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​​Honorary Nominated Awards

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APS honors individuals who have made significant contributions to the science of plant pathology or to the society itself. We invite you​ to familiarize yourself with the various APS awards and nominate someone whom you feel deserves special recognition and is reflective of the APS core values and overall diversity within APS.​​

Call for Award ​Nominations

• Award nominations for 2025 are accepted through December 1, 2024.
• Review award criteria and nomination requirements prior to submitting a nomination.
• Awardees will be recognized at the award ceremony during Plant Health 2025. 
  

Questions? Contact ​​APS.

Nomination Requirements​​​

Award Descriptions and Criteria​

• Award of Distinction​​
  
• Fellow
  
• Excellence in Extension
  
• Excellence in Industry​
  
• Excellence in International Service​
  
• Excellence in Regulatory Affairs and Crop Security
  
• Excellence in Teaching
  
• Lee M. Hutchins Award​
  
• Noel T. Keen Award (next awarded in 2026)​
  
• Ruth Allen Award​​
  

Early Career Awards​

• Syngenta Award 
  
• William Boright Hewitt and Maybelle Ellen Ball Hewitt Award​
  

​Society Service Awards

The following awards are not overseen or selected by the APS Awards & Honors Committee. 

• Distinguished ​Service Award​​​​
  
• APS Outstanding Volunt​eer Award​​
  
• Friend of APS Recognition​​