Each year, your American Homebrewers Association (AHA) Governing Committee selects a recipient for the AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award. First issued in 1988 to Fred Eckhardt, the award honors an individual’s outstanding service to the community of homebrewers.
We’re excited to announce that the 2016 AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award was given to none other than our very own Janis Gross, National Homebrew Competition (NHC) director and AHA project coordinator, who retired after this year’s competition.
Gary Glass, director of the AHA, surprised Gross, along with all of those in attendance, when he presented the award during the Grand Banquet at the AHA Homebrew Con in Baltimore. After her name was read, an elated Janis laughed her way to the stage and was speechless while accepting the honor.
After the awards, we spoke with John Moorhead, the incoming National Homebrew Competition director, about Janis’ contributions to our community:
“Since 2006, Janis has doubled the size of the National Homebrew Competition and added many new regions to the area. She’s introduced two new BJCP style guide revisions to the competition and has grown NHC into the largest beer competition in the world. The competition wouldn’t be where it is today without her hard work, passion, and dedication to the AHA and to the homebrewing community. We can’t thank her enough for all she’s done, and we’re all going to miss her. Enjoy retirement Janis!”
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