On the QT | The Official Newsletter of GWA September - October 2017 | Page 4

GWA Creates Two New Honors: The Late
Daniel Gasteiger Among Honorees
BY THE EDITOR
GWA members can nominate other
members and peers to be recognized for
their talents, accomplishments, ethics, and
dedication. Once the Honors Committee
receives nominations, they evaluate the
merits—whether they meet requirements—
and notifies the GWA Board of Directors of
the recipients. This year’s committee members
were Irene Virag (chair), Sally Ferguson,
Denise Cowie and Stephanie Cohen.
GWA established two new honors this year.
The first acknowledges accomplishments in
sustainability and the second recognizes the
communication by a PhD on a level that the
average gardener can understand.
Right: Kirk Brown congratulates Linda Chalker-
Scott, the first recipient of GWA’s Cynthia Westcott
Scientific Writing Award. Linda received the award
#2017 in Buffalo, New York. Below: GWA President
Kirk Brown congratulates Paul Tukey, the first
recipient of GWA’s Sustainability Award.
The honorees are:
• • •
MELINDA MYERS, HALL OF FAME
This the highest honor GWA can bestow on
a person whose life and career has materially
affected and advanced the mission and values
of GWA.
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• • •
DANIEL GASTEIGER AND
DEB WILEY, FELLOWS
This honor recognizes a member in good
standing who has demonstrated exceptionally
high degrees of skill, professional ethics and
dedication to the GWA mission and values.
Two members may be elected Fellows each
year. Sadly, the date after voting Daniel Gastei-
ger as a fellow, he passed away. “I noted in my
report to Kirk (Brown) that it was our wish that
Daniel be named posthumously as a Fellow of
GWA,” Virag wrote.