P007624 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2025-02-27 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-03-13 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007624b.htm corporateBody Australian Orchid Foundation AACR2 1976 Start Place Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia Orchids Learned society The Australian Orchid Foundation, founded in 1976, is a voluntary organisation dedicated to the promotion of orchids. Membership is open to anyone interested in these plants from a scientific or cultural point of view. Aims of the Foundation are: to preserve, protect, promote, propagate, nurture and cultivate all orchids, both species and hybrids; to promote and support research into orchids; to educate the public about orchids. Publications produced by the Foundation include a wide range of books and the journal Australian orchid research, published since 1989. The Seed and Protocorm Bank is maintained to promote and facilitate the propagation and conservation of orchid species. Grants to support research into orchids may be made by the Foundation. Since 1987 the Award of Honour has been presented in recognition of significant achievement in advancing knowledge of Australian orchids. Warcup, John Henry (1921 - 1998)

Received the Award of Honour 1996

 Upton, Walter (1922 - 2012)

Received Award of Honour 1998

 Dockrill, Alick William (1915 - 2011)

Received the Award of Honour 1991

 Clements, Mark Alwin (1949 - )

Received the Award of Honour 2010

 'Australian Orchid Foundation', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Australian Orchid Foundation Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource Section: In memory of Walter Thomas Upton DFM, OAM Corrigan, Murray and Clemesha, Steve In memory of Walter Thomas Upton DFM, OAM Yarra Glev, Vic Australian Orchid Foundation 2012 Australian Orchid Foundation memorial register Resource Section: In memory of Alick William Dockrill 21-01-1915 - 15-09-2011 Lavarack, Bill In memory of Alick William Dockrill 21-01-1915 - 15-09-2011 Yarra Glen, Vic. Australian Orchid Foundation 2011 Australian Orchid Foundation memorial register Resource: Award of Honour Australian Orchid Foundation Award of Honour Yarra Glen, Vic. Australian Orchid Foundation 2024 Book: Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae Clements, M. A. Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae Essendon, Vic. Reed for Australian Orchid Foundation 1969