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www.urban-forestry.com 35 City of Westerville, Ohio Park Manager Matt Ulrey secured his City's SMA Accreditation. Davey Tree Expert Company Community Forestry Consultant Jenny Gulick received the Award of Merit. LIFE MEMBERSHIP Life membership in the SMA is given to those veteran members who have generously devoted their wisdom, time, and toil to the SMA and its mission. Life members are the people who serve in whatever role is needed, who take on the tough assignments, and lack the good sense to say no when the organization calls for help. Nominees for this award are the folks who have given their support and experience to our organization over a period of years or decades. This year's winner is a man who has done all of these things and more as a widely respected professional and community leader. He has decades of experience as a landscape supervi- sor, consulting arborist, municipal arborist, and educator. He is a long-time member of ISA, SMA, and ASCA, among others. He AWARD OF MERIT This award is presented each year to the SMA member who has contributed in an outstanding and meritorious way to the advancement of the SMA's goals and to advancing the princi- ples, ideals, and practices of municipal arboriculture and urban forestry. Award of Merit recipients are leaders in our profession who also reach people in other disciplines and walks of life. This year's Award of Merit honoree epitomizes the qualities that we value. She has decades of experience in urban forestry and currently serves as a consultant all over the country with the Davey Tree Expert Company after starting her career in urban forestry in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a long-time member of ISA, SMA, SAF, and APWA, among other professional groups. She is a past president of the Ohio Chapter of ISA, and she is a pop- ular contributor to City Trees magazine. Please congratulate our 2015 Award of Merit winner Jenny Gulick. Consulting Arborist Walt Warriner received SMA Life Membership. has served on committees and boards for many professional organizations, and currently serves our profession by serving as a member of NUCFAC. He is a perennial member of the MFI teaching cadre. He has also hosted one of our most memorable conferences on the sunny beaches of the Pacific. Please show your appreciation to our 2015 Life Membership honoree and the pride of the Hawaiian Islands, Walt Warriner. PLAQUES TO COMMUNITIES WITH RECENT SMA ACCREDITATION Congrats to Carmel, Indiana (Daren Mindham accepting); Westerville, OH (Matt Ulrey accepting); and Oakville, ON (John McNeil accepting) for earning SMA Accreditation in 2015. See www.urban-forestry.com/sma-accreditation.