THE KLIMA MEDAL
Established in honor of the late ARS President Emeritus Joe Klima and his wife
Marion, the Klima Medal expressly recognizes the highest levels of excellence
in the field of rose education. Nominees for the award need not be members of
the American Rose Society, and nominations are requested from members of the
ARS and the international horticultural community. The ARS Prizes & Awards
Committee will select Klima Award recipients.
Acts worthy of recognition include:
- Sustained volunteer performance by an individual over a decade
or more of providing measurable high quality educational instruction and/or
publication in the area of rose education deemed to be of such high
caliber as to greatly advance the public's perception and interest in roses.
- A single act of achievement by an individual within the field
of rose education or rose development that has a measurable profound or
major global impact on the advancement of promoting rose education and furthering
knowledge.
- A significant single act of scientific development by an
individual or team that provides a major advancement to the knowledge and
evolutionary educational base of growing roses.
- Sustained lifetime achievement by an individual in devoting
and focusing their educational talents and expertise to promoting "The
Rose" through consistent and reliable contributions to educating
the public about roses.
