The ASF is all about recognizing and rewarding merit. The whole "Apache Way" started here, with this project, and httpd has always been the sort of "guiding light" and example of how Apache projects (should) work.
Inclusion of the HTTP/2 implementation for httpd, especially for the 2.4.x branch, is a substantial feather in our cap. But we would have been far behind the 8-ball if not for the funding by the GSM Association on greenbytes GmbH's mod_h2 work, and for the donation of that module to the ASF. Once again, I'd like to thank them personally!
