The American Chestnut Foundation

The American Chestnut Foundation

2013 Medal of Honor

Presented to The American Chestnut Foundation for outstanding dedication to the restoration of the American chestnut to our eastern woodlands.

Proposed by: Mill Mountain Garden Club, Zone VII

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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Shirley Meneice

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Gerald W. Adelmann

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Douglas Tallamy

Margaret Douglas Medal

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Stephen Scanniello

Jane Righter Rose Medal

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William Merwin

Sarah Chapman Francis Medal

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Frederick S. Middleton III

Cynthia Pratt Laughlin Medal

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2013

Ronald O. Determann

Eloise Payne Luquer Medal

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2013

Jane Pepper

Distinguished Service Medal

Presented to Jane G. Pepper for the exceptional contribution to gardening...

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2013

Bliss Clark

Katharine Thomas Cary Medal

Presented to Bliss Caulkins Clark, a dedicated mentor, inspiring teacher...

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