Kris Jarantoski
Kris Jarantoski
2011 Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded to Kris Jarantoski for leadership, distinguished service, lifelong commitment, and devotion to the Chicago Botanic Garden, to American Public Gardens and to the advancement of horticulture worldwide.
Proposed by: Lake Forest Garden Club, Zone XI
The Distinguished Service Medal is awarded for distinguished service in the field of horticulture.
The Distinguished Service Medal was endowed in 1953 by Priscilla Sleeper Sterling (Mrs. Robert D. Sterling), Garden Club of Dublin and Monadnock Garden Club, both Zone I. Although Priscilla’s primary interest was in conservation, she believed that horticulture played an integral part in the quality of life. Elizabeth Rhodes Reynolds designed the medal first awarded in 1955.
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