AHS NEWSLETTER AWARDS
Best Regional Newsletter A plaque is given annually to the editor of the best regional newsletter. A committee of 3 past AHS Presidents makes nominations, and the AHS Board of Directors makes final selection. Past winners with year the award is presented:
Year	Editor	Region
1976	Sarah Sikes	14
1977	Elizabeth Anne Hudson	12
1978	John M. Allgood	15
1979	Kenneth Durio	13
1980	B. F. Ater	6
1981	Peggy Estes	11
1982	Gene Crocker	15
1983	Frances Gatlin	11
1984	Joyce Lewis	6
1985	Dorothea Boldt	13
1986	Kenneth D. Cobb, III	15
1987	Patricia Steinborn	11
1988	Nell Crandall	6
1989	Edith Butler	12
1990	Eleanor Warren	14
1991	Eugene Oregeron	6
1991 (Tie)	Jean Swann	5
1992	Earlene Garber	13
1993	Earlene Garber	13
1994	Joanne Fink	11
1995	Betts Daume	8
1996	Richard K. Dixon	11
1997	Keith Kinney	6
1998	Tom Rood	4
1999	Barbara Dean	11
2000	Lee Pickles	10
2001	Allen McLain	14
2002	Muriel Walker	13
2003	Brenda Macy	10
2004	Brenda Macy	10
2005	Kaye Arnold	15
2006	Pat Loveland (Tie)	8
2006	Oliver Billingslea (Tie)	14
2007	Narda Jones	2
2008	Oliver Billingslea	14

Best Use of Pictures & Graphic Art

The award is presented annually to the editor of the winning regional newsletter. Nominations are made by a committee of 3 AHS past presidents, and final selection is made by a panel of experts appointed by the Chairman of Regional Officers.

2007 Winner - Narda Jones, Region 2, Daylily Region 2 Great Lakes Newsletter

Best Articles The nomination and selection process is the same as for Pictures & Graphic Art. There are presently twelve different award categories:

• 2007 Winners
• Article on Cultivars - Kirk Steely
  “A definition of the appliqué patterned eye in daylilies”
  Region 10
  The Daylily Appeal, Fall/Winter 2007
• Garden Write-Up - Becky Hinshaw
  “A fine day at Singing Oakes Garden”
  Region 15
  The Hem-lina, Summer 2007
• Article on a Hybridizer - Linda Farris
  “Elvan Roderick: One of Region 11’s hybridizing treasures”
  Region 11
  The MoKanOk Daylily, Winter 2007
• Article on Daylily Culture - Linda Farris
  “Effects of the late spring freeze in my rural Kansas garden”
  Region 11
  The MoKanOk Daylily, Winter 2007
• Scientific Article - Suzanne Sikes
  “Beneficial garden predators”
  Region 14
  The Dixie Daylily, Summer/Fall 2007
• Article Using Humor - A.W. Shucks (Ken Cobb)
  “Are you a daylily nerd, geek, or dork”
  Region 15
  The Hem-alina, Summer 2007
• Article About Hybridizing - Phil and Luel Korth
  “Success of a northern hybridizing program”
  Region 2
  Daylily Region 2 Great Lakes, Spring/Summer 2007
• Article Demonstrating an Aspect of Daylily Gardening - Daralee Newkirk
  “What a long, strange trip it’s been
  Region 8
  The Pacific Daylily, Spring/Summer 2007
• Article on Photographing Daylilies - Amanda Haney
  “Improving your garden photos: suggestion for novice photographers”
  Region 3
  Fanfare, Fall/Winter 2007
• Article on Electronics or New Technology - Gail Rasberry
  “The AHS email robin: daylily fun for the 21st century”
  Region 13
  The ArkLa, Spring 2007
• Article from Non-Listed Topic - Adele Keohan
  “Newbie engages in daylily exhibitionism”
  Region 4
  Daylilies in the Great Northeast, Fall/Winter 2007
• Article Featuring Historical Data - Sarah Hegwood
  “Remembering Mr. Ben Arthur Davis, Sr. with pride”
  Region 14
  The Dixie Daylily, Spring 2007