Kathleen W. Hinckley Professional Achievement Award
APG’s Professional Achievement Award was established in 2007 to highlight significant contributions to the field of genealogy by APG members. In 2022, the award was renamed in honor of the long and distinguished career of Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG®, former Executive Director of APG. The award recognizes individuals with a long-term record of exemplary professional achievement and a strong commitment to individual excellence and professional integrity. Nominees must be APG members in good standing for at least one year prior to nomination, with at least twenty years of professional advancement in the field of genealogy.
Past Recipients:
| 2024 | Kip Sperry, AG® |
| 2023 | Mary Kircher Roddy, CG® |
| 2022 | Kathleen W. Hinckley, CG® |
Past Recipients of the Professional Achievement Award:
| 2021 | Michael Ramage, JD, CG® |
| 2020 | Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG®, CGLSM, FASG |
| 2019 | Connie Lenzen, CG®, FNGS |
| 2018 | Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG® (Emeritus) |
| 2017 | Elissa Scalise Powell, CG®, CGLSM |
| 2016 | Eileen M. O’Duill, CG® |
| 2015 | David E. Rencher, AG®, CG®, FIGRS, FUGA |
| 2014 | Claire Mire Bettag, CG® |
| 2013 | Helen F. M. Leary, CG® (Emeritus), CGLSM, FASG, FNGS |
| 2012 | Janet Robyn Worthington, JP, NZRN, Dip. FHS, FSAG |
| 2011 | Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D., CG®, CGLSM, FASG, FNGS, FUGA |
| 2010 | Christine Rose, CG®, CGLSM, FASG |
| 2009 | Loretto Dennis Szucs |
| 2008 | Sandra Hargreaves Luebking |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG®, CGLSM |
About Kathleen W. Hinckley
Kathleen W. Hinckley served as the Executive Director of APG for 27 years and as an APG board member in the 1990s. In 1984, she obtained her certification as a genealogist and played a significant role in contributing to the first edition of the BCG standards manual. Additionally, she spoke at numerous genealogical conferences and authored several genealogical publications.