Mildred L. and Edward J. Thompson
Mildred L. and Edward J. Thompson
1979 Sarah Chapman Francis Medal
Through the publication of the Thompson Begonia Guide, they have provided an indispensable reference for botanists, commercial growers an hobbyists.
The Sarah Chapman Francis Medal is awarded for outstanding literary achievement related to any aspect of The Garden Club of America's interests.
The Sarah Chapman Francis Medal was endowed in 1964 by Priscilla Beacham Stanton (Mrs. Otis Cook Stanton), The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay, Zone I, in memory of her mother, Sarah “Sallie” Dimon Chapman Francis (1874-1962), GCA member-at-large. The medal was created by Allison Macomber based on a design by Susanne S. Underwood, Garden Club of Buzzards Bay.
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