Kate Hillhouse Chapter of the Year Award
Awarded by the President to the chapter that has best exemplified the mission of the Society in the previous year.
- 2024, Lindheimer Chapter
- 2023, Tonkawa Chapter, Salado
- 2022, Pines and Prairies Chapter
- 2021, Fredericksburg Chapter
- 2020, Boerne Chapter
- 2019, Big Bend Chapter
- 2018, Williamson County Chapter
- 2017, Clear Lake Chapter
- 2016, North Central Chapter
- 2015, Williamson County Chapter
- 2014, Guadalupe Chapter
- 2013, San Antonio Chapter
- 2012, Amarillo Chapter
- 2011, Williamson County
- 2010, Fredericksburg Chapter
- 2009, Highland Lakes Chapter
- 2008, Caddo Wildfower Chapter
- 2007, Williamson County Chapter
- 2006, Boerne Chapter
- 2005, Trinity Forks Chapter, Denton
- 2004, Austin Chapter
- 2003, Big Bend Chapter
- 2002, Boerne Chapter
- 2001, Trinity Forks Chapter, Denton
- 2000, Northeast Texas Chapter, Longview
- 1999, Austin Chapter
- 1998, Houston Chapter
- 1997, Fredericksburg Chapter
- 1996, Tonkawa Chapter, Belton
- 1995, Brazos Valley Chapter, Waco
- 1994, South Texas Chapter, Corpus Christi
- 1993, Trinity Forks Chapter, Denton
Presidents Award
Not given every year, but awarded by the president to those deserving special recognition
- 2023, Kim Conrow for generous support and leadership during service as President-Elect, President and Past President; from overcoming Covid challenges to holding onboardings and other accomplishments as a committees’ member and an executive officer
- 2022, Kimber Kaushik for creating the Society Bingo game and the extraordinary work in 2021 in leading the Grants and Scholarship committee
- 2021, Kyle Cowart, Troop 757 Bedford for his Eagle Scout Project; and Carol Clark for her volunteer service as the Chair of the Bring Back the Monarch to Texas Committee
- 2019, Chapter Financial Reporting Committee (Jan Hanz, Mike McBride, Dennis Perz, Mo Saiidi)
- 2018, Tricia Hopkins, for originating and donating to the Quilt Raffle
- 2018, Dora Sylvester, for a lifetime of teaching and herbarium work
- 2017, Lisa Tuck, Vickie Pullen, and Betsy Farris for planning the 2017 symposium
- 2016, Ricky Linex for work in planning the 2016 symposium
- 2016, Kay Jenkins for work on the I35 Monarch Waystation project
- 2016, Bill Hopkins for exceptional service
- 2015, Margie McCoy, for promoting and supporting small chapters
- 2015, Dell Hood, for taking on many committee assignments and getting the job done
- 2015, Cindy Stone, for efforts to support milkweed production in Texas
- 2014, Sam Kieschnick, for promotion of the Society through Social Media
- 2014, Malinda Slagle, for efforts in organizing the NLCP in the Dallas Ft Worth Area
- 2014, Carol Feldman, for reorganizing NLCP as a statewide program
- 2013, Rhoda Poenisch
- 2013, Melissa Miller, for originating the NLCP
- 2013, Deedy Wright
- 2013, Cathy Downs, for promotion of milkweed and Monarchs
- 2011, Meg Inglis, Cheryl Hamilton and Kathy Trizna, for their advocacy work on behalf of SB198
- 2009, Jennifer McBride and Mike McBride, for their service to the Society
- 2007, Suzanne Young, for her program, “Big Tooth Maples.”
- 2005, Sue Wiseman, for her work to put the Society’s financial records in order
- 2005, Bill Ward, for his work in establishing the NICE! Program and his continuing support of the program
- 2003, Ralph Taylor
- 2003, Landon Lockett, for education
- 2001, Jeff Quayle, for discovery of a new species, the Senecio quaylei
Awards of Appreciation
- 2024, Kyle Cowart for being an ambassador for planting Texas bluebonnets by making presentations to multiple groups, creating a display for outreach, and giving away seeds
- 2023, Claire Sorenson, Stephanie Long, Mark Richert, Karl Hanz, Kate Stykes , Jon Lienhard for the idea and development of the Native Landscape Plant Database, a searchable database of native plants that may be used in native landscaping for the different ecoregions throughout Texas
- 2022, Gary Bowers, Williamson County Chapter, for making the Wilco Chapter a model of efficiency and adaptation during changing times, the chapter’s technology and methods are trailblazing models for others to follow.
- 2021, Suzanne Tuttle, Deedy Wright, Meg Inglis for developing the Native Landscape Certification Program Class “Stewardship of Native Plant Communities”; and Becca Dickstein for over fifteen years of writing the “NICE Plant of The Season” information sheets for the Trinity Forks Chapter
- 2005, Mike McBride and Dar Richardson
- 1995, Carol Hendrick
- 1990, Patty Leslie
- 1990, Andy Wasowski
- 1987, Vernon Wesby
- 1987, Jim Holmes
- 1986, Bettye Jane Dodds
- 1986, Benny J. Simpson
- 1983, Billie Thompson
- 1982, Dr. Kenneth Fry
Honorary Life Membership
- 1995, Lynn Lowrey
- 1984, Carroll Abbott
Resolution in Memoriam
- 1984, Carroll Abbott
Award of Appreciation with Honorary Life Membership
- 2018, Pam Middleton
- 2006, Sue Wiseman
- 2005, Sally and Andy Wasowski
- 2004, Kate Hillhouse
- 2003, Dorothy Mattiza
- 1989, Bettye Jane Dodds
- 1986, Lady Bird Johnson
- 1986, Dr. Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey
Award of Recognition
- 1988, Benny J. Simpson
