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

7th 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:

  1. Ingredients: Submissions in this category should highlight new ingredients or re-formulated products that use ingredients that reduce overall risk to human health and the environment.
  2. End-User Communication: Submissions in this category should highlight communications campaigns, labeling, advertising, or awareness about household and commercial products that educate and empower consumers in new and creative ways.
  3. Technology: Submissions in this category should highlight technological developments, such as new software platforms, manufacturing equipment, delivery or dispensing methods, or materials that create overall efficiencies in the manufacturing, processing, sale, and use of products.
  4. Circular Economy: Submissions in this category should highlight processes and practices, materials, packaging, or other relevant areas that demonstrate a circular economy, including how the end-product is comparable to or better than non-circular alternatives and commercial viability.
  5. Carbon Footprint: Submissions in this category should highlight processes and practices, materials, packaging, or other relevant areas that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the household and commercial products sector.

Applications should be submitted to Allie Hayes by Friday, September 11; winners will be notified by Friday, October 16.

NOMINATION FORM