Background: Established in 1977 as the Foliage Hall of Fame, this award was expanded in 2001 to include all industry segments with recipients prior to 2001 considered
Award Criteria: A lifetime achievement award given to an individual who has given unselfishly of their time and effort having contributed to the industry through pioneering, teaching, production, legislation, marketing, services or research.
Grandiflora, Gainesville, FL
FNGLA, Orlando, FL
Trail Ridge Nursery, Keystone Heights, FL
Sunscapes Landscape Design, Jacksonville, FL
Fruit & Spice Park, Homestead, FL
AgriStarts, Apopka, FL
B & L Landscaping Co., Jacksonville, FL
2009: Roy Davis of Tampa Wholesale Nursery; William Reese, FCHP of Greenbriar Nurseries; and, Alexander "Lex" Ritter of Far West Botanicals
2008: Tommy Hofmann of Hofmann's Wholesale Nursery
2007: Kenneth St. Germain
2006: Colleen Boggs and Lin Taber
2005: William A. Messina and Joe Hoak
2004: Harmon Carroll and Tony Costa
2003: Ronald B. Lambert and Bob J. Plyler
2002: Raymond B. "Bunny" Hogshead, Don May, Norman Hickerson, Joe Welker III & Fount May
2001: Robbie Roberson and Roy Rood
2000: Albert Kraft
1999: Jerome Soowal, Earl Nelson and B.P. Nelson
1998: Paul Bellinger and Karl Korstad
1997: Dr. Richard Henley
1996: Nat DeLeon and Carl Pearlstein
1995: Joe Cialone, Sr., Earl J. New
1994: Gerry Leider
1993: Ralph Faircloth, Sr., Richard (Dick) Fuhr
1992: Richard (Dick) Rosacker
1991: Hermann Engelmann, Julius Roehrs
1990: B.L. Cobia
1989: Jack R. Christmas, Dr. Charles Conover
1988: Ray Oglesby
1987: Jose A. Costa, Sr.
1986: James B. Voster, Sr.
1985: John E. Brown, Frederick C. Gloeckner
1984: Phillip R. Cialone , Robert McColley
1982: Dr. Alfred B. Graf
1980: Michael M. Leider
1979: Everett Conklin
1978: Harry M. Smith, Harry Ustler, Elichi Yoshida
1977: Raymond C. Hogshead, Professor Alex Laurie, John S. Masek