CNLA Awards
Award of Merit
CNLA’s highest award honors the recipient for services to CNLA or the nursery industry.
2022 Joseph Bonelli
2021 Robert St. Jacques
2020 Donna Ellis
2019 Darryl Newman CANP
2018 David Taddei CANP
2017 Terry Mish
2016 Kevin Sullivan CANP
2015 Chuck Newman
2014 Frank Kogut
2013 Louis Magnarelli
2012 Barry Burton
2011 David Goodwin CANP
2010 Paul Larson CANP
2009 Bill VanWilgen
2008 Bob Heffernan
2007 Mary Richardson
2005 Carolyn Storrs CANP
2004 John Nassif CANP
2003 Pierre Bennerup
2002 Frank Thomann
2001 Mark Sellew
2000 Neal Millane
1999 Sam Bridge Jr. CANP
1998 Marc Laviana
1997 Deb Donohoe
1996 James Messier
1995 Rayona Hobbs CANP
1994 John F. Anderson
1993 Edgar L. Vaughn, Jr.
1992 John Whitham
1991 Eward Corbett
1990 W. James Evertt
1989 Raymond Heser
1988 Leon Zapadka CANP
1987 Paul Waggoner
1986 Lawrence L. Carville
1985 Emanuel Shemin
1984 Lewis J. Gray
1983 Paul Holdridge, Jr.
1982 Gerald S. Walton
1981 Gerald H. Verkade
1980 Marsh Gardner
1979 Richard R. Jaynes
1978 Sidney Waxman
1977 Paul R. Young
1976 Michael D. Johnson
1975 Gustav Mahiquist
1974 Arie Radder
1973 Robert W. Baker
1972 Robert S. Bird
1971 Charles B. Barr
1970 Rebecca H. Treat
1969 Henry Verkade, Jr.
1968 S. Archie Holdridge
1967 Emil J. Tramposch
1966 Ken A. Bradley
1965 Ludwig Hoffmann
1964 John C. Schread
1963 Robert Bennerup
1962 John F. Ahrens
1961 E.D. Robinson
1960 Louis Vanderbrook
1959 Erwin Whitham
1958 Charles Steel
1957 Henry Verkade, Sr.
1956 Edward J. Kelly
1955 Art C. Bird., Sr.
1954 Art E. Webster
CNLA Young Nursery Professional Award/Connecticut Recipients (2019 the named changed from NENA to CNLA)
2021 Lydia Gompper CANP
2020 Amanda Pezzullo CANP
2019 Kamil Jablonowski CANP
2018 Brandon Hyde CANP
2017 Ryan Van Wilgen CANP
2016 Dustyn Nelson CANP
2015 Jessica Lubell
2014 Emily Magazzi CANP
2013 Jennifer Wells
2012 Henry Eggert CANP
2011 Jeremy Webber CANP
2010 Jason Scire CANP
2009 Adam Wheeler
2008 Darryl Newman CANP
2006 John Casertano
2005 Dawn Coffin CANP
2004 Phil Allegretti
2003 Todd Burnett CANP
2002 Andy Brand
2001 David Goodwin CANP
2000 Paul Larson CANP
1999 Seb Ruffino CANP
1998 Tim Abbey
1997 Holly Johnson CANP
1996 Dr. Victoria Smith
1994 Susan Lavallee & Barbara Yaeger CANP
1993 Mary Richardson
1989 John Nassif CANP
1988 Tim Kane CANP
1987 Jim Messier
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