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Six individuals and one band of brothers were honored with 2022 Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards at a reception July 17 at Cultivate'22 in Columbus, Ohio. Editorial director Kelli Rodda and editor Matt McClellan detailed the achievements of each winner, and then presented them with their award.
The Horticultural Industries Leadership Awards (HILA), sponsored by Syngenta, is the only national awards program to honor leaders from the greenhouse and nursery industries.
This year’s HILA Class of 2022 includes:
The 2022 class is the sixth group of leaders to be recognized with HILAs. View the previous winners and read their stories here. We will begin accepting nominations for the HILA Class of 2023 beginning Oct. 1.
Watch for the special section with the July print issues of Greenhouse Management and Nursery Management, which includes full profiles of each winner.
Greenhouse Management, Nursery Management and Syngenta congratulate the exceptional leaders who have inspired their peers in the horticulture industry.
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