Nancy Jean Benedict (1923-1985) was a charter member of the Native Plant Society of Texas and one of its early presidents. She had an unwavering concern for the well-being of the society and was instrumental in organizing it. Benedict was an ardent conservationist with a strong focus on preserving our native plants.

Award Recipients

1988	Toney Keeney, for work in saving the Texas Snowbell and re-introduction of them into several locations
1989	Lynn Lowrey, for work on the conservation, propagation and distribution of Pistacia texana Swingle
1990	-
1991	-
1992	Odessa Permian High School, Odessa, Texas, for establishing their Permian Botanical Garden
1993	-
1994	Landon Lockett, for protecting a population of a rare kind of Sabal Palm tree in Brazoria County
1995	-
1996	Tim Davis and Wayne MacKay of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Steve George and Jerry Parsons of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, for work in developing and bringing the native Texas Bluebonnet into commercial horticulture
1997	Bob and Mickey Burleson, for restoration of the Burleson Prairie
1998	Drew Academy (Aldine School District - Houston)
1999	David Bamberger, for his efforts at Selah Ranch
2000	Geoffrey Stanford, for his efforts at the Dallas Nature Center
2001	Keith Etheridge, Fort Worth, Stella Rowan Prairie
2002	Molly Hollar, for helping develop a native wildscape in Veteran's Park in Arlington
2003	Bill Lindemann, for contributions in establishing the Fredericksburg Nature Center and Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center
2004	Kathryn Kennedy
2005	Charles Tapley, for establishment of the Lynn Lowrey Memorial Arboretum on the Rice University campus
2006	Temple-Inland, for native plant habitat preservation across East Texas
2007	Lisa Bellows, for land stewardship and education at the Thomsen Foundation property, Montague County
2008	The Conservation Fund (Julie Shackelford), for coordination of securing additional acreage to be part of Big Thicket National Preserve