San Diego Rose Society
Established 1927
An Affiliate of theAmerican Rose Society
About SDRS
Welcome to the San Diego Rose Society
Our Mission
The San Diego Rose Society serves the needs of San Diego County rose growers through its publication "Rose Ramblings," membership meetings, an annual rose show, support of the Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden in San Diego's Balboa Park, and through this Web site. We are affiliated with the American Rose Society, Inc. which may be contacted at
Our Meetings
Monthly meetings of the San Diego Rose Society are held on the third Monday of each month at
How to Become a Member
Membership dues start at $15 per calendar year per person or household. Every member receives our newsletter Rose Ramblings.
For a membership application, go to the link "Why Join SDRS?" and print the form. Send a check for the membership level you want along with the completed form to the address indicated on the form.
2010 Officers
President: |
Bob Martin (PetRose@aol.com) |
First VP (Programs): |
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Second VP (Membership): |
Virginia West (virgorcz@hotmail.com) |
Treasurer: |
Bob Kolb (bobkolb@cox.net) |
Corresponding Secretary: |
Lana Heck |
Recording Secretary: |
Karen Coleman (kcoleman1@san.rr.com) |
Past President |
Roger English (rozluvr@cox.net) |
Members at Large: |
Jim Price (jnprice@pacbell.net) |
Rose Garden Trust: |
One year, Sue Streeper |
Rules and Bylaws
You may download a copy of the SDRS Rules and the SDRS Bylaws. To read these documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free copy of Reader, click here.
Tax Classification
The San Diego Rose Society is classified as a charitable corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and section 23701(d) of the California Revenue & Taxation Code.
Restrictions on Use of Content
Material contained in the Rose Ramblings newsletter, or on this Web site, may be reproduced only by non-profit publications with credit to Rose Ramblings, the author, and the editor.
Awards
Bronze Medal Recipients
The American Rose Society Bronze Medal for Outstanding Service is awarded annually to a member of the San Diego Rose Society who has demonstrated outstanding and meritorious service at the local society level.
| 1993 | Miriam Yoder |
| 1994 | Jean Kenneally |
| 1995 | Dallas Runion |
| 1996 | Carolyn Buman |
| 1997 | Sue Streeper |
| 1998 | Dick Streeper |
| 1999 | Phil Ash |
| 2000 | Carl and Bobbie Mahanay |
| 2001 | Frank and Lila Hastings |
| 2002 | John Farleigh |
| 2003 | Jack and Bonnie Shoultz |
| 2004 | Dixie Dahl |
| 2005 | Steve Berry |
| 2006 | Roger English |
| 2007 | Julie Nydam |
| 2008 | Ruth Tiffany |
| 2009 | Gary Bulman. |
Rosebud AwardRecipients
The Rosebud Award is an honor bestowed upon newer members of the San Diego Rose Society for their outstanding contributions to the Society.
| 1994 | Jack and Bonnie Shoultz |
| 1995 | Candice Shine |
| 1996 | Stephen Kepics |
| 1997 | Michelle Montero |
| 1998 | Sheila Askin |
| 1999 | Doug Kalal |
| 2000 | Jenny McVeay |
| 2001 | Jeanie Anderson |
| 2001 | Steve Berry |
| 2002 | Bea Ericksen |
| 2003 | Al and Lana Heck |
| 2004 | Julie Nydam |
| 2005 | Linda Clark |
| 2006 | Linda Hitney |
| 2007 | Virginia West |
| 2008 | Bob Kolb |
| 2009 | Barbara Lester, Mona Oge and Dona Martin. |
San Diego Rose Society Presidents
Forrest L. Hieatt, Founder
Forrest L. Hieatt* |
1927-29 | Harry Cutler* | 1973 |
| Silas Osborn* | 1930 | Marge Sears* | 1974 |
| Walter Merrill* | 1931 | John G. Farleigh* | 1975 |
| Forrest L. Hieatt* | 1932 | Richard Bechtel | 1976 |
| Dr. Charles Randall Knox* | 1948 | Marianne Truby | 1977 |
| Jean Kenneally* | 1949 | Robert Linck | 1978-79 |
| E. O. Adams* | 1950 | Esther Barksdale* | 1980 |
| Raymond Fritz* | 1951 | Sue Streeper | 1981 |
| J. Wells Hershey* | 1952 | Buddy Faber* | 1982-83 |
| Hon. Byron Lindsley * | 1953 | Beth Bristol | 1984 |
| Clive Pillsbury* | 1954 | Henry McCarty | 1985 |
| Joseph J. Kenneally* | 1955 | Patty Howell | 1986 |
| Mabel Pillsbury* | 1956 | Coe Applegate* | 1987 |
| James A. Kirk * | 1957-58 | Rita Applegate* | 1988 |
| E. A. O’Bleness* | 1959 | Miriam Yoder | 1989 |
| Charles Lewis | 1960 | Dallas Runion* | 1990-91 |
| Jean Kenneally* | 1961 | Pat Keating | 1992-93 |
| John G. Farleigh* | 1962 | Frank Grasso | 1994 |
| Edwin Gould* | 1963 | Hal Schalles | 1995 |
| Dr. Donald Wilson* | 1964 | Phil Ash | 1996-98 |
| Carl Truby* | 1965 | Stephen Kepics | 1999 |
| Carolyn Buman | 1966 | Laura Berend & Steve Marvin | 2000 |
| Harry B. Cutler* | 1967 | Laura Berend | 2001 |
| Bertha Benson* | 1968 | Sue Streeper | 2002 |
| Richard Streeper | 1969 | Steve Berry | 2003-04 |
| Otto Barksdale* | 1970 | Ruth Tiffany | 2005-07 |
| Mary Cutler* | 1971 | Roger English | 2008-09 |
| Esther Barksdale* | 1972 | Bob Martin | 2010 |
*Deceased
Rose Ramblings, the newsletter of the San Diego Rose Society, has won the 2006 American Rose Society Honorable Mention Medal Award - Class B. Congratulations to Editor Richard Streeper.
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