Congratulations to our 2010 Award Winners

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.

Brian Kempf

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. Jim Clark
Dennis Pttenger

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.

Chad Brey
Tim Womick

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.

Tree Circus
Ted Tobe Sherrill

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.

Bailey Hudson

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.

Kevin Smith

President's Award – Walter Warriner

Executive Director's Award – Mike Palat

ISA Gold Leaf Award:
Traditionally the Gold Leaf Award has been used to acknowledge outstanding Arbor Day efforts as well as a way to acknowledge outstanding landscape beautification efforts not associated with Arbor Day.

Outstanding Arbor Day Activities
California Oak Foundation
Disneyland Resort Arboriculture
City of Encinitas

Landscape Beautification
Arizona Community Tree Council & The Arizona Nursery Associations
Ojai Trees
Kern River Parkway Foundation