Larry J. Burks

2002 Jane Righter Rose Medal

Presented to: Larry J. Burks, a second generation rose grower/processor, serves as vice presdient of Certified Roses, Inc. of Tyler, TX. Larry had the honor of championing the rose through the legislative process that resulted in the rose's designation as the National Floral Emblem for the United States. He has been highly involved in the establishment of a National Rose Garden on the mall in Washington, DC.

The Jane Righter Rose Medal is awarded for outstanding achievement in rose culture through the propagation of new roses, civic achievement in community rose gardens of educational value, exhibitions by amateur gardeners, or unusual rose collections of special merit.

The Jane Righter Rose Medal was endowed by the Greenwich Garden Club, Zone II, in memory of its member and a graduate and trustee of the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. She was an active exhibitor, judge, and lecturer on gardens and well-known for her propagation of roses. The medal depicts ‘Dainty Bess,’ one of Jane’s favorite roses. The medal was first awarded in 1942 and was designed in 1941 by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop.

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