Awards
Award of Merit
The IPPS New Zealand Regions highest award for all round meritorious service.
Criteria:
- Meritorious service to the IPPS New Zealand Region.
- Meritorious service to New Zealand Horticulture.
- Must be an active member of the IPPS New Zealand Region at the time the award is presented.
Frequency:
- The award is only to be presented when there is a suitable recipient.
- No more than one award is to be presented per year.
Selection panel:
The selection panel should be made up of three people including the current president, 2nd vice president and one other with a long association with the IPPS New Zealand Region, ideally the historian or secretary or treasurer. Selection should be made after informal consultation with the membership.
Presentation:
Presentation of the award should be made at the IPPS New Zealand Regions conference and should consist of a wooden bowl, which can be kept by the recipient until a new recipient has been named, and a plaque which will become the property of the recipient.
Award of Merit Recipients | ||
| Graeme Platt | 1994 | Rotorua Conference |
| Eddie Welsh | 1995 | Christchurch Conference |
| Terry Hatch | 1996 | Auckland Conference |
| Noel McMillan | 1998 | Napier Conference |
| Jan Velvin | 2001 | Hamilton Conference |
| Dennis Hughes | 2004 | Christchurch Conference |
| John Follett | 2005 | Tauranga Conference |
| Malcolm Woolmore | 2006 | Dunedin Conference |
| Jim Rumbal | 2007 | New Plymouth Conference |
| Ellaby Martin | 2008 | Auckland Conference |
| Ken Davey | 2009 | Hobart Conference |
| Richard Ware | 2010 | Blenheim Conference |
| Terry Hatch | 2011 | Napier Conference |
| Shirley Ogilvy | 2012 | Cromwell Conference |
| Ray Lawson | 2013 | Taupo Conference |
| Ian Duncalf | 2014 | Wellington Conference |
| Eric Appleton | 2015 | Nelson Conference |
| Jeff Elliott | 2017 | Pukekohe Conference |