About Us: Our Judges
Our Judges
Since its inception, AAS has relied on the expertise of our volunteer judges to be the eyes and evaluators of our flower and vegetable entries. Without them, we could not confidently say that we have experts in the field, in a wide range of geographic locations who are trialing these new varieties to determine which entries are worthy of an AAS Award. We are grateful to our judges, thank them for their time and would like to acknowledge the following experts for their contributions:
For a complete list of Judges and their Trial Ground, click here.
Diane Anderson
University of Illinois
Allan Armitage, PhD
Univ of Georgia
George Ball Jr.
W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Teresa Beck Bunn
Monsanto Vegetable Seeds Inc
Pam Bennett
Ohio State University Extension
Ed Berggren
Alberta Nurseries & Seeds Ltd.
Eugene K. Blythe
Mississippi State University - South Mississippi
T. Jude Boucher
Univ of Connecticut
Art Cameron
Michigan State University
Mark Chalmers
PanAmerican Seed Co.
J. David Chambers
Callaway Gardens
Chris Chechak
Stokes Seeds Ltd.
Bernadette Clark
North Carolina State University
William Dam
William Dam Seeds Ltd
Connie Dam-Byl
William Dam Seeds Ltd
Richard Durham
Univ of Kentucky
David Fiske
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Jayson Force
Ball Horticultural Co.
Jim Gapinski
Heartland Growers
Nick Gapinski
Heartland Growers
Alex Gerace
Welby Gardens
Lise Goudreau
Norseco Inc
David Graper
McCrory Gardens SDSU
Leslie Halleck
North Haven Gardens Market Garden
Susan Hamilton
Univ of Tennessee Dept of Plant Sciences
Linda Hewlett
Devonian Botanic Garden
Haldor Howard
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Peggy Huff
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Tom Johns
Territorial Seed Company
Robert Johnston Jr.
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Brian Kanotz
Callaway Gardens
James E. Klett
Colorado State University
Dennis Kromer
The Seed Den, Inc.
Jenny Kuhn
C. Raker & Sons Inc
Julia Laughlin
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Vincent Lawson
Iowa State University
Jessie Liebenguth
Iowa State University - Reiman Gardens
Dean Liere
Syngenta Seeds Inc.
Matthew Linder
Sakata Seed America, Inc.
Eli Mckinney
Costa Farms
Sim McMurry
Metrolina Greenhouses Inc
Angus Mellish
Vesey's Seeds Ltd
Greg Michalak
C. Raker & Sons Inc
Jim Nau
Ball Horticultural Co.
John Nelson
Sakata Seed America, Inc.
Jan Patranella
Ball Horticultural Co.
Todd Perkins
Syngenta Flowers, Inc.
John C. Peterson
California Polytechnic State University
Steven Poppe
University of Minnesota West Central Reasearch and Outreach Center Gardens
Cary Rivard
Kansas State University
Laura Robles
Neal Mast & Son Greenhouses
Grace Romero
W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Christine Ruckstuhl
Norseco Inc
Vicky Rupley
Harris Seeds
Melissa Shepherd
Walt Disney World Nursery
Richard G. Snyder, PhD
Mississippi State University - Truck Crops Exp. Station
Naomi R. Starkebaum
Tri-B Nursery
Alan Stevens
Kansas State University
Rodger Tschanz
Univ of Guelph
Jimmy L. Turner
Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden
Stephanie Turner
Geo. W. Park Seed Co., Inc.
Thomas Valentine
GEM Vegetable Seed Dist., Inc
Marco Verdel
Battlefield Farms Inc
Charles E. Voigt
Univ of Illinois Vegetable Research Farm
Bill Watson
Grimes Horticulture
Beth Willis
Univ of Tennessee Dept of Plant Sciences
Mark Willis
Harris Seeds
Blair Winner
PanAmerican Seed Co.
Lori Yanny
Boerner Botanical Gardens
Henry Zomer
Stokes Seeds Ltd.
