Officers & Directors for the Year 2013
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TAIS Officers:
President
Greta Dunnigan
Vice President
Lucille Skerston
Secretary
Maxine Fifer
Treasurer
HL Swain
TAIS Committee Chairs:
Membership:
Susan Oates (
)
Publicity:
Jorga Riggenbach (
)
Show Committee:
Lucille & Greta to Co-Chair
Refreshments:
Sandy Britton (
)
Property Manager:
Bob Foltz (
)
Web:
Kevin Kartchner (
)
TBG Garden Minders:
HL Swain () & Paul Bessey (
)
Potted Iris Minder:
Paul Bessey ()
Hospitality:
Karen Guss (
)
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We're a non profit organization whose purpose is to promote the knowledge, culture and appreciation of plants in the genus iris.
Early TAIS History:
The following is a compilation of excerpts taken from a
reprint of the "Golden Anniversary" booklet put
together by Sun Country Iris Society. For the 1991 Region
15 Spring Trek.
In 1956, Arizona was part of Region 12 which included Utah
and New Mexico. There was no iris society in Tucson at the
time.
In 1960 Arizona petitioned the AIS to break from Utah to join southern California, and Arizona became a part of Region 15. In the fall of 1965, the Tucson Area iris Society was formed due to the efforts of Gen Jasper (Gen was an original contributor to the "Golden Anniversary" booklet) and Joe Fairbanks.
In 1966 TAIS held its' first official AIS flower show at Randolph Park. In the spring of 1968 Tucson hosted the AIS Region 15 Spring Trek, a first for Arizona. The Trek consisted of a full AIS flower show in the morning, lunch and a meeting at a local motel and garden tours in the afternoon.