1964    Elizabeth Fountain Armendariz
1965    Herbert Watts Yeo
1966    General Hugh M. Milton II
1967    Helen Pauline Caffey
1968    George Adlai Feather
1969    Katherine Dougherty Stoes
1970    Fabian Garcia

1971    William & Minnie Sutherland
1972    Hunter & Edith Lewis
1973    Louis E. Freudenthal
1974    Opal Lee Shore Priestley
1975    Harriett Hanson McGuire
1976    Edmund & Aileen Shannon
1977    The Day Sisters
1978    Keith Humphries
1979    Ira G. Clark, Jr.
1980    Eva Pendleton Henderson

1981    Margaret Page Hood
1982    The Cox Family
1983    Carmen Freudenthal
1984    Mary D. and J. Paul Taylor
1985    Herman Weisner
1986    Ilka Feather Minter
1987    Calvin Lee Traylor
1988    Leon Metz
1989   Lee & Christine Myers

1990 Michael R. Taylor

1991 Patrick Beckett

1992 Louis Ray Sadler

1993 Bradley Blake

1994 Jesse Scroggs

1995 Alice Wilbur Gruver

1996 Gerald W. Thomas

1997 William P. Stevens

1998 Archie Beckett

1999 Austin Hoover

2000 Gordon Owen

2001 Charles Miles

2002 Karl Laumbach

2003 Eva Jane Matson

2004 Bob Pick

2005 George Helfrich

2006 Jo Tice and John Porter Bloom

2007 Donna Eichstaedt

2008 Dr. Jon Hunner

2009 Charlotte Ann Priestley

2010 Marcie Palmer

2011 Allan Holmes

2012 not awarded

2013 Sally Kading

2014 not awarded

2015 Toni Laumbach

2015 Heather Pollard

2016 Doyle Piland

2017 John Smith

2018 Deb Dennis
2019 Peter Kopp

2020 Jean Fulton

2021 Susan Kreuger

2022 David Soules

2023 Darren Court
2024 Pat Taylor
2024 Consuelo R. Lerma

Heritage Award
The Heritage Award is given to a person or persons whose actions or deeds have contributed to the historical or cultural heritage of Doña Ana County and who is (are) not professional or avocational historians.

1992	Florence Cox	Insuring preservation of the Dripping Springs Ranch and to family for protection of cultural resources under their ownership
1999	Madeleine Vessel	Research and writing of History of Doña County Historical Society, First Twenty-Five Years.
1999	Lt. West Gilbreath	Preserving the history of area law enforcement through creation of the “Historical Museum of Lawmen” at Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department.
2001	Jack Weis	Mission Theater owner (Mesilla Park) and producer of 15 minute local “newsreels” from 1948-1950
2001	Shan Nichols	Artist who designed and created ceramic tiles commemorating historic events in Las Cruces
2002	Mary Jane Garcia	Long involvement in historic preservation, specifically restoration of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Church in Doña Ana.
2003	J. Paul and Mary D. Taylor & Family	Noted historic preservationists, lifelong dedication to New Mexico history and gift of their historic home to the Museum of New Mexico to become a State Monument.
2004	José Tena	Unofficial goodwill ambassador of Las Cruces through his work with Ballet Folklorico. Founder and Executive Director of Ballet Folklorico de la Tierra Del Encanto.
2005	Veterans’ Wall Researchers	Anthony Barncastle, Tony Campos, Kevin Dasing, Edward Gamboa, Robert B. Gonzalez, Mike Nunez, Paul Roach and Lambert Truillo
2006	Irene Oliver Lewis & Sylvia Camunez	Daughters of pioneer Doña Ana County pioneers, grew up in the Mesquite Street Historic neighborhood and have worked to preserve the history, tradition, culture and the neighborhood.
2007	George Helfrich, Charles Murrell and C.W. (Buddy) Ritter	Founders of the Amador Museum Foundation, worked tirelessly to ensure that the Amador Hotel would be preserved when the county government moved out of the building.
2008	LesLee Alexander	Moving force behind the Shalam Colony & Oahspe Museum in Mesilla, and active Faithist.
2009	Anthony Pennock	Artist and creator of the “water tank murals”
2010	Gerald P. Schurtz	Col. Schurtz secured long overdue Bronze Star medals for more than 300 New Mexican ex-POWs of Bataan and helped organize the annual Bataan Memorial March.
2011	Keith Humphries	Historian, researcher and artist, Humphries has helped preserve the history of West Texas and Southern New Mexico through pen, brush and passion. Author and illustrator of Apache Land From Those Who Lived It.
2012	David G. Chavez	Extensive involvement in community organizations including Las Esparanzas (Mesquite Street Historic District) and preservation of Phillips Chapel.
2013	George Hackler	Author of The Butterfield Trail in New Mexico, and an authority on the trail having visited and documented the sixteen sites in New Mexico.
2013	Cal Traylor	Lifelong New Mexican and history buff with particular fondness to all things related to Pat Garrett. He purchased and then donated the WIA Hearse, which carried Garrett, to the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department for the Historical Museum of Lawmen.
2014	Janet and David Clements	Key participants in the preservation of Mesilla Park, organized the Branding Committee, Clean Neighborhood Committee, and conducted the initial research into the real estate records of the buildings in Mesilla Park.
2015	Rosemary Leyva, Dawn Moore Santiago, Celeste Conrad, Olivia Lerma McDonald, Rev. Ricardo Bauza & Rev. Christopher Williams.	Authors of The Heart of Las Cruces: History of St. Genevieve's Church.
2015	Bob Gamboa	For his photography of the historic people, places and events in southern New Mexico for as long as anyone can remember.
2016	Frank Parrish	For his vast collection of memorabilia, writings and presentations on the history and culture of Dona Ana County
2017	Friends of Fort Selden	For providing educational programs and portraying living history at Ft. Selden and elsewhere in the community
2018	Dolores Archuleta	For her community activism on behalf of historical properties and the veterans of Dona Ana County.
2019	Rob and Murnie Cox	For keeping the heritage of ranching alive in Souther New Mexico. They were strong believers that ranching is difficult and sometimes dangerous work but the rewards of such a lifestyle are honesty, integrity, self reliance and a connection with Nature.
2020	The Las Cruces Historic Preservation Ad Hoc Committee	For working diligently as volunteers to build the new Las Cruces Historic Preservation Ordinance. The group included Dolores Archuleta, Ernie Campos, David Chavez, Robert Cruise, Kassandra Gandara, Faith Hutson, Sandy Marshall, Jackye Meinecke, Clark Myers, Martha Rodriguez and Allison Smith
2021	The group responsible for protection of the old Picacho Village Cemetery.	Led by DACHS's historian Sally Kading, this group of volunteers cleaned up and restored the Campo Santo de la Sagrada Familia in Picacho.
2022	Evan Davies	For founding, building and continuing the Institute Of Historical Survey.
2023	DACHS Scholarship Committee	Luis Rios, Heather Reed, Jose Aranda and Jerry Wallace revised the society's scholarship requirements
2024	Joe B. Armstrong	For decades Joe has taught generations of people interested in learning about New Mexico's ranch heritage about horsemanship and livestock.

Old Timer’s Award
The Old Timer's Award recognizes a cherished object, natural phenomenon, or cultural tradition prominent in Mesilla Valley heritage that would otherwise escape recognition as an important part of the character of this region and that deserves public attention.

1974	Garcia Pecan Trees
1975	Depot Lane Mulberry Trees
1976	Bells of San Albino, St. Genevieve, Hendrick Church, and Doña Ana Mission
1977	Harvey Gin Cotton Wagon #1
1980	Harvest Home Arrangements by LeRoy and Ruth Carver
1983	NMSU Story Tree
1986	The Rio Grande
1987	The Pieta
1988	Butterfield Trail
1989	Dripping Springs
1991	Luminarias of La Mesilla
1991	Las Cruces Acequia Madre
1992	El Camino Real
1993	El Molino, the Millstone
	(not presented 1994 - 2001)
2002	Josephina’s Gate
2004	The Pecan Industry of Doña Ana County
2005	Gadsden Museum
2006	The Rock Walls of Las Cruces
2007	Jardin de Mesquite (Las Esperanzas and Irene Oliver Lewis)
2008	The Seed House & Story Tree
2009	Historic Green Bridge at the Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum
2010	The Cotton Gins of Doña Ana County
2010	“The Roadrunner” sculpture by Olin Calk
2011	“EJ & Mable” - The City Hall Lions
2013	Picacho Peak
2014	Fabian Garcia Science Center
2014	Papen Community Center (1907 Mesilla Park School)
2016	Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
2017	Plaza de Las Cruces (new construction)
2017	Pat Garrett Murder Site
2018	Dona Ana Bend Colony Acequia Madre 1843
2019	Murals of Las Cruces
2020	(not presented)
2021	Fort Filmore
2022	The boundary markers between Mexico and the U.S. in Dona Ana County
2023	Tortugas Mountain
2024	Native American petroglyphs on Tonuco Mountain