Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks
1966 Sarah Chapman Francis Medal
Through whose eyes, ears and pen the beauty of our wild areas is made available to less adventurous mortals; and for his stalwart, constant and resourceful efforts to maintain wilderness areas.
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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