Rocky Mountain Judging Center

Photo Courtesy of John E. Erickson, Award winning Bulbophyllum dearei 'Longs Peak' HCC/AOS

Judging Sessions

Judging sessions, open to all orchid growers, are normally held on the second Saturday of each month.

Location: Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs building, 1556 Emerson St., Denver, just north of Colfax. This location is close to Denver Botanic Gardens and centrally located. Judges training will be at 6:00 pm, as usual, plant entry at 6:30, and judging begins at 7:00 pm.

If there are any changes to the RMJC schedule or location, due to Denver Botanic Gardens renovation projects, we will post those changes and details as soon as possible.

Training normally begins at 6:00 pm. Registration begins at 6:30 pm.
Judging starts at 7:00 pm. except for our annual Spring and Fall shows which start at 10am.

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Everyone is welcome to these sessions, so try to attend at least one. Bring your best plants and stay a while. It is a great educational experience.

2009 Judging Center Schedule

About the RMJC

The Rocky Mountain Judging Center was established by the American Orchid Society (AOS) in 1990.  The Denver Botanic Gardens hosts each monthly meeting of the  RMJC. The RMJC covers the largest geographical area of any AOS Judging Center: The region includes Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Utah. Judges from the region travel to the Colorado judging center each month and to AOS sanctioned orchid shows in Montana, Utah, and New Mexico.

The American Orchid Society (AOS) is the authority for orchid judging in the United States. The AOS Judging Committee is responsible for maintaining standards of awards for flower quality and awards for plants of botanical merit. The committee governs and certifies approximately 500 judges, and has established 27 Regional Judging Centers. Judging Centers provide a forum for orchids to be judged when a blooming plant cannot be entered in an AOS sanctioned orchid show. The centers also train student judges and conduct seminars to educate themselves on a variety of topics.

The American Orchid Society (AOS) also establishes rules and regulations for orchid judging, published in the current edition of the American Orchid Society Handbook of Judging and Exhibition.

Judges are also required to judge outside their region during each year.

Judging Center Members

Accredited Judges:
Judging Center Chair is Marilyn Stark

Marion Allen, Jim Coyner, Lois Dauelsberg, Sue Eloe, Karen Miles, Shawn Quealy, Ian Rich, Marilyn Stark, Mark Van Der Woerd, Richard Zeman

Senior Judges:
Dr. Hal Hargreaves, C. William Hayward

Probationary Judges:
Nick Snakenberg

Student Judges:
Clinton Lewis