Kenneth Royer, AAF, a lifelong industry innovator, educator, author and 2021 inductee into the Society of American Florists’ Floriculture Hall of...
The floral industry lost several professionals whose contributions won’t be forgotten. If there are other professionals you’d like to remember,...
Del Demaree Jr., AAF, a second-generation owner of Syndicate Sales and past president of the Society of American Florists whose product innovations...
Mike Suyeyasu, AAF, a dedicated and forward-thinking industry member and longtime Society of American Florists leader, passed away on January 1 from...
A floral industry leader who many considered a mentor, friend and unparalleled big thinker died in late June. Peter Ullrich, the former CEO and...
Florists in Indiana are grieving the loss of Society of American Florists member Linda Taylor, owner of Bowden Flowers, this week. Taylor and her...
Paul A. Thomas, Ph.D., a renowned researcher, prolific speaker and champion of budding horticulturists, died Saturday, Sept. 14. He was 65. Thomas...
If you’ve called, emailed or stopped by the Society of American Florists’ headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, sometime in the past 18 years,...
Smart, forward-thinking businesswoman. Dedicated (and hilarious) friend and colleague. Devoted daughter. Loving mother. All around bright light....
Family and friends of Arlene Louise Sorensen, AAF, 87, gathered yesterday in Lincoln, Nebraska, to honor the life of a woman who devoted her life to...
A woman credited with helping to lay the foundation for an independent Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association died last month after a...
Melvin H. Schwanke, AAF, former president of the Society of American Florists, member of the association’s exclusive Floriculture Hall of Fame and...
Alan “Buddy” Jacobson, the former president and chairman of Jacobson Floral Supply in Boston, died Nov. 29. He was 87 years old. Jacobson joined the...
When Sten Crissey, AAF, walked into the White House in the spring of 1990, he looked around the room and took a deep breath. Crissey, then president...
A longtime industry member and former Society of American Florists volunteer leader died March 18 from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome,...