Harold St. John
Harold St. John
1975 Medal of Honor
Proposed by: The Garden Club of Honolulu, Zone XII
The Medal of Honor is awarded for outstanding service to horticulture.
The Medal of Honor is The Garden Club of America's oldest national award. It was first given to Charles Sprague Sargent, a Harvard University professor and the founding director of the Arnold Arboretum, in 1920, and endowed in 1963 by the Bedford Garden Club, Zone III, in memory of member Alice Mary Sloane Anderson (Mrs. Arthur Marvin Anderson: 1888–1961). The medal was designed in 1920 by sculptor John Flanagan who also designed the original US quarter dollar coin that was first issued in 1932.
See other winners of this medalDiscover more
Henry M. Jackson
Frances K. Hutchinson Medal
Farsighted, tireless, the environment's greatest friend in the Senate;...
Judith Colt Johnson
Margaret Douglas Medal
Persuasive, persevering, tenacious conservationist, she rallied the forces...
Dr. Eldon Wood Lyle
Jane Righter Rose Medal
Eminent plant pathologist, rosarian of distinction, his research in rose...
Diane Kostial McGuire
Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne Medal
Restorer of ancient gardens, designer of new ones, her scholarly work and...
Laurence William Lane, Jr. and Melvin B. Lane
Eloise Payne Luquer Medal
Through their practical and botanically sound publications, millions of...
Elizabeth and Cartter Patten
Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal
Preservers of beauty in nature and in the works of men, their zeal for the...
Emily Brown
Distinguished Service Medal
Her abounding knowledge of horticulture and her generosity in sharing it...
Amy Bess Miller
Historic Preservation Medal
She rescued and restored to its pristine condition of order and serenity...