Awards
ABANA has created three awards recognizing the contributions of both individuals and organizations and their role in promoting blacksmithing. Each award looks at a different aspect of the preservation of blacksmithing from individual contributions, furthering connections with the general public, and disseminating information to local affiliate groups.
![Philip Simmons Blacksmith Philip Simmons was awarded ABANA's most prestigious award, the Alex Bealer Award, in 2015.](https://abana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Philip-Simmons.jpg)
Philip Simmons
was posthumously awarded the Bealer Award in 2015.
![Metal Museum in Memphis, TN](https://abana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Metal-Museum-in-Memphis-TN.jpg)
Metal Museum in Memphis, TN
awarded the Heritage Award in 2014.
![Mike McLaughlin, Humble Award Winner 2022.](https://abana.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Mike-McLaughlin-Humble-Winner-2022.jpg)