For the best collection of five (5) old garden roses, each of a different variety, each in separate vases and properly labeled as to variety. Spring award.
Joseph J. Kern Trophy
| 1973 | Lephon H. Long | Winston-Salem, NC |
| 1974 | Mrs. J. Watterberg | Albuquerque, NM |
| 1974 | Ruth Nichols | Kirkland, WA |
| 1975 | - Not Awarded - | |
| 1976 | Ruth Nichols | Kirkland, WA |
| 1977 | Edwin Ostermann | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1978 | - Not Awarded - | |
| 1979 | Van M. Roberts | Dallas, TX |
| 1980 | Forest Rinehart | Mason, MI |
| 1981 | Vivian Fry | Boulder, CO |
| 1982 | Patrick Harrison | Canton, MS |
| 1984 | Albert Whaanga | N. Hollywood, CA |
| 1985 | Robert Chapin | Ashburnham, MA |
| 1986 | Sheila Byrd | Redmond, WA |
| 1987 | Jan S. Wilson | Shelby, NC |
| 1988 | Jeff & Kathy Wyckoff | Seattle, WA |
| 1989 | Lynn Bueker | Knob Noster, MO |
| 1990 | Malcolm & Irene Lowe | Nashua, NH |
| 1991 | Kreg Hill & Bill Christensen | Albuquerque, NM |
| 1992 | Thomas & Bonnie Upton | Mesquite, TX |
| 1993 | Pauline Partain | Aiken, SC |
| 1994 | Dr. T. Cairns & L. Desamero | Studio City, CA |
| 1995 | Kreg Hill & Bill Christensen | Albuquerque, NM |
| 1996 | Doug & Lee Fields | Federal Way, WA |
| 1997 | Andrew Plasz | Libertyville, IL |
| 1998 | Andrew Plasz | Libertyville, IL |
| 1999 | Andrew Plasz | Libertyville, IL |
| 2000 | Robin Hough | Friendswood, TX |
| 2001 | Andrew Plasz | Libertyville, IL |
| 2002 | Lillian Biesiadecki | Newport Beach, CA |
| 2003 | Claude Graves | Richardson, TX |
| 2004 | Lillian Biesiadecki | Newport Beach, CA |
| 2005 | - Not Awarded - | |
| 2006 | Ken Sheppard | Bellevue, WA |
| 2007 | Andrew Plasz | Libertyville, IL |
| 2008 | Tommy Cairns & Luis Desamero | Studio City, CA |
