Great American Gardeners Awards History

ELEVATING THE FIELD OF HORTICULTURE

Each year, the AHS invites the public to nominate outstanding individuals and organizations in gardening and horticulture for the prestigious Great American Gardeners Awards. Established in 1953, this program has evolved from its original four awards—Horticultural Writing, Professional, Teaching, and Scientific—into a comprehensive recognition of excellence in gardening and horticulture. The awards celebrate those who exemplify dedication to the art, science, and environmental stewardship of horticulture across the United States.

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RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS LIBERTY HYDE BAILEY AWARD

1958 – John Wister; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

1959 – Benjamin Y. Morrison; Pass Christian, Mississippi

1960 – H. Harold Hume; Gainesville, Florida

1962 – Henry Teuscher; Montreal, CANADA

1963 – Norman Taylor; New York, New York

1964 – Robert Moses; New York, New York

1965 – W. C. Steers; New York, New York

1966 – Alex Laurie; Pine Mountain, Georgia

1967 – Harold B. Tukey; East Lansing, Michigan

1968 – George M. Darrow; Glenn Dale, Maryland

1969 – George H. M. Lawrence; East Greenwich, Rhode Island

1970 – Aubrey Hildreth; Denver, Colorado

1971 – Donald Wyman; Weston, Massachusetts

1972 – Henry T. Skinner; Washington, D.C.

1973 – Lewis C. Chadwick; Columbus, Ohio

1974 – F. L. Steven O’Rourke; Newark, Delaware

1975 – Russell J. Seibert; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

1976 – Leon C. Synder; Chaska, Minnesota

1977 – Richard A. Howard; Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

1978 – David Burpee; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1979 – Alfred Byrd Graf; Rutherford, New Jersey

1980 – Mildred E. Mathias; Los Angeles, California

1981 – Henry Marc Cathey; Washington, D.C.

1982 – Frederick C. Galle; Pine Mountain, Georgia

1983 – Everitt L. Miller; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

1984 – Elizabeth Scholtz; Brooklyn, New York

1985 – Ernesta D. Ballard; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1986 – Elizabeth McClintock; San Francisco, California

1987 – Thomas H. Everett (Posthumously); Bronx, New York

1988 – Elisabeth Carey Miller; Seattle, Washington

1989 – John L. Creech; Hendersonville, North Carolina

1990 – Marion T. Hall; Lisle, Illinois

1991 – Alice Recknagel Ireys; Brooklyn, New York

1992 – Claude Hope; Costa Rica

1993 – Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson; Austin, Texas

1994 – Enid A. Haupt; New York, New York

1995 – Robert Rodale (Posthumously); Emmaus, Pennsylvania

1996 – Peter H. Raven; St. Louis, Missouri

1998 – John G. Seeley; Ithaca, New York

1999 – Richard W. Lighty; Greenville, Delaware

2000 – Francis H. Cabot; Cold Spring, New York

2001 – Paul Ecke Jr.; Encinitas, California

2002 – Dr. George H. Ware; Lisle, Illinois

2003-  Jane Pepper; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2004 – Andre Viette, Fishersville, Virginia

2005 – Edward R. Hasselkus; Madison, Wisconsin

2006 – Daniel J. Hinkley; Kingston, Washington

2007 – Michael A. Dirr; Athens, Georgia

2008 – Harold Pellet; Mound, Minnesota

2009 – Panayoti Kelaidis; Denver, Colorado

2010 – Steven M. Still; Columbus, Ohio

2011 – Richard E. Bir; Brevard, North Carolina

2012 – Allan M. Armitage; Athens, Georgia

2013 – Paul E. Cappiello; Crestwood, Kentucky

2014 – Paul W. Meyer; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2015 – Dr. William E. Barrick; Mobile, Alabama

2016 – John G. Fairey; Hempstead, Texas

2017 – William A. McNamara; Glen Ellen, California

2018 – Pierre Bennerup; Berlin, Connecticut

2019 – Dr. Kayri Havens; Chicago, Illinois

2020 – James Folsom; San Marino, California

2021 – Lucinda McDade; Claremont, California

2022 – Bart O’Brien; Berkeley, California

2023 – Claire E. Sawyers; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2024 – Jim Nau (posthumously); West Chicago, Illinois

AHS GOLD MEDAL

(For outstanding service to the Society)

1959 – Frederic P. Lee and Benjamin Y. Morrison

2024 – Marcia Zech

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS LUTHER BURBANK AWARD

1993 – Oved Shifriss; Highland Park, New Jersey

1994 – Glenn Goldsmith; Gilroy, California

1995 – Currier McEwen; South Harpswell, Maine

1996 – Henry M. Munger; Ithaca, New York

1999 – William L. Ackerman; Ashton, Maryland

2000 – Dr. Richard Craig; University Park, Pennsylvania

2001 – Claude Hope; Linda Vista, COSTA RICA

2002 – Dr. Warren H. Gabelman; Madison, Wisconsin

2003 – Franz Fruehwirth; Encinitas, California

2004 – Dr. Alden Townsend, Glenn Dale, Maryland

2005 – Dr. Donald Egolf (Posthumously); Washington, DC

2007- Elwin R. Orton; New Brunswick, New Jersey

2009 – Jim Ault; Glencoe, Illinois

2011 – Tom Carruth; Pomona, California

2013 – Dennis J. Werner; Raleigh, North Carolina

2015 – Floyd Zaiger; Modesto, California

2017 – Thomas G. Ranney; Mills River, North Carolina

2020 – Dan Heims; Canby, Oregon

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS H. MARC CATHEY AWARD

2000 – William H. Carlson; East Lansing, Michigan

2002 – Dr. August A. DeHertogh; Cary, North Carolina

2004 – Paul V. Nelson, Raleigh, North Carolina

2006 – Bob Langhans; Ithaca, New York

2008 – Thomas G. Ranney; Fletcher, North Carolina

2010 – Robert J. Griesbach; Beltsville, Maryland

2012 – Frank A. Blazich; Raleigh, North Carolina

2014 – Dr. Jules Janick; Lafayette, Indiana

2016 – Charles Hess, Ph.D.; Davis, California

2020 – Dr. Michael Balick; New York, New York

2022 – Dr. Elizabeth Mitcham, Davis, California

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS COMMERCIAL AWARD

1974- Cole Nursery Company; Circleville, Ohio

1975 – Domoto Brothers Nursery; Hayward, California

1984 – Lawry’s California Center (Lawry’s Foods); Los Angeles, California

1985 – Roger’s Gardens; Corona del Mar, California

1986 – Sunset Magazine (Lane Publishing); Menlo Park, California

1987 – Fred Gloeckner (Fred C. Gloeckner, Inc.); New York, New York

1988 – Wayside Gardens; Greenwood, South Carolina

1989 – Bailey Nurseries, Inc.; St. Paul, Minnesota

1990 – Molbak’s Nursery; Woodinville, Washington

1991 – Landscape Service, Inc.; Birmingham, Alabama

1992 – Yoder Brothers; Barberton, Ohio

1993 – Montrose Nursery; Hillsborough, North Carolina

1995 – James E. Wells; Red Bank, New Jersey

1996 – Yucca Do Nursery; Waller, Texas

1999 – Weston Nurseries; Hopkinton, Massachusetts

2000 – Monrovia Nursery, Azusa, California

2001 – W. Atlee Burpee & Co.; Doylestown, Pennsylvania

2002 – Walter’s Gardens; Zeeland, Michigan

Note: Merged with the AHS Paul Ecke, Jr. Commercial Award in 2003

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS COMMUNITY GREENING AWARD

(previously named the AHS Urban Beautification Award)

1985 – Jean V. Woodhull; Dayton, Ohio (individual) F. Raymond Brush; Washington, D.C. (institution)

1986 – Ralph Steyer; Blair, Nevada (individual) Franklin Town Corporation; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (institution)

1987 – Elizabeth Barlow Rogers; New York, New York (individual) PepsiCO, Inc.; Purchase, New York (institution)

1988 – J. Irwin Miller; Columbus, Indiana (individual) Philadelphia Green of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (institution)

1989 – David M. Lilly; St. Paul, Minnesota (individual) Earthside Nature Center; Pasadena, California (institution)

1990 – Louise Smith; Birmingham, Alabama (individual) Portland Garden Club; Portland, Washington (institution)

1992 – Nina Bassuk; Ithaca, New York (individual) WJBK; Southfield, Michigan (institution)

1993 – Geoffrey Rausch; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (individual) Andres Duany, DPZ Architects; Miami, Florida (institution)

1996 – Trees for Houston; Houston, Texas (institution)

1998 – Coronado MainStreet, Ltd.; Coronado, California (institution)

1999 – Thomas Menino; Boston, Massachusetts (individual)

2000 – Honorable and Mrs. Robert Lanier; Houston, Texas (individual)

2001 – Bette Midler, New York Restoration Project, New York, New York (individual)

2002 – Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (institution)

2003 – Mayor Richard M. Daley; Chicago, Illinois (individual)

2004 – Communities in Bloom; Quebec, Canada (institution)

2005 – Gateway Greening, Inc.; St. Louis, Missouri (institution)

2006 – Edgar and Kay Aldridge; Birmingham, Alabama

2007 – Carolina Foothills Garden Club; Greenville, South Carolina

2008 – Nebraska Statewide Arboretum; Lincoln, Nebraska

2009 – America in Bloom; Columbus, Ohio

2010 – Roslindale Green & Clean; Boston, Massachusetts

2011 – Douglas Hoerr; Chicago, Illinois

2012 – Smithsonian Gardens; Washington, D.C.

2013 – Friends of the High Line; New York, New York

2014 – Railroad Park; Birmingham, Alabama

2015 – The Greening of Detroit; Detroit, Michigan

2016 – Timothy M. Kant; Fairhope, Alabama

2017 – Philadelphia Orchard Project; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2018 – Karen Washington; New York, New York

2019 – The Horticultural Society of New York; New York, New York

2020 – Blocks in Bloom; Rochester, New York

2022 – Atiya Wells; Baltimore, Maryland

2024 – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS PAUL ECKE JR. COMMERCIAL AWARD

1974 – Sydney B. Hutton, Sr.; West Grove, Pennsylvania

1975 – James W. Wells; Red Bank, New Jersey

1984 – Jack E. Christensen; Ontario, CANADA

1985 – Claude Hope; COSTA RICA

1986 – Charles B. Thomas, President; Lilypons, Maryland

1987 – Allen Haskell; New Bedford, Massachusetts

1988 – James E. Cross; Cutchoque, New York

1989 – Jane Symmes; Madison, Georgia

1990 – Paul Hawken; Mill Valley, California

1991 – O. L. Weeks; Chino, California

1992 – Herman Wallitsch, Sr.; Louisville, Kentucky

1993 – Don Shadow; Winchester, Tennessee

1995 – Kurt Bluemel; Baldwin, Maryland

1999 – Dale Hendricks; Landenberg, Pennsylvania

2000 – Pierre Bennerup;  Kensington, Connecticut

2001 – Brent and Becky Heath; Gloucester, Virginia

2002 – Tony Avent; Raleigh, North Carolina

2003 – Gary Mangum; Burtonsville, Maryland

2004 – Dr. Joseph Cialone, Lake Worth, Florida

2005 – The Roy Klehm Family; South Barrington, Illinois

2006 – Harlan Hamernik; Clarkson, Nebraska

2007 – Paul Saunders; Piney River, Virginia

2008 – David Salman; Santa Fe, New Mexico

2009 – Ronald E. Gass; Litchfield Park, Arizona

2010 – Thomas D. Hoerr, Sr.; Peoria, Illinois

2011 – Ernest Wertheim; San Francisco, California

2012 – J. Frank Schmidt III; Boring, Oregon

2013 – Neil Diboll; Westfield, Wisconsin

2014 – Dale L. Bachman; Minneapolis, Minnesota

2015 – Renee Shepherd; Felton, California

2016 – Scott Skogerboe; Fort Collins, Colorado

2017 – Allen Bush; Louisville, Kentucky

2018 – Randy Baldwin; Santa Barbara, California

2019 – Ira Wallace; Mineral, Virginia

2020 – Steve Castorani; Hockessin, Delaware

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS EMERGING HORTICULTURAL PROFESSIONAL AWARD

2017 – Brienne Arthur; Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina

2018 – Kelly D. Norris; Des Moines, Iowa

2019 – Rizaniño Reyes; Seattle, Washington

2020 – Dr. Jessica Turner-Skoff; Lisle, Illinois

2021 – Keith Mearns; Columbia, South Carolina

2022 – Daria McKelvey; St. Louis, Missouri and Sam Keitch; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2023 – Marcus Garner; Huntsville, Alabama

2024 – Kenton Seth; St. Fruita, Colorado

RECIPIENTS OF THE GARDEN STEWARDSHIP AWARD

2021 – North Carolina Botanical Garden; Chapel Hill, North Carolina

2022 – Olbrich Botanical Gardens; Madison, Wisconsin

2023 – Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbra, California

2024 – University of Idaho; Moscow, Idaho

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS G.B. GUNLOGSON AWARD

1978 – Frederick McGourty; Norfolk, Connecticut

1980 – Dr. Calvin Lamborn; Twin Falls, Idaho

1982 – James W. Wilson; Sycamore, Illinois

1983 – National Association for Gardening; Burlington, Vermont

1984 – Dr. Paul Bigelow Sears; Taos, New Mexico

1985 – Charles A. Lewis; Albuquerque, New Mexico

1986 – Dr. Paul V. Nelson; Raleigh, North Carolina

1987 – George E. Rose; Shenendoah, Iowa

1988 – Shepherd and Ellen Ogden; Londonderry, Vermont

1989 – Joseph Harris; Rochester, New York

1990 – Harry Butler; Spring Valley, Ohio

1992 – Frederick Gutheim; Mitchville, Maryland

1993 – Missouri Botanical Garden, William T. Kemper Center; St. Louis, Missouri

2001 – Edward Gilman; Gainesville, Florida

2002 – Rain Bird Corporation; Azusa, California

2003 – The EarthBox ™ – Michael T. Lynch; Scranton, Pennsylvania and Blake Whisenant; Parrish, Florida

2004 – SoilSoup, Inc.; Seattle, Washington

2005 – Horticulture Gardening Institute; East Lansing, Michigan

2007 – Gardener’s Supply; Burlington, Vermont

2009 – Soil Food Web, Inc.; Corvallis, Oregon

2011 – Ed Snodgrass; Street, Maryland

2013 – Steven Cline; St. Louis, Missouri

2015 – Smart Living Studios, Inc.; Barrington, Illinois

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS B.Y. MORRISON COMMUNICATION AWARD

(previously named the AHS Horticultural Communication Award)

1987 – Elizabeth C. Hall; Bronx, New York

1988 – John Alex Floyd, Jr. & Southern Progress; Birmingham, Alabama

1989 – Bob Thompson; Boston, Massachusetts

1990 – J. C. Raulston; Raleigh, North Carolina

1991 – Marjorie S. Arundel; Warrenton, Virginia

1992 – Ralph L. Snodsmith; Suffren, New York

1993 – Russell Morash & John Pelrine; Boston, Massachusetts

1994 – William R. Marken; Menlo Park, California

1996 – Marina Schinz; New York

1998 – Timber Press; Portland, Oregon

1999 – Frances Tenenbaum; Boston, Massachusetts

2000 – Ken Lowe; Knoxville, Tennessee

2001 – Doug Jimerson; Eastpoint, Florida

2002 – Jim Wilson; Donalds, South Carolina

2003 – P. Allen Smith; Poolesville, Maryland

2004 – Barbara Ellis; Alburtis, Pennsylvania

2005 – Stephen P. Bender; Birmingham, Alabama

2006 – Paul J. Tukey; North Yarmouth, Maine

2007 – Kathleen Norris Brenzel; Menlo Park, California

2008 – Irene Virag; Fort Salonga, New York

2009 – William C. Welch; College Station, Texas

2010 – William Cullina; Boothbay, Maine

2011 – Joseph E. Lamp’l; Mount Airy, North Carolina

2012 – Tomasz Aniśko; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

2013 – Melinda Myers; Milwaukee, Wisconsin

2014 – Rosalind Creasy; Los Altos, California

2015 – James Augustus Baggett; Des Moines, Iowa

2016 – Jeff Lowenfels; Anchorage, Alaska

2017 – Tom Fischer; Portland, Oregon

2018 – Douglas W. Tallamy – Newark, Delaware

2019 – Dr. Gary Bachman; Biloxi, Mississippi

2020 – Ciscoe Morris; Seattle, Washington

2021 – Perla Sofia Curbelo-Santiago; San Juan, Puerto Rico

2023 – Jennifer Jewell; Chico, California

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS HORTICULTURAL INNOVATION AWARD

2022 – Robert “Amigo Bob” Cantisano; Nevada City, California

2024 – New Directions in the American Landscape (NDAL); Glenside, Pennsylvania

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS HORTICULTURAL THERAPY AWARD

1985 – National Council Therapy & Rehab thru Horticulture; Gaithersburg, Maryland

1986 – Kansas State University/Menninger Foundation; Manhattan, Kansas

1987 – Alice Wessels Burlingame; Birmingham, Mississippi

1988 – Descanso Garden/Exceptional Children; La Canada, California

1989 – Eugene Rothert; Glencoe, Illinois

1991 – Elizabeth K. Moore; Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1992 – Nancy Stevenson; Cleveland Heights, Ohio

1996 – Charles A. Lewis; Albuquerque, New Mexico

1999 – J. T. Langley; Huntsville, Texas

2000 – Diane Relf; Blacksburg, Virginia

2001 – Nancy Chambers

2002 – Dr. Richard H. Mattson; Manhattan, Kansas

2004 – Karin Fleming, Malvern, Pennsylvania

2005 – Rebecca Haller; Denver, Colorado

2007 – Teresia M. Hazen; Portland, Oregon

2009 – Karen L. Kennedy; Kirtland, Ohio

2011 – Candice A. Shoemaker; Manhattan, Kansas

2013- Matthew J. Wichrowski; New York, New York

2015 – Liz Bullard; Seattle, Washington

2018 – Kaifa Anderson-Hall; Washington, DC

2020 – Catharine McCord; Denver, Colorado

2021 – Naomi A. Sachs; College Park, Maryland

2022 – Derrick Stowell; Knoxville, Tennessee

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS HORTICULTURAL WRITING AWARD

1953 – E. I. Farrington; Massachusetts

1954 – James H. Burdett; Illinois

1955 – Montague Free; New York

1956 – Ethel Zoe Bailey; New York, New York

1958 – Victor H. Ries; Columbus, Ohio

1959 – Fred F. Rockwell; Orleans, Massachusetts

1960 – Gretchen Harshbarger; Iowa City, Iowa

1961 – Elizabeth Lawrence; Charlotte, North Carolina

1962 – Sam Caldwell; Nashville, Tennessee

1963 – Alfred Byrd Graf; Rutherford, New Jersey

1964 – Esther Grayson Rockwell; Orleans, Massachusetts

1965 – Dorothy E. Hansell; New York, New York

1966 – Louise Bush-Brown; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1967 – Isabel Zucker; Minnesota

1968 – C. Gordon Milne; Indianapolis, Indiana

1969 – Nelson Coon; Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

1970 – Julia S. Berrall; Upper Montclair, New Jersey

1973 – Lester Rowntree; Carmel, California

1974 – James U. Crockett; Lexington, Massachusetts

1975 – Elsa Uppman Knoll; Menlo Park, California

1976 – Edwin F. Steffek; Massachusetts

1977 – Paul R. Young; Cleveland, Ohio

1978 – Tom Stevenson; Baltimore, Maryland

1979 – George & Katy Abraham; Maples, New York

1981 – Thomas H. Everett; Bronx, New York

1982 – Robert Smaus; Los Angeles, California

1983 – Judith B. Powell; Washington, D.C.

1984 – Rachel Snyder; Kansas City, Missouri

1985 – Allen Lacy; Linwood, New Jersey

1986 – W. George Waters; Berkeley, California

1987 – Joan Lee Faust & The New York Times; New York, New York

1989 – Fred McGourty; Norfolk, Connecticut

1990 – Steve Lorton; Seattle, Washington

1991 – Pamela Harper; Seaford, Virginia

1992 – Roger Swain; Newton Highlands, Massachusetts

1993 – Ken Druse; Brooklyn, New York

1995 – Suzanne Frutig Bales; Bronxville, New York

1996 – Ann Lovejoy; Bainbridge Island, Washington

1998 – Sara Stein; Pound Ridge, New York

2000 – Michael Pollan, Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut

2001 – Jules Janick; West Lafayette, Indiana

2002 – Anne Raver; Reisterstown, Maryland

2003 – Janet Marinelli; New York, New York

2004 – Rick Darke, Landenburg, Pennsylvania

Note: Merged with the AHS Horticultural Communication Award in 2005

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS LANDSCAPE DESIGN AWARD

1974 – Thomas D. Church; San Francisco, California

1975 – Morgan (Bill) Evans; Lake Buena Vista, Florida

1977 – Perry H. Wheeler; Washington, New York

1978 – Peter Shepherd; Scranton, Pennsylvania

1981 – Sara D. Groves; Atlanta, Georgia

1982 – Disneyland, Landscape Department; Anaheim, California

1983 – Daniel Urban Kiley; East Charlotte, Vermont

1984 – Lawrence Halprin; San Francisco, California

1985 – Roy G. Thomas; Woodstock, Vermont

1986 – Hideo Sasaki; Watertown, Massachusetts

1987 – Rachel Lambert Mellon; Upperville, Virginia

1988 – Mrs. James (Edith) Henderson; Atlanta, Georgia

1989 – Mrs. Lynden B. Miller; New York, New York

1991 – Robert E. Marvin; Walterboro, South Carolina

1992 – Wolfgang Oehme and James van Sweden; Washington, D.C.

1993 – Morgan (Bill) Evans; Malibu, California

1994 – Richard Karl Webel; Locust Valley, New York

1995 – Isabelle Greene; Santa Barbara, California

1996 – Richard Haag; Seattle, Washington

1999 – Michael Van Valkenburgh; Boston, Massachusetts

2000 – Geoffrey Rausch, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2001 – Robin Moore; Raleigh, North Carolina

2002 – Mai K. Arbegast; Berkeley, California

2003 – Andropogon Associates, Ltd.; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2004 – John O. Simonds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2005 – Julie Moir Messervy; Saxtons River, Vermont

2006 – Darrel Morrison; New York, New York

2007 – Steve Martino; Phoenix, Arizona

2008 – Herbert R. Schaal; Fort Collins, Colorado

2009 – Paul Comstock; Malibu, California

2010 – Bruce John Riddell; Bar Harbor, Maine

2011 – W. Gary Smith; Austin, Texas

2012 – Richard W. Shaw; Aspen, Colorado

2013 – Sandra Youssef Clinton; Hyattsville, Maryland

2014 – Laurie Olin; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2015 – Thomas L. Woltz; Charlottesville, Virginia

2016 – Carol R. Johnson; Boston, Massachusetts

2017 – Melissa Marshall; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2018 – Richard Hartlage; Seattle, Washington

2019 – Suzanne Edney and Harriet Bellerjeau (posthumously); Raleigh, North Carolina

2020 – Leslie Bennett; Oakland, California

2021 – Larry Weaner; Glenside, Pennsylvania

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

1980 – J. Benjamin Williams; Silver Spring, Maryland

1981 – Harold Epstein; Larchmont, New York

1982 – Jane Steffey; Sykesville, Maryland

1983 – J. Liddon Pennock, Jr.; Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania

1984 – Carlton B. Lees; Pittsboro, North Carolina

1985 – Catherine H. Sweeney; Coconut Grove, Florida

1986 – Northwest Horticultural Society; Bellevue, Washington

1987 – Mrs. Erastus Corning; Albany, New York

1988 – Mrs. Harry (Georgie) J. Van de Kamp; Paso Robles, California

1989 – Robert B. Lindsay; Rochester, New York

1990 – J. Judson Brooks; Sewickley, Pennsylvania

1991 – John H. Whitworth, Jr.; Milbrook, New York

1992 – Richard J. Hutton; West Grove, Pennsylvania

1993 – Dr. Sherran Blair; Columbus, Ohio

1995 – Carolyn Marsh Lindsay; Rochester, New York

1999 – Joseph Hudak; Brookline, Massachusetts

2000 – Josephine Shanks, Houston, Texas

2001 – Nancy Thomas; Houston, Texas

2002 – Julia Rappaport; Santa Ana, California

2003 – Egon Molbak; Seattle, Washington

2004 – Gerald Halpin, McLean, Virginia

2005 – Duane Kelly; Seattle, Washington

2006 – Kathleen Fisher (Posthumously); Alexandria, Virginia

2007 – Lauralee M. Peters (Posthumously); McLean, Virginia

2008 – Francis X. Flaherty; Alexandria, Virginia

2009 – Carol F. Carter Morrison; Barrington, Illinois

2010 – Betty Smalley; Alexandria, Virginia

2011 – William Barrick; Mobile, Alabama

2012 – Don E. Riddle, Jr.; Davidson, Maryland

2013 – Kurt Bluemel; Baldwin, Maryland

2014 – Dr. John Floyd Jr.; Trussville, Alabama

2015 – Susie Usrey; Dayton, Oregon

2016 – Leslie S. Ariail; Alexandria, Virginia

2017 – Vivian Boley; Alexandria, Virginia

2018 – Katy Moss Warner; Orlando, Florida

2019 – Marthe Haubert (Posthumously); Alexandria, Virginia

2020 – J. Landon Reeve, IV; Woodbine, Maryland

2021 – Harry Rissetto; Falls Church, Virginia

2022 – Mahrou Akhundzadeh; Alexandria, Virginia

2023 – Enid A. Haupt (Posthumously); Greenwich, Connecticut

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS FRANCES JONES POETKER AWARD

1988 – J. Barry Ferguson; Oyster Bay, New York

1989 – Ralph W. Bachman; Crosslake, Minnesota

1990 – Georgia Vance; Mount Solon, Virginia

1991 – Beverley White Dunn; Birmingham, Alabama

1992 – James Moreley; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1993 – Pauline Runkle; Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts

1994 – Libbey Hodges Oliver; Williamsburg, Virginia

1995 – Rene van Rems; San Diego, California

1996 – Arabella S. Dane; Boston, Massachusetts

1997 – Ralph Null; Columbus, Mississippi

1998 – Ralph Null; Mississippi State, Mississippi

1999 – Thomas H. Powell; Washington, District of Columbia

2000 – Jim Johnson; College Station, Texas

2001 – Rocky Pollitz

2002 – Penelope Decker; Sudbury, Massachusetts

2004 – Virginia Beeland Spencer, Birmingham, Alabama

2006 – Hitomi Gilliam; Mission, British Columbia

2008 – Renny Reynolds; Wrightstown, Pennsylvania

2010 – Jane Godshalk; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

2012 – Laura Dowling; Alexandria, Virginia

2014 – Gay Estes; Houston, Texas

2016 – MaryEllen J. M. O’Brien; Sheffield, Massachusetts

2018 – Debra Prinzing; Seattle, Washington

2020 – Nancy Ross Hugo; Ashland, Virginia

2021 – Lisa Waud; Detroit, Michigan

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS PROFESSIONAL AWARD

1953 – Joseph J. Lane; New York, New York

1953 – Henry Teuscher; Montreal, CANADA

1954 – H. Harold Hume; Gainesville, Florida

1955 – S. H. Gottscho; New York

1955 – P. Mark Parthemore; Pennsylvania

1955 – E. Van Slogteren; HOLLAND

1955 – F. V. Waugh; Washington, D.C.

1956 – George H. Pring; Missouri

1957 – Francis A. Bartlett; Stamford, Connecticut

1957 – Arie F. den Boer; Des Moines, Iowa

1957 – Edwin A. Menninger; Stuart, Florida

1957 – Dorothy Nickerson; Washington, D.C.

1958 – Thomas Dolliver Church; San Francisco, California

1958 – Helen S. Hull; Boonton, New Jersey

1958 – Arno Nehrling; Boston, Massachusetts

1959 – Eugene S. Boerner; Newark, New Jersey

1959 – John Nash Ott; Winnetka, Illinois

1963 – Clarence E Godshalk; Lisle, Illinois

1964 – Richard H. Pough; Pelham, New York

1965 – George Lewis Slate; New York, New York

1966 – Frederic Heutte; Norfolk, Virginia

1970 – George S. Avery; Quaker Hill, Connecticut

1971 – Kay Boydston; Niles, Michigan

1972 – John Creech; Beltsville, Maryland

1972 – Lewis Lipp; Maine

1973 – R. C. Allen; Mansfield, Ohio

1974 – Frederick C. Galle; Pine Mountain, Georgia

1975 – Alfred J. Fordham; Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

1976 – P. H. Brydon; Salem, Oregon

1977 – Joseph W. Oppe; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

1978 – Elizabeth Scholtz; Brooklyn, New York

1981 – Henry A. Ross; Strongsville, Ohio

1982 – Donald Egolf; Washington, D.C.

1983 – R. Henry Norweb; Mentor, Ohio

1984 – Marion T. Hall; Lisle, Illinois

1985 – Myron Kimnach; San Marino, California

1986 – Ray Collett; Santa Cruz, California

1987 – Francis deVos; Guilderland, New York

1988 – Ann Lyon Crammond; Atlanta, Georgia

1991 – Howard S. Irwin; Albertson, New York

1992 – Jane G. Pepper; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1993 – William Klein, Jr.; Miami, Florida

1996 – C.W. Eliot Paine – Holden Arboretum; Willoughby, Ohio

1998 – George Briggs; Asheville, North Carolina

1999 – Marco Polo Stufano; Bronx, New York

2000 – Larry M. Schokman; Coconut Grove, Florida

2001 – Brian E. Holley; Cleveland, Ohio

2002 – Paul W. Meyer; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2003 – Dr. Jim Folsom; San Marino, California

2004 – Judy Zuk, Brooklyn Botanical Garden; Brooklyn, New York

2005 – Mary Pat Matheson; Atlanta, Georgia

2006 – Dean Norton; Mount Vernon, Virginia

2007 – Kris S. Jarantoski; Glencoe, Illinois

2008 – Holly Harmar Shimizu; Washington, D.C.

2009 – Claire Sawyers; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

2010 – Eric Tschanz; Kingsville, Missouri

2011 – Richard V. Piacentini; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2012 – Shane Smith; Cheyenne, Wyoming

2013 – Parker Andes; Asheville, North Carolina

2014 – Richard A. Brown; Kingston, Washington

2015 – Paul B. Redman; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

2016 – R. William Thomas; Wayne, Pennsylvania

2017 – Julian Duval; Encinitas, California

2018 – William Cullina; Boothbay, Maine

2019 – Dr. John Wott; Seattle, Washington

2020 – Charles “Chipper” Wichman, Jr.; Kalaheo, Hawaii

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS CATHERINE H. SWEENEY AWARD

1985 – Janet Meakin Poor; Winnetka, Illinois

1986 – Marie Aull; Dayton, Ohio

1987 – Charles D. Webster; New York, New York

1988 – Virginia Callaway; Pine Mountain, Georgia

1989 – Susan Chambliss Irvine; Chattanooga, Tennessee

1990 – Mrs. Corydon Wagner; Tacoma, Washington

1991 – Thomas H. Dodd, Jr.; Semmes, Alabama

1992 – William Flemer, III; Princeton, New Jersey

1993 – Roger Milliken; Spartanburg, South Carolina

1995 – Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland; Greenville, Delaware

1996 – Polly Hill; Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

1998 – Helen Hargreaves; Marietta, Georgia

1999 – Deen Day Smith; Atlanta, Georgia

2000 – Dorothy Fuqua, Atlanta, Georgia

2001 – Joanna McQuail Reed; Malvern, Pennsylvania

2002 – Joy Logee Martin; Danielson, Connecticut

2003 – Nora Pouillon; Washington, DC

2004 – Barbara Whitney Carr; Glencoe, Illinois

2006 – Madalene Hill; Round Top, Texas

2008 – Betty Brown Casey; Washington, D.C.

2010 – William, Daniel, and Albert Nicholas; Rockford, Illinois

2016 – Tom and Kitty Stoner; Annapolis, Maryland

RECIPIENTS OF THE JANE L. TAYLOR AWARD

2000 – Jane L. Taylor, Haslett, Michigan

2001 – Dirck and Molly Brown; Palo Alto, California

2002 – National Gardening Association; South Burlington, Vermont

2003 – Delaine Eastin; Sacramento, California

2004 – Maureen Heffernan, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland, Ohio

2005 – Marcia Eames-Sheavly; Ithaca, New York

2006 – Sheldon Fleming; Decatur, Georgia

2007 – Norman Lownds; East Lansing, Michigan

2008 – Michael H.C. Devlin and Valerie R. Frick; Camden, New Jersey

2009 – Shawn Akard; Alexandria, Virginia

2010 – Growin’ Gardeners; Midland, Michigan

2011 – Sam Levin; Great Barrington, Massachusetts

2012 – Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Children’s Garden; Brooklyn, New York

2013 – The Edible Schoolyard Project; Berkeley, California

2014 – Dr. Shelley E. Mitchell; Stillwater, Oklahoma

2015 – City Blossoms; Washington, DC

2016 – Lee and Kathy Sapp Lovett; Gainesville, Georgia

2017 – Lee Coykendall; Washington, DC

2018 – Katie Stagliano; Summerville, South Carolina

2019 – Sally McCabe; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2020 – Grow Dat Youth Farm; New Orleans, Louisiana

2021 – Washington Youth Garden; Washington, DC

2022 – Kimberley Lough; Bradenton, Florida

2023 – Michael Craig; Detroit, Michigan

2024 – Ashley Krueger; Fort Collins, Colorado

RECIPIENTS OF THE AHS TEACHING AWARD

1953 – Ralph Curtis; New York, New York

1955 – Dean Collins; Oregon

1960 – Dr. Philip Munz; Santa Barbara, California

1961 – Clark Thayer; Amherst, Massachusetts

1962 – Dr. Orland E. White; Charlottesville, Virginia

1963 – Lewis C. Chadwick; Columbus, Ohio

1964 – Ira Schreiber Nelson; Lafayette, Louisiana

1965 – Dr. Robert Burley Streets; Tucson, Arizona

1966 – Dr. A. M. S. Pridham; Ithaca, New York

1967 – F. L. Steven O’Rouke; Fort Collins, Colorado

1968 – Frances M. Miner; Brooklyn, New York

1969 – Dr. Alfred N. Roberts; Corvallis, Oregon

1970 – Clarence E. Lewis; East Lansing, Michigan

1971 – Harvey Gray; Long Island, New York

1971 – Mrs. Thielgoard Watts; Lisle, Illinois

1972 – Mrs. Arthur A. Carlson; Minnesota

1972 – Dr. Conrad J. Weiser; Minnesota

1973 – Carl S. Gerlach; East Lansing, Michigan

1974 – Lois Woodward Paul; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

1975 – Knowles A. Ryerson; Berkeley, California

1976 – Joseph Lent; Connecticut

1977 – Dr. Richard W. Lighty; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

1978 – Warren H. Gabelman; Madison, Wisconsin

1980 – Robert H. Rucker; College Station, Texas

1981 – Carlton B. Lees; Brewster, New York

1983 – Viola K. Anders; Lansdale, Pennsylvania

1984 – Mr. & Mrs. C. Roy Boutard; Stockbridge, Massachusetts

1985 – Judith Garden; New York, New York

1986 – Raymond T. Greiten; Glendale, Wisconsin

1988 – Dr. Barbara Shalucha; Bloomington, Indiana

1989 – Brother Edward E. Zamierowski; Dayton, Ohio

1991 – Rosalind Creasy; Los Altos, California

1992 – Dr. August De Hertogh; Raleigh, North Carolina

1993 – Dr. Harrison Flint; West Lafayette, Indiana

1994 – Allan Armitage; Athens, Georgia

1995 – Steven Still; Columbus, Ohio

1996 – Roy A. Larson; Raleigh, North Carolina

1998 – Darrel G. Morrison; Watkinsville, Georgia

1999 – Harry Ponder; Auburn, Alabama

2000 – Dr. Michael Dirr – University of Georgia; Athens, Georgia

2001 – Marihelen Kamp-Glass; Greensboro, North Carolina

2002 – Dr. Leslie H. Fuchigami,; Corvallis, Oregon

2003 – John Guyton; Mississippi State, Mississippi

2004 – Dr. Martin Quigley – Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio

2005 – Terry Mikel; Phoenix, Arizona

2006 – James E. Swasey, Ph.D.; Newark, Delaware

2007 – Thomas MacCubbin; Orlando, Florida

2008 – Laura Deeter; Wooster, Ohio

2009 – Michael Dana; West Lafayette, Indiana

2010 – Robert Herman; Waterbury, Connecticut

2011 – Robert M. Olen; Duluth, Minnesota

2012 – Addie Kinghorn; Omaha, Nebraska

2013 – Catherine C. Lavis; Manhattan, Kansas

2014 – Marcia Eames-Sheavly; Ithaca, New York

2015 – Nina Bassuk; Ithaca, New York

2016 – Terry L. Ferriss, Ph.D.; Hastings, Minnesota

2017 – Johanna Roman; College Station, Texas

2018 – Mary Hockenberry Meyer; Plymouth, Minnesota

2019 – Dr. Charlie Hall; College Station, Texas

2020 – Barry Fugatt; Tulsa, Oklahoma

2021 – Rowen White; Nevada City, California

2022 – Dr. James Klett; Fort Collins, Colorado

RECIPIENTS OF OTHER AHS SPECIAL AWARDS

AMATEUR CITATION

1971 – John H. Walker; Alexandria, Virginia

1973 – Edith Rosenwald Stern; New Orlean, Loiusiana

1975 – Kathleen Meserve

1976 – Mrs. Julian W. Hill

1977 – Dr. Samuel Ayers, Jr.

1980 – Mrs. Bowman Elder; Indianapolis, Indiana

1982 – Stanley M. Rowe; Cincinnati, Ohio

1983 – Elisabeth Carey Miller; Seattle, Washington

1984 – Margaret Kane; San Antonio, Texas

ANNUAL MEETING HORTICULTURAL AWARD

1989 – Mrs. John S. (Eleanor) Pillsbury; Wayzata, Minnesota

FILM AWARD OF MERIT

1976 – Green Garden County; New Zealand National Film

1976 – Chrysanthemums at Longwood; Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

HORTICULTURAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

1976 – Downtown Seattle Development Association; Seattle, Washington

1976 – Northwest Ornamental Horticultural Society

LOCAL HORTICULTURE AWARD

1982 – Marlene Holwadel; Cincinnati, Ohio

1983 – Mr. & Mrs. William Frederick, Jr.; Hockessin, Delaware

1984 – Carroll Abbott; Kerville, Texas

1985 – Ralph A. Bard, Jr.; Glencoe, Illinois

1986 – Victor Reiter, Jr.; San Francisco, California

1987 – Carl Totemeier; Bronx, New York

1988 – Atlanta Historical Society; Atlanta, Georgia

1989 – John S. Pillsbury, Sr.; Wayzata, Minnesota

1991 – Frances Dean Blount; Birmingham, Alabama

1993 – Richard A. Nunis; Orlando, Florida

1994 – Irvin Williams; Washington, D.C.

1995 – John Thouron; Coatsville, Pennsylvania

1996 – Michael Hayman; Louisville, Kentucky

2001 – C.W. Eliot & Linda Paine; Cleveland, Ohio

2002 – Robert Chittock; Seattle, Washington

2003 – The Casey Trees Endowment Fund; Washington, D.C.

2004 – Emma Matheson, Mount Vernon, Virginia

NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

1984 – Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson; Austin, Texas

1987 – Mr. & Mrs. David Rockefeller; New York, New York

1990 – The duPont Family; Wilmington, Delaware

1992 – The Paul Ecke Family; Encinitas, California

2004 – Ball Horticultural Company; West Chicago, Illinois

2022 – Carolyne Roehm; New York, NY

2023 – Charlotte Moss; New York, NY

NATURAL BOTANICAL GARDEN AWARD (AHS 75th Anniversary)

1997 – Limahuli Garden of the National Tropical Botanical Garden; Kauai, Hawaii

SCIENTIFIC AWARD

1953 – Dr. Samuel L. Emsweller; Washington, D.C.

1954 – Dr. E. J. Kraus; Oregon

1955 – Cynthia Wescott; Croton-On-Hudson, New York

1956 – W. R. Leslie; Manitoba, CANADA

1957 – Dr. Harold B. Tukey; East Lansing, Michigan

1959 – Thomas P. Reilly; Dansville, New York

1960 – Carl Sax; Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

1960 – Jacques Legendre; Wachapreague, Virginia

1961 – Aubrey Hildreth; Denver, Colorado

1968 – Charles L. Weddle; Paonia, Colorado

1969 – Dr. Henry T. Skinner; Washington, D.C.

1970 – Dr. Martin J. Bukova; East Lansing, Michigan

1973 – James A. Foret; Lafayette, Louisiana

1974 – Dr. Mildred E. Mathias; Los Angeles, California

1975 – Joseph C. McDaniel; Urbana, Illinois

1976 – Richard A. Jaynes; New Haven, Connecticut

1977 – Edgar G. Rex; New Tripoli, Pennsylvania

1978 – Sylvester G. March; Washington, D.C.

1979 – J. D. Vertrees; Corvallis, Oregon

1980 – Orlando S. Pride; Butler, Pennsylvania

1983 – Dr. William L. Ackerman; Washington, D.C.

1984 – Lester P. Nichols; Peace Dale, Rhode Island

1985 – Dr. David G. Leach; North Madison, Ohio

1986 – Dr. Fred B. Widmoyer; Las Cruces, New Mexico

1987 – Dr. Gustav A. L. Mehlquist; Storrs, Connecticut

1988 – Dr. Richard W. Harris; Davis, California

1990 – John Nash Ott; New Jersey

1992 – Dr. Elwin P. Orton; New Brunswick, New Jersey

1993 – Dr. Theodore Dudley; Washington, D.C.

1996 – Arthur O. Tucker; Dover, Delaware

1998 – Rick Darke; Landenberg, Pennsylvania

SPECIAL AWARD

1973 – Project Green; Iowa City, Iowa

SPECIAL CITATION

1976 – Morton Arboretum; Lisle, Illinois

1976 – Richard A. Howard; Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD

1994 – Larry Baran; Illinois

URBAN PLANNING AWARD

1975 – Piedmont Beautification Foundation; Piedmont, California