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1 Anderson, Kenneth26MinnesotaKen (1938 -2009) was one of the early hybridizers of hostas from his Country Line Nursery in Farwell, Minnesota. He was co-founder of the Minnesota Hosta Society and served as Treasurer of The American Hosta Society from 1980 to 1985.
2 Anderson, Luke1Minnesota 
3 Arett, Anne14MinnesotaAnne Arett (1902-2003) from Moscow, Minnesota was one of the early hosta pioneers.
4 Bachman, Lloyd1Minnesota 
5 Breiwick, Al1Minnesota 
6 Busse, Ainee2MinnesotaBusse Gardens in Minnesota
7 Carlson, Julie49MinnesotaMonty and Julie Carlson own Northernair Hostas in Minnesota and are members of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hosta hybridizing group. They introduced the "Northernair" series.
8 Carlson, Monty49MinnesotaMonty and Julie Carlson own Northernair Hostas in Minnesota and are members of the Fraternal Order of Seedy Fellows hosta hybridizing group. They introduced the "Northernair" series.
9 Compton, Steve1Minnesota 
10 Creative Gardens1Minnesota 
11 Cyriacks, Kathy1Minnesota 
12 Dalgaard, Sigrid1Minnesota 
13 Dammen, Mike3MinnesotaOwner of Hosta-Store.com in Minnesota
14 Dean, Don109MinnesotaRetired teacher, past president of The AHS (2013-2017) and recipient of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 2008. He has a "Country" series of hostas.
15 Duncan, Mary Jo5Minnesota 
16 Eisel, Mervin6MinnesotaMervin Eisel was the first International Registrar of the Genus Hosta from 1974 to 1992. He was the recipient of the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 2000.
17 Frederick, Ken1Minnesota 
18 Gamradt, John6Minnesota 
19 Gowen, Hideko17MinnesotaHideko Gowen (1936-2016) was born on a farm near Tokyo, Japan and later moved to Minnesota with her husband in the 1970s. She hybridized and introduced several new cultivars and maintained ties with hosta people in Japan who supplied her with plants.
20 Grande, Denis1Minnesota 
21 Hartmann, Jim5Minnesota 
22 Henjum, Paul4Minnesota 
23 Hoks, Harry3Minnesota 
24 Johnson, Arthur H.1Minnesota 
25 Johnson, Ross2Minnesota 
26 Johnson, Suzy1Minnesota 
27 Kedl, Phyllis9MinnesotaPhyllis Kedl (1938-2015) was a retired English teacher from Minnesota.
28 Kiehne, Myrtle2MinnesotaMyrtle E. Kiehne (1898-1992) of Douglas County, Minnesota was one of the very early hosta hybridizers.
29 Kofstad, Linda1Minnesota 
30 Koller, Mike1Minnesota 
31 Kordner, Tim1Minnesota 
32 Kriefell, Kurt1Minnesota 
33 Larsen, Kim5MinnesotaKim Larsen from Minnesota is a Master Judge for The American Hosta Society leaf shows. She has been Treasurer and has held other offices with AHS. Kim was the recipient of the 2014 Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award.
34 Lehman, Dick3MinnesotaEdgar “Dick” Lehman established Lehman Gardens nursery in 1931 in Fairbault, Minneso and operateit until 1972.
35 Maroushek, Lillian9MinnesotaLillian (1923-2020) was awarded the Minnesota Horticultural Society Distinguished Service Award in 1979. She was the owner of Maroushek Gardens, a small nursery specializing in lilies, hostas, clematis, and rock garden plants she ran from her home garden for 27 years.
36 McWilliams, Cindy1Minnesota 
37 McWilliams, Robb5MinnesotaRobert “Robb” McWilliams (1949-2008) was a hosta hybridizer from Minnesota who was active in the Minnesota Hosta Soety.
38 Meyer, Gerry2MinnesotaGerry and Jean Meyer own Turkey Run Hosta and are active members of the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota.
39 Meyer, Jean2MinnesotaGerry and Jean Meyer own Turkey Run Hosta and are active members of the Shades of Green Hosta Society of Southeast Minnesota.
40 Milbradt, Marc4Minnesota 
41 Minks, Eldren69MinnesotaEldrin (1924-2003), owner of Fairway Enterprises in Minnesota, was the second president of The American Hosta Society (1978-1982). He was awarded the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1989.
42 Minks, Nancy1MinnesotaNancy (1939-2012), owner of Fairway Enterprises in Minnesota, received the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1998.
43 Minnesota Hosta Society1Minnesota 
44 O'Donnell, Donald1Minnesota 
45 Olson, Dr Robert6MinnesotaDr. Bob Olson (? -2022) was a retired medical doctor and past President (1992-1998) of The American Hosta Society and the Men’s and Women’s Garden Club of Minneapolis. Bowas the Editor of The Hosta Journal for many years. In 2019, Bob received the Lifetime Acheivement Award of The American Hosta Society.
46 Olson, Maggie1Minnesota 
47 Olson, Tom1Minnesota 
48 Peterzen, P.1Minnesota 
49 Poos, David1Minnesota 
50 Prochaska, Richard1Minnesota 
51 Rahe, Lori1Minnesota 
52 Richter, Patty1Minnesota 
53 Rossing, Richard3Minnesota 
54 Ruff, Doug14Minnesota 
55 Savory, Dennis29MinnesotaDennis Savory operates Savory’s Gardens in Minnesota. The business was started in 1946 by his father and mother, Bob and Arlene Savory who were also noted hosta hybridizers.
56 Savory, Robert65MinnesotaOwner of Savory Gardens nursery, Bob (1917-1997) was awarded the Alex J. Summers Distinguished Merit Award in 1994 and Eunice Fishcer Distinguished Hybridizer Merit Award in 1990. Six of his hosta introductions have been included in The American Hosta Society Popularity Polls out of only 151 plants that have appeared at least once in the polls.
57 Schulte, Dave1MinnesotaDave introduced the "Foxfire" series.
58 Schulte, Don1Minnesota 
59 Shades of Green Hosta Society1Minnesota 
60 Shady Oaks Nursery21MinnesotaShady Oaks Nursery is located in Waseca, Minnesota. Reknowned plant hybridizer, Hans Hansen, worked there for a number of years and developed many cultivars that were jointly registered with Shady Oaks.
61 Simes, Naomi1Minnesota 
62 Snyder, Ron39MinnesotaRon, a retired dentist and pastor, owned Creative Gardens in Minnesota from 1984 to 2004.
63 Tomashek, Cindy4Minnesota 
64 Waffler, Anna1Minnesota 
65 Waffler, Steve1Minnesota 
66 Westberg, Jim7Minnesota 
67 Wilhoite, Chris1Minnesota 
68 Wilhoite, Cynthia1Minnesota 
69 Williams, Gerald1MinnesotaGerald originated H. 'Praying Hands' which is one of the 28 Hosta of the Year winners through 2023.
70 Worels, J.1Minnesota 

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