Topic: How Plants Are Judged 
I was born in Florida but have lived all over–Texas, New York, Alaska, Virginia, Colorado, etc. My husband, Bill, and I have been orchid hunting in Equador, Brazil, Jamaica, Venezuela, Thailand and Belize. Together, we have over 96 AOS cultural awards in every major genus and we lost count of the AOS quality awards we have received. I have won the Riopelle award in 1996 and 2000 for the best miltoniopsis. I’ve won the AOS Gold Medal for a 100 sq. ft. exhibit as well as the AOS Show Trophy for a tabletop exhibit. I’ve been an AOS judge for 25 years and served as the Florida North Central Vice-chair for 3 years and the Chair for 4 years. My most exciting moment was receiving an FCC on a Paphiopedilum Booth’s Sand Lady and while I grow all kinds of orchids, paphs are my first love.
Regards, Doris
Doris will have plants for sale at the meeting. She may be contacted at dukesthoms@verizon.net