That's a bit before I was active, but I'm certain the committee would have added that, as the hybridizer was deceased.
One I've been pleased about was when I was A & H Chair and our committee nominated WEBSTERS PINK WONDER. It had been difficult to get it registered after Dick Webster died. Jamie Gossard helped Dicks grandson Rob Cobb finally get it registered. Anyway, once it was on the ballot, it finished at the very top of the HM list that year, getting the most votes. It subsequently went on to win the SSM some years later.