HCPA Awards

Next Gen Scholarship

Award Criteria
  • Candidates must be a full-time employee of a member company
  • Candidates must be in the earlier stages of their career or new to the industry
  • One winner per company
  • Candidates cannot be a recipient of the 2026 Next Gen Scholarship
  • This scholarship cannot be combined with any other registration promotion
Award Benefits
  • Complimentary registration for the 2026 Annual Meeting
  • Up to three nights stay during the Annual Meeting at the Marriott Harbor Beach (the conference hotel)
  • Complimentary registration for any other HCPA events (e.g., webinars or workshops) in 2027, including the Mid-Year Meeting
Selection Process

A maximum of seven candidates will be selected each year, one representing each of HCPA’s Product Divisions:

  1. Aerosol Products Division
  2. Air Care Products Division
  3. Antimicrobial Products Division
  4. Cleaning Products Division
  5. Floor Care Products Division
  6. Industrial & Automotive Products Division
  7. Pest Management Products Division

Applications should be submitted to Meredith Mangas by Friday, September 11.
Winners will be notified by Friday, October 2.

NOMINATION FORM

Charles E. Allderdice Jr. Memorial Award

Established in 1982, the Charles E. Allderdice Jr. Memorial Award is the highest honor HCPA can bestow on an employee of a member company. This prestigious award is presented annually to an individual who has made exceptional contributions to HCPA and the household and commercial products industry.

Award Criteria
  • Candidates must be an employee of a member company with a minimum of five years in the industry.
  • Nominations should be submitted to Allie Hayes by Friday, October 16.

The award will be presented on Monday, December 7, during the General Session at the Annual Meeting.

NOMINATION FORM

8th Annual Innovation Award

 

Presented by the Sustainability and Product Stewardship Council

The 8th annual Innovation Awards recognize outstanding achievements in product innovation and sustainability across the household and commercial products industry. Through these awards, HCPA celebrates industry leadership in developing the next generation of products and advancing solutions that contribute to a more environmentally and socially sustainable economy.

Innovation Award nominees will have the opportunity to showcase their submissions to attendees during the Annual Meeting, with participants voting through the mobile event app to select the recipient of the Association Award.

Selection Process

Companies may submit nominations across five award categories, which will be evaluated by the Board of HCPA’s Sustainability & Product Stewardship Council (SPSC). Winners will be announced during a presentation at the Annual Meeting

The five award categories in which the Innovation Awards will be granted are:

  • Carbon Footprint: Awarded to a company whose innovations significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing, distribution, or use of household and commercial products.
  • Circular Economy: Recognizes a company whose innovations demonstrate product developments to a circular economy, including processes and practices, materials, packaging, or other relevant areas that extend the lifecycle.
  • End-User Communication: Celebrates innovations in how companies communicate with consumers, including marketing strategies, educational campaigns, labeling improvements, or communication tools that enhance consumer understanding of products, their benefits, and how to use them more effectively or sustainably.
  • Ingredients: Highlights innovations related to the ingredients used in household and commercial products, including advancements in ingredient formulation, whether the use of safer, more sustainable materials or the development of novel ingredients that improve product performance and reduce overall risk to human health and the environment.
  • Technology: Acknowledges innovations in the use of technology within the household and commercial products sector, such as new manufacturing technologies, digital tools, software platforms, delivery or dispensing methods, artificial intelligence (AI), data-driven approaches, or materials that improve overall efficiencies in the manufacturing, processing, sale, and use of products.

Applications should be submitted to Allie Hayes by Friday, September 18; winners will be notified by Friday, October 16.

NOMINATION FORM