Award Nomination Guidelines
Each nomination must be accompanied by three letters of support. Non-members may submit letters of support. Please send letters of support to:
The Herb Society of America
9019 Kirtland Chardon Road
Kirtland, OH 44094
Award Nominations are due September 1
Award descriptions and photos
*The award nomination form is also available in the Members Only section of this site under Operating Manual Section 13 Forms.
2018 HSA Award Winners!
Helen de Conway Little Medal of Honor Susan Betz, Member at Large, Great Lakes District
Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture Justina Campbell, PA Heartland Unit, Mid Atlantic District
Joanna McQuail Reed Award for the Artistic Use of Herbs Phyllis Sidorsky, Potomac Unit, Mid Atlantic District
Elizabeth Crisp Rea Award Linda McDowell, Hill Country Unit, South Central District
Certificate of Achievement Helen Hamilton, Delaware Valley, Northeast District
Certificate of Appreciation Diane Schuster, PA Heartland Unit, Mid Atlantic District Janice Stuff, South Texas Unit, South Central District
Award Recipients
Alphabetical Listing (PDF)
2017 Award Winners
Helen de Conway Little Medal of Honor
Sarah Liberta, Baton Rouge Unit, Southeast District
Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture
Tina Marie Wilcox, Ozark Unit, South Central District
Joanna McQuail Reed Award for the Artistic Use of Herbs
Karen Mahshi, Northern California Unit, West District
Elizabeth Crisp Rea Award
Caroline Holmes, Member at Large, England, UK
Certificate of Achievement
• Mary Northcutt, Posthumously, Grosse Pointe Unit, Great Lakes District
• Susan Schumann-Skehan, Connecticut Unit, Northeast District
• Luann DeComa, South Jersey Unit, Mid-Atlantic Unit
Certificate of Appreciation
• Kay Scanapico, Pioneer Unit, South Central District
• Mary Roark, Arkansas Unit, Southeast District
• Susan Leigh Anthony, New England Unit, Northeast District
2016 Award Winners
Helen de Conway Little Medal of Honor
• Kathy Schlosser North Carolina Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture
• Elizabeth Kennel Philadelphia Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
Joanna McQuail Reed Award for the Artistic Use of Herbs
• Billie Beadle Pennsylvania Heartland Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
Elizabeth Crisp Rea Award
• Don Haynie Virginia Commonwealth Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
Certificate of Achievement
• Ann Wilson Member at Large, South Central District
• Mark Ragland Virginia Commonwealth Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
• Jane Brubaker Pennsylvania Heartland Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
Certificate of Appreciation
• Mary Lou Winder Potomac Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
• Pam Harris South Texas Unit, South Central District
• Anita Bradley Pennsylvania Heartland Unit, Mid-Atlantic District
