www.endowment.org Funding Industry Solutions Through Research and Education h t 0 5 iv n An ry a s r e Program • Sep tem be r 20 10 AFE 50th Anniversary Sponsors A special Thank You to all of the AFE 50th Anniversary Dinner Sponsors. Your ongoing support to the Endowment is very much appreciated. Table Hosts Table Sponsors Anniversary Sponsors Wine Sponsors Champagne Sponsor Entertainment Sponsors Flowers for Centerpieces Printing Sponsors Printed by The John Henry Company Table of Contents The American Floral Endowment Chairman’s Message 2 (AFE) is a non-profit organization AFE’s First 50 Years 3 Financial Report 4 floriculture research, educational AFE Executive Committee/Board of Trustees/Staff 5 grants, and scholarships. Production and Post-Harvest Research Funding 6 The success of the floral industry AFE Funded Research and Scholarships 7 depends on the availability of AFE Funded Scholarships and Grants 8 healthy, long-lasting flowers Heritage Circle Members 9 dedicated to advancing the industry through funding and plants. Your tax-deductible donation to AFE helps make that possible. American Floral Endowment 1601 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 AFE Communications 10 2010 Donor Achievement Recognitions 12 Living Tributes 13 Memorial Tributes 14 Corporate Tributes 15 AFE Contributor Recognition 16 Visit AFE’s newly-designed website www.endowment.org (703) 838-5211 (703) 838-5212 Fax afe@endowment.org 1 Chairman’s Message Dear Industry Friends, It is a real pleasure to introduce AFE’s 50th Anniversary Program. Fifty years ago, the Society of American Florists Endowment (now the American Floral Endowment - after several name changes) was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia. In 1961, the late Charles Pennock of The Pennock Company in Philadelphia, conceived an idea of establishing an industry-wide research and educational endowment. Because of his foresight, the Endowment has grown to what it has become today. After AFE’s first 25 years, the Endowment’s Corpus topped $3 million. Since then, and over the last 25 years, with the help of the industry and industry friends, we are pleased to report that the AFE Corpus has grown to over $12 million. Research funding since AFE’s inception has reached more than $14 million, and close to $500,000 has been provided in scholarships to attract and retain future industry leaders. As you look through AFE’s 50th Anniversary Program, I hope you will gain a greater understanding of the far-reaching impact of your contributions. During these especially difficult times, it’s more important than ever to support the needs of our industry as a whole. On behalf of the AFE Board of Trustees and the entire floral industry, I wish to thank all of our AFE supporters who are listed in this program. Your gifts help the Endowment fund the scientific research, scholarships, educational grants, and public benefits research, which are so vital to the industry. Thank you for your continued investment in the future of floral commerce and the people who participate in it. Sincerely, Harrison “Red” Kennicott Chairman, American Floral Endowment Kennicott Brothers Company Chicago, Ill. 2 American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE’s First 50 Years 1961 The Society of American 1973 George Staby, Ph.D., receives Florists Endowment (SAFE) is funding toward his research on the incorporated. Six trustees administer post-harvest cold chain, which ultimately the organization on a volunteer-basis. results in the “Chain of Life” program. Charles Pennock is the group’s first Gus De Hertogh, Ph.D., the Endowment’s chairman; his home in Pipersville, Pa., research coordinator, calls this research serves as the base of operations. John “among the most important projects the Henry Dudley is named treasurer. Endowment has ever helped fund.” Contributor and financial records are maintained in his office at the John 1978 Florists’ Mutual Insurance Henry Company in Lansing, Mich. Company – known today as Hortica 1965 Files and secretarial duties Insurance – offers to digitally store are turned over to Erma Houston (Cook), the executive director of the Wholesale Florists and Florist Suppliers of America. Endowment contributor records at its headquarters in Edwardsville, Ill. 1979 Abrams is named executive Houston is named assistant secretary; director. Operations are centralized at her she holds the position until 1968. home in Edwardsville until she retires in 1966 SAFE is granted an 1993. making contributions tax deductible. organization’s name to the American 1968 Records and secretarial Florists Endowment. Two years later, in exemption from federal income tax, functions are moved to the Society of American Florists’ office. John H. Walker is executive director. 1973 The Endowment’s first national Phone-a-thon is conducted, raising nearly $500,000 in cash and pledges. The fundraiser is conducted 1984 Trustees change the 1986, they change the name again, this time to the American Floral Endowment. 1988 The Endowment announces it has awarded more than $2.2 million in grant funding since its inception. The Endowment’s corpus exceeds $3 million. 1992 Vic and Margaret Ball give every five years through 2005. Betty Seitz $800,000 to AFE to provide internships Abrams becomes liaison between SAF and scholarships for students interested and SAFE. in pursuing careers in greenhouse production. The donation represents the largest in the group’s history. American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 3 AFE’s First 50 Years 1993 The Trustees purchase a 2001 In honor of former chairman 2008 Trustees transfer AFE building as the headquarters for the Jim Botsis, the Endowment establishes management to the Society of American Endowment in Edwardsville. the Jim Botsis Wholesaler’s Educational Florists. The AFE office is moved to SAF 1993 At the time of Abrams Program to benefit wholesalers. For the headquarters in Alexandria, VA. Longtime next 10 years, the Endowment gives SAF staff member Debi Aker is named retirement, Bob Stoeckl is hired as $2,500 to the Wholesaler Florists & Florist manager. executive vice president. Scientific Supplier Association for educational research and educational programs programming. expand significantly. 2008 In honor of her parents, Lee 2005 Operations move to Hortica Phillip Bell gives $500,000 to establish headquarters in Edwardsville, Ill. Hortica Fund. The fund supports young people www.endowment.org. The site is management assumes oversight who aspire to a career in retail floral upgraded in 2001 and again in 2010. responsibilities for AFE’s operations and design and operations. 1997 The corpus grows to about staff. 2010 The market value of the 1995 AFE establishes its website, the James and Helen Phillip Scholarship Endowment corpus stands at about $5 million. 2006 AFE and the Floral Industry Research and Scholarship Trust (FIRST) $12 million. Since 1961, the Endowment 1999 Steven F. Martinez is hired merge. AFE is now able to offer over 18 has funded $14 million toward research additional scholarships. and provided close to $500,000 in 2006 Industry veteran Sten Crissey scholarships and internships. The $9 million. Grant funding grows to about as executive director. Gus De Hertogh, Ph.D., is retained as AFE Research Coordinator. is hired as vice president of development Endowment announces its first Paul Ecke Jr. MS/PhD scholarship. and industry relations. Julie Schottel is hired as administrator. Financial Report Years Ended June 30 2010* 2009 Total Assets (Market Value) $12,124,049 $11,406,258 Grants $218,561 $447,672 Supporting Services $204,714 $399,720 $423,275 $847,392 Disbursements Total * 2010 amounts have not yet been audited as of the date of this printing, and may be subject to change. 4 American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Executive Committee/Board of Trustees/Staff EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Harrison “Red” Kennicott Chairman Kennicott Brothers Co. Chicago, Illinois Tom Butler Chairman-Elect Teleflora Oklahoma City, Oklahoma James R. Phillip, Jr. Secretary/Treasurer Phillip’s Flowers Westmont, Illinois David Niklas Ken Altman Paul Bachman Altman Plants Vista, California Bachman’s Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota Clackamas Greenhouse, Inc. Aurora, Oregon Ramon Garcia Kristi Huffman BOARD OF TRUSTEES Gabriel Becerra Lane DeVries P.J. Ellison Alvaro Ferro Golden Flowers Miami, Florida The Sun Valley Group Arcata, California Ellison’s Greenhouses Brenham, Texas Flores de Funza S.A.C.I. The Pete Garcia Company Bogota, Colombia Atlanta, Georgia The John Henry Company Lansing, Michigan Charles Kremp Dwight Larimer Robert Maddux Eric Nissen Jack Van Namen Charles Walton Kremp Florist Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Design Master color tool, inc. Boulder, Colorado Krueger-Maddux Greenhouses Cincinnati, Ohio Sunshine State Carnations, Inc. Hobe Sound, Florida Vans Inc. Alsip, Illinois Smithers-Oasis Company Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Debi Aker Dr. August De Hertogh AFE STAFF Bob Wilkins Delaware Valley Floral Group Sewell, New Jersey American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Manager Research Coordinator 5 Production and Post-Harvest Research Funding Currently Funded Research Breeding and Genetics ■ Engineering Fungal Resistance in Bedding Plants using a Gene for Mannitol Dehydrogenase. Dr. John Williamson, North Carolina State University Insect Management ■ ■ F or 50 years, the Endowment has funded Production and PostHarvest Scientific Research Projects. This research provides essential knowledge for a growing and dynamic floricultural industry. The complex and diverse structure of the industry makes it difficult for single entities or individuals to support highly comprehensive research programs. The Endowment, however, allows all industry representatives regardless of size to contribute and assure continuous industry-related research and, thus, maintain a strong, vibrant floriculture industry. Who benefits from a strong floral industry? The answer is simple – Everyone! The primary research priorities are listed below. They are focused on all floricultural crops – bedding plants, fresh cut flowers, fresh cut greens, flowering potted plants, and foliage plants. Primary Production and Post-Harvest Research Priorities: 3. Management Systems for Insects Affecting Floriculture Crops 4. Management Protocols for Floriculture Crops Effect of Pesticide Mixtures in Controlling Arthropod Pests of Greenhouses. Dr. Raymond Cloyd, Kansas State University Disease Management ■ Preventing Powdery and Downey Mildews from Ruining Flower Crops. Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University and Margery Daughtrey, Cornell University-LIHREC Post-Production ■ Providing Practical Solutions to Increase Fresh Cut Flower Quality and Vase Life. Dr. Terril Nell, University of Florida, Gainesville Production Technology/Protocols ■ ■ 1. Plant Breeding and Genetic Engineering of Floriculture Crops 2. Management Systems for Diseases of Floriculture Crops Whitefly Preference for Poinsettia Cultivars. Dr. Luis Canas, Ohio State University ■ Irrigation Automation in Greenhouses Using Substrate Moisture Sensors. Dr. Stephanie Burnett, University of Maine Energy Efficient and Sustainable Poinsettia Production. Dr. Robert Lopez, Purdue University Silicon Nutrition in Flower Crop Production: Potential for Increasing Rooting, Improved Post-Harvest Performance, and Decreased Disease Incidence. Dr. Neil Mattson, Cornell University 5. Post-Harvest Management Systems for Floriculture Crops Some of the many AFE research projects that have directly benefited you and your business: ■ Improving Cut Flower Longevity ■ Best Care and Handling Practices ■ Pest and Disease Management ■ Production Technologies Did you know that there are more than 300 final research reports posted on the AFE Website? All AFE funded research requires a final written report on the findings of the conducted research. Visit www.endowment.org! 6 American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Funded Research & Scholarships Public Benefits Research In addition to funding scientific research, the Endowment also funds Public Benefits Research. Both avenues of research are needed for a strong and healthy industry. Although continual improvements in floricultural crop quality, yield, and longevity can be made, these factors alone will not guarantee that the products will enhance the lives of consumers. Due to the scale and complexity of the industry, very few firms can afford to conduct meaningful Public Benefits Research. Consequently, the Endowment enables the industry to conduct research on the impact of floral products and services on people and the environment to discover information that can enhance the public’s experience with these products and services, and that the industry can use to better meet the market’s needs. What types of Public Benefits Research are required to ensure that the floral industry thrives and meets the expectations of all its segments and consumers? Just as with Scientific Research, the answer is not simple and the needs change over time. The AFE Board of Trustees fully understands this challenge. Before yearly funding decisions are made, they receive input from many industry and scientific sources. Thus, industry needs and research projects drive the funding process. Priority Areas for Research Proposals The basic research priorities are listed below. They are focused on all floricultural crops – bedding plants, fresh cut flowers, fresh cut greens, flowering potted plants, and foliage plants. The Basic Research Priorities are: 1. Impact on the giver and receiver, floral relative to other gifts 2. Perceptions of floral/plant gifts versus alternatives 3. Influence of floral products on an individual’s physical or emotional health 4. Influence of floral products on social interaction 5. Impact of floral products on the environment (e.g., improved air quality, removal of chemical runoff ) 6. Determinants of satisfaction with a floral/plant purchase 7. Motives and barriers for utilization of floral products Paul Ecke Jr. MS/PhD Scholarship This merit-based, prestigious scholarship has been funded by contributions to AFE from the floral industry and other sources. The Scholarship honors the late Mr. Paul Ecke, Jr. of Encinitas, Calif. who made indispensable contributions to the advancement of the global floriculture industry. Among his many interests was concern for the future of floriculture, as influenced by innovative research and educational programs. He recognized that creative scientists and educators are required to lead the floral industry in the 21st century and beyond. Thus, the primary objective of the Paul Ecke Jr. Scholarship is to assist in funding the education of graduate students (MS or PhD) who will become leading floricultural scientists and educators. AFE Floriculture Scholarships In 2006, the Floriculture Industry Research and Scholarship Trust (FIRST) merged with the AFE. FIRST was known for funding a wide range of research projects, and administering a variety of scholarship funds named and designated for the full spectrum of floriculture interests. Since then, AFE has continued to administer and award scholarships to students entering the floriculture/horticulture industry. Today, there are 21 active scholarships under this program which are awarded each year. Individual scholarships range from $200 - $3,500 each. For more information about the scholarships, visit www.endowment.org. AFE Internships & Scholarships The Endowment supports educational programs focused on attracting young people to the industry, and educational endeavors to identify and solve industry needs and/or challenges. AFE offers floriculture scholarship and paid internship scholarship programs to assist students interested in the floriculture/ horticulture profession. 8. Other categories will be considered American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 7 AFE Funded Scholarships & Grants The Vic and Margaret Ball Intern Scholarship Educational Grants – Building A Stronger Floriculture Industry In 1992, Vic & Margaret Ball established a floriculture internship program with a major gift to the AFE. Their desire was to attract students to floriculture and make meaningful work experience in production part of a complete education. The AFE Education Committee annually reviews and approves funding for educational programs to promote the floriculture industry. The majority of programs focus on attracting young people to the industry or educational endeavors to identify and solve industry needs and/or challenges. Vic and Margaret Ball Vic and Margaret Ball’s interest in student training stems from their close involvement with the DuPage Horticultural School, for which they provided leadership and direction. Having observed first-hand the educational value of work-study, which served as a cornerstone of that highly respected program, they established the Internship Program to assure continuance of practical experience opportunities. In the words of the late Vic Ball, “We want to impress upon students the importance of hands-on growing experience and provide a chance to incorporate this too often missing link in an otherwise excellent training program.” Internships are available for a period of six, four, or three months. Mosmiller Intern Scholarship Named in honor of the Colonel and Mrs. Walter E. Mosmiller, Jr., this scholarship is geared toward business students planning careers in the floral industry focused on a retail/wholesale experience. Students receive paid training for 1012 weeks, and a $2,000 scholarship upon successful completion. Colonel Mosmiller, a past chairman of the Endowment and a former retail florist in Richmond, Virginia, demonstrated a strong, lifelong interest in professional training and encouraged young people to pursue careers in the floral industry. The Endowment established this program to honor the Mosmillers and express a meaningful extension of their industry dedication. 8 Educational Grants must provide a benefit to a broad geographic area (preferably national in scope), and for a broad industry constituency within the United States. AFE has supported many organizations throughout our history including the FFA, the National Floriculture Forum, the SAF Pest Management Conference, National FFA Foundation, and America In Bloom, to name a few. AFE is committed to the education of the future leaders of the floriculture industry. James & Helen Phillip Scholarship Grant The James and Helen Phillip Scholarship Fund was established to honor James and Helen Phillip by providing scholarship assistance to students in need who are interested in careers in the retail sector of the floral industry. The Fund was established by a $500,000 donation by their daughter, Lee Phillip Bell in 2008. This scholarship provides grants to institutions to distribute to students primarily in the Great Lakes region, however, they also will be available to worthy applicants from elsewhere in the country. James & Helen Phillip Lee Phillip Bell American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Heritage Circle In 2008, the AFE Board of Trustees announced the establishment of the Heritage Circle – an honorary organization composed of persons who have made provision for a planned gift to AFE through a bequest, a life insurance policy, a trust or otherwise, such as a retirement plan beneficiary designation. The establishment of the Heritage Circle affords AFE an opportunity to extend our warm appreciation to individuals who notify us of their thoughtful gift intentions. This page list the current industry members who have already made provisions for a planned gift to AFE and are part of the Heritage Circle. If you have already arranged for a planned gift to benefit AFE, we welcome you into the Heritage Circle. If not, we invite you to consider a bequest or other arrangement. We would be pleased to send you further information and, if you wish, meet with you personally to explore the various options. In addition, there is a great deal of information regarding how to go about setting a planned gift to AFE, at www.endowment.org. Heritage Circle Members: Ken and Deena Altman M. James and Margaret Leider† Paul and Barbara Bachman Shirley and Terry Lyons† Gabriel and Maria Becerra† Robert and Charee Maddux Tom Butler Michael Novovesky & Family Sten and Maryann Crissey Herman and LaDonna Meinders August and Mary Belle De Hertogh Jim and Gwen Phillip The Del Demaree Family J.R.* and Mary Phillip John R. De Winter Russell G. Phillip Jim and Ellen Ellison† Dennis Puppel PJ Ellison Mel and Joey Schwanke Pete and Brenda Garcia Charles and April Walton Red and Katie Kennicott Wanda M. Weder John and Janet Kister Anonymous Charles and Gina Kremp† Dwight and Dawn Larimer New members being recognized in 2010 *Deceased † Your support can provide vital assistance to AFE in our efforts to fund research and scholarships that are so critical to the industry. We need your help – and we look forward to expressing our gratitude through the new Heritage Circle. For more information about the AFE Heritage Circle, contact AFE at (703) 838-5211. American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 9 AFE Communications AFE is excited about the launching of the newly-designed Website – www.endowment.org The AFE website contains Information on research findings, educational programs, scholarships, and much more. In addition, past AFE Bulletins, annual reports, and a complete list of AFE donors is available. The site also includes a new online donation option to make your tax-deductible donations easier. 10 American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Communications AFE Bulletin AFE publishes a quarterly print and online newsletter, which also helps keep donors informed of the funding projects supported by AFE. If you are not receiving the electronic AFE Bulletin, be sure to send us your email at email@afeendowment.org. AFE Alerts – NEW! Periodic AFE Alerts will be e-mailed to donors when any new final research reports are submitted. Help us keep you informed of where your donations are being best used by providing us with your e-mail address. These final research reports are always available on the AFE Website. Become a Fan of AFE on FaceBook AFE is on FaceBook! Become a Fan to receive timely news, and updates on research, scholarships and other AFE programs. American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 11 2010 Donor Achievement Recognitions The Endowment’s Donor Recognition Program acknowledges all individuals and organizations making a contribution, within the Endowment’s fiscal year, that has placed them in a higher giving level. All AFE contributions are cumulative and never expire. Congratulations to the following 25 organizations for reaching a new giving level in the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Each will be sent an acknowledgement plaque following the annual fundraising dinner. $500,000 Club $500,000 and above Asocolflores Margaret Ball Lee Phillip Bell Andrew L Darbee Estate Extra Touch Florist Association Teleflora $250,000 Club $250,000 to $499,999 American Floral Services Ball Horticultural Company FTD Society of American Florists Platinum Level $100,000 to $249,999 Delaware Valley Floral Group Hortica Gold Level $50,000 to $74,999 Armellini Industries Kennicott Brothers Company R.J. Carbone Company Builders Level $25,000 to $49,999 Baisch & Skinner Wholesale Florist Long Island Flower Growers Association Olive Hill Greenhouses Phillip’s Flowers The Roy Houff Company Benefactors Level $20,000 to $24,999 Albin Hagstrom & Son, Inc. Sunlet Nursery, Inc. Founders Level $10,000 to $14,999 BloomNet Lafayette Florist & Greenhouses, Inc. Protectors Level $5,000 to $9,999 Golden Flowers 12 Tributes Tributes are a special way of honoring individuals, families and organizations. Tributes provide a tangible way of expressing care, saying thank you for a friendship, or acknowledging a customer. Living Tributes A minimum contribution to the Endowment of $1,000 is required to establish a tribute. The family or organization is always notified of contributions. Additional contributions to any of the Tributes listed can be made at any time by sending your contribution to AFE, designating it to the named Tribute. Betty Abrams John S. Knipe* Jules (Toots) Armellini Leonard Koehler* Arthur J. Baisch Joseph Koppelman Carl Baldesare, Sr. Prof. Alex Laurie* Charles Barr* Elma Lundahl* I.W. Bianchi* Edward & Grace Lutey Z.D. Blackistone* Wally MacDonald Louis J. Brand Edmund Niklas Albert H. Burki* Robert L. Orth Neil Canine Eulalah Overmeyer* J. Sten Crissey Samuel S. Pennock III* M. Patricia Cronin Gustav H. Poesch Delmar E. Demaree, Jr. Walter L. Preston Robert C. Dewey* Jack W. Redditt* John Henry Dudley* Kenneth Royer Paul Ecke, Sr.* Carl Scharfenberg George Elliott* Mel Schwanke John O. Finn R.H. “Hank” Sciaroni Don Flowers Yoshimi Shibata Frank Fredenhagen* Kenneth F. Short* Chuck Gainan Arlene Sorenson Pete Garcia E.G. Thornton* John W. & LaVerne B. Giles* Pepe de la Torre* Hazel Grill Jacob Van Namen O. Ben Haley, Jr.* Alvi O. Voigt Donald E. Hook Don Weder Howard J. Hook* Erwin H. Weder* Francis Hopper* Louise Graham Weder Joe Hopper* Milton M. Weiss Dan Irons Olin A. Wetzel Martha J. Keller & Herbert Rothwell J.F. Wilcox Family Living Tributes allow fellow workers, associates and industry members to honor outstanding achievements and regard of living industry members. All honoree’s names are listed on the AFE Website. Below are the Living Tributes established with AFE as of July 30, 2010. Eiichi Yoshida* Harrison Kennicott, Jr.* L.R. “Bud” Kintzele* www.endowment.org • 703.838.5211 *deceased 13 Tributes Memorial Tributes Memorial Tributes provide a way to remember industry friends and family members in perpetuity. All honoree’s names are listed on the AFE Website. Below are the Memorial Tributes established with AFE as of July 30, 2010. Mr. & Mrs. S.C. Abbott Bertha Spence Cook Louis B. Glick Jack Rhodes Kervan David & Eva Abrams William Coy Kendall Romaine Glisson L. Richard “Bud” Kintzele Adamo-Loweke W.L. Crissey John G. Glodt Leland T. Kintzele Vincent Adamo Raymond B. Crowley Stanley A. Goldman Louis Kintzele James Akin Annie H. Gooch Darbee Douglas R. Gordon D.C. Kiplinger Robert Alenius Robert Eugene Darbee H. “Granny” Granovitz Kiyo Kitayama Irving S. Allen Rodger Davidson Joe & Lilly Green Masuko Kitayama Clarence M. Amling William E. DeLoache Joseph N. Gregoire, Sr. John S. Knipe Otto Amling Mrs. Fern Demaree Granville Gude Electa Koehler Henry C.A. Bachman, Jr. Bette Deprez William F. Gude Joseph Koppelman Carl D. Baldesare Nicola & Paquale DeSantis, Sr. Samuel & Huldah Hagen Jerome Krivit Mr. & Mrs. Dewitt Barber Robert C. Dewey Paul Krone Claire Barrett William J. Doran Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Henderson & Frederic Metcalf Ira Doud E.G. Hill & Earl Mann Kenneth Lawlor Eugene F. Dramm Joseph H. Hill John Liesveld Eugene R. Dramm Albert L. Hoekstra Bud Lipinski Floyd B. Dreher Simon Hoekstra John R. McGinley Harry Bernard John Henry Dudley Jay Hogrefe Bertrand G. McGinnis Henry J. Betz, Sr. Donald Dunbar Herman Hollberg Wake McLellan Magdalena Ecke Leo Hollberg Melvin Mack Paul Ecke, Sr. Herbert Holm Ed Manda Clyde Epperson D.E. Hopkins George Mangel, Sr. Linda Baisch Ferleman Charles V. Hunt Gurney Mann Albert Ferris Otto G. & Anna M. Hupfel Joseph T. Markow Barnard “Barney” Finger Walter M. Hupfel Mary Ann Markwood James Bridenbaugh M. Truman Fossum Arthur Ito, Jr. Jack Mayesh Tommy Bright Pete Franconi, Sr. Edward Jacobson Joseph Merritt, Sr. John Furrow, Sr. Robert E. Johnson W.J. Messmer Irving B. Garber Joseph Johnston, Jr. Richard V. Mikesell Joseph A. Garcia, Sr. David L. Jones Mary M. Mikuriya Michael C. Garcia Pauline Modlin Jones William G. Minich, Jr. Walter Gardner Tom Joy Stanley C. Minshall D.S. Geddis, Sr. Elwood W. Kalin, Sr. John R. “Bob” Moore Denis R. Celleghin, Sr. John W. & LaVerne Giles Ralph H. Kapp Jim Morrell Roman J. & Florence A. Claprood Walter Gills Eileen Grace Kelly Leon Moskatel John Patrick Glass, Jr. Mary Jane Kennicott John Barter Matthew Bartindale Andrew Benson Richard L. Benton I.W. Bianchi Clarence J. Bickes Deborah Anne Billings Daryl Bordine Jim Botsis Frank Brautigam Wilfred G. “Bill” Brown Irma F. & W.E. Callaham Robert Callaham Joseph Carbone Dr. Will Carlson Oscar G. Carlstedt 14 Yoke Kuromi American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Tributes Corporate Tributes Bay City Flower Co. Half Moon Bay, CA Col. Walter and Barbara B. Mosmiller, Jr. Fritz Roll, Jr. John Tuefel Hans Rosacker Barbara Euser Van Namen Frank, W.E. & F.J. Mosmiller Harry W. Roth Tony Van Namen Rollo Mueller Hannah & Lester Royer Vincent Vanni G. Edwin Murphy William A. Roozen Ernesto Velez Albert J. Neill German R. Salazar Jerome Wagner Mr. & Mrs. H.D. Neve Robert O. Saunders John H. Walker Hannah Niday Jack Savarese Adolph “Ade” Weberg Ross Nielsen Joseph Shaner Erwin Weder Christian B. Nissen Muriel Sharon Herbert R. Weder Kenneth Noppe Harry A. Sharp Robert Weidner Hazel Ninon Nyback Joe Shinoda Henry Weiland Seiji Obata Peter Shinoda Paul E. Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Albert Oelschig, Sr. Yoshiko Shinoda James C. Welch Adriann “Andy” Martinus Olsthoorn Robert Q. Shoch Fred Wesemeyer Kenneth F. Short June Wesemeyer Ellsworth Simmons Joseph C. Wetzel Mabel Simmons Judy Wetzel J.S. Skinner R. Earl Slye George V. Wienhoeber & Rudolph Scheffler Vernon L. Smithers Virginia Weible Harold H. Sorensen Roy F. Wilcox William H. Stimming George Wilke William Strickland Teresa B. Wilkins Albert Strumph Charles “Chuck” Wilson Neil Wade Stuart Wilhemine “Willie” Wilson Leo Stuhldreher Hubert Wolfe Francis X. Stuppy George E. Wolfe, Jr. Park Floral Co. Englewood, CO Daniel V. Sugrue Thomas J. Wolfe & George Wolfe, Sr. Rough Brothers, Inc. Cincinnati, OH Luther Wright Tietze Wholesale Dallas, TX Pop Patterson Charles Pennock S.S. Pennock III S.S. Pennock, Jr. S.S. Pennock, Sr. Harry L. Peters Peter B. Pfahl Priscilla Fergusson Phelps Leno Piazza, Sr. Andrew A. Pierson Albert Pochelon Oswald Preuss Peter Pugliese Jim Quigley Harvey Radus A.L. Randall Ronald J. Rasmussen James Rathmell Charles O. Reiff, Jr. Curtis W. Richardson, Jr. Rafael Rigual Jerry L. Robertson Arthur Robbins Shizuo George Suyeyasu Walter F. Swartz Josephine & Anton Sykora Albert Tagawa Fred M. Tayama Mitsuo Tokunaga Harold F. Yoder Clackamas Greenhouse Aurora, OR Frank Clesen & Sons, Inc. Evanston, IL R.O. Cowley Wholesale Florist Pittsburgh, TX Burdette Coward & Co., Inc. Punta Gorda, FL Cremer Florist Hanover, PA Dillon Floral Corporation Bloomsburg, PA Hardin’s Wholesale Florist Supply Liberty, NC Hartzell Flowers, Inc. Dayton, OH Irwin Greenhouses, Inc. Canyon, TX John Klaus & Sons Greenhouses Greenwood, MO Klepac Brothers, Inc. Blanco, TX Mazzanti Carnations South San Francisco, CA H. Nakano & Sons Redwood City, CA Weber’s Greenhouses Milwaukie, OR Wolfe the Florist Waco, TX Richard Tokunaga Fred Tredup Charles “Bob” Tryon American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 15 AFE Contributor Recognition Contributions build and sustain funding for research and education – the individual and company names that follow are industry members joining together for solutions now and for the future. All individuals and organizations making a contribution to the American Floral Endowment are listed in this report. This list reflects generosity and support through July 30, 2010. Contributions are cumulative and provide a practical way of building individual and organizational participation. Recognition plaques are presented annually to those reaching each level beginning with the Protector Level. AFE Giving Levels $500,000 Club $500,000 and above Herman and LaDonna Meinders Bill Suyeyasu Wholesale Florist, Inc. Asocolflores Mellano & Company Bioworks, Inc. Margaret Ball Nancy S. Tuinier Blackmore Co., Inc Lee Bell Oscar G. Carlstedt Company CCC Associates Andrew L Darbee Estate Extra Touch Florist Association Teleflora Gold Level $50,000 -$74,999 American Florist Exchange $250,000 Club $250,000 - $499,999 American Floral Services Ball Horticultural Company FTD Society of American Florists $500,000 Club $500,000 and above $250,000 Club $250,000 to $499,999 Platinum Level $100,000 - $249,999 Platinum Level $100,000 to $249,999 Albert H Burki Foundation Diamond Level $75,000 to $99,999 Gold Level $50,000 to $74,999 Delaware Valley Floral Group Builders Level $25,000 to $49,999 Benefactors Level $20,000 to $24,999 Patrons Level $15,000 to $19,999 Founders Level $10,000 to $14,999 Hallmark Highland Supply Corporation Hortica Los Angeles Flower Market of the American Florists’ Exchange Ltd. Armellini Industries Association of Floral Importers of Florida Arthur Blome Estate Kennicott Brothers Company Fall River Florist Supply Co., Inc. Leider Horticultural Companies, Inc. Floral & Nursery Times Meister Publishing Company FloraStar Mt. Eden Floral Company National PromoFlor Council Ole & Eleanor Nissen R.J. Carbone Company Strange’s Florist, Greenhouse & Garden Center Sunburst Farms, Inc. $2,500 to $4,999 Manatee Fruit Company Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc. Vanguards Level $1,000 to $2,499 OFA USA Floral Products Paul Ecke Ranch Sponsors Level $1 to $999 White’s Nursery & Greenhouses, Inc. Pete Garcia Company The John Henry Company Builders Level $25,000 - $49,999 Vans Inc. A.L. Randall Co. Yoder Brothers, Inc. Allied Hort Sales, Inc. Altman Plants Gertrude Bianchi Greenleaf Wholesale Florist, Inc. 16 Earl J Small Growers, Inc. Green Glo Products Guardians Level Florafax International, Inc. Dillon Floral Corporation Equiflor/Rio Roses Mabel Simmons Denver Wholesale Florist Company Continental Farms Ball Seed Company $5,000 to $9,999 Diamond Level $75,000 - $99,999 Cleveland Plant & Flower Company Paul Ecke, Sr. Protectors Level Smithers-Oasis Company Clackamas Greenhouse, Inc. Bachman’s, Inc. Syndicate Sales, Inc. Pennock Company Century Florist Supply Co. Ralph Bachman Baisch & Skinner Wholesale Florist Ball Publishing Company Bay City Flower Company, Inc. Berwick-Offray/McGinley Mills Floralife, Inc. M. Fossum Four Farmers Gary Gallup Glass Corner Greenhouses Inc. Goldsmith Seeds, Inc. Gude Brothers Company Hall Affiliates, Inc. Henry Mast Greenhouses, Inc. Hills Floral Group Ivy Acres, Inc. Jim Botsis Wholesaler’s Educational Program Kamut International, LTD Knud Nielsen Company, Inc. Krueger-Maddux Greenhouses Long Island Flower Growers Association Mayesh Wholesale Florist, Inc. Mikkelsens Incorporated Egon and Laina Molbak Barbara Mosmiller Walter Mosmiller, Jr. Nurserymen’s Exchange Olive Hill Greenhouses Phillip’s Flower Shops American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Contributor Recognition Pittsburgh Cut Flower Company Heartland Growers Pokon & Chrysal USA Art & Alice Ito Presbyterian Foundation Redbook Florist Services Royer’s Flower Shop Sakata Seed America, Inc. Irwin Greenhouses, Inc. L. Piazza Wholesale Florists Lehrer’s Flowers, Inc. Linda Vista S. A. Mainland Nursery, Inc. Jim, Judy and John Corfield Founders Level $10,000 - $14,999 J. M. McConkey & Company, Inc. Colleen Crombie A.L. Randall Co. Salesmen J. P. Freund, Inc. DeJong Greenhouses, Inc. Stan & Georgia Bachman Design Master Color Tool, Inc. Bloomnet J.B. Parks Wholesale Florist, Inc. Robert Dewey Malmborg’s, Inc. Extra Touch Florists District 11 O + P Louisiana Molbak’s LLC Fischer USA Northwest Florist Association Fred C. Gloeckner & Company, Inc. Syngenta Seeds Inc. Rainbow Flowers Imports, Inc. Gallup & Stribling Orchids, Inc. Harry Tayama Reeves Floral Products, Inc. Gelco Internacional, SA The Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation, Inc. Regency International Business Corp. Gordon Boswell Flowers, Inc. The Roy Houff Company Ribbon Narrow Sales, LLC The Scotts Company Rockwell Farms, Inc. Jacob and Rita Van Namen Scotts Miracle-Gro W.F.R., Inc. Weatherford Farms & Greenhouses, Inc. Sieck Wholesale Florist Southern Floral Company Stuppy Family Foundation Sunshine State Carnations, Inc. Brand Flowers, Inc. Jacobson Floral Supply, Inc. Burnaby Lake Greenhouses Ltd. John Dramm Sales C. Raker and Sons, Inc. C.J. Van Bourgondien, Inc. California Chrysanthemum Growers Assn. California Flower Market, Inc. Dr. Will & Barb Carlson K.W. Zellers & Sons Jack Kaufman Kee Kitayama Research Foundation Klepac Brothers Greenhouses, Inc. Kurt Weiss Florist, Inc. Coast Nurseries, Inc. Lafayette Florist & Greenhouses, Inc. Grupo Visaflor Everett Conklin M. Adler’s Son, Inc. Claude Hope Conroy Wholesale Florist William Maas Mast Greenhouses-Illinois Speedling, Inc. Irene Hayes Wadley & Smythe LeMoult, Inc. Creative Distributors, Inc. Cuthbert Greenhouses J.L. Tomasovic Florist Matsui Nursery, Inc. Sunlet Nursery, Inc. WF&FSA John L. Tomasovic, Sr. Florist Mears Floral Products, Inc. United Wholesale Florists, LLC Del Rey Plastics Corporation World Commerce Online Walter J Engel, Inc. Benefactors Level $20,000 - $24,999 A & W Glads, Inc. Don Flowers Florist, Inc. Kube-Pak Corporation Metrolina Greenhouses Inc. Dramm and Echter, Inc. Larry Beck Company, Inc. Mid American Growers Washington Bulb Company, Inc. East Jordan Plastics, Inc. Layser’s Flowers, Inc. Milton M Weiss Maureen Ecke Harold Wilkins Lincoln Wholesale Florists Co. Mischler’s Florist, Inc. Elite Flower Services, Inc. Moore Paper Boxes, Inc. Ever-Bloom Inc. Exotic Gardens Mount Clemens Rose Gardens Fairytale Foils Mueller Brothers, Inc. Fred Flipse National Floral Supply Of Maryland, Inc. Wilsey Bennett, Inc. Zelienople Greenhouses Inc. McShan Florist, Inc. Paul F. & Alwina Amling Estate Patrons Level 15,000 - 19,999 Neal Mast & Sons Greenhouses, Inc. Todd & Barbara Bachman 1-800-FLOWERS BFG Supply Co., LLC Bob & Betty Abrams Bob Gilmore Company, Inc. Alexander R. Masson Greenhouses, Inc. Albin Hagstrom & Son, Inc. Aldershot of New Mexico, Inc. Bordine Nursery, Ltd. Branch-Smith Publishing Co. Brody Company Candle Artisans Inc. Cenflo, Inc. CFX, Inc. DeWinter’s Inc. American Oak Preserving Company, Inc. American Takii Ashland Addison Florist Co. Associated Cut Flower Co., Inc. Dillen Products Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, Inc. Dosatron International, Inc. Bay State and Johnsons John Henry Dudley Bill Doran Company Gardens America, Inc. Brand’s Nurseries, Inc. Harry’s Greenhouse, Inc. Canadian Greenhouse Conference American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Michigan West Shore Nursery Ocean View Flowers Oglevee Ltd. PA Floral Industry Assn. Pajaro Valley Greenhouses, Inc. Robert R. Hall, Inc. Floral Plant Growers, LLC Flower Trading Corporation Flowers, Inc. Balloons Frazee Flowers, Inc. Fronteir De Colombia/ Aerofloral Inc. National Greenhouse Manufacturers Assoc. Neubauer’s Flowers, Inc. Oliver & Thompson, Inc. Park Floral Company Paul’s Wholesale Florist Gainan’s Floral & Greenhouses Phoenix Flower Shops Green Point Nurseries, Inc. Pikes Peak Of Texas Schaefer Greenhouses, Inc. Greiling Farms, Inc. Pinter Brothers Sieck - Wright Floral Products, Inc. David Hartley Pleasant View Gardens, Inc. Hillcrest Garden Inc. Sunnyside Nurseries, Inc. Poinsettia Foundation Holtkamp Greenhouses, Inc. Post Gardens, Inc. Hungnong Seed America Inc. Pyramid Flowers Inc. Rosas Del Monte/ Inversiones Ponte Tresa Cia Ltd. Val-Al Greenhouses, Inc. International Master Products Pierson Gardens, Inc. Premium Flowers Corp. Jack Redditt Rojahn & Malaney Company 17 AFE Contributor Recognition Founders Level $10,000 - $14,999 American Carnation Society Celebrity, Inc. From You Flowers LLC Ray Kitayama American Clay Works & Supply Co. Center Greenhouse, Inc. FTD District 14 G Kremp Florist continued Cherry Creek Systems, Inc. FTD District 15-A - Seattle Chicago Florist Supply Company FTD District 2-A&B, Nielsens’ Flw. Inc. Kuhn Acquistion LLC d/b/a Kuhn Flowers, Inc. Conner Park Florist, Inc. G & E Greenhouses, Inc. Conroy’s, Inc. G. A. Berlin, Inc. Continental Farms LLC G. R. Kirk Company Continental Floral Greens General Farms Continental Flowers, Inc. George Thomas Floral Roman J. Claprood Company Sakata Seed America, Inc. San Diego County Flower & Plant Association San Diego International Floral Trade Center American Foam Technologies, Inc. Amlings Flowerland Amlings Of California, Inc. Amy’s Orchids Shinoda Floral Inc. Artistic Investment Corporation Sluder Floral Co. B & L Greenhouse LLC Craig Bachman Imports Glad-A-Way Gardens Sonny’s Texas Posies Company Badger Wholesale Florists, Inc. Sten Crissey Golden Flowers, Inc. Kathleen Curtice Golden State Bulb Growers Southern California Floral Assn. Ball Tagawa Growers Grande Greenhouse, Inc. Richard Barrett D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, Inc. Southern California Flower Growers, Inc. Bartz-Viviano Flowers D.S. Cole Growers Battlefield Farms Daehnfeldt, Inc. Greenleaf Wholesale Florists / Kitayama Brothers Baucom’s Nursery Company Day One Fresh, LLC Behnke Nurseries Co. Dickerson’s Greenhouse Bel-R Greenhouse, Inc. Larry Teitel Tennessee Florist Supply, Inc. The Queens Flowers Corporation Longfellow Greenhouse Longview Fibre Co. Lubbock Wholesale Florist, Inc. Lynchburg Whlse. Floral Corp. Dos Gringos - H&L Group LLC McIntire Florist Growing Systems, Inc. Melody Farms Inc. Berthold-Grigsby of Kentucky, Inc. Dramm Corporation H.J. Benken Florist & Greenhouses, Inc. Micandy Garden Ghse. Billy Heroman’s Flowerland, Inc. Eason Horticultural Resources, Inc. Andy Blodgett Elmhurst Flower Growers, Inc. Blumex USA Inc. Duamex L.L.C. Natural Flowers, Inc. Hudson and Associates, Inc. Albert Neill Esmeralda Farms Esprit Miami, Inc. Jerome Wagner Bogie Lake Greenhouse, Inc. Wanda Weder Bouldin & Lawson Fairview Greenhouse, Inc. Welby Gardens Company, Inc. Frederick Brown Falcon Farms Buckingham Florist, Inc. Farm Connection William Willbrandt California Assn. of Flower Grower & Shippers Ferris Brothers, Inc. California Cut Flower Commission Floral Works, Inc. Calvert Wholesale Florists, Inc. Aldershot of New Mexico, Inc. Elaine Carbone Aldik Artificial Flower Co. Carson & Gebel Ribbon Co. Amato’s Wholesale Florist Catoctin Mountain Growers Carolina Nurseries Mutual Cut Flower, Ltd. Hosa International Boesen the Florist California Pajarosa Multiflora / Vistaflora Corporation N.C. Bulb Growers Association Wadsworth Control Systems, Inc. AA Importing, Inc. Hill’s Imports Dr. Marvin Miller Donald Hook Bodger Seeds, Ltd. California Flower Shippers Henry J. Seagroatt Company, Inc. Cloy Miller Holex Flower B.V. W. J. Cowee, LLC A-Roo Company O. and Helen Haley, Jr. Elmira Floral Products, Inc. Elzinga & Hoeksema Greenhouse 18 Living Plant Growers Association Master Tag U.S. Floral Corporation Agriflora Group Victor Levy Growers Wholesale Florist Bob’s Market & Greenhouses Protectors Level $5,000 - $9,999 Lederer Greenhouses, Inc. Grolink Inc. Beroske Farms & Ghse, Inc. Twyford Plant Laboratories, Inc. Latif Farms Dominion Growers, Inc. The USA Bouquet Company Twin City Florist Supply, Inc. Lansing Florists Exchange Maday’s Wholesale Greenhouses, Inc. The Sun Valley Group, Inc. Toni’s Flowers & Gifts Greight Marketing Concepts Landmark Plastic Corp Groen Rose Co., Inc. Bell Nursery The YardenCare Company Delbert Smith, Inc. Green Leaf Enterprises Inc. Lakewood Greenhouses, Inc. Euser’s Greenhouses, Inc. FloraCraft Corporation International Floral Distributors James and Iva T Irwin Iwasaki Bros., Inc. J & L Plants Inc. J.R. Johnson Supply, Inc. Jim Akin, Inc. Florist Magazine Jim Durio Florist, Inc. Florists’ Mutual Insurance Co.-Officers Robert Johnson Jones the Florist, Inc. Florists’ Review Enterprises, Inc. K Drive Greenhouse Company Flower Mart, Inc. Kalamazoo Valley Plant Growers Co-op Foco, Inc. Four Star Greenhouse Fresca Farms, LC Nelson & Holmberg New Century Transportation Newton Greenhouse, Inc. Nordlie, Inc. Norfolk Whlse. Floral Corp. Bob Norton Novartis Seed Company Nyren Brothers of Connecticut Oglesby Plant Laboratories, Inc. Ohlman Farm & Greenhouse Olson’s Greenhouses, Inc. Karthauser & Sons, Inc. Oregon Flowers, Inc. Kitayama Brothers Greenhouse Oregon Roses Inc. American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Contributor Recognition Pacific Floral Exchange, Inc. The Claprood Companies Pagter Innovations The Elite Flower Company Guardians Level $2,500 - $4,999 Panzer Nursery, Inc. The Green Thumb, Inc. A Gude Sons Company Parks Horticulture, Walt Disney World The Hiawatha Corp. Paul Krone Fellowship Fund Pearlstein Family Foundation S. Pennock, Jr. Penny’s Flowers Peoria Gardens, Inc. Perishables Research Organization Peterson Brothers Ronald and Barbara Pierre Plainview Growers Plant Marvel Laboratories Platz Flowers & Supply, Inc. Possum Run Greenhouses, Inc. ProFlowers Rhyne Floral Supply Manufacturing Riverdale Farms, Inc. Riverview Flower Farm, Inc. Robert Mann Packaging, Inc. Timbuk Farms Inc. Delores Todd Hero Tsukushi Tulsa Greenhouse, Inc. Uniflora Overseas Florida, Inc. United Floral Exchange, Inc. US Flowers, Inc. Valent U.S.A. Corporation CF Greenhouses Floranova Chicago Flower Exchange, Inc. Florascope Communications A to Z Wholesale Floral Supply Chipsea Florence Zuegel Roman Claprood A. B. Price, Inc. Claymore C. Sieck, Inc. Florensis Deutschland GmbH A.D. Mohr Greenhouses, Inc. Cleveland Floral Acme Engineering & Manufacturing Corp. Ades and Gish Nurseries Al’s Garden Center Allied Florists Assn. of Baltimore Valley Floral Company, Inc. Allied Florists Assn. of Illinois Valley View Farms Ameri-Cal Floral Value Network Service America’s Florist Jack & Carolynn Van Namen American Floral Art School Van Wingerden Greenhouse Co. John Van Wingerden Veldkamp’s Flowers & Gifts, Inc. Vosters Nurseries, Inc. W.A. Zappettini Group, Inc. Wagner Greenhouses, Inc. Waterdale, Inc. Freytag’s Northwest Florist FTD District 10-A Andy Mast Greenhouses, Inc. DeLoache, Inc. FTD District 15-I Designer Dispatch FTD District 3-G Didier Greenhouses, Inc. FTD District 9-D Do Right Plant Growers G. R. Brown Company, Inc. Dole Fresh Flowers Gassafy Wholesale Florist Inc. Annandale Florist, Inc. Aquatrols Corp Barco Sons, Inc. Bayport Flower Houses, Inc. Royer’s Flower Shop Western Michigan Greenhouse Association Blue Pacific Wholesale Florist Westview Greenhouses Seagroatt Riccardi Ltd. Olin Wetzel Bonnett Wholesale Florist, Inc. Shady Hill Gardens WF&FSA Brehob Nursery, Inc. Harry Sharp William F. Kasting Co., Inc. Bright’s Florist Supply, Inc. South Central Growers, Inc. Mr. G. Ramsey Yoder Sparks Florist, Inc. Georgia Yoder Broussard La Foliage Greenhouse Spectrum Investment Company York Flowers, Inc. Brown Wholesale Floral Company Renato Zappettini Buchbinder Zieger & Sons, Inc. Summit Plastics Company Suncoast Greenhouses Inc. James Sykora T. James Kavanagh Foundation Burdette Coward & Co., Inc. California Florida Plant Company Callaham Wholesale Florists, Inc. Canton Wholesale Floral, Inc. Cathy Cowgill Flowers, Inc. Cavicchio Greenhouse American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Franklin County Floral Services Jack de Vroomen Berens Flower Gardens Stuppy Family Foundation Dakota Plastics Company Franklin China Co., Inc. Andean Flowers Otto Wentland Stimming Flowers D & R Plants Frank Adams Wholesale Florist Frey’s Greenhouse Ronald Jones Ferneries Zeidler Floral Company, Inc. Crofton Grower Services Ltd. Flowers by George, Inc. David L Jones Wholesale Ltd. Benson’s Farm Speedling, Inc. Corso’s Flower & Garden Center Flowers by Dick & Son, Inc. American Nurseryman Wenke Greenhouses San Diego Flowers by Coley Conklyn’s, Inc. Flowerbuyer.Com Fred C. Gloeckner & Company, Inc. WeHoP Roman J. Claprood Co. of Florida Colonial Village Flowers Flower Transfer Darby Greenhouses & Farms, Inc. Bedding Plants International Robert Saunders & Co. Collins Flowers, Inc. Florimex,Inc. New York Dreisbach Wholesale Florist Jim and Donna Gaunt Dunlap, Codding & Rogers, P.C. General Reinsurance Ecoflora George W. Radebaugh & Sons Egan’s Gardens, Inc. Eighteen Karat International Product Sourcing, Inc. Elaine’s Flower Shoppe Eldorado Trading Corp. Geneva Flower Farm Giftwares Company, Inc. Carl Gortzig Greenhouse & Truck Gardener Elliott & Williams Roses Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supplies Jim & Ellen Ellison Gunther’s Greenhouse Elzerman’s Greenhouse H.L. Stansell Trucking Company Ensign Wholesale Florist, Inc. Halifax Floral Co. Erie Cut Flower & Supply Co., Inc. Hans Rosacker Stems and Vines Esbenshades’ Greenhouses Flint Florist Exchange Hardin’s Wholesale Florist, Inc. Floral Finance Business Services Hawaiian Heart, Inc. Heap Greenhouses, Inc. Floral Greens International Heeney Company, Inc. Floral Resources / Hawaii, Inc. Heinz Bros. Greenhouses 19 AFE Contributor Recognition Guardians Level $2,500 - $4,999 Lemac Nurseries continued Norma Lineberger Henry C Alders Wholesale Florist, Inc. Lion Ribbon Co. Len Busch Roses, Inc. Pennsylvania Florist Assn Research & Ed Fund Slingerland’s, Inc. Peoples Florist Southern Steel & Wire, Inc. Perkins Flowers, Inc. Henry F. Michell Company Lomey Manufacturing Corp. S. Peterson Herman J. Heyl Florist, Inc. Louisiana Wholesale Florist Pikes Peak Greenhouse High Plains Greenhouses Lovell Farms, Inc. Holland America Bulb Farm, Inc. Lucie Sable Imports Ltd. Plant Island Greenhouses, Inc. Holland Flower Express Ludvig Svensson, Inc. Phoebe Floral Shop Plants, Inc. Pleasant Valley Flowers, Inc. Hood’s Gardens, Inc. Ludy Greenhouse Mfg. Corp. Howard Hook M. J. Malloy Company Hortus Group Malborg’s Greenhouse Huddart Floral Master Flowers Inc. IF Supply Company, Inc. McConkey Company Inglis Florists Proven Winners North America LLC MEI Inland Wholesale Flowers, Inc. Barbara Puppel Meldrum Manufacturing & Engineering Regional Farms, Inc. J.P. Bartlett Co. Inc. Memorial Florist and Greenhouse J.R. Johnson Supply Co. Jacques Flower Shop, Inc. Karl Jens Michigan Floral Association Sole Farms Speight Associates Ltd. Stadium Flowers, Inc. Sun Gro Horticulture, Inc. Sunnyvale Plants Swift Greenhouses, Inc Swiss Army Brands, Ltd. Tayama Wholesale Florists Temkin International Pletschers Greenhouse, Inc. Tennessee Florist Supply, Inc.. Powell Plant Farms, Inc. Tennessee Wholesale Florists, Inc. Robert J. Bennett Wholesale Florist, Inc. Roman J. Claprood Co. of W. Virginia Terra Nigra, Inc. The Flower Company International The Garden Factory, Inc. Whitmire Micro-Gen Research Wilhide’s Flowers, Inc. WoJo’s Greenhouses Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, Inc. Woodinville Garden Club World Flowers, Inc. X.S. Smith, Inc. XL Group, Inc. Z. D. Blackistone/Trust Zywicki’s Greenhouse Vanguards Level $1,000 - $2,499 A. Caggiano Inc. A. Cavallaro & Son, Inc. A. Dykstra Florist The Haeger Foundation A. G. Beiser Wholesale Floral Co. The Ivy Basket Florist A. Nagamine Nursery, Inc. The Minneapolis Foundation Accent Florist Michigan Peat Ron Clesen’s Ornamental Plants, Inc. Miller’s Wholesale Florist, Inc. Ross Marketing Co. Thompson Rose Sales, Inc. Rough Brothers, Inc. Tipton & Hurst, Inc. Ruth Messmer-Florist, Inc. S & S Wholesale Florist Tom Johnson Investment Management S Austin S. Edgar Floral Inc. Turkey Creek Farms, Inc. Ahern’s, Inc. Saito Nurseries, Inc. Ulery Greenhouse Company Airborne Express Underhill Ferneries Albert J Lauer, Inc. San Francisco Flower Mart Uniflor All Seasons Flowers LLC Betty Sapp Union Bank of California Terril & Cathy Nell Satake Nursery, Inc. United Floral Supply, Inc. Allcities Allstates FlowersBy-Phone Schaaf’s Inc. Schmidt Bros Inc United Flowers by Wire Canada Al-Par Peat Co. Klupengers Nursery LLC Ninomiya Nursery Company Knaup Floral Inc. Norfolk Florist Schmidt’s Flowers Vacuum Orna-Metal, Inc. Knox Nursery, Inc. North Central Florists Assn. Schroeder’s Flowers, Inc. American Horticultural Society Koehler & Dramm, Inc. James W. Kussow Northwest Wholesale Florist, Inc. Schwartz’s Greenhouse, Inc. L. Ginsberg, Inc. NPI Scott’s Gladiolas Farms, Inc. Lakeland Florist Supply, Inc. OHP, Inc. Shoch’s Wholesale Florist Oku, Inc. Leona Short Langohr’s Flowerland Sieck Floral Products, Inc. Dwight Larimer Pan American Seed Company Las Amalias Paradise Candles, Inc. Sieck Wholesale Florist of New York Philip Lavalle Pealer’s Flower Shop Sieck Wholesale Florist, Inc. Lee Wholesale Floral Pell Greenhouses Leider’s Garden Greenery Samuel Pennock III Silver Lerner Schwartz & Fertel Jiffy / Preforma Joe Koida Florist Johnston Investments Joseph H Hill Company Keeline-Wilcox Nurseries, Inc. Keller Pottery Co. Ken’s Greenhouses, Inc. Kendal Floral Supply Kitayama Brothers Greenhouse Kiyota Greenhouses Klooster Greenhouse, Inc. 20 Milton Adler Company Minneapolis Floral Company Grace Moore Moore Greens, Inc. Mountain View Greenhouse Muennich Sales, Inc. Nanz & Kraft Florist San Francisco Flower Growers Association The Smith Floral Company Van Bloem, Inc. Action International Adelaide’s Flowers & Gifts Adhesive Technologies Agrexco (USA) Ltd. Ah Sam Floral Co. Al Wilhelmy Flowers, Inc. Alpine Floral, Inc. Van Dyk Brothers Wholesale Florists Americas Flower Dist., Inc. John Van Hanford, Jr. Anchor Hocking Vaughan, Inc. Anchor Wholesale Flowers, Inc. Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse Amling Brothers Apex-Neidinger, Inc. Victor the Florist, Inc. Sam Applebaum W. H. Milikowski, Inc. Appleway Florist & Greenhouse Alice Walker Wallitsch Nursery, Inc. Virginia Walter Weidner’s Gardens, Inc. Argus Controls Systems, Ltd. Aromas Nursery, Inc. American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Contributor Recognition Askren & Sons, Inc. Assoc Florida Gladiolus Growers, Inc. Atlantic Nurseries, Inc. Avenue J Florist B & B Greenhouses B & C Greenhouses B & H Flowers, Inc. Lloyd Bachman Bachman’s, Inc. Dick & Don’s Greenhouse, Inc. Eufloria Flowers Colony Florist Dick Adgate Florist Everflora, Inc. Colorado Nursery & Greenhouse Association Dick Miller Florist Dick’s Flowers, Inc. Colorado Springs Wholesale Florist, Inc. Diefenbacher Greenhouses Columbia Greenhouse Co., Inc. Dill’s Greenhouse Extra Touch - Virginia District 6 H&I Dix Greenhouse, Inc. F. Clesen & Sons, Inc. Dixie Green F2A Doherty Flowers Fabbrini’s Flowers Fenton Art Glass Co. Bostdorff Greenhouse Acres Clifford’s Bo-Ty Florist, Inc. Boulevard Florist Wholesale Market Boven’s Quality Plants Brassica Wholesale Nursery Briarwood Florist Broadway Florist Brower Greenhouses Clyde Smith & Sons Cottage Gardens Nursery, Inc. Everflora Chicago, Inc. Evergreen Ferneries Express Seed Co. Bailey Nurseries, Inc. Bruce Wheeler Marketing Baldwin Wholesale Florist, Inc. Bill and Sharon Budnick Country Florist of Waldorf, Inc. Dole Fresh Flower Toni Bucci Don Hahlbeck Greenhouse Field of Flowers Coy Kendall Flowers, Inc. Buffalo Import Company Figone Nursery John Balistreri Donna’s Designs, Inc. Crestline Flower Shop Bundi Gardens, Inc Dorsey Floral Fiksdal’s Flowers Ballard Blossom Inc. Crowley Brothers, Inc. Buning The Florist Fine Farms Bark & Garden Center Crown Floral Shop Dos Pueblos Orchid Company Barton’s Greenhouse & Nursery Burns Florist Crown Research & Chemical Thomas Dudley Fisher Florist, Inc. Batavia Custom Travel Inc. Butterfly Garden-Lynn Ann Flowers & Gifts Cupertino Nursery & Florist DWF Wholesale Florists Flambeau Products Corporation Curtis Richardson, Inc. BVM Florist Earthco Inc Fleming Wholesale, Inc. Cut Flower Exchange Of Pennsylvania East Coast Bulb Co., Inc. Flora Fresh International D & L Grower Supplies, Inc. Flora Fresh, Inc. California Cut Flower Commission Eastern Floral and Gift Shop Dahlstrom & Watt Bulb Farms, Inc. EC Floral Markets Flora-Dec Sales, Inc. California Flower Farms, Inc. Daisy Hill Greenhouses, Inc. Ed Lenz Enterprises, Inc. California Protea Management Daisy’s Market Place Bay State Farm Direct Flowers Beall’s Roses Beaverton Florists Beebe’s Florist Beecher Wholesale Greenhouse, Inc. Bel-Air Flower Growers & Shippers, Inc. Benary Seeds Bennett’s Greenhouses, Inc. Glenna Benton Berkley Florist Supply Co., Inc. Berns Greenhouse & Garden Center, Inc. Berry Hill Farms Inc. Biaggi’s Evergreen Co. Bice Florist, Inc. Busch’s Florist C. J. Baker Wholesale Florists, Inc. California State Floral Assoc. Christopher and Diane Calkins Callaway Florists & Greenhouses Dandelions Flowers Danziger Flower Farm Dave Lowenheim & Associates Davidson-Uphoff, Inc. Campbell Road Nursery, Inc. de Monye Greenhouses Carey’s Flowers, Inc. Dean’s Greenhouse Carithers Flower Shop / Flower Holdings LLC Bill Moore & Company, Inc. Carlton Rose Nurseries Billings Floral Cedar Rapids Greenhouses Bill’s Flower Market, Inc. Dan & Jerry’s Greenhouse Dean’s Designs, Inc. DeGoede Brothers LLC, dba Windmill Gardens Dr. August De Hertogh Delaware County Wholesale Florist Bill’s Montclaire Floral Central Iowa Whlse. Floral, Inc. Binley Florist, Inc. Charles Barr Company Blackwell Nurseries, Inc. Charlotte Florist Supply Company, Inc. Bradley Deprez Chipola Nurseries, Inc. Diane Deprez-Harmon Blanton’s Flowers, Inc. Bloom-Rite Flowers, Inc. Blue Sky Flower Farms, Inc. Bluebird Nursery, Inc. Bordine Nursery Ltd City Scents, Ltd. Claire’s Flowers, Inc. Clearview Horticultural Products American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Deneweth’s Greenhouses & Strawberries Robert Deprez DeSantis Florist DeVor Nurseries, Inc. Dey Bros. Greenhouses Inc. Durban’s Greenhouses, Inc. Echter’s Greenhouses, Inc. Ed Pawlak & Sons Florist, Inc. Edgewood Greenhouses Edwards Florist Inc. Edward’s Florist Supply, Inc. Fischer and Page Ltd. Florabundance, Inc. Floral & Hardy dba The Farm Bridge, Inc. Floral Acres, Inc. Floral Ave. Greenhouse Company Floral Importers & Distributors Floral Supply Syndicate Edwards Greenhouse Inc. Floralies Marketing Inc. Elliott Rose Co. Floralware Display Products, Inc. Ellis Floral Co., Inc. Elsberry Greenhouse, Inc. Flora-Trop Emil Yedowitz Sons, Inc. Greenhouses Florida Fern Growers Assn. Florida State Florists’ Assn. Emma’s Flowers & Gifts Florimax, Inc. Endres Floral Co. Flower Cart Engledow Group Flower Farm, Inc. Engwall Florist & Greenhouses, Inc. Flower Pak, Inc. Entenmann’s Riverside Florist Eric Johnson, Inc. Ernst Benary of America Inc. Erwin Mojonnier Enterprises Flower Promotion Organization Flowers by Esther Flowers by Ford Flowers by Matthew Flowers by Ramon Flowers by Sandy, Inc. Flowers by Tommy Luke 21 AFE Contributor Recognition Vanguards Level $1,000 - $2,499 Golden Field Greenhouse Royal and Charlene Heins Golden West Greenhouse continued Henry J Kaufman & Assoc., Inc. Flowers Direct, Inc. Gordon’s Grnhse., Inc. Of Bear Valley Flowers First, Inc. Graf Growers Flowers International, Inc. Robert Graham Flowers, Inc. Wholesale Gramercy Park Florist Focus Greenhouse Management Inc. Grassmid Greenhouse Four Seasons Greenhouse & Nursery Green Circle Growers, Inc. Great Lakes Greenhouse John S. Swift Charitable Trust Lindskoog Florist John Schuring, Jr., Co. Logigs/Hove Henry Molded Products, Inc. John VanEerden Greenhouses Hermes Floral Company Inc. Johnny’s Flower Shop Heyden’s Greenhouses, Inc. Johnston The Florist Heyl Roses, Inc. Johnston & McCallum, Inc. Hicks Nurseries, Inc. Jones Wholesale Florist, Inc. Hills Floral Group Jonker’s Garden Hilltop Gardens Jost Greenhouses Foxpoint Plant Growers Green Mountain Florist Supply, Inc. Frampton’s Greenhouses Green Thumb Floral Hines Horticulture, Inc. Laura Kantakis Fred C. Gloeckner & Company, Inc. Greenhouse Grower Magazine Hirt’s Wholesale Company Nancy Holden Kealey-Johnson Wholesale Florist, Inc. Frank and Bess Fredenhagen Greenstone Farm Credit Services Hoogasian Flowers, Inc. Frederickson Greenhouse Greenstreet Growers, Inc. Horticultural Services, Inc. Frericks Gardens Friesell Ranches FTD District 1 L FTD District 1-G&H FTD District 5-A&B Greenwood Greenhouses Greenwood Nursery Gregoire’s Flowers Drew Gruenburg Gulley Greenhouse FTD District 5-C JoLynn Gustin FTD District 6-E H. Nakano & Sons FTD District 6-F&G H.M. Buckley & Sons, Inc. FTD District 7 I H.R. Mueller Florist FTD District 7-D Halls Flower Shop FTD District 8-K Hamilton Farms G. C. Chastain Co., Inc. Handy Floral Products G. S. Grimes Seeds Hanford’s, Inc. Wholesale G.M. Floral Company Wilja Happe Arthur J. Gallagher Harris’ Farms Galleria Farms LLC Garden City Floral Harrison Wholesale Floral, Inc. Gardensville Greenhouses Harry and Katherine Smith Garrison Hill Florists Inc. Harry H Fukutome Nursery, Inc. Geo E. Fern Co George Didden Greenhouses George’s Florist Harry Miller Flowers Hartman’s Towne & Country Greenhouse,Inc Hoover Fisher Florist Hrnak’s Flowerland, Inc. Hub Floral Corp. Hulda Dramm Hummert International Hungerford Farms Loyson’s Greenhouse Lucas Greenhouses Lynde Greenhouse & Nursery, Inc. Lynn Doyle Flowers Inc. M & M Whlse. Florist, Inc. M.J. McCall Co., Inc. Machiela Farms Kessler & Assoc. Macres Florist Keystone Ribbon & Floral Supply Co. Main Wholesale Florist Kiko’s Flower & Gifts Mark Knox - Personal King Wholesale Flowers Market Basket Kitty’s Flowers Marshall St. Greenhouses Klenke Floral Mary Jane Florist/Gift Shop Koetsier Greenhouse Mattern Wholesale Florist, Inc. Tom Marek Kono & Sons Inc. IBG International Krismer’s Northgate Greenhouses Matzke Florists Illinois Bronze Paint Co. Ironwood Evergreens, Inc. Krupp Florist, Inc. Mazzoni Farms, Inc. Ivex Floral & Nursery Kruse Grimm Florist Inc. J & P Transportation, Inc. Kunz Floral McArdle Florist & Garden Center J. 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Josephine Olszowka Novak’s Flowers Shoppe Olympic Horticultural Products New Nursery, Inc. Conrad Olson Jim and Joan Olson Newark Florists, Inc. Novartis Crop Protection, Inc. Louis Newman Novartis Seeds Pty. Ltd. Molly Omizo Steven Newman, Ph.D, AAF Novco Onos Greenhouses, Inc. Newport’s Nursery Novelli Floral & Greenhouse Ontario Flower Growers Newports Flowers Omaha Botanical Gardens Novelties By Premier Ltd. Ontario Min. Agriculture and Food, HRIO Noviplast Open Studios, Inc. Nexus Corp Nowlin Flower Shop Orasko Bros Co NHM Corporation Nunan Florist Orchard Mesa Greenhouse Inc. Newton Falls Cut Flower Co. Frances Nicholas Neuschwander’s Nursery John Nielsen NW Hort. Sales Nielsen’s Florist & Gift Shop Nybacks Flowers Nielson Farm dba Cold Spring Brook Farm O K Papers, Inc. Nishimoto Nursery Nitao Nursery Nobel Floral, Inc. 34 O’Halloran’s Flowers Kathryn O’Neil Maryellen O’Neill Ord Greenhouse Oregon Coast Greenhouse Oregon Hydangea Company Oregon State University Ornamental Gardener Oro Farms Paul Wolfe Motor Sales Paul Wood Florist, Inc. Paul’s Flowers Paul’s Unique Creations Peconic Greenhouses, Inc. Pedota Greenhouses, Inc. Bert Pedri Beth Paden-Ervin Pennsylvania State University Pahlisch Greenhouses, Inc. Pennyroyal Plant Co. J. Wes and Dianne Paisley Rainer Pensky Pajora Valley Wholesale Elizabeth Pepin Jerry Palmer Mary Peplowski Pan American Flowers, Inc. Pepper Creek Pandy’s Garden Ctr Perennial Partners Pang’s Nursery, Inc. Perkins Comm Paradise Flowers Floyd and Margaret Perkins Parisian Florist, Inc. Perkins’ Flowers Park Avenue Floral Company Aaron Perminas Park Florist - Hillendale Perry’s Florist Parker Wholesale Florist Parks Brothers Farm, Inc. Martha R Parks Parkview Nursery Parkway Gardens Ltd. Parrotts Flowers Parsippany Flowers & Gifts Partyline Florist and Plantery, Inc. Pasadena Tournament of Roses Perry Laboratory Persolite Products, Inc. Pesche’s Greenhouses Pete Donati & Sons Peter Tryforos Associates Peter’s Wholesale Florist Peters & Sons Florist, Inc. Charles and Cath Peters Larry & Trudi Peters Peterson Brothers, Inc. Peterson Greenhouse Patchogue Floral Dist. Robert N. Peterson, Sr. Patsy Crucitti & Sons Inc. Petolino Florist Inc. Patterson Floral Co. Gary Petsche Paul Boers Ltd. Pezza Farm American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Contributor Recognition Edythe Pfahl Ponderosa Flowers R. H. Murphey’s Sons Co. Research Farms Clarence Roberts Jerry Pfeiffer Ponderosa Greenhouse R. Rich & Co. Dennis Reynolds Robertson’s Philip M. Levitt, CPA, PC Pontiac Greenhouses Ray Reynolds Robin Stamm Comm. Edward Phillips Poplar Flower Shop R.L. King Insurance Agency, Inc. Robin’s Nest Florist Earl Poppell Radcliffe Farms Reynolds’ Greenhouses Piazza Bros Floral RGL Sales Co. Inc. Rock-Tenn Company Piazza’s Gulf Road Greenhouse Port St. Lucie Florist & Gifts Rheba’s House of Flowers Rockville Florist Rhoads Farm Market Rocky Mountain Growers, Llc Joseph Radovich Posey Place Rahns Greenhouses Camilla Pickering Post Gardens of Battle Creek Rahway Florist Raimondi’s Florist Pickrells Florist, Inc. Pouliot Designs Pierce County Allied Florist Povia Brothers Farms, Inc. Rainbow Flowers & Grnhse, Inc. Pierre Flower Shop & Greenhouses, Inc. Nancy Poznoff Piersons Wholesale Florists, Inc. Praendex Pacific, Inc. Piccolo’s Florist Pietrafeso Greenhouses Pilgrim Packaging Inc. Pine Hills Nursery & Garden Center Pinehaven William and Pam Pinkerton Pioneer Career & Tech Center PPI Flower Station Prairie Plant Farm Pratts Greenhouse Preisach Greenhouses Premier Companies/Hold Plus Premier Horticulture Premier Sydell Premium Hort Supply Pioneer Gardens Michelle Prephan Pioneer Worldwide Bernard Press Pirret Floral Co. Kenneth Price Wendell and Anne Pitz Prime Cone, Inc. Placentia Florist Prime, Inc. Plant Health Services PrInc.e & PrInc.e, Inc. Plant Products Co., Ltd. PrInc.ess Ribbon Corporation Plantech Control Systems, Inc. Priola Greenhouses, Inc. Alfred Raleigh Ralph Durst Rose Gardens Ralph Perkins Ralph’s Florist & Greenhouse Ramones Flower Shops Ramshaw’s Flower Shop Rancho Verde Nursery Randalls Farm Mary Randle Random Acres Randy’s Flowers, Ltd. Rapid Automated Systems, Inc. Rassynda Farm Rauch Industries Sandy Raupp Ray Hunter Florists, Inc. Ray Smith Cut Flowers Ray’s Quality Greenhouse RB Minute Greenhouse Rhode Island Florists Assn. Williams Ribb Martha Riccardi Bob Rice Rice-Bayersdorfer Co. Richard C Zoerb Richard D. Smith and Company, Inc. Agnes L Roll Fritz RollJr. Ridgeway Orchid Gardens Romaggi’s Wholesale Riggio’s Garden Center Romano Greenhouses Paul and Gina Riley Ron Iwasaki Horticultural Sales Evert and Ina Rinehart Rio Grande Nursery, Inc. Mary Rios Randolph and Adelyn Riotto Risse Greenhouse Elvah L. Ristinen Henry Ritter Jane and George Ritter Ward Ritter Christopher & Paula Prominski Red’s Greenhouse Prudential Pat Reese PSI Gregory Reeves-Fortney Pleasantview Greenhouses Tom Pskowski Joseph Reger, Sr. PMG Horticulture LLC Pugh’s Floral Shop Diana Rehmer Pocatello Greenhouses Pulley Brothers, Inc. Charles and Nancy Reid Emma Pochelon Quaker Farms Nursery & Garden Shop Reilly’s Summer Seat Farm Roaks Seven Acre Greenhouse, Inc. Quality Floral Distributors Reis Prescott Greenhouse Robben Florist Reiss Greenhouses, Inc. Robbins Flower Shop Inc. Rena’s Florist, Inc. Robert H. Deibel Greenhouses, LLC Poets of WF&FSA Pohmer Consulting Group J.A. & Linda Poissant Pokon & Chrysal USA David and Carla Polaski Stella Polaski Pond Supplies of OH Quality Greenhouses Quality Wholesale D.G. Quirk Rene D Lyon Co., Inc. R&N Greenhouse Renning Flower of the Avenue R&R Expectations Juanita Renolds R. C. Witterstaetter & Sons Republic Floral & Gift American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Jack and Gail Rogers Rider Nurseries Floral Co. Plants Plus Greenhouses Podesta - Baldocchi Rogers Flowers Rolf Gille Import Ltd. Pro-Gro Products, Inc. Platt Nursery & Landscaping Esteal Roger Barrie and Mary Ann Ricketts Plants ‘n More Rees Flowers & Gifts Roderick Wholesale Florists Richard and Janet Rohrich Mary Kay Pritchard Platt Hill Nursery Rodemich Greenhouses Richard Malvern Florist PlantLand Red Oak Greenhouses, Inc. Rocky Mountain Wholesale Florists, Inc. Rittners School River Hill Garden Center River Way Western Co. RJ Greenhouses RJL Insurance Services, Inc. RM Koch Greenhouse Roadrunner Florist Robert Jones’ Mt. Madonna Orchids Robert Nauman Sons Robert R Berry Florist Ron’s Wholesale Florist, Inc. Ronlie’s Floral & Gifts Limited Della Rosacker Hans Rosacker Rosaia Brothers Floral Rosby Bros. Greenview Greenhouse Alice and Dale Rose Rose City Greenhouse Rose Hill Greenhouses, Inc. Rosebay Florist Ltd. Roseby Greenhouse Rosedale Greenhouses, Inc. Roseland USA Carolyn Roselle Rosemary S. Agostinucci Florist Rosemont Gardens Rosenfeld Ribbon, Inc. Rosery Ltd. Thomas Rothe Round Valley Greenhouse, Inc. Bettina Rovito Bemis Wanda Rowan John Rowley 35 AFE Contributor Recognition Roy Potter Insurance Roy White’s Flowers Royal Brass Corp. Royal Floral Dist. Royal Vangunten Royalty Administration International C.V. Rubens Originals Esther Rubin Rudolph Galley & Sons Ruline Nurseries Robert Rumfield Erik Runkle Rick & Angela Rush Russell Gardens Russell’s Greenhouses and Garden Center, Inc. Russo-Lamendola-Campo, Inc. Rutgers University M. Rutkowski Keith and Lucia Ryan Ryan Real Estate William and Vicky Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Ryde S & G Flowers/Syngenta Seeds, Inc. S & G Growers S & G Seeds S & S Assoc. S & T Wholesale S. A. Wholesale Florists, Inc. S. Arthur Peterson, Inc. S. Russell Prizer Florist S. S. Skidelsky & Co. Sabellico GreenhousesFlorist Inc. Sable Blvd. Greenhouse Salinas Wholesale Florists, Inc. Schmidt And Klaus Wholesale Florist Sequoia Orchids Skagit Gardens Rod Saline Bob Schmidt Serres Greenhouse Skyland Orchids Salzer Nursery Martin Schmidt Seven Oaks Sleepy Hollow Wholesale, Inc. Sam Cavallaro Inc. Wholesale Florist Roger Schnabel Shady Lane Greenhouses Inc. Sampson Greenhouse Richard Schneider, Jr. Shamrock Nursery Ruth Sloan Schneider’s Greenhouses Shandon Greenhouses Smit’s Flower Shop, Ltd. Schnetz Landscape, Inc. Meredith Shank Alfred and Carol Smith Frand and Sharon Scholle John Shanklin Annabelle Smith John and Sally Schroder Julius Shapiro D. Smith Gustav Schroeder Harry Sharp Doug Smith Russell Schroeder Shaw Florist, Inc. Edward M. Smith Schroth Wholesale Supply Co. W.F. and JoAnn Sheehan G. Smith Schubert Nursery, Inc. Stanley Sheftel Gordon Smith John Shelton Hassell Smith Shepards Flowers Mark Smith Sheppard Enterprises, Inc. Smith’s Flower Shop, Inc. Sheridan & Bell Florists Smith’s Greenhouse Robert and Nancy Shibata Kenneth Smucker Mike Shinoda Snow Foam Products, Inc. Shirley’s Flowers & Gifts Mark and Denise Snyder Shore Acres Sochocki Floral & Greenhouse Samual Cavallaro Samuel Yokata Ronald Samuels Samuelson’s Nursery San Diego Nursery Co., Inc. San Diego Wholesale Florist San Lorenzo Nursery Co. San Marcos Florist, Inc. San Roque Florist Sanders Wholesale Florist, Inc. Sandhill Wholesale Florist Eileen Sandlin Sandpoint Greenhouses Sans Souci Flower Shop Santa’s Forest Nursery Shigeru Sarada Sarah & Michael’s Flower Farm Sarasota Flower Shop H. Sasajima Saville Flowers Jean Savoia Sawyers Nursery Adam Saxon Scarborough Properties Paul Schuler Schultz Brothers Schultz Co. Schuster’s Greenhouse Schuster’s of Texas, Inc. Melvin Schwanke Ken and Pat Schwarz Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center Scotts Scranton Gillette Laurie Scullin Sea Coast Greenhouses Sea World Cleveland Seaman Paper Company Seattle Service Asphalt Paving Seattle Wholesale Floral Supply Society of Iowa Florists Shotwell Floral Company Sodak Gardens Sidney Adler Company Sodat New Jersey, Inc. Siebring Mfg. Inc. Soil Systems, Inc. Sierra Crop Protection Solon Gardens Sierra Wholesale Sonny’s Flowers Importers Jimmy Signoracci David and Nancy Soper Joey Signoracci Arlene Sorenson Margaret Siira Sorenson’s Floral Gwen Silkwood Sorensons Floral Nursery South County Floral, Inc. Scavone Floral Supply Sedan Floral, Inc. Schaefer’s Gardens Ray Seegmiller South End Florist Schaffitzel Greenhouse, Inc. John Seeley Silver Terrace Nurseries, Inc. Silverleaf Greenhouse Southeastern Co. Richard and Mary Sachs Saginaw Valley Flower Exchange Schartner Farms Scheinuk The Florist Saibel Foundation, Inc. Randy Schenauer Sakai Brothers R. Schenkel Sam Sakamoto Cel Scherrer Sakata Seed Schilens Greenhouse Ushio Sakazaki Craig Schinness Mark Seguin Sehlhorst The Florist Seidner’s Posy Post David Seitz Jim Selby Selecta First Class, Inc. James & Beth Sellers Seminole Florist Robert Senerau Sakuma Bros. Schlag’s Gladiolus Farms Norman and Laura Salamone Schlegel Greenhouse Senior Bloomers Garden Club Schley’s Greenhouse SePRO Corporation 36 Shoreline Farm Greenhouses Molly Slete Silver Hill Carnations Carl Scharfenberg Salinas Carnation Co., Inc. Sponsors Level $1 - $999 continued Anthony & Amy Silvestri Stacy Simmons Stephen Simmons Hal and Karen Simon Charles Simonsen Simpson’s Florist Simtrac, Inc. Siri Brothers Nursery, Inc. Chester Sirois Sisters Flower Haus Skaar Greenhouses South-Western Floral, Inc. Southeastern Wholesale Florist, Inc. Southeastern Wood Products Co. Southern Calif. Teleflora Unit Southern Cut Wholesale Flowers Southern Machinery Company Southern Mich. Wholesale Florist Southern Pottery American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Contributor Recognition Bessie Steuart Sunshine Creations Inc. Southland Florist Supply Steven P. Gahs Greenhouses Sunshine Greenhouses Southview, Inc. Jack Stevens Southwood Nursery & Landscape Ian and Gladys Stevenson Suntory / J P W Specialty Wood Products Stewart Cymbidiums Southern Wholesale Florists Speedling, Inc. Speers Flower Shop Spicer Packaging Company Warren Stevenson Howard Stewart Stewart N Dutterer Flower Shop, Inc. Sposato Wholesale Greenhouse Claire Stieff Spring Flowers - Flowers n Ferns Arthur Stiles Spring Garden Flower Shop Marilyn Spring Springridge Farm Sproule’s Florists, Inc. SPS International Spurlock’s Flowers SQM North America St. Agnes Floral Shop St. Croix Floral St. George Crystal Ltd. St. Louis Wholesale Plant Co. Staalduinen Floral Ltd. George Staby Stacy’s Greenhouses Stafford Conservatories, Inc. Stam’s Greenhouse Stamford Florist Stamp Farms Stan’s Garden Ctr Rodney Stieff Stockslagers Garden Center Mimma Stoeva Stone Petal Gardens Stonehurst Wholesale Florists Story’s Nursery, Inc. Charles Stovall Linda Strain Mary Ann Strain Strategic Suntec Greenhouses Inc. Superior Plant & Bulb Superior Plant Co. Supertex Ribbon Co., Inc. Supple’s Greenhouse Suring Floral Greens C. Swanson Marie Swanson Swanson The Florist, Inc. Swansons Blossom Shop Swartley’s Florist & Greenhouses Sweats Flower Shop Swenson & Silacci Flowers, Inc. Swindler & Sons Florists, Inc. Straw Weavers Gennaro Sylvester Stuber’s Flower Shop Syngenta Julie Stuck Syngenta Seeds Inc. Leo Stuhldreher Szabo Nursery Stults & Bolduc Robert Szalkowski Stuppy Floral Products Company T & L Farms Stuppy Greenhouse Mfg T. Dykstra & Sons T and W Sales Co. T.O. Plastics Inc. T.S. Chan Nursery, Inc. Stanleys Greenhouse Sugar House Greenhouse & Floral Takao Nursery Sulivan & Associates Tamiami Flower Growers Sun Coast Steinmann Plant Farm Stem’s Stems & Vines Stepping Stone Nursery Inc. Ruth Stetzer The O.N. Equity Sales Company Tenaja Flower Company Terra Products Corporation Terra, Inc. Texarkana Wholesale Florists Takahashi Flowers, Inc. James Stawarz The New Product Group Bertha Temple Sharon Suyeyasu Sugar Grove Growers Barb and Tom Starshak Tempel’s of Carmel Florist Margaret E Teufel Stanker & Galetto, Inc. Starr Packaging The Morlyn Company Terry Taylor Enterprises Rudolf Stang Terri Woods Starman Ted Marston & Associates Sutton’s Flower & Gift House Suburban Wholesale Florist Jim Stark The Manchester Flower Studio Terranova’s SV Floral Consulting David Tagawa The Loraine Gardens Ted Bartsch GH Surroundings Florist Gordon Straub Suburban Corrugated Box Company Techni-Growers Greenhouses Texas A&M University TFS-Roanoke The Bank of Glouster County The BFG 8 The Burnet Co. The C. Merkel And Sons Company The Ohio State University The Orchid Farm, Inc. The Plant People Inc. The R. Alexander Masson Foundation The Rose Lady The Seeley Co. The Shamrock Companies, Inc. The Side Door Florist The T. T Bus Company The Taci Group Corp The Thibo Brothers Greenhouses The Vaughan-Jacklin Corp. The Colorado Retail Florists and the Wholesale Florists of Colorado The Village Greenery Florist The Cottage Gardens, Inc. The Wyckoff Company The Cubero Group Thibodeaux’s The Daisy Shop Thieneman Greenhouse Inc. the Design Works The Fetzer Greenhouses The Flora Pros The Flower Basket The Flower Bin The Flower Cart, Inc. The Flower Junction The Flower Patch...& More The Flower Shop The Flower Shoppe The Garden Kingdom The Wamego Floral Co. Thom McDermott Flowers Paul Thomas Randy and Lisa Thompson Thomsen Greenhouse Thornton Wholesale Florists Throop Florist Tierra Assoc. Tietze Wholesale Florist Tiffany’s Florist The Garland Company Fredrick Tiller and Jeremy Tipton TAMU University Timber Run Gardens Sungenta The Garm Gallery of Flowers Tamura Farms Sunlet Nursery The Greenhouse Tanaka Floral Sunnyside Greenhouses The HInc.kley Co. Tanasacres Nursery Inc. Sunset Farms and Greenhouse The Joseph J Naples Co John Tarini Titus, Urbanski & DeMarco, Inc. Tarpley’s Flowers, Inc. The Kester Wholesale Floral Co. TMR Enterprises Tas Flowers The Landscape Group TC Gardens The Legg & Co Foundation, Inc. Sunset Florist Sunset Wholesale Floral, Inc. American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Takara International Inc. Teals Prepared Foliage, Inc. Tinga Farm Tinius Floral, Inc. TNT Distributing Tobler’s Flowers, Inc. Todd’s Flowers 37 AFE Contributor Recognition Toledo Florist Exchange Co. United Cut Flower Co. Sponsors Level $1 - $999 continued Varner’s Greenhouse & Nursery W. W. Rowe Floral Co. Vaughan Seed Company W. W. Thomson Co. Wayside’s Florist’s, Inc. & Greenhouses W.A. Cleary Chemical Corporation Roger Weakland Webb Greenhouses, Inc. W.F. Schneider & Sons Co. Inc. Webber’s Littleton Conservatory Inc. Weber Brothers Greenhouses Tollgate Florist, Inc. Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso Tom Strain & Sons University Florists Brenda Vaughn Tonkadale Greenhouses University of Florida Dick Veerman Topiary Art Works and Greenhouses, LLC University of Florida, IFAS Dave Velde Verbakel/Bomkas BV W.H. Milikowski, Inc. Topper’s European Floral Design University of Florida,AREC University of Georgia - Department of Horticulture Vermont Academy of Floral Design W.J. Czachorowski Florist WA Floricultural Assn. University of Illinois Extension Vermont Floral Kurt and Pam Waggener Vernon’s Flower Shop Wald Imports Ltd. Veselko’s Greenhouse Waldor Orchids, Inc. Vestal Whsle. Florist, Inc. Gregory Walker Vi Stember Florist Ruth and John Walker Via Real, Inc. Tom and Judy Wall Viereck Florists Clinton Wallace Viking Truck Lines Wallingford Flower & Gift Shoppe Topsiders Inc. Topstar Floral, Inc. Toscany Imports Ltd. Touch of Class Florist Tovar’s Flowers Craig Tovell Town & Country Flowers TPG Development Corp Trapp’s, Inc. Traverse Des Sioux Garden Trenton Crockery Co. Up-Towne Flowers Uptown Florist Bertha Urban Karen Urbanek Urhausen Greenhouses, Inc. USDA-NASS Village Flower Shop USDA/ARS NPS Village Green Garden Center Tri State Foliage Utah Valley Wholesale Florist Tri-County Florists Club Uto’s Greenhouse, Inc. Tri-State Florist Supply, Inc. Barbara Vaccariello Tri-State Foliage Patricia Vail Tri-State Foliage & Blooming Plant Co. Vaiuso Farms, Inc. Trick’s Florist Valley Conservation Land & Tree Co. Inc. Tropic Greenhouses Valley Farms Tropical Gardens Valley View Greenhouses Tropical Ornamentals, Inc. Valley Wholesale Floral of LInc.oln Tropical Plant and Seed Locators Valleybrook Gardens Trudy’s Flowers Van Atta’s Greenhouse TST Flowers, Inc. Van Becks Farm Tsukushi Nursery Van der Salm Bulb Farm, Inc. Richard Tucker Weber Greenhouse Weber’s Nursery John Webster Debra Wechter Mary Kay Weder Foley Weeks Business Forms, Inc. Mary Weiland Weiland Wholesale Florist, Inc. Weinstock’s Flowers & Gifts Owen and Judy Wallis WellMaster Wells Fargo Bank Villere’s Florist Wallkill View Farm & Greenhouse Wells Greenhouses, Inc. VInc.es Agnes Flower Shop Inc. Walters Gardens Inc. Tara Wells Mr. Charles Walton Vineyard Garden Center Robert Walton Wentworth Greenhouses, Inc. Virgil Alwood Florist Wamego Floral Company Virginia Floral Supply Co. Stanley Wang Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & Univ. Ronald Ward Virginia’s Flowers Ward’s Greenhouse Visser Greenhouses Vissers Florist & Greenhouse Vista Farms SSE Vista Wholesale Florist, Inc. Visual Design Mfg. Co., Inc. Viva’s Flowers William Ward Wards Flowers & Gifts Ruth Warner Ryan Warner Warner’s Florist & Greenhouse John Warren Washington Floral, Inc. Wenz Brothers Greenhouse Werner & Acker, Cypress Hill Florists, Inc. Wesco Wholesale Florist Wesleys Flowers/Gifts Wessels’ Farm, Inc. West Coast Bulb Co. West Texas Floral Co., Inc. Carolyn Westbrook Westbrook Floral, Ltd. Westcan Greenhouses Ltd Stephanie and Bob Westerfield Tuohy Horticultural Enterprises, Inc. Van Dyke Wholesale Alvi Voigt Van Kirk’s Florist Jim Volkert Turk Bulb Farms, Inc. Van Maele’s Florist & Greenhouse Inc. Volunteers For Shimkus Ineke Van Namen Voorhees & Sons, Inc. Two-E Carnations, Inc. Van Wingerden International, Inc. James and Sue Vosters, Jr. Water Education Foundation Western Independent Nurseries, Inc. Julie Tyberendt Van Zanten’s, Inc. Steve Voto Watertown Floral Co. Vandenberg Bulb Co. WaterWorks America Inc. Western Penn Unit of Teleflora Tyco Plastics W. Atlee Burpee Company Tyrrell’s Flowers, Inc. Richard Vanselow W. C. Hartzell Florist Watson’s Greenhouse Remi and Dorothy VanSteenkiste W. M. Woodruff’s Son, Inc. Watsonville Nurseries Ray Western Kelly Uchneat W. W. Hannell’s Sons Waubonsie Valley High School Western Wholesale Florist Weston Nurseries, Inc. Wayne Floral Co., Inc. Westover Florist Turks’ Inc. Twigs Floral & Garden Association UCONN Cooperative Ext. Carol Ulman United Bulb Company 38 VanTil’s Greenhouses VanVugt Greenhouses Kenneth Von Forrell, Jr. W. W. McAllister Co. W. W. Richards, Inc. Publisher Washington Flower Shippers, Inc. Washington State University Horticulture Club Western Colorado Floral Co. Western Farm Service Western Florist Western Pulp Products Co. American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 AFE Contributor Recognition Wolters Greenhouse & Garden Center Young Floral Jane Wong Young’s Plant Farm, Inc. Wetsel, Inc. Wilch, Smith & Brock Gayle Wilson Robert Wetzel Wild About Flowers Stephen & Gay Wilson WH Milikowski Wileywood Nursery & Floral Steve Wilson Will Rehder Florist Wilson’s Hillview Farm Woodlane Flowers Winandy Greenhouse Construction Co. Woodring’s Floral Gardens Charles Woods Windes & McClaughry Woods For Flowers Windy Acres, Inc. William Woodson Winfield Flower Shoppe Wootton & Associates, Inc. Winnipeg Wholesale Florist World Class Flowers Howard Winter John Wott Bruce Wirtanen Woyshner Flower Shop Wisc-Upper Michigan Unit of Teleflora WR Vandershoot Craig and Victoria Wissler Wynans Florists Wheatland Tube White Flower Farm White Oak Garden Ctr White Post Farms, Inc. White’s Greenhouses Whiteman’s Flower & Gift Shop Horace Whiteside Bob Whitman Whitman Mission Employee Whitmire Micro-Gen Fred Whitt Willbrandt Farms William Dierdorf & Sons, Inc. William Gore William Hoering Floral Art William Ruhlig Greenhouses Williamette Industries Eleanor Williams Williams Greenhouse Jack Williams Wholesale Flrst Protective Assn of St. Louis Jack/Tim Williams Wholesale Florist of Huntsville Williams Nursery Wholesale Florist, Inc. Willis Shaw Express Wichman’s Flowers Robert and Cynthia Widmaier Richard Widmer Wiegman Greenhouses Wiethop’s Greenhouses John Wietor Jimmy & Joy Williams Williams Plant Farm Willow Specialties Wills Greenhouse Inc. Billy Wilson Wilson’s Garden Ctr Witham’s Florist Witmer’s Greenhouses, Inc. Dan Witterstaetter Wm. A. Natorp Co. Wm. D. Reiniger & Sons Wm. E. Babikow & Sons Wm. L. Schlechter, Inc. Charles Wilson Frederic and Carolyn Woeten Wilson Feed Mill Inc. Eunice M Wohrer Wilson Florist, Inc. Hubert Wolfe American Floral Endowment • 50th Anniversary Program • September 2010 Woodland Gardens Corp. Mary Ann and Tom Wright Theodore Wynn Yamaguchi Greenhouse K. Yamane Yoder Craig and Pamela Yoshida Yoshida Farms, Inc. Fusae Yoshida Sho and Ruby Yoshida Yoshimi Shibata Family Philip Young James & Ruth Youngsman Youngstown Plant & Flower Your Flower Shop & Greenhouse Yuba City Florist Margaret Yuki Alan Yunkes Zabo Zaunscherb Marketing, Inc. Zechmeister Zeldeurest Farms Zerrillo’s Greenhouses, Inc. Rena Ziegler Arthur Zielinski Zimlich The Florist, Inc. 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