The annual iris show was held as part of the 2019 convention in Lafayette On April 6th, 2019.  The results are reported below:

Katherine & Ray Cornay Award (Outstanding Seedlings as voted by the membership)

     Tall – Seedling 17-B76-9 by Keith Pendergraf

     Medium – Seedling 17-29-1 by Ron Betzer

     Short – Seedling 17-01-3 by Patrick O’Connor

     Best Overall – Seedling 17-B76-9 by Keith Pendergraf

MacMillan Award (Oldest cultivar in show with blue ribbon)

     The Kahn (Dormon 1949) by Gordon Rabalais

Marvin Granger Award (Best double/cartwheel)

     Delta Star (Granger 1966) by Gordon Rabalais

Mertzweiller Award (Best tet in show with blue ribbon)

     Decoy (Durio 1981) by Joe Musacchia

Ira S. Nelson Award (Best three iris in show with blue ribbons)

     First Place – Red Echo (Rowlan 1983) by Jim Leonard

     Second Place – Shining Times (Morgan 2001) by Jim Leonard

     Third Place – Geisha Eyes (Arny 1987) by Jim Leonard

Sweepstakes

     Silver – Jim Leonard with 7 blue ribbons

     Bronze – Joe Musacchia with 4 blue and 2 red ribbons

American Iris Society Awards

     Queen of Show (as selected by the AIS judges) – Geisha Eyes (Arny 1987) by Jim Leonard

     Best Seedling – 17-B76-9 – by Keith Pendergraf

There were 98 entries of 96 varieties exhibited by 7 people.

Judges were MJ Urist, Rusty McSparrin and Sue Killingsworth