EVENT SPONSORS
UA SOUTHWEST CENTER | W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION | ZINACANTAN MEZCAL | YWCA | CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA
The Howard Scott Gentry Award was established in 2017 by Dr. Gary Nabhan and the Agave Heritage Festival to recognize leaders in binational collaborative research on agave conservation and use.
In 2025, we recognize Diana Pinzón and Faby Torres Monfils for their leadership and uncompromising commitment to core values of the cultural and ecological connections and foundations that support mezcal production.
Previous Gentry Awardees
2017: Ana Guadalupe Valenzuela Zapata
2018: Patricia Coluinga and Daniel Zizumbo Villareal
2019: Tony Burgess (Listen below!)
2022: Luis Egiarte and Valeria Souza
2023: Carlos Camarena
Gary Nabhan (Honorary Gentry Award)
2024: César Iván Ojeda Linares
2025: Diana Carolina Pinzón and Fabiola “Faby” Torres Monfils