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AHS NEWSLETTER AWARDS
Best Regional Newsletter

A plaque is given annually to the editor of the best regional newsletter. A committee of 3 past AHS Presidents makes nominations, and the AHS Board of Directors makes final selection. Past winners with year the award is presented:.

Year Editor Region
1976 Sarah Sikes 14
1977 Elizabeth Anne Hudson 12
1978 John M. Allgood 15
1979 Kenneth Durio 13
1980 B. F. Ater 6
1981 Peggy Estes 11
1982 Gene Crocker 15
1983 Frances Gatlin 11
1984 Joyce Lewis 6
1985 Dorothea Boldt 13
1986 Kenneth D. Cobb, III 15
1987 Patricia Steinborn 11
1988 Nell Crandall 6
1989 Edith Butler 12
1990 Eleanor Warren 14
1991 Eugene Oregeron 6
1991 (Tie) Jean Swann 5
1992 Earlene Garber 13
1993 Earlene Garber 13
1994 Joanne Fink 11
1995 Betts Daume 8
1996 Richard K. Dixon 11
1997 Keith Kinney 6
1998 Tom Rood 4
1999 Barbara Dean 11
2000 Lee Pickles 10
2001 Allen McLain 14
2002 Muriel Walker 13
2003 Brenda Macy 10
2004 Kaye Arnold 15
2005 Pat Loveland (Tie) 8
2005 Oliver Billingslea (Tie) 14

Best Use of Pictures & Graphic Art

The award is presented annually to the editor of the winning regional newsletter. Nominations are made by a committee of 3 AHS past presidents, and final selection is made by a panel of experts appointed by the Chairman of Regional Officers. Best Articles The nomination and selection process is the same as for Pictures & Graphic Art. There are presently twelve different award categories:
  • Article on Cultivars
  • Garden Write-Up
  • Article on a Hybridizer
  • Article on Daylily Culture
  • Scientific Article
  • Article Using Humor
  • Article About Hybridizing
  • Article Demonstrating an Aspect of Daylily Gardening
  • Article on Photographing Daylilies
  • Article on Electronics
  • Article from Non-Listed Topics
  • Article Featuring Historical Data
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