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CTPA Awards

2014 Award of Merit Recipient Bud Neal

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

2014 Arborist Citation Awardee Dr. Dennis Ryan

Instructions for Nominations for Awards for 2023

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 2, 2022. 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
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

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
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

Contact CTPA

MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1946,
Wallingford CT 06492

PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
60 Church Street (Rte 68), Suite 3A,
Wallingford , CT 06492

PHONE: 203-484-2512
EMAIL: info@ctpa.org

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