AHS
NEWSLETTER AWARDS
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| 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
