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HSA Awards
HSA Awards
Award Nominations Due October 15
HSA Awards
Award Nominations Due October 15
For over seventy years, HSA has recognized hundreds of outstanding people in our organization and in our communities that demonstrate the delight of herbs in many different ways. The awards are:
* Certificate of Appreciation
* Certificate of Achievement
* Mighty Oak Award for Excellence in Conservation
* Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture
* Madalene Hill Award for Excellence in Herbal Education
* Joanna McQuail Reed Award for the Artistic Use of Herbs
* Gertrude B Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature
* Elizabeth Crisp Rea Award (for work in a public garden)
* Helen de Conway Little Medal of Honor
Whether you want to know more, want to nominate a special person, or have specific questions, here’s where to look and a few details.
Here’s how to nominate someone:
1. Be a member of HSA
2. Complete the nomination form**
3. Include the nominator’s letter of recommendation
4. Obtain and include at least three letters of support
* non-members may write letters of support
5. Submit the completed nomination packet to the *Awards Chair by October 15th
Click on these for more information or the nomination form:
Award Program information and Award Description and be downloaded HERE.
*Send completed nomination packet to awards@herbsociety.org or mail to
The Herb Society of America
9019 Kirtland Chardon Rd.
Kirtland, OH 44094
The award nomination form ** is also available in the Members Only section of this website in the Operating Manual, Section 13 Forms.
A complete history of award recipients by year can be found here:
The 2025-2026 HSA Awards Committee is proud to announce this year’s Award Winners!!!!!
Pamela Goetsch, Great Lakes District, Western Reserve Herb Society
Helen de Conway Little Medal of Honor
Anne Barnes, Southeast District, New Orleans Unit
Nancy Putnam Howard Award for Excellence in Horticulture
Kristine Brown, RH(AHG) Central District, Member at Large
Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature
Sandra Frank, Southeast District, Nashville Unit
Elizabeth Crisp Rea Award
Gloria Rodammer, Great Lakes District, Frankenmuth Mid-Michigan Unit
Madalene Hill Award for Excellence in Herbal Education
Michael J. Raupp, PhD, MidAtlantic District, Not an HSA Member
Mighty Oak Award for Excellence in Conservation
Susan Sanders, South Central District, Texas Thyme Unit
Certificate of Achievement
PJ Stamps Kitchen, Southeast District, Nashville Unit
Certificate of Achievement
Rita Burns, Posthumous, Great Lakes District, Central Ohio Unit
Certificate of Achievement
Robert Burns, MidAtlantic District, Colonial Triangle of Virginia Unit
Certificate of Appreciation
