Blair Winner received the SAF Gold Medal Award, honors the originator or introducer of a widely distributed plant or flower that has become established as an outstanding product of significant horticultural and commercial value, during SAF Palm Springs 2018.
Has your company been in business since 1919? Are you active in your community and the floral industry? Do you know someone who has made a noteworthy contribution to the floral industry?
The Society of American Florists recognizes excellence in the floral industry with a range of awards and professional designations. March 18 is the deadline to apply for SAF’s Century Award and the American Academy of Floriculture (AAF) designation, and it is the deadline to submit nominations for SAF’s Floriculture Hall of Fame, Paul Ecke, Jr. Award, Gold Medal Award, John H. Walker Award, and the Alex Laurie Award for Research and Education.
SAF will bestow the 2019 honors during the Stars of the Industry Awards Dinner at SAF Amelia Island 2019, SAF’s 135th Annual Convention, Sept. 18-21 at The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, in Amelia Island, Florida.
June 4 is the deadline to apply for Floral Management’s Marketer of the Year Award. The Professional Floral Communicators – International (PFCI) membership application and Tommy Bright Award nomination deadlines ended on Jan. 31.
Get the Award applications and nomination forms from safnow.org/awards. For more information, contact SAF’s Jenester Corbin 703-838-5234; awards@safnow.org.
Jenny Scala is the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Society of American Florists
