Thank you to everyone who responded and shared. I did make contact with a few of your sources and found out some more information, regarding the awards and catalogs.
We will be trying to encourage our many different areas of iris to bloom this spring. And one longtime member believes he saw this iris bloom and has narrowed down the location, very few left in that area. He thought he had a picture when it bloomed a good while back and is looking for the picture. We are keeping out fingers crossed.