So How Many Women Have Won the Loder Cup?
At the Christchurch NZPCN Conference (August 2005) many members wondered how many women (if indeed any) had won the Loder Cup. The answer is 11, including such notables as founder of the Auckland Botanical Society, Dr Lucy Cranwell, and the noted Botanical Illustrators and botanists Nancy Adams and Audrey Eagle. The most recent woman to win the cup was Chris Rance, who with her husband Brian Rance were cup recipients in 2002.