The WILLIAM MCGARVEY BEARDLESS IRIS AWARD

 

The William McGarvey Beardless Iris Award was established by the Empire State Iris Society Board of Directors in October 1994.  The purpose of the award is to foster interest in the beardless iris cultivars and to encourage growing of beardless irises.  The award is named in honor of the late Dr. William G. McGarvey, a member of the Central New York Iris Society and a well-known Region 2 hybridizer who specialized in Siberian Irises.  

The award is given to the highest placed beardless iris of an official show.  A Best of Section rosette must be earned to meet the minimum requirements of the award.  The award is both a Perpetual Award and an Individual award. The Perpetual Award is retained by the winner for a year and passed on to the new winner at the annual Region 2 Fall Banquet.  The Individual Award is a marble paperweight engraved with the name of the award, the year, the award winner’s name, and the name of the winning iris.  This award is also presented at the Fall Banquet.

List of Winning Iris and Exhibitors

Year    Affiliate          Exhibitor                         Cultivar__________________

1995     CNYIS    Maggie Lou Smith                  Roy Davidson (SPEC. x)
1996     STIS       Show Cancelled – not awarded
1997     CNYIS    Robert Keup                           Percheron (SIB)
1998     CHIS      Robert Keup                           Dotted Line (SINO-SIB)
1999                   No information
2000                   Robert Keup                           Mysterious Monique (LAEV)
2001     CHIS      Euthemia  Matsoukas            Blue Burn (SIB)
2002     AFIDS    Robert Keup                          Jeweled Crown (SIB)
2003     HVIDS    Robert Keup                          Ally Oops (SPEC. x)
2004     CNYIS    Robert Keup                          Bedford Lass (SIB)
2005     STIS       John Colley                            I. pseudacorus (SPEC)
2006     WNYIS   George Eisenhardt                 Snow Queen (SIB)
2007     CHIS      Patricia Salhoff                      I. graminea (SPEC)     

2008     HVIDS    Frank & Rosemary Sorbello  Salamander Crossing (SIB)