The Benny J. Simpson Fellows Award is presented to a member for service and work for the enrichment of the Society at the state, regional or chapter level. It is intended to recognize work within the Society and embodies “grass roots” recognition by members of our fellow members, since members determine the winner through a voting process. Recipients must be members of the Native Plant Society of Texas for at least ten years and must not have previously received a Fellows Award.
1993 – Kay Warmerdam, Vernon L. Wesby
1994 – Shirley D. Lusk, Sally Wasowski
1995 – Don Bozeman
1996 – Dr. Harold Laughlin, Bettye Jane Dodds
1997 – Ann Miller Gonzalez, Carol Kobb
1998 – Edith Bettinger
1999 – Bob and Mary Anne Pickens
2000 – R.Q. (Jake) Landers, Sharon Odegar
2001 – Bill and Jan Neiman
2002 – Mike McBride, Bobby Peiser
2003 – Georgia Prakash, Dorothy Thetford
2004 – Lottie Milsaps, Agnes Plutino
2005 – no award given
2006 – Bill Lindemann, David Will
2007 – Suzanne Tuttle, Bill Ward
2008 – Kathy Saucier, Dennis and Marilyn Perz
2009 – Belinda McCoy, Betty S Dunn
2010 – Cassandra and Peter Loos
2011 – Jane Crone, Kathy Galloway
2012 – Ron and Ruth Loper
2013 – Cathy Lustgarten, Suzanne Young
2014 – Joan Mukherjee, Sue Wiseman
2015 – Kathy Lyles, Melissa Miller
2016 – Carol Feldman, Lonnie Childs
2017 – Dawn Hancock, Gailon Hardin, Bill Hopkins
2018 – Marilyn Blanton, Cynthia Maguire, John Siemssen
2019 – Bea Caraway, Joan Miller, and John Nikolatos
2020 – Liz Moyer, Robert Kamper, and Dr. Alfred Richardson
2021 – Josephine Keeney, Randy Pensabene, Veronica Hawk, Kathy Ward
2022 – Carol Clark, Ilse Meier, Rodney Barton and Fred Zagst