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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

2016 - 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

1997 - Lloyd C Hahn

1998 - Anderson Charles R.

2000 - Barbara Taylor

2001 - Helen Hahn

2002 - Myo Myint

2003 - William N Kuhl

2004 - Michael R. Pontti

2005 - Peter Boardman

2006 - Herman C Gehnrich

2007 - Ronald E.Solt

2008 - Marilyn Clark

2009 - William W. Cannon

2010 - Dennis Superczynski

2011 - Ray Head

2012 - Jane Y. Christy

2013 - Carmen Gianforte

2014 - Frances B. Scheidt

2016 - Robert W. Adams

2022 - Albert (Bert) Hendley

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

1996 - Betty Dickinson

1997 - Charles W McComb

1997- Eren L. Rose

1998 - Katherine E Fenton

1999 - Helen Hahn

1999 - Theodore R Klein

1999 - Robert C Simpson

2000 - William C Drake

2000 - Charles and Dorothy Anderson

2001 - Myo and Thein Thein Myint

2001 - Polly Hill

2002 - Robert R Gilbert

2002 - Linda R Parsons

2002 - Frances B Scheidt

2003 - Dorothy and Charles Anderson

2003 - Ruth S Bradley

2004 - Eleanor Ford

2004 - Linda Parsons

2004 -  Ruth Bradley

2005 - Bob Hopkins

2005 - Rondalyn Reeser

2006 - William Kuhl

2006 - Dale Gravett

2006 - Michael Mitchell

2007 - James Ray Head

2007 - Christopher Bailes

2007 - Louise-Bendell-Duck

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 -  William Kuhl

2011 - Vincent Simeone

2012 - Peggy & Virginia McComb Colonial Chapter

2012 -Chyrel & Stan Coloff & Virginia Colonial Chapter

2013 - Fred Vallowe

2013 - Michael Pontti

2013 - Karen Vallowe & Paul Bouseman

2014 - Ann Farnham

2014 - Susan Hunter & Chesapeake Chapter

2014 - Donna Binstein

2014 - Jane Y. Christy

2014 - Carole Cossaboon

2014 - Bruce Crawford

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 Report

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 

2023 - Robert Shumate