Peter J. Olin

Peter J. Olin

2010 Medal of Honor

For his service to horticulture and his commitment to connecting people with plants and landscapes as the Director of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

Proposed by: a member of The Lake Minnetonka Garden Club, Zone XI

The Medal of Honor is awarded for outstanding service to horticulture.

The medal was designed in 1920 by sculptor John Flanagan who also designed the U.S. quarter dollar coin, first issued in 1932. The Medal of Honor was endowed in 1963 by the Bedford (New York) Garden Club in memory of their member, Mrs. Arthur Marvin Anderson. Previous winners include Henry Francis DuPont (1956), Judith D. Zuk (2000), and P. Allen Smith (2006).

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