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Pictured: Dr. John Dransfield holding the Dent Smith Memorial Award, photo by Andy Hurwitz. The award was designed by artist Raymond New of Wabash, Indiana. It is fabricated with reclaimed wenge (Millettia laurentii, an African hardwood), vintage copper and features a photograph of Tahina spectabilis taken by Dr. Dransfield in Madagascar.
Dateline: London, England
John Dransfield is named a Dent Smith Memorial Awardee!
The International Palm Society is thrilled to announce that for the first time since 2014, our highest accolade, the Dent Smith Memorial Award, has been bestowed upon Dr. John Dransfield.
About the Award:
The Dent Smith Award was officially approved by the IPS Board of Directors on June 18, 1999, to: “formally commemorate and distinguish the outstanding service given to our organization by its founder, Dent Smith.
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