Nominate someone deserving for the Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards

HILA nominations are due by May 1 with honorees to be recognized at Cultivate'20.

The HILA Class of 2019: From left, Kelli Rodda, editor of Nursery Management magazine, winners Alan Jones, Terri McEnaney, Doug Cole, Art Van Wingerden, Dale Deppe and George Lucas; and editor of Garden Center, Greenhouse Management and Produce Grower magazines Kate Spirgen.
The HILA Class of 2019: From left, Kelli Rodda, editor of Nursery Management magazine, winners Alan Jones, Terri McEnaney, Doug Cole, Art Van Wingerden, Dale Deppe and George Lucas; and editor of Garden Center, Greenhouse Management and Produce Grower magazines Kate Spirgen.

Nominate a deserving industry leader now! Do you know a greenhouse or nursery professional who stands out from the crowd? Have you personally witnessed the positive impact your peer's actions have had on his or her employees or the community? Nominate them for the Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards!

The Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards (HILAs), sponsored by Syngenta, is the only national awards program to honor leaders from the greenhouse and nursery industries. Six award winners will be honored in these industry sectors in North America. 
 
HILA recipients will have made significant contributions to the horticulture industry, such as:
 
  • contributing to its development with their innovation and expertise
  • excelling in environmental stewardship
  • enhancing the lives of employees, customers, communities and the industry at large with their charitable giving
  • otherwise making a positive impact on the industry

The recipients will be honored during the Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards reception at Cultivate'20 in Columbus, Ohio.

Deadline for nominations: May 1, 2020

Questions? Contact editors Kelli Rodda at krodda@gie.net or Kate Spirgen at kspirgen@gie.net 

Click here to nominate someone deserving.