Awards
Congratulations to our 2008 Award Winners
Gold Leaf Awards
· City of
· Arizona Community Tree Council
· Trees for the Rim Program
· Tom Mehlan, City of Henderson, NV
· Gerry Miller, Nevada Shade Tree Council
· Mountain View Trees, Mountain View, CA
· Northeast Trees, Los Angeles, CA
R. W. Harris Award for Excellence in Education: This award is bestowed on an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the education of Western Chapter members.
· David Shaw
Award of Commendation: This award shall be bestowed upon not more than two individuals, organizations, firms or other entities in recognition of an outstanding effort in promoting the Purpose of the WCISA.
· Douglas Anderson
· Selestino Mercado
Award of Arboricultural Research: This award shall be bestowed upon not more than two Active Members (same or separate projects) to recognize outstanding contribution to research that has contributed substantially to the sum knowledge of arboriculture. Research projects considered in evaluating nominees for this award shall have been published within the preceding five years to nomination.
· Dr. Chris Martin
· Dr. David Rizzo
Award of Achievement: This award shall be bestowed upon not more than two Active Members in recognition of sustained, outstanding and substantial effort or contribution to the advancement of the Purpose and substance of the WCISA.
· Teresa Trueman-Madriaga
· Andrew Trotter
Honorary Chapter Life Membership: This award of membership shall be bestowed upon an individual, long-standing Active Member (ten or more years) who has provided substantial, long-term contribution to the advancement of the Purpose and substance of the WCISA.
· Kevin Eckert
Award of Merit: The highest award category of the Western Chapter. This award shall be bestowed upon an individual Active Member to recognize outstanding, meritorious service in advancing the principles, ideals and practices of progressive arboriculture.
· Andrew Trotter
· President's Award – Douglas Anderson
· Executive Director's Award – Gregory Severino
· Special Award – Philips/Sohner Family and Rose Epperson
Historical Awards Listing - 1960 to Present
Western Chapter ISA Annual Awards Program
The Awards committee seeks nominations of the Active Membership for the annual Awards described herein (exclusive of President's Award and Special Awards) by December 31st of each year, through published requests, mailings and/or any other means which may be directed by the Board.
To be considered valid, nominations must be in writing, and received in the office of the Executive Director no later than February 15th of each year. After February 15th, nominations may be submitted by both the Awards Committee and the Executive Committee as necessary to fulfill a required minimum of one nominee per elected office.
All valid nominations shall be reviewed by the Award Committee and a recommended award slate submitted to the board by February 15th of the same year. All valid nominations and the recommended award slate shall be reviewed and approved or revised by the Board.
Final determination of award recipients shall be determined by a Vote of the Board. Any nominated Board member(s) shall abstain from voting on their award category.
All awards are bestowed on an annual basis. All awards shall be announced and presented before the Membership at the Annual Meeting and Conference.
WCISA Award Nomination Form
WCISA Gold Leaf Award Nomination Form
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