Placed in competition once each year at a District show or one of the larger shows held by an affiliated/chapter club. Competition is confined to members of the ARS, not just members of the District. The award shall be for one rose each of at least five (5) varieties of hybrid teas (or some class of comparable difficulty approved by the Prizes and Awards Committee). 

YEAR	DISTRICT SHOW	WINNER
1952	Penn-Jersey	Harold E. Weaver, Basil, OH
1953	North Central	David Unzeitig, Cedar Rapids, IA
1954	Pacific Northwest	Wesley R. Nelson, Seattle, WA
1955	Buckeye	Dick Holmes, Columbus, OH
1956	Pacific Southwest	M/M Martin J. Martin, San Francisco, CA
1957	Colonial	Harold E. Weaver, Basil, OH
1958	Northern-California-Nevada-Hawaii	Henry C. Steffens, San Francisco, CA
1959	Colonial	Joseph E. Bona, Hampton, VA
1960	Illinois-Indiana	Morris E. McNally, Noblesville, IN
1961	Deep South	Earl Patton, Atlanta, GA
1962	Carolina	M/M R. D. Williams, Columbia, SC
1963	Tenarky	Dr. William H. Pavey, Xenia, OH
1964	Rocky Mountain	C. R. Walter, Salt Lake City, UT
1965	New York	M/M Clayton Wolfe, Pennfield, NY
1966	South Central	Dr. Warren E. Becker, Baton Rouge, LA
1967	Great Lakes	Harold Weaver, Baltimore, OH
1968	Gulf	Dr. H. Allen King, Shreveport, LA
1969	North Central	Mrs. Jean Vaughn, Madison, WI
1970	Penn-Jersey	James Borst, Long Beach, NJ
1971	Central	M/M Warren Brooks, St. Joseph, MO
1973	Buckeye	M/M Jim Zimmerman, Dayton, OH
1974	Pacific Southwest	Mrs. C. F. Truby, Chula Vista, CA
1977	Colonial	M/M William Blevins, Manassas, VA
1978	Illinois-Indiana	Don Ballin, Highland Park, IL
1979	Deep South	M/M James Donaldson, Havana, FL
1980	Carolina	Dennis & Suzy Bridges, Shelby, NC
1981	Tenarky	John M. Hefner, Indianapolis, IN
1982	Rocky Mountain	Merle & Opal Doane, Englewood, CO
1983	Penn-Jersey	M/M Dale Martin, Chambersburg, PA
1984	South Central	Jim & Martha Fisher, Mable Falls, TX
1985	Great Lakes	Bill Terzia, Saginaw, MI
1986	Gulf	M/M John Tudor, Hattiesburg, MS
1987	North Central	John & Judy Schroeder, Greendale, WI
1988	New York	Tom & Louise Coleman, Eastchester, NY
1989	Central	Bob & Doris House, Ava, MO
1990	Yankee	Joe & Sue Yelinek, Bel Air, MD
1991	Pacific Southwest	Cal & Barbara Hayes, Santa Ana, CA
1992	Buckeye	M/M John Hefner, Indianapolis, IN
1993	Pacific Northwest	Bob Gold & Cynthia Holdren, Seattle, WA
1994	Northern-California-Nevada-Hawaii	Susan Chan McCarthy, Hillsborough, CA
1995	Colonial	- not offered -
1996	Illinois-Indiana	John & Donna Hefner, Indianapolis, IN
1997	Deep South	Eric& Susan Yount, Winter Park, FL
1998	Carolina	John Mattia, Orange, CT
1999	Tenarky	Robert Woodworth, Kenosha, WI
2000	Rocky Mountain	- not awarded -
2001	New York	David and Maryann Rink, Syracuse, NY
2002	South Central	Art Davis, San Antonio, TX
2003	Buckeye	Jim and Barbara Zimmerman, Englewood, OH
2004	Gulf	J.T. Smith, Natchez, MS
2005	North Central	Robert Woodworth, Kenosha, WI
2006	Penn-Jersey	Ken Borrmann, Warminster, PA
2007	Central	Bob & Chris Thorpe, Greeneville, TN
2008	Pacific Northwest	- not offered -