The following PFDE candidates have been recognized by the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD) as recipients of its coveted Certified Floral Designer (CFD) designation. They were granted this designation after successfully completing the Professional Floral Design Evaluation (PFDE) that took place July 1 immediately prior to the Institute's National Symposium in Boston.
Rebecca Carter
Linda's Flowers
Sanbornville, NH
Kwi Nam Cho
Seoul, Korea
Andrea Christopher-Snipes
Greenville, SC
Amanda David
The Flower Source
Menomonee Falls, WI
Rocio del Pilar Silva
Smithers Oasis de Mexico S.A. de C.V.
Santa Catarina, Mexico
Roslyn Dodds
Jasmine Creek Florist
El Cajon, CA
Teresa Godfrey
Joyous Creations Floral Design
Silver Spring, MD
Tiffany Hammond
Hennepin Technical College
Andover, MN
Kevin Hinton
Bankhead Flowers & Fine Gifts
New Albany, MS
Elizabeth M. Hohensee
Studio Flora Diva
Asheville, NC
Enrika Karalius
Flowers and Gifts by Michelle
Crestwood, IL
Lesa Killian
101 Market
Otsego, MN
Stephanie Laprairie
STEMS Floral Art Gallery
Alberta, Canada
Tim Lawing
Tim's Touch Flowers & Gifts
Lexington, SC
Jacob H. McCall
Panache Style
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Carolyn Minutillo
Lavender Hill LLC
Jeffersonville, IN
Tina Parkes
Exeter Devon, England Patience Pickner
The Picket Fence
Chamberlain, SD
Nelson Clark Simpson
Botanica Flowers
Greensboro, NC
Heather Sullivan
Westfield, MA
Anthony Swick
Bay Bouquet Floral Studio
Tampa, FL
Inta Taruins
416 5 Flower
Toronto, ON, Canada
Jenny C. Thomasson
Stems, LLC
St. Louis, MO
Erik Witcraft
Flowers Washougal
Vancouver, WA
Seomoon Young
Seoul, Korea
Azheny Zdeb
Floral Tango
Fair Lawn, NJ
CFD recognition is granted only after a floral designer has demonstrated their understanding of the concepts of design through education pathways and subjecting their floral design work to a vigorous peer evaluation conducted by an international panel of design experts.
In addition to being honored with the CFD designation, the artists' designs and evaluation marks were considered to be so artistic that they have also been extended an invitation to become an Accredited Member of AIFD. Should they accept the invitation, they will be inducted during elaborate ceremonies as part of AIFD's National Symposium taking place July 4-8, 2011 in San Francisco.
Members of AIFD lead the floral industry in advancing the art of professional floral design through education. While they are CFDs, they are better recognized by the "AIFD" designation after their names.
"The CFD and AIFD professional designations salutes a floral designer for his or her artistry and provides consumers with a tool to use for selecting quality professional work," said Bill McKinley AIFD, associate dean at Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL and the chairman of AIFD's CFD Development Committee.
As part of its recognition program, AIFD will assist consumers in locating CFD and AIFD qualified floral designers by listing on its website, www.aifd.org. Floral designers who achieve the CFD and AIFD recognition will be required to hone their artistry through continuing education in the field of floral design.
Source: American Institute of Floral Designers