Gesneriad Society Convention 2009: Awards Banquet

Carol Hamelink with her award for Best Tuberous (Sinningia sp. "Florianopolis").

Sylvia Taub accepting her award from Jo Anne Martinez.

I had the pleasure of serving on the judging team with Sylvia, who served as a humanist counterweight to my narrow-minded views and the rationalist assessments of the third judge P___ S___.