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AHS NEWSLETTER AWARDS

Best Regional Newsletter

2012 Winner - The Hemalina
Region 15
Linda Sue Barnes, Editor


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 Brenda Macy 10
2005 Kaye Arnold 15
2006 Pat Loveland (Tie) 8
2006 Oliver Billingslea (Tie) 14
2007 Narda Jones 2
2008 Oliver Billingslea 14
2009 Narda Jones 2
2010 Linda Sue Barnes 15
2011 Kyle Billadeau 1
2012 Linda Sue Barnes 15

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.

2012 Winner:
The Hemalina
Region 15
Linda Sue Barnes, Editor

Best Articles The nomination and selection process is the same as for Pictures & Graphic Art. There are presently 14 different award categories. 

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  • The winners (authors) for the article in each category are as follows:
  • Best Article About Cultivars
    'Season Extenders for a Longer Daylily Bloom Season', Lynn Stoll, Region 1
  • Best Article About Gardens:
    'Tyler Garden', Tyler Garden, Region 15
  • Best Article About a Hybridizer:
    'Beauty and Strength: The Hybridizing Program of Terah and Jesse George', Nancy Falck, Region 14
  • Best Article About Daylily Culture:
    'Musings on Daylily Hibernation', gary Schaben, Region 1
  • Best Scientific Article:
    No Award Given
  • Best Article using Humor:
    'Deer Diary: How I Lost My Garden In 16 Days', Tim Herrington, Region 5
  • Best Article about Hybridizing:
    'The Gift of the Serendipitous Cross Part 2', Kyle Billadeau, Region 1
  • Best Article About Gardening Technology:
    'Making Gardening Videos With Your Digital Pictures With Windows Movie Maker', Bobbie Brooks, Region 4
  • Best Article Featuring Historical Aspects:
    'Before Virginia Peck: Region 10 in the Early Days', Janice Wood, Region 10
  • Best Youth Article:
    'Reflection on the Regional', Luke Van de Vate, Region 5
  • Best Article about Daylily Personalities:
    'The Tallahassee Queens', Greg Crane, Region 12
  • Best Article Demonstrating a Specific Aspect of Garden Design:
    'Companion Planting', Pam Erikson, Region 8
  • Best Article About Photographing Daylilies:
    No Award Given
  • Editorial Special Award
    'An Evening at the Zech Home', Pam Erikson, Region 8
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