Congratulations to our 2008 Award Winners

Gold Leaf Awards

Outstanding Arbor Day Activities

• Boy Scouts of America
• City of Huntington Beach
• City of San Luis Obispo
• City of Santa Clara
• Disneyland Resort Arboriculture
• Farallone Pacific Insurance
• Tree People

Landscape Beautification:

• City of Oakland
• City of Whittier
• Sonoma Land Trust
• Wild Places

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.

• James P. Allen

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.

• Tony Dietz
• Tim Womick

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.

• Donald Hodel
• U.C. Berkeley

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.

• Carol Kwan
• Gil Mitchell

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.

• David W. Nelson

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.

• Carl Mellinger

Special Awards:

• President's Award – Jack McCabe

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.