HALL OF FAME AWARD
Presented annually to a person in recognition of a continuing lifetime commitment of dedication, service and achievements contributing to the advancement of the turfgrass industry of New Jersey.
Past Recipients
| James Smith, Sr. | 1974 | Dr. Howard B. Sprague | 1975 | |
| Leo Cleary | 1976 | John Ormond | 1977 | |
| Wiley Miner | 1978 | Eberhard Steiniger | 1979 | |
| Roy Bossolt | 1980 | Peter Loft | 1981 | |
| Dr. C. Reed Funk | 1982 | Dr. Ralph E. Engel | 1983 | |
| Paul DesChamps | 1984 | Dr. Henry W. Indyk | 1985 | |
| Sherwood Moore | 1986 | Jack Wittpenn | 1987 | |
| David McGhee | 1988 | Dr. Louis Vasvary | 1989 | |
| Samuel Leon | 1990 | Paul Sartoretto | 1991 | |
| Edmund Milewski | 1992 | Robert Dickison, CGCS | 1993 | |
| Jack Poksay | 1994 | Dr. Bruce B. Clarke | 1995 | |
| Dennis DeSanctis | 1996 | Joseph DeSantis | 1997 | |
| Mary Lou DesChamps | 1998 | Dr. Richard Hurley | 1999 | |
| Edward V. "Ned" Lipman, Jr. | 2000 | Joseph Dodgson | 2001 | |
| Joseph Bianco | 2002 | Jim Snow | 2003 | |
| Lou Makrancy | 2004 | Ken Kubik | 2005 | |
| John P. Morrissey | 2006 | Marie Pompei | 2007 | |
| Dr. James A. Murphy | 2008 | Dr. William Meyer | 2009 | |
| Steven Chirip | 2010 |