Mrs. Tomoko Yamamoto

Mrs. Tomoko Yamamoto

1957 Katharine Thomas Cary Medal

For her teaching, high ideals and standards of excellence in flower arrangements.

Proposed by: Des Moines Founders Garden Club, Zone XI

The Katharine Thomas Cary Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of floral design education.

The Katharine Thomas Cary Medal was endowed by New Canaan Garden Club, Zone II, in memory of member Katherine Babcock Thomas Cary (Mrs. William Harris Cary: 1874–1953). She served as a GCA director, floral design judge, and GCA librarian. The medal was designed in 1955 by Karl Gruppe and first awarded in 1956.

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