Nominations and Awards

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work"  Thomas A. Edison

Our opportunity to recognize the people who have truly made a difference in arboriculture takes place at our annual conference.  This is our chance to show appreciation, enlighten membership and inspire from within.  Over the years, we have learned of numerous Arbor Day projects, educational efforts, met awesome individuals from communities of all sizes, just to name a few. Please take the time to think about worthy people or projects, then take the next 'opportunity' by actually nominating them.

WAA Honorary Life Membership Award
This is WAA's most prestigious award.  It is the highest form of appreciation the WAA can show to one of its members.  No recipient of this award in 2008.

WAA Distinguished Service Award
This award is presented to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions of their time and talent to the WAA. In 2008 this award was presented to R. Bruce Allison.

ISA Gold Leaf Awards

• Cities of Madison and Fitchburg, and Dane County Boys & Girls Club for the 'Outstanding Arbor Day Activities Award'
   
• Town of Greenville and WE Energies for the 'Outstanding Landscape Beautification Activities Award'
  

WAA Scholarship Awards

Technical Student Scholarship – Jonas Bates, MSTC
Robert W. Miller Undergraduate Award – Jacob Wildeck, UWSP
Graduate Student Scholarship Award – Joe Hoffman