A floral designer known for her warmth, talent and passion received the floral industry’s highest honor posthumously last week, when she was inducted into the Society of American Florists’ Floriculture Hall of Fame. Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, was honored Sept. 15 during SAF Palm Springs 2018 for her lifelong dedication to the industry. Her daughter, Cyndi, and son, Bruce, accepted the award on her behalf.
At the same ceremony, former SAF CEO Peter Moran also was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Moran joined SAF in 1985 and became SAF’s executive vice president and CEO in 1991. He earned a reputation for visionary, strategic thinking before retiring last year from his position.
About Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford, AAF, AIFD, PFCI
Bobbi Ecker-Blatchford was one-in-a-million in the minds of her friends and floral industry family. That’s for good reason: Ecker-Blatchford dedicated her life to the floral industry.
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