Liberty Hyde Bailey Award 
(To qualify for this prestigious award, an individual must reside on the North American continent and must have made significant contributions in at least 
three of the following areas of horticultural activity: teaching, research, writing, 
plant exploration, administration, art, business, and leadership.)

Dr. George H. Ware, The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
Ware was a professor at Northwestern State University of Louisiana for 20 years before spending 40 years at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, where he coordinated the planning of the new research center and the urban vegetation laboratory. His research has included development of disease-resistant elm cultivars. 

Luther Burbank Award 
(The Luther Burbank Award was created to recognize extraordinary 
achievement in the field of plant breeding.)

Dr. Warren H. Gabelman, Madison, Wisconsin
A plant breeder for 40 years, Gabelman developed new onions, carrots, and beets at the University of Wisconsin. Commercial vegetable breeders around the world use the vegetable Germplasm he developed.

H. Marc Cathey Award 
(The purpose of this award is to recognize research work in the Land Grant colleges and universities and other research institutions of the United States on the basic problems of horticulture as they pertain to gardening and landscape restoration.)

Dr. August A. DeHertogh, Cary, North Carolina
A professor at North Carolina State University, DeHertogh is being recognized for his outstanding research, particularly in the forcing of ornamental flower bulbs. His research program was established in 1965 with a grant from the Dutch Bulb Exporters Association of Hillegom, the Netherlands.

G.B. Gunlogson Award 
(The G. B. Gunlogson Award is awarded for the creative use of new technology to make home gardening more productive and enjoyable and to benefit people-plant relationships.)

Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, California
Rain Bird invented the impact sprinkler in 1933. Today, its sprinklers, valves, and controllers improve water management and conservation for both commercial and private landscaping ventures.

Frances Jones Poetker Award 
(Presented to a floral artist of national reputation, either mutual or professional, who through floral design, teaching, writing, or the use of plant materials, has given his or her inspirational talents to increase public appreciation of the art form of floral arranging. Award winner must demonstrate a body of accomplishment through published, filmed, documented or otherwise honored work or academic degrees.)

Penelope Decker, Sudbury, Massachusetts
An award-winning floral designer, Decker is a National Council of State Garden Clubs judge; she also lectures and writes.

Catherine H. Sweeney Award 
(The Catherine H. Sweeney Award is given for extraordinary and dedicated efforts in the field of horticulture.)

Joy Logee Martin, Logee’s Greenhouse, Danielson, Connecticut
For over 20 years, Martin owned and operated Logee’s Greenhouses in Danielson, Connecticut. Martin has lectured to horticultural organizations and has been an active member of the Herb Society of America, the American Begonia Society, and The Garden Conservancy.

Jane L. Taylor Award 
(The Jane L. Taylor Award is given to a person, organization or program that has made significant contributions to children’s gardening and gardens.)

National Gardening Association, South Burlington, Vermont
The National Gardening Association (NGA) has programs to help schools and communities promote children’s gardening. More than 25,000 schools use NGA’s K–8 plant-based curriculums, GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds.

Commercial Award (Individual) 
(The Commercial Award (Individual) is given to a person, who, because of his/her commitment to the highest standards of excellence in the field of commercial horticulture, thereby contributes to the betterment of gardening practices everywhere.)

Tony Avent, Plant Delights Nursery, Raleigh, North Carolina
Tony Avent owns Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, North Carolina, a mail-order company specializing in rare and unusual herbaceous perennials, including hostas and natives. He also travels in search of new plants, lectures, and writes.

Commercial Award (Institution) 
(The Commercial Award may be given to a firm or company whose high standards have made significant contributions to gardening.)

Walter’s Gardens, Zeeland, Michigan
Walter’s Gardens, a family-run business in Zeeland, Michigan, opened in 1946 and is now the largest wholesale grower of field-grown perennials in the United States. Nearly 21 million field-grown perennials are cultivated each year on more than 2,000 acres of land.

Horticultural Communication Award 
(The Horticultural Communication Award recognizes effective communication using media and research techniques for the purpose of expanding horticultural awareness.)

Jim Wilson, Donalds, South Carolina
For 53 years, Wilson has been promoting gardening through writing articles and books, lecturing, and serving 10 years as a host of “The Victory Garden.” He is currently national spokesperson for the “Plant a Row for the Hungry” campaign.

Horticultural Therapy Award 
(The Horticultural Therapy Award recognizes significant contributions to the field of horticultural therapy.)

Dr. Richard H. Mattson, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Mattson developed the curriculum for and has been the director of the horticultural therapy program at Kansas State University since its inception. His research focuses on the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of gardening for people of all ages, conditions, and abilities.

Horticultural Writing Award 
(The Horticultural Writing Award is given to a person whose excellence in writing has made a significant contribution to horticulture.)

Anne Raver, Reisterstown, Maryland
Since 1991, Raver has written about gardening, nature, landscape design, and environmental issues for The New York Times. She is author of Deep in the Green, a book of gardening essays. In 1998 she received the Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design for environmental journalism.

Landscape Design Award 
(The Landscape Design Award acknowledges an individual whose work has expanded the awareness of horticulture in landscape architecture.)

Mai K. Arbegast, Berkeley, California 
Arbegast has been a landscape architecture and horticultural consultant since 1967. Prior to that, she taught landscape architecture at the University of California–Berkeley.

Local Horticulture Award 
(Recognizes an individual or a group in an AHS host city that has contributed to the improvement or excellence of horticulture.)

Robert Chittock, Seattle, Washington
A landscape architect, Chittock has designed and installed gardens for large estates and small urban residences in Seattle and surrounding areas of western Washington State.

Meritorious Service Award 
(The Meritorious Service Award is awarded to a member or friend of the Society to recognize outstanding and exemplary service in support of the Society’s goals, services, and activities.)

Julia Rappaport, Santa Ana, California
AHS advisory council member Julia Rappaport is being recognized for her exemplary service in support of the Society’s goals, services, and activities. A member of AHS since 1974, she served on the Board of Directors and is a member of the President’s Council and Horticultural Heritage giving societies.

Professional Award 
(The Professional Award is given to an individual who makes his/her living as director of an arboretum or botanical garden and whose achievements during the course of his/her career represent a significant contribution to horticulture.)

Paul W. Meyer, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As the F. Otto Haas Director of the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, Meyer has played a vital role in the restoration of the late-Victorian gardens, architecture, and plant collections at the Morris Arboretum.

Urban Beautification Award 
(The Urban Beautification Award may be given to an individual and/or an institution. The award may be given to an individual who has made significant contributions to urban horticulture.)

Center for Urban Horticulture, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
The Center for Urban Horticulture provides the Seattle area with information, resources, and leadership for horticultural activities. The center manages several natural areas, including Washington Park Arboretum.

Teaching Award 
(The Teaching Award recognizes an individual whose ability to share his/her knowledge of horticulture with others has contributed to a better public understanding of the plant world and its impact on man).

Dr. Leslie H. Fuchigami, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
A professor of horticulture at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Fuchigami has written more than 150 publications and holds two patents. His research focuses on stress resistance and dormancy development in temperate woody plants.