
2014 Christel Collier
2015 Pat E. Hancock
2016 Kevin W. Degner
2017 Mel Grice
2018 Beverley Williams
2019 Dolores Gibbs
2020 Candace Baldwin
BRONZE MEDAL
Bronze Medal for Horticultural Achievement
1950 Armacost* and Royston*
1951 Evan Paul Roberts*
1952 Helen Van Pelt Wilson*
Mrs. W. K. duPont*
1953 Florence Young Stillwell*
Montague Free*
Dr. William Ernest Blauvelt
1954 William C. Blaesing*
1955 Margaret Vallin*
Henry Peterson*
1956 Rosa Peters*
Lyndon Lyon*
1958 M. Eugene Sundt*
1959 B. L. Burtt*
1960 Mrs. Harold Dannemiller*
1961 Dr. Harold Moore, Jr.*
Dr. Kenneth Baker*
1962 G. J. Wicks*
1963 Dr. Sheldon Reed*
1964 Paul Arnold*
1965 Frank* and Anne* Tinari
1966 Hugh Eyerdom*
1967 Martin Rand
Dr. Carl D. Clayberg
1968 Paul F. Rockelman*
1969 Forrest D. Richter*
Dr. Robert Snetsinger
1970 Albert Buell*
Dr. Herbert Streu
1972 Mrs. Duane (Ethel) Champion*
1973 Victor Constantinov*
1974 Manelta Lanigan*
1975 Mr. & Mrs. Earl Kolb
1976 Max Maas*
1977 Mrs. Frank (Chris) Huebscher*
1978 Howard Utz*
1979 Mr.* & Mrs.* John (June) Swift
1980 Mr.* & Mrs. Ralph (Charlene) Reed
1981 Dr. Richard Craig
1982 Harold Rienhardt*
Ernest Fisher*
1984 Irene Fredette*
1986 Hortense & Ray* Pittman
Dr. Charles Cole
1987 Sandra Williams
1988 Gordon Boone*
Hermann Holtkamp, Sr.*
1989 Joyce and Kent* Stork
1990 Paul & Sydney Sorano
1991 Bill Johnson*
1992 Dr. Jeffrey Smith
1997 Dr. Ralph (Rob) Robinson
1999 Don* and Jean Ness
2000 John and Doris Brownlie
2005 Pat Hancock
Dale Martens
2006 Ruth Bann*
2011 Olive Ma Robinson
Dr. Barbara Pershing
2012 Bill Foster*
2014 Joe Bruns
Reinhold Holtkamp, Sr.
CONTINUING SERVICE AWARD
Continuing Service Award
Up to three Continuing Service Certificates may be awarded in any one year to people who have already received an Honorary One-Year Membership Award and have continued to give outstanding service to AVSA.
1975
Mrs. Clarice Bell*
Mrs. Robert (Lizeta) Hamilton*
Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson*
1976
Mr. E. H. Dixon
Mrs. Henry P. (Grace) Foote*
Mrs. M. G. (Madeline) Gonzales*
1977
Mrs. Ross V. (Emma) Lahr*
Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Schroeder*
Mrs. Robert (Ann) Slocomb*
1978
Miss Florence M. Garrity*
Mrs. Thomas B. (Myrtle) McKneely*
Harold Reinhardt*
1979
Mrs. Thomas (Rene) Edmundson*
Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin*
Jimmy Watson*
1980
Frank Burton*
Mrs. Percy F. (Estelle) Crane*
Mrs. Harold (Cordelia) Rienhardt*
1981
Mrs. Richard (Celine) Chase*
Mrs. James B. (Ruth) Carey*
Mrs. John (Amy) Lackner*
1982
Albert Buell*
Elizabeth (“E”) Hansen*
Catherine Hawley*
1983
Mrs. James S. (Irene) Merrell*
Mrs. Charles H. (Peggy) Staat*
Irene Traskers*
1984
Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Schroeder*
Mrs. Lester (Julia) Fladt*
Mary Boland
1985
Gladys Hudnall*
Mr. C. Russell Marshall
Elinor Skelton*
1986
Pauline Bartholomew*
Irene Fiedler*
1987
Leila Egenites*
Janet Riemer
1988
Ellie Bogin*
1989
Emilie Savage*
Nancy Hayes
1990
Gladys Hudnall*
1991
Marilyn Goldstein*
1992
Nell-Sue Tyson*
1993
Jim & DoDe Whitaker
1994
Meredith Hall
1996
Esther Edwards Wells
1999
David Buttram*
2000
Bill Lyons*
2002
Jim Owens
Ruth Warren*
2003
Beverly Promersberger
2004
Joe Bruns
Barbara Elkin*
Iris Keating*
2005
John Cook*
Kazuo Horikoshi
Elinor Skelton*
2006
Jim Owens
John Carter*
2008
Edna Rourke*
Winston J. Goretsky
2011
Dale Martens
Anne Nicholas
William H. Paauwe
2012
Georgene Albrecht*
2013
Thelma Miller*
2014
Tom Glembocki
2016
Judith Carter
2018
Laurene Jones
2020
Mary Corondan
Kathy Lahti
Dr. Bill Price
HONORARY ONE-YEAR MEMBERSHIP AWARD
Honorary One-Year Membership Awards
Up to ten Honorary One-Year Memberships may be awarded each year.
1952
Mr. James B. (Ruth) Carey* – Harriet F. Lawton* – Carolyn Rector*
1953
Maxine B. Wangberg* – Priscilla Landaker* – Florence F. Foltz* – Ross W. Hahn* – Margaret V. Travis* – Harold Gifford* – Ross W. Harvey* – Clarissa Harris* – Mary P. Parker*
1954
Sam Caldwell* – Evelyn Hall* – Helen Pochurek* – Merle Hardy* – Lucille Wright* – Evan Paul Roberts* – Paul Rockelmann* – Joan Copeland* – Bess Hardy* – Edith Mackey* – Iva Woods* – Emily Hodan* – Lois Minehan* Quixie Nichols*
1955
Mae Crompton* – Virginia Koenig* – Lewis Cook* – Edith Flory* – Alice Wray Taylor* – Daisy Jones* – Marge Wolf* Anita L. Lawrence* – Dora Baker* – Ethel Crotty*
1956
Sophia Baker* – Lauretta Littig* – Miriam Lightbourn* Constance Hansen* – Helen Montgomery* – Neil C. Miller* – Dorothy Gray* – Joy Hutson* – Dorothy W. Bradley* – E. Pearle Turner* – Mrs. Albert Zimmerman* Edna Jones* – Priscilla Landaker* – Grace Rowe* – G. J. Wicks*
1957
Vera Covert* – Ruth Dahnke* – Phil Libby* – Eunice Fisher* – Elizabeth Greeley* – Nelle Berst* – Merle Hardy* – Phyllis Barker* – Mary Mutchner* – Marie Dannemiller*
1958
Daisy Jones* – Paul J. Arnold* – Barbara Rogers* – Dr. Harold E. Moore, Jr.* – Ruth Schmittel* – Catherine B. Sheperd* – Mrs. W. F. (Neva) Anderson* – Anne Tinari* – Helena Pearl Thomas*
1959
Lucille Kile* – Edna Buchta* – Paul R. Younger* – Mary J. Shangle* – Mrs. Charles (Betty) Stoehr* – Elvin McDonald Alice G. Watters* – Mrs. H.H. Stevens* – Liza T. Damron*
1960
Harold Nutt* – William B. Carter* – Clem Browning* J. Hanna* – Hazel Sharp* – Marge Lotz* – Frances Smith* – Bess Dykeman* – Ruth Marie Peters* – La Verne Hager*
1961
Leonard K. Brewer* – W. P. Malone* – Luella Marmaduke* – Mr.* & Mrs.* C. F. Elderkin – Mrs. Earle Sponenburgh* – Theodore Weston *- Ruth W. Alempi* Forrest Richter* – Mrs. Walter Woodruff* – Joseph Schulz*
1962
Mrs. Hugo Hall* – Dorothy Reaume* – Hazel Becker* Grace Grissom* – Paul F. Freese* – Mrs. T. A. Olsen* Neva Anderson*
1963
Mary Blackburn* – Laura Howard* – Winfred Albright* Vera Covert* – Adele Tretter*
1964
Frank Burton* – Edith Peterson* – Mrs. J. W. Hofmann* Dora Baker* – Mrs. O. G. Pierson*
1965
Mr.* & Mrs.* Eugene (Edna) Thompson – Mrs. John C. (Sonja) Cuneo* – Charles Day* – Mrs. Edward A. (Melva) Nelson* – E. H. Dixon* – Lizeta Hamilton* – Mr.* & Mrs.* Sam Nichols – Mrs. Fred (Adele) Tretter*
1966
Mrs. Robert I. (Ann) Slocomb* – Mrs. G. P. (Bonnie) McGraw* – Grace Foote* – Mrs. James S. (Ann) Morgan* -Paul Arnold* – Albert H. Buell* – Cordelia Reinhardt* -Mrs. Wade C. (Clarice) Bell* – Mrs. Theodore Rosenak* -Robert Dennee*
1967
Mrs. William J. (Adeline) Krogman* – Joan Van Zele* -Philip E. Johnson* – Dr. Sydney Crawcou*r – Mrs. C. R. (Sammye) Ballard* – Mrs. Julius (Violet) Marshall* – Mrs. G. E. (Olive) Bayfield*
1968
Mrs. John (Lillian Lewis) Bodine* (1st design book with AV design) – Mrs. Percy (Estelle) Crane* – Mrs. J. A. W. (Ann) Richardson* – Mrs. Emerson (Ethel) Brown* William Palmer* – Mrs. John C. (Ethel) Wittner*
1969
Mrs. Thomas J. (Rene) Edmundson* – Vera Moir* – Harold Rienhardt* – Mrs. Thomas B. (Myrtle) McKneely* Mrs. Helen Van Zele* – John J. Paul, Sr.*
1970
Richard Meyers – Mrs. Herbert (Abby) Sullivan – Mrs. Dana R. Gipson – Mrs. Ross V. (Emma) Lahr* – Mrs. G. S. Callaghan – Mrs. Glenn B. (Mabel) Hudson*
1971
Wilda B. Beattie – Mrs. Edward M. (Millie) Blair* – Mrs. Marvin E. (Gene) Garner* – Mrs. James L. (Irene) Merrill* Mrs. F. Henry (Helene) Galpin* – Mrs. Paul O. (Grace) Gillespie* – Mrs. Roy (Betty) Weekes*
1972
Mrs. M. G. (Madeline) Gonzales* – Mrs. J. Fred (Geraldine) Brenner* – Mrs. William Palmer – Mrs. Roland (Ann) Fogg – Florence Garrity* – Mrs. Wayne (Mildred) Schroeder* – Mrs. A. W. (Ruby) Eichelberger
1973
Helen Ayles – Mrs. Elbert (Hazel) Lewis – Mrs. Sidney (Ellie) Bogin* – Mrs. Frank E. (Mary) Bell* – Jimmy Watson* – Mrs. Frank (Chris) Huebscher*
1974
Mrs. Frank (Dottie) Burton – Mrs. Talbot (Helen) Frei* Mrs. John (Amy) Lackner* – Mrs. E. R. (Evelyn) Nienstadt George Carpentier* – Mrs. Walter (Catherine) Hunt* Mrs. James E. (Lois) Minehan*
1975
Mrs. Richard (Celine) Chase* – Mrs. Warren (Harriet) Churchill* – Mrs. Daniel (Sue) Dohm, Jr. – Mrs. B. F. (Jane) Francis – Glenn B. Hudson* – Mrs. Stanley (Irene) Traskers* – Edward Varick*
1976
John M. Cook* – Mrs. Lester S. (Julia) Fladt* – Mrs. Elizabeth (“E”) Hansen* – Yvonne Leighton – Mrs. W. M. (Lucille) Plaster* – Mrs. Charles H. (Peggy) Staat* Harvey L. Stone*
1977
Mrs. Margaret Booth – Mrs. Ralph E. (Gertrude) Caye* Ruth Hatch* – Mrs. Richard (Dorris) Hundley* – Sandra Leary Williams – Mrs. Lucile J. Wasson
1978
Mrs. J. Monroe (Jean) Achauer – Myrtle Clement – Mrs. Charles S. (Catherine) Hawley* – Mrs. L. F. (Dorothy D.J.) Lidiak* – C. Russell Marshall – Mrs. Carl (Violet) Meister Janet Riemer
1979
Mary Boland – Ethel Champion* – Mrs. Raymond (Ann) Dooley* – Leila Egenites* – Mrs. Leon (Irene) Fiedler* Mrs. Fred (Ida) Scudder – Elinor Skelton*
1980
Ada Calhoun – Mrs. Carl (Doreen) Fussell – Gladys Hudnall* – Lloyd Lyn McArthur – Mrs. Harry A. (Isabel) Wolf – Frances C. Young*
1981 Gus Becker* – Pauline Bartholomew* – Raymond Dooley, Jr.* – Donna Tobin – Dona Jackson – Shirley Goslee – Penny Brenner
1982
Edward Bradford – George Hightower – Esther Hopper Floy M. Lane – Sylvia Richardson – Frances Swope* – Gen Zondlo
1983
Helen Bartel* – Ethel Champion* – Mrs. Allen Darrow -Marion Doherty – Mrs. Julius (Marge) Fargeot* – Ruth Meek* – Mrs. John Chase (Mary) Reed – Emilie Savage*
1984
Mrs. Arthur (Helen) Geisler* – Mrs. J. M. (Jean) Achauer Mrs. Ronald (Barbara) Zimmerman – Mrs. Colin (Joan) Halford* – Mrs. James B. (DoDe) Whitaker – Julia Bell* Mrs. J. D. (Dorothy) Spence – Nancy Hayes
1985
Edward Bradford – Joy Brooks – Hazel E. Bryon – Ann Carpenter* – Beverly Hendricks – Tom Seiler* – Wynne John Voorhees – Lucille Woolever*
1986
Charles Bollar – Yvonne Ozio – Marilyn Goldstein* -Patricia Kasperski* – Olga McLean* – Doris Ashby* – L. T. Ozio* – Virginia Beatty – Meredith Hall – Lynn Lombard
1987
Sue Hill* – Betty Nipp – Palma Trapp* – Nancy Imhof -Tommie Lou Oden* – Nell-Sue Tyson*
1988
James Whitaker – Bob L. Green – Raymond J. Dooley* DoDe Whitaker – Anne Jantzen* – Ruth Jo McCoy* Beverly Promersberger – Laurene Jones
1989
Bill Foster* – Jane Birge – Martha Turner* – Nancy C. Lawrence
1990
John Cook* – Lyndall Owens – Joyce Stork – Esther Edwards Wells – Ruth Warren* – Olga MacLean*
1991
Gary Beck – Ralph Breden* – Marlene Buck – David Buttram* – Barbara Elkin*
1992
Kazuo Horikoshi – Ruth Warren*
1993
Iris Keating* – Lynn Lombard – Flora Semen* – Linda Owens – Thelma Miller*
1994
Annamarie Mays – Frank Senna* – Kay* & Bill* Lyons
1995
R. (Sundown) Pittman* – Jane Rexilius – Debbie Griffith Judie Lalanne
1996
Jim Owens – Ellen & Bill Beckerman – Frances King – Fran Russom – Marilyn Evensen
1997
Kathy Spissman – Georgene Albrecht* – Laura Walker – Jay McKnight
1998
Mary Lou Harden – Jo Anne Martinez – James Smith
1999
Jeani Hatfield – Barbara Elkin* – John Carter* -Ann Miller
2000
Meredith Hall (1999 Houston Convention Chairman) – Gerri Goins* (1999 Houston Show Chairman) – Joe Bruns
2001
Joyce Stork (2000 Omaha Convention Chairman) -Shannon Ahlman (2000 Omaha Show Chairman)
2002
Anna Jean Landgren* (2001 Chicago convention chairman) – Carol Allegretti (2001 Chicago show chairman) – Linda Golubski (AVSA Awards chairman)
2003
Gary Gordon (2001 Washington D.C. Convention Chairman) – Sharon Long (2001 Washington D.C. Show Chairman) – Ovella Hall
2004
Dr. Elmer Godeny (2003 Baton Rouge Convention Chairman) – Mary McFarland (2003 Baton Rouge Show Chairman) – Dr. Robert Truax – Edna Rourke* – Barbara Pershing – Pat Sutton – Pat Richards – William H. Paauwe Floyd Lawson – Tom Glembocki
2005
Kathy Bell (2004 Tucson Convention Chairman) – Thelma Heinrich (2004 Tucson Show Chairman) – Shirley Berger* Marlene Buck – Winston J. Goretsky – Vladimir Kalgin -Ann Nicholas – Kathryn Paauwe*
2006
Penny Wichman (2005 Convention Chairman) – Thelma Miller* (2005 Show Chairman) – Sue Ramser – Janice Bruns* – Judy Carter
2007
Jeanne Cotton – Sharon Johnson* – Kathy Lahti – Ramona Donnell – Susan Hoffman
2008
Terry Klemesrud – Nelly Levine – Barbara Pershing – Harry Weber – Andrea Worrell
2009
Kathy Bell – John Carter* – Susan Hapner – Dr. Richard Nicholas* – Cindi Nofziger – Patricia Sutton
2010
Lynn Lombard – Barbara Elkin*
2011
Dr Jeffrey Smith – Dr. William Price – Lynne Wilson*
Tom Glembocki – Brenda Petry – Sharon Shannon
2012
Richard Follett – Susan Hanna – Joan Santino
2013
Steve Turner – Marge Farrand – Ann-Marie Keene – Terri Post – Marjorie Bullard
2014
Cheryl Salatino – Penny L. Smith-Kerker, Ph. D. – Susan K. Hill
2015
Russell Kirchner – Ronald E. Davidson – Barbara Burde, D.V.M.* – Penny Wichman
2016
Linda Hall – Randy Deutsch – Mary Corondan
2017
David Harris – Sharon Shannon – Kathy Bell
2018
Thad Skaggs – Linda Price – David Kesler
2019
Judy Niemira – Julie Thompson – Deb Donaldson – Beverley Williams – Marge Savage -Phil Wallace
2020
Robert McMeel – Anne Nicholas – Penny Smith-Kerker
MISCELLANEOUS AWARDS
Miscellaneous Awards (not categorized elsewhere)
Special Citation for Outstanding Service
1995 Beaumont AVS
AVSA Certificate of Appreciation
2004 Walther H. Ott*
2004 Pauline Bartholomew*
Special Recognition for Contributions to the African Violet World
2005 Leung Tai-han (Hong Kong)
Meritorious Service Award
2009 Jeffrey Smith
2020 Amy Carruth
Terri Post
Glenda Williams
Special Recognition International Excellence in the African Violet World
2015 Vladimir N. Kalgin, Ph.D.
Memorial List
Remembering Members Who Are Deceased
Submit a Name to the AVSA Memorial List
Every year the African Violet Society of America recognizes those individuals who belonged to AVSA and/or to an Affiliated Club but are now deceased. A list is composed during the year and each individual is recognized at the Annual Meeting of the Membership during the national AVSA Convention.
To add a name to the AVSA Memorial List, please mail or email the following information:
– Full Name of the Deceased
– Most recent City/State of Deceased
– Name of individual submitting this name (required):
• Your email address
• Your phone number
Thank you for your assistance in compiling the Memorial List.
Jill Jensen
AVSA Resolutions Committee Chairman
memorial@avsa.org
9605 Saint Clement Circle, Lincoln NE 69526
2020 Memorial List
Lest We Forget
- Georgene Albrecht, Pennsylvania
- Wilson Bygott, CANADA
- Nancy Carr, Ohio
- Celesta Cirkl, Virginia
- Bill Foster, Texas
- Fred Grafelmann, California
- Therese Lynam, Florida
- Gini McCanne, California
- Judy Millstone, Arizona
- Richard Nicholas, Texas
- Iona Pair, Tennessee
- Shirley Peck, Florida
- Edna Rourke, Connecticut
- Tom Savage, Texas
- Lynne Wilson, Florida
- Al Armstrong, Louisiana
- Barbara Kelly, Texas
- Sue Stout, Arizona
Sample Affiliate Yearbooks
a tradition in clubs before the Internet Age
Greater AVS of Tulsa - 2013 Yearbook
First Austin AVS 2013 Yearbook
African Violet Society of America
P.O. Box 22417
Beaumont, TX 77720-2417
office@avsa.org
409-839-4725
844-400-AVSA (844-400-2872)
