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Press Releases
7/24/2007
Four Companies Honored at Annual
Medal of Excellence Award
Willoughby, Ohio - For nearly 20 years, Greenhouse Grower’s Medal of Excellence Awards have recognized talented individuals and visionary companies that have played significant roles in the growth of the global floriculture industry.
This year’s award ceremony was held Monday, July 16 during the OFA Short Course and Medal of Excellence Awards were presented in five categories. Selected by a committee of industry experts and the editorial team and readers of Greenhouse Grower magazine, these awards represent some of the finest work in breeding and marketing in the past year. The 2007 Medal of Excellence Award winners are:
- Industry Achievement - Perennial Plant Association
- Marketer of the Year - The Novalis Network of Growers
- Industry's Choice For Breeding - Cora vinca, Goldsmith Seeds
- Editor's Choice - Blutopia and Snowtopia bacopas, PanAmerican Seed
- Reader's Choice - Cora vincas, Goldsmith Seeds
"Innovative varieties and marketing programs are going to make growers, retailers and consumers more successful and are the lifeblood of the floriculture industry," said Delilah Onofrey, editor, Greenhouse Grower magazine. "It is very gratifying to recognize those who are behind the scenes making it happen. The breeders, especially, are behind the scenes and spend years and years developing new varieties."
Members of the 2007 selection committee included Dr. Allen Armitage, Vaughn Fletcher, Vinny Naab, Al Gerace, John Gerace, Jr., Rick Mast, Joyce Mast, Abe Van Wingerden, Sim McMurry, Mark Yelanich, and Delilah Onofrey, as well as members of C. Raker & Sons, Inc.
"Medal of Excellence rewards the best new varieties and the people and organizations that are long-term industry powerhouses, like this year's winners Perennial Plant Association and Novalis. Our industry panel is a Who's Who of floriculture, as is our awards ceremony at Short Course," said Sara Tambascio, editor, Greenhouse Grower magazine.
Each winner received a hand blown glass flower trophy, distinctive to the Medal of Excellence Awards. For additional information and a photo review of the Medal of Excellence Awards, visit www.greenhousegrower.com/medal/.
Co-sponsors of this year’s event with Greenhouse Grower include Landmark Plastic www.landmarkplastic.com.
Greenhouse Grower, a monthly publication for growers seeking the latest information on floriculture, varieties and market trends, is a publication of Meister Media Worldwide, a Willoughby-Ohio based producer of b2b publications, events, custom media, directories and web sites.
May 21, 2007
Medal of Excellence Awards
Announce 2007 Nominees
Willoughby, Ohio - The wait is over and the nominees for the prestigious Greenhouse Grower Medal of Excellence Awards have been selected.
The nominees will be invited to attend the annual Medal of Excellence Awards ceremony on July 16, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio during the OFA Short Course, where the 2007 winners will be announced at the annual invitation-only awards reception.
"This year's class of award nominees represents some of the most innovative and exciting varieties the industry has to offer," said Delilah Onofrey, editor of Greenhouse Grower. "Their nomination speaks to the hard work and commitment of the breeding community to introduce attractive and quality new varieties to the market."
Industry's & Editor's Choice for Breeding and Reader's Choice Award Nominees
- Asti osteospermums -- Goldsmith Seeds
- 'Blutopia Blue' and 'Snowtopia White' bacopas -- PanAmerican Seed
- Cora vincas -- Goldsmith Seeds
- Shock Wave petunias -- PanAmerican Seed
- Supercal petunias -- Sakata Seed
- Surdiva scaevolas -- Suntory and Bonza
The Reader's Choice Award will honor excellence in breeding and is the industry's first online award contest. Voters can cast ballots for their variety of choice starting May 21 at www.greenhousegrower.com
Co-sponsors of this year's event with Greenhouse Grower include Landmark Plastic www.landmarkplastic.com.
Greenhouse Grower www.greenhousegrower.com, a Meister Media Worldwide publication, is a monthly business-to-business magazine serving more than 20,000 floriculture industry professionals.
April 23, 2007
Voting For Medal of Excellence
Reader's Choice Award
Starts May 21
Visit www.greenhousegrower.com To Vote
For Your Favorite New Variety
Willoughby, Ohio - Voting for the inaugural Medal of Excellence Reader's Choice Award will be quick, easy and informative when you visit www.greenhousegrower.com starting May 21, 2007.
The newest category in the prestigious Greenhouse Grower Medal of Excellence Awards program, the Reader's Choice Award will honor excellence in breeding and is the industry's first exclusive online awards contest.
Voters will be able to view images, read and hear audio summaries, narrated by Greenhouse Grower Editor Delilah Onofrey, of the plant variety finalists selected by an esteemed industry review committee attending the 2007 California Pack Trials.
Voters will also have the opportunity to enter a drawing to win a free OFA Short Course registration (courtesy of OFA - An Association of Floriculture Professionals), a special invitation to the Medal of Excellence Awards Ceremony to view this year's winner in-person and other special prizes. The award ceremony will be held Monday, July 16, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio,
"Introducing the online voting option for the Reader's Choice Award is a unique way to involve our entire readership and the industry as a whole in the program," said Delilah Onofrey, editor of Greenhouse Grower. "It demonstrates our commitment to further expanding Greenhouse Grower's delivery of vital industry information in multiple media formats."
The Reader's Choice Award joins other prestigious Medal of Excellence categories including:
• Industry's Choice for Breeding
• Editor's Choice for Breeding
• Marketer of the Year
• Industry Achievement
Co-sponsors of this year's event with Greenhouse Grower include Landmark Plastic ( www.landmarkplastic.com ).
Greenhouse Grower ( www.greenhousegrower.com ), a Meister Media Worldwide publication, is a monthly business-to-business magazine serving more than 20,000 floriculture industry professionals.
February 23,2007
Greenhouse Grower’s
Medal of Excellence Awards
Introduces Reader’s Choice Award
Exclusive Online Voting For
Award Starts In May
Willoughby, Ohio -- For nearly 20 years, Greenhouse Grower’s Medal of Excellence Awards have recognized talented individuals and visionary companies that have played significant roles in the growth of the global floriculture industry.
In 2007, another milestone in the proud history of the awards will be achieved with the introduction of a new category of excellence – the Reader’s Choice Award. The award will be presented during the annual Medal of Excellence Awards Ceremony, July 16, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio.
Selected solely by the readers of Greenhouse Grower, this award provides readers the opportunity to select the leading variety they feel merits an award for excellence in breeding. Before they vote, readers will be able to view images and read and hear audio summaries of the plant varietals finalists that have been selected by an esteemed industry review committee attending the 2007 California Pack Trials.
Voting will be done exclusively online at www.greenhousegrower.com starting in May. Voters will automatically be entered into a drawing to win a free OFA Short Course registration, a special invitation to the Medal of Excellence Awards Ceremony to view this year’s winner in-person and other special prizes.
"The Reader's Choice Award is a natural progression for our Medal of Excellence program," says Greenhouse Grower's Editor Delilah Onofrey. "Our industry panel submitting nominations has been really successful and now we can take that to the next level with our full readership voting on the finalists. With technology, we have the opportunity to make this program interactive and fun."
The Reader’s Choice Award joins other prestigious Medal of Excellence categories including:
• Industry’s Choice for Breeding
• Editor’s Choice for Breeding
• Marketer of the Year
• Industry Achievement
Co-sponsors of this year’s event with Greenhouse Grower include Landmark Plastic www.landmarkplastic.com
Greenhouse Grower, a monthly publication for growers seeking the latest information on floriculture, varieties and market trends, is a publication of Meister Media Worldwide, a Willoughby-Ohio based producer of b2b publications, events, custom media, directories and web sites.
Contact: Jeff Fenner
Phone: 440/602-9158
jafenner@meistermedia.com
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