Along with our monthly meetings, we have an annual show in the spring, a workshop in the summer, a holiday party in December and often several orchid auctions per year. All the events are great ways to convene with other orchid lovers, acquire new plants, and learn how to grow these amazing plants. Bring the kids and grandkids so that you can share and learn together. Welcome!
Organized November 15, 1945, Houston Orchid Society had the distinction of being the second society in the United States to affiliate with the American Orchid Society (AOS) on December 23, 1946. While hybrids of orchids from 1945 have evolved to today’s sophisticated displays of beauty, the society’s core values have not changed, and we draw on additional resources from AOS, of which we, as a society, are also members.
Officers
President: | Sarah Bentley |
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VP Speakers: | Stephen Gallagher |
VP Shows and Plant Table: | Brad Miller |
VP Membership: | Steve Fox |
Treasurer: | Winnie Yap |
Recording Secretary: | Donna Diggons |
Directors
Don Ghiz Jay Balchan Lily Chang Amy Colville Susan Dally Malcolm McCorquodale Holly Miller |
Affiliation Representatives
AOS: | Jay Balchan |
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IPA: | Ted Baenziger |
SWROGA: | Don Maples & Ted Baenziger |
Chairs
Conservation: | Nina Rach |
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Display Table: | Brad Miller |
Happenings Editor/Webmaster: | Donna Diggons |
Hospitality: | Rick Hepler |
Culture Club: | Jay Balchan, Don Ghiz & Rick Hepler |
Parliamentarian: | Don Ghiz |
Photography: | Malcolm McCorquodale, Julius Klehm, Marilyn Holloway & Tom Durrett |
Plant Raffle: | Ken Whitmire |
Refreshments: | James Nelson |
Silent Auctions: | Cherie Lee & Frank Lee |
Spring Show: | Jay Balchan |
Summer Workshop: | Randy Johnson |
Technology: | Brian Fitzgerald |
Doritaenopsis Nobody’s Pink Lady
Photo: Malcolm McCorquodale