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AHS Exhibition Judge Requirements

EXHIBITION JUDGE ACCREDITATION

AHS Exhibition Judges have the following five levels of accreditation:

1. Student-in-Training

2. Junior Exhibition Judge

3. Senior Exhibition Judge

4. Exhibition Clinic Instructor

5. Honorary Exhibition Judge

STUDENT-IN-TRAINING

Before applying for Student-in-Training accreditation as an AHS Exhibition Judge, an applicant must meet the following requirements:

• Maintain AHS membership for at least twenty-four consecutive months.

• Be a paid-up AHS member as of January 1st annually.

• Have a keen interest and knowledge of daylilies.

• Grow daylilies from at least ten hybridizers.

• Obtain this handbook and become familiar with its Chapters C1 and C2 before attending Clinic I (Introductory Judges Training Clinic).

• Attend Clinic I and pass a written test on the material covered.

Having met the above requirements and successfully completed Clinic I, the applicant becomes a Student-in-Training but is not eligible to judge in an AHS accredited show.

After notification of successful completion of Clinic I, the Student-in-Training may attend Clinic II. Clinic II must be successfully completed within three calendar years of completing Clinic I. Failure to complete the training in the prescribed time will  require the student to start at the beginning.

JUNIOR EXHIBITION JUDGE

To become a Junior Exhibition Judge, the Student-in-Training must

• Attend and successfully complete Clinic II (Secondary Judges Training Clinic).

• Be a paid-up AHS member as of January 1 annually

• Attend and successfully complete the written Point-Scoring examination in Clinic II.

The Student-in-Training becomes a Junior Exhibition Judge and may judge in accredited shows or serve on Master Panels upon successful completion of the above requirements and upon receipt of Certificate of Accreditation from the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman.

SENIOR EXHIBITION JUDGE

To become a Senior Exhibition Judge, the Junior Exhibition Judge must meet the following requirements:

1. Serve as a Junior Exhibition Judge on panels with two Senior Exhibition Judges

-       Twice at AHS accredited flower shows

        or

-       Twice on Master Panels at accredited AHS clinics

        or  

-       One of each of the above

2. Complete two of the following:

-       Exhibit in an accredited AHS Flower Show

-       Serve on the Classification Committee of an accredited AHS Flower Show

-       Serve as a clerk in the Horticulture On-Scape division of an accredited AHS Flower Show

-       Edit and produce the schedule for an accredited AHS Flower Show Chair or co-chair an accredited AHS Flower Show  

3. Upon completion of the above requirements, the Junior Exhibition Judge must file a completed Senior Exhibition Judge application form and the required documentation with the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman. The completed application must be signed by the applicant and be ac­companied by proof that the above judging requirements have been met (a show schedule signed and dated by the General Show Chairman or Judges Chairman is adequate proof and must be obtained for each requirement).

The application and documentation must be filed within four years of success­ful completion of Clinic I.

A one-year extension may be granted in hardship cases.

If the completed application form is not filed with the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman in the specified time, the name of the Junior Exhibition Judge will be dropped from the list of accredited judges. An applicant may again follow the above outlined procedure to become an accredited Junior Exhibition Judge.

A judge will lose accreditation if not a paid-up AHS member as of January 1 each year. The individual can only be reinstated by completing all judging requirements again.

In order to maintain Senior Exhibition Judge status, a new Senior Exhibition Judge must attend an AHS Exhibition Judges Refresher Clinic within four years of passing Clinic I.

RENEWAL FOR SENIOR EXHIBITION JUDGES

A Senior Exhibition Judge must attend at least one AHS Clinic III (Refresher) every four years to renew accreditation.

A one-year extension may be granted in hardship cases. This request must be submitted to the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman before December 1 of the fourth year.

A Senior Exhibition Judge is encouraged to attend as many Refresher Clinics as possible to further the judge's training, to keep informed of the changes in judging, and to express concerns about the judging process.

A Senior Exhibition Judge must be a paid-up member as of January 1 each year. A judge will lose accreditation by failing to pay dues promptly, and the in­dividual can only be reinstated by completing all judging requirements again.

A Senior Exhibition Judge will receive accreditation extended for four years from the current year, not from the current accreditation expiration year, for Master Panel service, clinic instruction (as instructor or assistant), or at­tendance at Clinic III. Only one such extension will be credited per year, regard­less of how many clinics are taught or attended, or how many Master Panels are judged.

EXHIBITION CLINIC INSTRUCTOR

Prospective instructors may be recommended to the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman by other instructors. The chairman will review the following creden­tials before approving instructors. The prospective instructor must

•  Be a Senior Exhibition Judge for two years before being accredited.

•  Have exhibited in numerous accredited shows.

•  Have judged in several accredited shows.

•  Be growing a representative number of newer daylily cultivars.

•  Have served on a Master Panel at an accredited AHS Exhibition Judges Clinic.

•  Have assisted with clinic instruction in several accredited AHS Exhibition Judges Clinics, in at least two different calendar years.

•  Be recommended to the AHS Exhibition Judges Committee by another instructor who worked with the applicant.

•  Agree to follow the AHS recommended clinic curriculum when presenting AHS Exhibition Judges Clinics.

•  Have been approved by the AHS Exhibition Judges Committee

In order to maintain their accreditation, instructors must instruct in an AHS accredited Exhibition Judges Clinic at least once every five years.

HONORARY EXHIBITION JUDGE

To become an Honorary Exhibition Judge, a judge must have served as an Exhibition Judge in good standing for twelve consecutive years. An Honorary Exhibition Judge may not judge in a daylily show sponsored by the AHS.

A letter requesting honorary status must be sent to the RVP who will make recommendations on the request and send them to the AHS Exhibition Judges Chairman.

If an Honorary Exhibition Judge should wish to return to active status, the judge must again go through all Exhibition Judges training requirements.

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