Tovah J. Martin
Tovah J. Martin
2008 Sarah Chapman Francis Medal
Presented to Tovah Martin, horticulturist, author, freelance writer, photo stylist, lecturer extraordinaire and a consultant on greenhouses and conservatories. Tovah shares her contagion through her many books and articles and teaches with a confidence and excessive knowledge.
Proposed by: a member of Litchfield Garden Club, Zone II
Seconded by: a member of Middletown Garden Club, Zone II
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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