Recognition of
Outgoing President
Finally, incoming SMA President
Samuel Oludunfe gave the
Recognition of the Outgoing
President Award to Scott
Altenhoff for his leadership
in 2021. On behalf of all SMA
Members, thank you, Scott! The
SMA presidency is not for the faint
of heart, and you have served—
and continue to serve—the Society
and our profession admirably.
Award of Achievement
The Award of Achievement is presented to a member
who has shown exceptional commitment to the
urban forest resource and/or to the public that we
serve. Dr. Georgia Silvera Seamans currently resides
in New York City where she serves as the Director
of Washington Square Park Eco Projects. Georgia
has developed both virtual and in-person opportu-
nities to engage with nature. She is also the founder
of Local Nature Lab, with a mission to educate and
advocate for biodiversity in urban areas. She earned
her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley,
and has worked in communities across the U.S.
She is also active as an alumnus of Yale University
and is widely published, including in City Trees, and
she has served on the magazine's Editorial Review
Committee. Thank you, Georgia, and congratulations!
i-Tree Innovation Award
The i-Tree Innovation Award was created by the SMA
Executive Board to stimulate interest in greater use
of i-Tree in its many applications. We are delighted
to have an honoree this year who has used i-Tree
creatively and effectively in communities around
the world to enable them to better understand
and enhance their precious urban forest canopy.
Our winner is Dr. Paramita Sinha, Senior Research
Economist with RTI International (Research Triangle
Institute, a non-profit institute headquartered in
North Carolina) for her work as the lead on the
"Modeling Lives Saved from Extreme Heat by
Urban Tree Cover" research project and publica-
tion. Congratulations to Paramita and colleagues!
Incoming President Sam Oludunfe presents outgoing President Scott Altenhoff
with a plaque expressing the SMA's gratitude for Scott's year of leadership.
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