The American Botanical Council’s (ABC’s) Special Projects Director Gayle Engels will receive The Herb Society of America’s (HSA) inaugural Madalene Hill Award for Excellence in Herbal Education at the HSA’s Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members in Madison, WI, in June 2019. According to the HSA, the Hill Award honors those who “have a passion for promoting the knowledge, ‘use and delight’ of herbs through educational activities” and “show a great zeal for sharing their passion for herbs with the public.” The award is named in honor of the “Grand Dame of Herbs” Madalene Hill, who died in 2009 at the age of 95.

Engels, who has worked at ABC for 23 years, helps manage the nonprofit’s educational efforts, garden development and other projects. Her work with the HerbDay Coalition and active membership with the HSA allow Engels to share her love of botanicals and their beneficial qualities with students, herbalists and the general public. Her deep knowledge of herbs and medicinal and aromatic plants has expanded with her duties as the project manager for ABC’s HerbMedPro database. She also has co-authored more than 30 herb profiles for ABC’s quarterly journal HerbalGram. Through these efforts, Engels has immersed herself in scientific and clinical research, traditional uses, sustainability issues, and distribution of hundreds of plants.

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