2014 Award of Merit Recipient Bud Neal
The Connecticut Tree Protective Association regularly honors individuals who have made significant contributions to arboriculture and to the care and protection of Connecticut’s trees. These awards are given annually and presented at the Annual Meeting. The CTPA Board of Directors requests nominations for awardees from membership every year and encourages members to nominate someone whom you feel deserves special recognition.
Award Categories
Award of Merit
This award is presented to a CTPA member who has shown exemplary professionalism and dedication and made outstanding contributions to the care and protection of Connecticut’s trees.
Arborist Citation
This award is presented to a non-member who has shown exemplary dedication to the care and protection of Connecticut’s trees.
2014 Arborist Citation Awardee Dr. Dennis Ryan
Instructions for Nominations for Awards for 2024
Nomination submissions should include:
- Name of Nominee
- Type of Award (Award of Merit or Arborist Citation)
- Company or Affiliation
- Statement of Support
- State why this nominee should be considered for the Award (check the Award you are nominating them for—Award of Merit or Arborist Citation). This statement should address how the nominee has contributed to advance the care of trees.
- Your Name and Complete Contact Information
Send nominations to:
Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2023. Nominations received after that date will be considered for awards in the subsequent year.
CTPA
PO Box 1946
Wallingford, CT 06492
Email: info@ctpa.org
Previous Award Recipients
Award of Merit (Recipients since 1946)
1946 Dr. Walter Filley
1947 Sherman Hollister
1947 A. Robert Thompson
1948 Dr. Roger Friend
1949 Dr. F. A. Bartlett
1950 Neal Millane
1951 Dr. S. F. Potts
1952 Dr. James Horsfall
1953 George Mallett
1954 Albert M. Meserve
1955 Jasper McLevy
1955 Dr. Rush Marshall
1955 Harry Muench
1956 Oscar Warner
1957 George Hollister
1958 Edward Connell
1959 Dr. Paul Tilford
1960 John Woodruff
1961 Harold Perkins
1962 Dr. Albert Dimond
1963 Ray Landis
1964 Joseph Dietrich
1965 Harry Meunch
1966 Orville Spicer
1967 T. William Kapouch
1968 Neely Turner
1971 Philip Rusden
1972 Paul S. Walgren
1973 Victor Jarm
1974 Bernard Wright
1975 Paul R. Walgren
1976 Dr. John Anderson
1977 Kenneth Grimm
1978 Charles Barr
1978 Oscar Stone
1979 Thomas Williams
1980 Martin Kelly
1981 Herbert Cran, Jr.
1982 Peter Hannon
1983 Henry Pratt
1984 Frederick Kuhr
1985 Alan Chapman
1986 Robert Mullane
1987 Raymond Smith
1988 Neil Millane
1989 Bruce Walgren
1990 Ernest Depiero
1991 David Finch
1992 John Brodeur
1993 Richard Masi
1994 John Moran
1995 Alan Carey
1996 Sperry Lincoln
1997 Dr. Mark McClure
1998 Peter Moritz
1999 Larry Cooper
1999 Bruce Pauley
2000 David Hayner
2001 Dave Goodson
2002 Glenn Dreyer
2003 Robert Bartlett, Jr.
2004 Christina Berger
2005 Bob Horan
2005 Aerial Lift of CT (in honor of Ernie DePiero)
2006 David Tovar
2007 Dr. Sharon Douglas
2008 Larry Dvorsky
2008 Jeff Ward
2008 Pat Flynn
2009 John Kehoe
2009 Ken Placko
2010 Douglas Pistawka
2011 Don Parrott
2012 Patrick J. Kearns
2013 Chris Donnelly
2014 Bud Neal
2014 Doug Williams
1947 Sherman Hollister
1947 A. Robert Thompson
1948 Dr. Roger Friend
1949 Dr. F. A. Bartlett
1950 Neal Millane
1951 Dr. S. F. Potts
1952 Dr. James Horsfall
1953 George Mallett
1954 Albert M. Meserve
1955 Jasper McLevy
1955 Dr. Rush Marshall
1955 Harry Muench
1956 Oscar Warner
1957 George Hollister
1958 Edward Connell
1959 Dr. Paul Tilford
1960 John Woodruff
1961 Harold Perkins
1962 Dr. Albert Dimond
1963 Ray Landis
1964 Joseph Dietrich
1965 Harry Meunch
1966 Orville Spicer
1967 T. William Kapouch
1968 Neely Turner
1971 Philip Rusden
1972 Paul S. Walgren
1973 Victor Jarm
1974 Bernard Wright
1975 Paul R. Walgren
1976 Dr. John Anderson
1977 Kenneth Grimm
1978 Charles Barr
1978 Oscar Stone
1979 Thomas Williams
1980 Martin Kelly
1981 Herbert Cran, Jr.
1982 Peter Hannon
1983 Henry Pratt
1984 Frederick Kuhr
1985 Alan Chapman
1986 Robert Mullane
1987 Raymond Smith
1988 Neil Millane
1989 Bruce Walgren
1990 Ernest Depiero
1991 David Finch
1992 John Brodeur
1993 Richard Masi
1994 John Moran
1995 Alan Carey
1996 Sperry Lincoln
1997 Dr. Mark McClure
1998 Peter Moritz
1999 Larry Cooper
1999 Bruce Pauley
2000 David Hayner
2001 Dave Goodson
2002 Glenn Dreyer
2003 Robert Bartlett, Jr.
2004 Christina Berger
2005 Bob Horan
2005 Aerial Lift of CT (in honor of Ernie DePiero)
2006 David Tovar
2007 Dr. Sharon Douglas
2008 Larry Dvorsky
2008 Jeff Ward
2008 Pat Flynn
2009 John Kehoe
2009 Ken Placko
2010 Douglas Pistawka
2011 Don Parrott
2012 Patrick J. Kearns
2013 Chris Donnelly
2014 Bud Neal
2014 Doug Williams
2015 Luke Williams
2015 Dave and Diana Ross
2016 John Cocoa
2017 Richard Mitchell
2018 Leslie Lewis III
2019 Sandy Ingellis
2020 Fred H. Grimshaw
2021 All the Arboriculture 101 Instructors, Past and Present
2022 Dan Dalton
Arborist Citation (Recipients since 1970)
1970 Harry Sudakoff
1971 John Hansell
1972 B. Von Lanurdoff
1973 Woolsey Conover
1974 Connie Peterson
1975 Theodore Stamen
1976 Mary Jane Vickerson
1977 Dr. Gerald Walton
1978 Michael Pochan
1979 Dr. Edward Duda
1980 Dr. George Stephens
1981 Joseph Maisano
1982 Dr. Richard Janes
1983 Dr. Kenn Bradley
1984 Joan Lee Faust
1985 Charles Addison
1986 Aqua Turf Club
1987 Loren Sniffen
1988 Dr. Paul Waggoner
1989 M. J. Nickerson
1990 Kenneth Welch
1991 Dr. Phillip Wargo
1992 Bushnell Park Association
1994 Don Kiley
1995 Dr. Sharon Douglas
1996 Fred Borman III
1998 Cedar Hill Cemetery Association
1999 Jessie Stratton
2000 City of Bridgeport/Mayor Joseph Ganim
2001 DEEP Division of Pesticide Management
2002 Armando Paolino
2003 Tom Rathier
2004 Ed Richardson
2005 Dr. Bruce Fraedrich
2006 CT Tree Warden Assn.
2008 Ken Palmer and ArborMaster Training
2009 Norwalk Tree Alliance
2009 Milford Trees, Inc.
2010 Rose Hiskes
2011 The City of New Haven
2012 Dr. David Schroeder
2013 Rita Smith
2014 Dr. Dennis Ryan
1971 John Hansell
1972 B. Von Lanurdoff
1973 Woolsey Conover
1974 Connie Peterson
1975 Theodore Stamen
1976 Mary Jane Vickerson
1977 Dr. Gerald Walton
1978 Michael Pochan
1979 Dr. Edward Duda
1980 Dr. George Stephens
1981 Joseph Maisano
1982 Dr. Richard Janes
1983 Dr. Kenn Bradley
1984 Joan Lee Faust
1985 Charles Addison
1986 Aqua Turf Club
1987 Loren Sniffen
1988 Dr. Paul Waggoner
1989 M. J. Nickerson
1990 Kenneth Welch
1991 Dr. Phillip Wargo
1992 Bushnell Park Association
1994 Don Kiley
1995 Dr. Sharon Douglas
1996 Fred Borman III
1998 Cedar Hill Cemetery Association
1999 Jessie Stratton
2000 City of Bridgeport/Mayor Joseph Ganim
2001 DEEP Division of Pesticide Management
2002 Armando Paolino
2003 Tom Rathier
2004 Ed Richardson
2005 Dr. Bruce Fraedrich
2006 CT Tree Warden Assn.
2008 Ken Palmer and ArborMaster Training
2009 Norwalk Tree Alliance
2009 Milford Trees, Inc.
2010 Rose Hiskes
2011 The City of New Haven
2012 Dr. David Schroeder
2013 Rita Smith
2014 Dr. Dennis Ryan
2015 George Mellick
2016 No Award Given
2017 Urban Resource Initiative
2018 Dr. Richard Cowles
2019 Thomas E. Worthley
2020 Leona May
2021 Linda Schmidt and Casey Tresp
2022 Leo Roldan
