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