The Jeffcoat Hybridizer Award, originally known as the Lambert Award (established in the late 1970’s), serves two purposes: first, to recognize advances in hybridizing, and second, to encourage regional hybridizers. Sponsored by the Low Country Daylily Society since 2008, the award is now named in recognition of the hybridizing contributions of Jim and Peggy Jeffcoat and their outstanding service to the mission of AHS and Region 15.
Nominations for this award are made by the hybridizers themselves. The following guidelines apply:
  1. Any Region 15 hybridizer who has not won the award within the previous three years is eligible to enter what he/she considers his/her BEST cultivar registered within the past 10 years. (One entry per hybridizer each year.)
  2. A cultivar can win only once.
  3. No cultivar can remain on the ballot for more than three consecutive years.
  4. Pictures of nominated cultivars must be sent by the hybridizers via e-mail to the current Awards Management Chair for publication in the regional newsletter and on the Region 15 website.
  5. Additional information, including dates for submission of images, will be included in the newsletter and/or posted electronically.
Award selection is determined by AHS Region 15 membership vote. Votes may be submitted either by paper ballot or electronically to the Awards Management Chair by Sept. 1st of each year. The winner of the Jeffcoat Hybridizer Award will receive an engraved plaque presented by the president of the sponsoring club at the fall regional meeting.
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Contact:
​Anne Winnningham
729 Timber Way
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
pwinningham@homesc.com

Previous Winners of the Jeffcoat Hybridizer Award
2015  'Dancing with Linda'  (Ed Zahler)
2014  'Alien DNA'  (Robert Selman)
2013  'Papa Goose'  (Heidi Douglas)
2012  'Thelma Douglas'  (Charles Douglas)
2011  'Biltmore Style'  (Dale Hensley)
2010   'Caroline’s Kiss'  (Ken Dye)
2009   'All Creation Sings'  (Cindy Dye)
2009 'Cradle ofBethlehem'  (Elizabeth Shooter)
2009   'Date With Destiny'  (J.D. Stadler)
2009   'Fair to Middlin'  (Jim Jeffcoat)
2009   'No Boys Allowed'   (Judy Davisson)
2008   'Carnival In Mexico'  (Santa Lucia)
2007   'Cat Ballou'  (Gluck)
2006   'Stargate Portal'  (Shooter, E.)
2005   'Pick Of The Litter'  (Douglas)
2004   'Holiday Joy'  (Albers)
2003   'Mr Lucky'  (Sellers)
2002   'Circle Of Friends'  (Shooter, F.)
2001   'Ferol'  (Jeffcoat, J.)
2000   'Strawberry Patch'  (Douglas)
1999   'Peacock Maiden'  (Carpenter, K.)
1998   'All American Chief'  (Sellers)
1997   'Marietta Dreamer'  (Shooter, J.)
1996  'Night Dreams'  (Shooter, E.)
1994   'Bubbling BrownSugar'  (Weston, J.)
1993   'Dash Dash'  (Zahler)
1995  'Harley Rushing'  (Rushing)
1992   'Swedish Girl'  (Sims)
1991   'Big Apple'  (Sellers)
1990   '**'  (**)
1989   'New Series'  (Carpenter, K.)
1988   'Prester John'  (Allgood)1
1987   'Mabel Nolen'  (Nolen)
1986   'Simply Pretty'  (Sellers)
1985   'Cameron Quantz'  (Holman)
1984  'Lake Norman Sunset'  (Carpenter,K.)
1983   'Beauty To Behold'  (Sellers)
1982   'Sally Jetton'  (Alexander)
1981   'Pat Holman'  (Holman)
1980  'Prester John'  (Allgood)
1979  'Ski Chalet'  (Kirk)
1978  'Yalla Mountain Road'  (Wilson, M.)
1977  'Iron Gate Glacier'  (Sellers)
2015  'Dancing with Linda'  
​(Ed Zahler)