The Curtis J. Alley Award of Merit is presented to a Western Region member who has made an outstanding contribution to the Society and to plant propagation, and is dedicated to the ideals of the Society. The award is named in honor of Curtis J. Alley, a long-time member and former Secretary/Treasurer of the Western Region.
Past recipients:
- 1977 William J. Curtis*, Sherwood, Oregon
- 1979 Hudson T. Hartmann*, Davis, California
- 1980 Curtis J. Alley*, Davis, California
- 1981 Bruce A. Briggs*, Olympia, Washington
- 1982 Donald F. Dillon, Sr.*, Fremont, California
- 1983 J. Harold Clarke*, Sun City, Arizona
- 1984 Oliver A. (Jolly) Batcheller*, Claremont, California
- 1985 Robert L. Ticknor*, Aurora, Oregon
- 1986 Howard C. Brown*, San Luis Obispo, California
- 1987 Henry J. Ishida*, Vista, California
- 1988 George S. Oki*, Sacramento, California
- 1989 Fred E. Real*, Fremont, California
- 1990 Wilbur L. Bluhm, Salem, Oregon
- 1991 A. Bruce Macdonald*, Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1992 Arda C. Berryhill, Sherwood, Oregon
- 1993 Andrew T. Leiser*, Davis, California
- 1994 Edwin S. Kubo, Sacramento, California
- 1995 Joseph Salomone*, Aromas, California
- 1996 Edsal A. Wood*, Wilsonville, Oregon
- 1997 Stanley E. Sorenson*, Clayburn, British Columbia
- 1998 Ralph S. Moore*, Visalia, California
- 1999 Dale E. Kester*, Davis, California
- 2000 J. Michael Evans, San Juan Capistrano, California
- 2003 Steve McCulloch, Olympia, Washington
- 2006 Jim McConnell, Yamhill, Oregon
- 2007 Verl L. Holden, Silverton, Oregon
- 2008 David W. Burger, Woodland, California
- 2010 Michael Anderson, Woodburn, Oregon
- 2011 Douglas Justice, Vancouver, British Columbia
- 2013 Eugene Blythe, Poplarville, Mississippi
- 2015 Lorence Oki, Sacramento, California
- 2018 James Conner, San Jacinto, California
*deceased