HENDRICKSON Award
Joe Hendrickson was one of the founding members of the society. He had a huge greenhouse across the street from the Senior Center. He and Frank Fordyce were close friends and did a lot of hybridization in Joe’s greenhouse.
Each year a member who has gone above and beyond in service to the society is given this award.
2024 Stuart Goldie
2023 - Tom Pickford
2022 - Don and Micki Luvisi.
2021 - No award due to the Covid Pandemic
2020 - No award due to the Covid Pandemic
2019 - Kathleen Ohlson
2018 - Carolyn Nelson
2017 - Larraine Ewing
Mel Dittmer Award
The Mel Ditmer award is given in honor of Mel Ditmer who founded the Napa Valley Orchid Society in 1958. This award is given annually to a member who has earned the greatest number of points for the orchids they have brought to the monthly meetings for Show and Tell.
2024 - Miki Ichiyanagi and Cynthia Battershall
2023 - Miki Ichiyanagi
2022 - Miki Ichiyanagi
2021 - No award due to the Covid Pandemic
2020 - No award due to the Covid Pandemic
2019 - Tom Pickford
2018 - Karen Olsen
2017 - Karen Olsen
Cynthia Battershall
Miki Ichiyanagi
Congratulations
to Tom Pickford
Who won AOS awards for two of his stunning orchids.
For this beautiful orchid he was able to give it a clonal name for which he chose
“Memoria Don Luvisi”
Cattleya Pink Pearl ‘Memoria Don Luvisi’ AM/AOS
And also for this beauty that had more than 2400 flowers
Gomesa radicans ‘Goodstuff’ CCM/AOS
Closeup of the tiny flowers