Programs & Services
Leland T. Kintzele (LTK)
Distinguished Service Award
The Leland T. Kintzele Distinguished Service Award is the highest honor given annually by the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association.
The LTK Award is presented each year to one individual who meets three criteria:
- Demonstrated dedication, ability and initiative to a degree that sets him or her apart from contemporaries
- Significant contributions to the welfare and progress of wholesale florists in particular and the floral industry in general
- Distinguished service that exemplifies the integrity, fairness, perseverance and decisiveness of Leland T. Kintzele, president of WF&FSA from 1963 to 1966.
The LTK award is presented at each year's WF&FSA Floral Distribution Conference, held each October at the Doral Resort in Miami, Fl.
If you are interested in nominating someone please send Trish Lilly an email detailing how that person fits the above characteristics.
WF&FSA LTK Award Recipients
Recipients of the LTK Award are listed below:
2012: Paul Zieger
2011: Peter Bilicki
2010: Alan H. Jacobson "Buddy"
2009: Dave Mears
(Posthumous)
2008: Peter Ullrich
2007: Dwight Larimer
2006: Robert M. Wilkins
2005: James Hill
2004: Arlene Sorensen
2003: Walter Rojahn, Jr.
2002: Jose Maria "Pepe" De La Torre
2001: Harrison "Red" Kennicott
2000: Neil Canine
1999: Erwin Weder
(Posthumous)
1998: Del Demaree, Jr.
1997: Jules A. Armellini
1996: Pete Garcia
1995: Walter L. Preston
1994: Herman Meinders
1993: William C. Belden
1992: E.O. Brody
1991: Knud Neilsen, Jr.
1990: Mabel Claprood Simmons
1989: Frank Kuwahara
1988: James O. Nordlie
1987: Jacob Van Namen
1986: William B. Arnett
1985: Vernon L. Smithers
(Posthumous)
1983: Donald E. Hook
1982: Harrison Kennicott, Jr.
1981: John Van Hanford, Jr.
1980: P.S. Cook
1979: Oscar G. Carlstedt
(Posthumous)
