Judging Rose Parade floats
designer nancy clarke @ white house
2011: debbie turner, actress (the sound of music) , floral designer; nancy clarke, former white house chief floral designer, floral designer , author; kirk hendrix, president , ceo of indianapolis’ 500 festival.
2012: lois b. fowkes, american rose society judge; paula pryke, british florist; bryan wittman, vice president of global special events disney parks.
2013: shane connolly, british florist; amy kule, executive director of macy s thanksgiving day parade; brian sullivan, director of horticulture & garden operations @ descanso gardens.
2014: cheryl cecchetto, founder/president of event planning company sequoia productions; james folsom, botanical garden director @ huntington library; , floral designer rené van rems.
2015: els hazenberg, dutch floral designer; steven wood schmader, president of international festivals , events association; , eddie zaratsian, los angeles-based floral designer.
2016: tom bowling, director of education, syndicate sales; timothy lindsay, virginia robinson gardens, beverly hills; , jodie petersen, landscape architect, national park service (nps).
2017: phil rulloda, floral designer; ronnie siegel, landscape architect swire siegel; , carol togneri, chief curator, norton simon museum.
judging occurs on 2 days before parade. in first day s judging, float viewed @ rest , without animation, sound, or riders. float builder allowed explain float judges before judges begin examination. in second judging, float judged presented in parade, animation, riders, outwalkers, , effects. each judging session lasts 5 minutes.
floats judged in 14 categories, varying weights; important categories relating floral usage. winners announced @ 6 on parade day.
top prize 2017 rose parade went dole packaged foods spirit of hawaii float, constructed float builder fiesta.
sweepstakes trophy
recent sweepstakes trophy winners beautiful entry outstanding floral presentation , design :
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