Honorary Medals Awards Dinner 

Please join us for the 116th Honorary Medals Dinner where Mass Hort honors those individuals who have contributed to excellence in horticulture.

This year's honorees include:

THE GEORGE ROBERT WHITE MEDAL OF HONOR 

Kris Jarantoski, Executive Vice President and Director

Chicago Botanic Garden- Keynote Speaker

THE THOMAS ROLAND MEDAL 

Joann Vieira, Director of Horticulture, Tower Hill Botanic Garden

THE JACKSON DAWSON MEMORIAL AWARD 

The American Chestnut Foundation

GOLD MEDALS 

Roger Cook - for his work on This Old House to promote the public’s understanding and appreciate of horticulture and gardening. 

Mrs. Dorance H. Hamilton - for her support of excellence in horticulture through the Preservation Society of Newport County, Flower Show

Mrs. Maureen Ruettgers - for her support of excellence in horticulture at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and in her garden

SILVER MEDALS 

The Preservation Society of Newport County, Flower Show - for promoting the appreciation and understanding of horticulture to the general public.

Suzanne Thatcher - for noteworthy service in horticulture

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