Awards

 

The Shiu-ying Hu Award

The Shiu-ying Hu Award was established in 1992 to honor Dr. Shiu-ying Hu of Harvard University for her lifetime study of the taxonomy of the genus Ilex and her position as an American author and authority on the hollies of China and the far east. Dr. Hu was the first recipient of the award. The Shiu-ying Hu Award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the knowledge of the genus Ilex through scholarly study and research, and who have disseminated this knowledge through teaching or publication in the Holly Society Journal or other technical or scientific media.

1992 - Dr. Shiu-ying Hu
1993 - Gene Eisenbeiss
1994 - Dr. Theodore R. Dudley
1997 - Fred C. Galle
1998 - Charles & Linda Parsons
2000 - Dr. Elwin R. Orton Jr.
2001 - Barton M. Bauers, Sr.
2002 - Willard T. Witte
2003 - Dr. Ken Tilt
2004 - Susyn Andrews
2005 - Carl Suk
2006 - Dr. John Ruter
2007 - Christopher Bailes
2015 - Jason Veil
2017 - Dr. James, F. Resch
2019 - Michael R. Pontti

 

The William F. Kosar Award

The William F. Kosar Award is given in memory of the pioneer holly breeder and devoted Holly Society member William F. Kosar. It is given to an outstanding plantsman for contributions to the hybridization, evaluation, selection, and introduction of hollies. The recipient has excelled in breeding, propagating, and collecting hollies, has contributed to the Holly Society Journal or other publications, and has generally been of great service to the Holly Society of America.

1987 - Gene Eisenbeiss
1988 - Theodore R. Klein
1989 - Kathleen K. Meserve
1990 - Robert C. Simpson
1991 - Thomas Dodd, Jr.
1991 - Dr. Joseph Kassab
1992 - Dr. Elwin R. Orton Jr.
1993 - Polly Hill Arboretum
1995 - Clarence (Buddy) Hubbuch, Jr.
1996 - Dr. John Giordano
1997 - William N. Kuhl
1999 - John Allen Smith
2000 - Harold L. Elmore
2001 - Ronald E. Solt
2002 - Dr. John Ruter
2003 - Robert W. Adams
2004 - William W. Cannon
2008 - Louise Bendall Duck
2009 - Albert Louis Neél
2010 - Dr. James, F. Resch
2011 - Richard A. Larson
2012 - Susan Hunter
2019 - Willard T. Witte

 

The Wolf-Fenton Award

The Wolf-Fenton Award is the most prestigious award of the Holly Society. It was first established in 1982 as the C.R. Wolf Award to honor HSA founder Clarence R. Wolf, who not only was instrumental in organizing the Holly Society but also did much to nurture and sustain the fledgling organization through its crucial years. Charter member Daniel Fenton was its first recipient for his meritorious service and contributions to the Society and to holly culture. Upon his death in 1988, the award was renamed for these two great men who meant so much to the Society. The Wolf-Fenton Award is given to an individual, not necessarily a member of the Society and not confined to the United States, for outstanding contributions and dedicated service in the field of holly. As the premier award of the Society and because of the high degree of achievement it recognizes, the Wolf-Fenton Award is not presented every year.

1983 - John S. Wieman
1984 - William F. Kosar
1986 - Dr. Elwin R. Orton Jr.
1988 - J. Bon Hartline
1989 - Catherine F. Richardson
1990 - Frederick Ebersole
1990 - Virginia Morell
1991 - Susyn Andrews
1993 - Harold L.Elmore
1998 - Anderson Charles R.
2000 - Barbara Taylor
2002 - Myo Myint
2004 - Michael R. Pontti
2005 - Peter Boardman
2007 - Ronald E.Solt
2008 - Marilyn Clark
2009 - William W. Cannon
2010 - Dennis Superczynski
2011 - Ray Head
2012 - Jane Y. Christy
2014 - Frances B. Scheidt
2016 - Robert W. Adams
2022 - Albert (Bert) Hendley

The Wolf-Fenton Award

 

Achievement Award

2005 - C. Ferris Miller
2013 - Albert Louis Neél

 

President's Award

1987 - E. Elizabeth (Betty) Kassab
1988 - Helen Hahn
1988 - Carl Suk
1988 - Dr. Ken Tilt
1988 - Willard T. Witte
1989 - Dr. Charles W. McComb
1989 - Barton M. Bauers, Sr.
1990 - Dr. J. C. Raulston
1991 - Herman C. (Bud) Gehnrich
1992 - Harold L. Elmore
1993 - Alan D. Cook
2005 - Bob Hopkins
2005 - Rondalyn Reeser
2006 - Dale Gravett
2006 - Michael Mitchell
2007 - James Ray Head
2007 - Christopher Bailes
2007 - Peter Boardman
2007 - Naheed Clendaniel
2007 - Rondalyn Reeser
2007 - Ronald E. Solt
2008 - Great Rivers Chapter
2008 - Myo Myint
2008 - BarbaraTaylor
2009 - Ann Farnham
2009 - Charles & Christine Wiley
2010 - Dennis Superczynski
2011 - Herman C. (Bud) Gehnrich
2011 - Rachel Cobb
2011 - Vincent Simeone
2012 - Peggy & Virginia McComb Colonial Chapter
2012 -Chyrel & Stan Coloff & Virginia Colonial Chapter
2013 - Fred Vallowe
2013 - Karen Vallowe & Paul Bouseman
2014 - Susan Hunter & Chesapeake Chapter
2014 - Donna Binstein
2014 - Jane Y. Christy
2014 - Carole Cossaboon
2014 - Bruce Crawford
2014 - Ann Farnham
2014 - April Sanborn
2014 - Mary Ann Schrum
2014 - Dennis Superczynski
2016 - Great Rivers Chapter
2016 - Bob & Cathy Shumate
2017 - Polly Hill / Arboretum
2017 - William N. Kuhl
2017 -Cathy Anderson
2017 - Charles R. Anderson
2017 - Bee Tree Pottery
2017 - Espoma
2017 - PA Horticultural Society
2017 - Michael Runkel
2018 - William W. Cannon
2018 - Joe Corio
2018 - Christine Wiley
2019 - Emily Jernigan
2022 - Julie Hilt
2022 - Thomas Hilt
2022 - Carole Cossaboon
2022 - Janet Shriver
2022 - Frank Shriver
2022 - Dennis Superczynski