The Veitch Memorial Medal

The Veitch Memorial Medal is a prestigious international prize issued annually by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

1 Goal
2 History
3 Winners
- 3.1 List of winners
4 References
5 Extra links

Goal

The prize is awarded to "persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the science and practice of horticulture" ^[1].

History

The prize was first planned in 1870, in memorial of James Veitch of Chelsea. At first, the prize was issued by the Veitch Memorial Trust, but from 1885, the Medals were awarded at the Orchid Conference. Since 1922, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has been in charge of the Medal. ^[2]

Winners

Recipients in 2009 were:

David Wheeler (founder and editor of Hortus: A Gardening Journal)
Dr Joan Morgan (writer and historian)
Jozef Van Assche (Secretary ISHS)

Recipients in 2008 were:

Dr James Beard for his lifelong contribution to the development and application of scientific principles to turfgrass culture. Dr Beard founded the International Sports Turf Institute and has served the international horticultural community for the past 50 years through research, teaching and leadership.

Michael Nelson for his outstanding practical work over many years in the restoration of the Lost Gardens of Heligan, one of Cornwall's best-known tourist attractions.

For the 2007 list of winners, please see 2007 Manual

List of winners

1892 : John Heal (c. 1841 – 1925)
1894 : Victor Lemoine [1] (France) (1823–1911)
1896 : Charles Sprague Sargent (1841–1927) (US)
1897 : Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858–1954) (US)
1899 : Thomas Francis Rivers (1831–1899)
1901 : Richard Irwin Lynch (1850–1924)
1901 : Thomas Meehan^[3] (1826–1901) (US)
1906 : Ernest Henry Wilson (1876–1930)
1907 : John Gilbert Baker (1834–1920)
1922 : William Jackson Bean (1863–1947)
1923 : Richard Irwin Lynch (1850–1924)
1925 : David Prain (1857–1944)
1927 : George Forrest (1873–1932)
1929 : Alfred Barton Rendle (1865–1938)
1930 : Sir William Wright Smith (1875–1956)
1931 : Otto Stapf (1857–1933)
1932 : Leonard Cockayne (1855–1934)
1934 : Francis Kingdon-Ward (1885–1958)
1935 : Edward James Salisbury (1886–1978)
1936 : Arthur William Hill (1875–1941)
1937 : John Hutchinson (1884–1972)
1938 : Morley Benjamin Crane (1890–1983)
1953 : William Bertram Turrill (1890–1961)
1964 : Frances Perry (1907–1993)
1964 : William Thomas Stearn (1911–2001)
1965 : William Douglas Cook (New Zealand) (1884–1967)
1966 : Graham Stuart Thomas (1909–2003)
1968 : John Stuart Yeates (New Zealand) (1900–1986)
1972 : Roy Lancaster (born 1938)
1974 : John Bergmans ([Netherlands]) (1892–1980)
1976 : Alice Margaret Coats (1905–1978)
1977 : Iris Bannochie (1914–1988)
1978 : Gavin Brown (?-?) Frederick Alkmund Roach (1909–2004)
1979 : Fred Whitsey (1919–2009)
1981 : David Robinson (1928–2004)
1987 : Ambrose Congreve (1907–2011)
1990 : Chen Hang (born c. 1931)
1991 : John L. Creech (1920–2009)
1993 : Joy Larkcom (?-?)
1993 : Brent Elliott (?-?)
1996 : Jane G Pepper (born 1945)
1999 : Sonja Bernadotte (1944–2008)
1999 : Helen Dillon (?-?)
2000 : Maurice and Brian Woodfield
2001 : Francis Higginson Cabot (1925–2011)
2002 : Piet Oudolf (born 1944)
2002 : Stella Ross-Craig (1906–2006)^[4]
2003 : Martin John Bukovac (?-?)
2007 : Rex Dibley
2007 : Daniel John Hinkley (born 1953)
2008 : James Beard (?-?)
2008 : Michael Nelson (?-?)
2009 : David Wheeler (born 1945)^[5]
2009 : Joan Morgan^[5]
2009 : Jozef Vasn Assche^[5]
2010 : Dr. Stefan T. Buczacki
Date unknown : Alfred Daniel Hall (1864–1942)
Date unknown : Thomas Wallace (1891–1965)
Date unknown : Wilfrid Jasper Walter Blunt (1901–1987)
Date unknown : Werner Rauh (1913–2000)
Date unknown : D. G. Hessayon (born 1928)
Date unknown : Harold Hillier (1905–1985)

References

^ http://www.rhs.org.uk/about/awardsnominations.htm
^ 2007 Manual
^ American Horticulture Honoured The Garden: An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Gardening in all its Branches, Volume 59 (June 22, 1901), page 446 by William Robinson
^ "Stella Ross-Craig -'Unrivalled' botanical illustrator". The Independent. 20 February 2006. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/stella-rosscraig-467169.html. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c The Garden, August 2009, page 512 (Royal Horticultural Society)

Extra links

Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Awards Nominations