1736 Eagle Drive
Hixson, TN 37343
Phone: 423.842.4630
Email: lpickles4@comcast.net
Hixson, TN 37343
Phone: 423.842.4630
Email: lpickles4@comcast.net
2009 AHS Helen Field Fisher Gold Medal Recipient . .
There were dual Helen Fisher Gold Medal Service Award winners
at the 2009 AHS Awards Banquet in Florida. The medal was
awarded to Roswitha Waterman of New York and to Lee Pickles
of Chattanooga, TN by AHS President Kevin P. Walek. When
presenting Pickles with the award, Walek gave this tribute:
Our second winner tonight joined the AHS in 1986 and
immediately began to find a place of service.
He was Chairman of a 1989 Regional meeting.
He was elected RVP to his region serving from 1990 - 1992.
He has always been active in his local club, where he currently
serves as President and Show Judges Chairman, having held
virtually every position and office within the club.
He was Editor of t his region’s Regional newsletter from 1990 –
2002.
He has won many article prizes and the Best Newsletter Award.
And, he has been told that his region’s newsletter was
responsible for upgrading all of the regional newsletters, being
among the first newsletters to use color and desk top publishing
software.
He was the chairman of many regional meetings most notably
chair of a Mid-Winter Symposium 1991 – 2004 and started what
became the largest purely educational meeting within the AHS.
As a consequence in February 2007 at one of these symposia,
after doing some research and some rough adding and
estimating I stated that:
of the Helen Field Fischer award for this aspect of his service to
the AHS alone, thus it is with a great deal of pleasure that I
present Lee Pickles with the Helen Field Fischer Award.
Keven P. Walek, President
at the 2009 AHS Awards Banquet in Florida. The medal was
awarded to Roswitha Waterman of New York and to Lee Pickles
of Chattanooga, TN by AHS President Kevin P. Walek. When
presenting Pickles with the award, Walek gave this tribute:
Our second winner tonight joined the AHS in 1986 and
immediately began to find a place of service.
He was Chairman of a 1989 Regional meeting.
He was elected RVP to his region serving from 1990 - 1992.
He has always been active in his local club, where he currently
serves as President and Show Judges Chairman, having held
virtually every position and office within the club.
He was Editor of t his region’s Regional newsletter from 1990 –
2002.
He has won many article prizes and the Best Newsletter Award.
And, he has been told that his region’s newsletter was
responsible for upgrading all of the regional newsletters, being
among the first newsletters to use color and desk top publishing
software.
He was the chairman of many regional meetings most notably
chair of a Mid-Winter Symposium 1991 – 2004 and started what
became the largest purely educational meeting within the AHS.
As a consequence in February 2007 at one of these symposia,
after doing some research and some rough adding and
estimating I stated that:
- The 1991 Mid-Winter Symposium was the beginning of
- I did a quick bit of addition and it is my belief that Lee is
directly or indirectly responsible for over $500,000 of
funds in regional coffers across the country. The ability to
have color in regional newsletters and the quality of our
regional newsletters are a direct result of this extra
money in AHS Regional budgets.
of the Helen Field Fischer award for this aspect of his service to
the AHS alone, thus it is with a great deal of pleasure that I
present Lee Pickles with the Helen Field Fischer Award.
Keven P. Walek, President
| Helen Field Fisher Gold Medal Established in 1950, this is the Society's highest honor and is the official recognition for distinguished and meritorious service rendered the AHS by a member on the national level. It is named for the founder of the American Hemerocallis Society. In general this award should honor only one person annually, but two awards have been given on occasion. A dual award to two members of the same family will count as one. Nominations may be submitted by any AHS member to the AHS Awards & Honors Chairman by mail or email. Nominations are due by September 1st for the upcoming year. The AHS Board votes by secret ballot at the annual fall board meeting, and the award is presented at the following AHS National Convention. |
At the Awards Banquet during
the 2009 AHS National
Convention, Lee listens as
President Kevin P. Walek reads
a nomination for the Helen Field
Fisher Gold Medal Award for
meritorious service.
the 2009 AHS National
Convention, Lee listens as
President Kevin P. Walek reads
a nomination for the Helen Field
Fisher Gold Medal Award for
meritorious service.
Lee, when he realized that it
was he who was being
presented the Helen Field
Fisher Medal. Jean had been in
on the secret the whole time.
It's not nice to keep a secret
from your spouse!
was he who was being
presented the Helen Field
Fisher Medal. Jean had been in
on the secret the whole time.
It's not nice to keep a secret
from your spouse!
| AHS President, Kevin P. Walek, presents the Helen Field Fisher Gold Medal award to Lee Pickles. |
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