I saw that Dr. William A. Bender won a silver medal in 1967.
Do you have more information on this award? His field was daffodils.
Answer
Dr. William A. Bender is listed as having won a PHS sweepstakes trophy at the American Daffodil Society Show. The award is listed on p. 23 of the PHS 1967 Yearbook.
In the 1960s and 70s, PHS partnered with plant societies that organized their own shows. We no longer do this.I did search newspaper archive for him in 1967 and found an article from the Waynesboro Record Herald, May 12, 1967. Attached is the clip. He received the sweepstakes award because he had the most blue ribbons in the American Daffodil Society Show, which was held April 20-21, 1967.
Hope this helps, and thanks for contacting PHS. Interesting question.