Biography for Mary Lou Gripshover,
July 2008 Speaker
Mary Lou Gripshover, former ADS President and recipient of numerous ADS awards, will be the featured speaker for our July 2008 meeting. She plans to tell us about her most recent discoveries while searching for wild (species) daffodils in Spain and Portugal. Ms. Gripshover is highly regarded in the daffodil arena, and her presentation should prove to be very informative. Members of GSLDS are honored that Mary Lou has agreed to visit St. Louis, and look forward to seeing her in July.
Mary Lou Gripshover has been affiliated with the American Daffodil Society for quite some time. The following is a brief synopsis of her daffodil related biography;
• President, ADS, 2004-2006
• Executive Director, ADS, 1989-1997
• Editor of ADS Daffodil Journal, 1978-1986
• Recipient of ADS Silver Medal, 1984; Gold Medal, 1999
• Recipient of the Peter Barr Memorial Cup (RHS), 1993
• Member of RHS Advisory Panel on Narcissus Classification, 1996-present
• Nine trips to Spain and Portugal searching for wild (species) daffodils
• Daffodil hybridizer and exhibitor