Region 5 Personal Award Winners

Helen Field Fischer Gold Medal

American Hemerocallis Society's highest honor and the official recognition for distinguished and meritorious service rendered to the Society by a member on the national level

Year          Award Winner
2008        Pat Mercer
2002        Nell Jessup
1998        Betty Woods
1991        Selma Timmons
1970        Hyta Mederer

Steve Moldovan Mentoring Award

This award was established in 2007 to honor the memory of hybridizer Steve Moldovan for his life-long mentoring efforts.  If the AHS Board determines that one of the nominated individuals has mirrored the paradigm of mentoring that Steve Moldovan exemplified during his lifetime, it will grant the award.  This may include mentoring new hybridizers, mentoring youth, or mentoring a local daylily club. 

Year      Award Winner
​​​2015     Tim Herrington
​2009     Enman Joiner

Bertrand Farr Silver Medal

Distinguished honor presented annually to an AHS member who has attained outstanding results in the field of hybridizing

Year        Award Winner
2014        Tim Herrington
2009        Jan Joiner
1993        Enman Joiner
1982        Clarke Yancey
1963        Frank Childs
1952        Mary Lester