William C. Welch
William C. Welch
2008 Distinguished Service Medal
Presented to Dr. William C. Welch, horticulturist, author, leader, speaker and currently professor and Landscape Horticulturist, Dept. of Horticulture Sciences, Texas A&M University.
Proposed by: a member of River Oaks Garden Club, Zone IX
Seconded by: a member of The Garden Club of Houston, Zone IX
The Distinguished Service Medal is awarded for distinguished service in the field of horticulture.
The Distinguished Service Medal was endowed in 1953 by Priscilla Sleeper Sterling (Mrs. Robert D. Sterling), Garden Club of Dublin and Monadnock Garden Club, both Zone I. Although Priscilla’s primary interest was in conservation, she believed that horticulture played an integral part in the quality of life. Elizabeth Rhodes Reynolds designed the medal first awarded in 1955.
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