SNA Names 2016 Award Recipients

The Southern Nursery Association (SNA) has announced the recipients of the 2016 SNA Awards. The awards were presented at the 118th Annual SNA Business Meeting on Sept. 1, at The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia during SEGreen.

Award recipients include:

Porter Henegar Memorial Award — John Lea-Cox, professor and nursery research and Extension specialist, University of Maryland, College Park

Don Shadow Award of Excellence — Michael A. Dirr, retired professor, University of Georgia

Slater Wight Memorial Award — Eelco Henry Tinga, Jr. of Tinga Nursery, Castle Hayne, North Carolina

David E. Laird, Sr. Memorial Award — Matthew W. Sawyer, CEO of Bennett’s Creek Wholesale Nursery, Smithfield, Virginia

Pinnacle Award — Howard Smith of Haviland Plastics Products, Haviland, Ohio

Environmental Award — Tim Thoms, Thoms Trees and Plants, Fayetteville, Georgia

This year, three industry members received SNA Honorary Member Awards:

• Ted Stephens, Nurseries Caroliniana, North Augusta, South Carolina
• Marc Teffeau, former ANLA director of horticultural research and HRI, Canton, Georgia
• Tom Yeager, professor, environmental horticulture, University of Florida, IFAS, Gainesville, Florida

Award descriptions as well as biographies and photos of all award winners can be found on the SNA website.

For more information on SNA, contact the Southern Nursery Association, Inc., P.O. Box 801454, Acworth, GA 30101, 678.809.9992, mail@sna.org, or visit www.sna.org.