City Trees

Honorary Membership Honorary Membership is bestowed upon someone who is not a member of SMA, but who has through their service to our profession or our organization earned our gratitude. This year's honoree is well known to many SMA members since she has been a long and tireless supporter of community forestry in the state of Missouri. She started her career as a Regional Urban Forester and then became the State's Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator. After being promoted to the position of State Forester, she has continued supporting the State's efforts with regard to urban and community forestry as well as the state urban and community forestry council. She also served as the Chair of the Urban Forestry Committee for the National Association of State Foresters, where she worked to sustain the program and leadership on a national level. The SMA hereby confers Honorary Membership upon Lisa Allen, the State Forester of Missouri. Honorary 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. This year's winner is a man who is a wide- ly respected professional and community leader in Vermont. He started as the City Arborist for his community of Burlington in 1981 and he retired in 2017. In his decades of committed ser- vice, his outstanding work earned national recognition for the City's urban forestry efforts, and helped make Burlington one of the most livable cities in the United States. He has proven to be a tremendous collaborator by working with several different City administrations and with non-profits, universities, and state and federal partners. We show our appreciation to our 2017 Life Membership honoree, Warren Spinner. Award of Merit The Award of Merit 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 prin- ciples, 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 SMA Award of Merit honoree from Calera de Tango, Chile epitomizes the qualities that we value. He was instrumental in organizing the first-ever municipal Arbor Day celebration in South America, which he wrote about in City Trees, along with numerous other articles and roundtable contributions. He serves on the Editorial Review Committee for City Trees and has been an active participant on the SMA Listserve. Furthermore, he is a founding partner and high level (above) Incoming SMA President Sarah Morris presented an Award of Appreciation to outgoing President Joe Benassini. (above right) The Boston Avenue United Methodist Church is a marvel of Art Deco architecture, just one of many Art Deco buildings in Tulsa. (right) Dublin, Ohio City Forester Paula Chope (left) and Davey Resource Group Project Developer Dorothy Abeyta. (below) Touring Tulsa's fabulous Woodward Arboretum. 2017 SMA Awards Presented Congratulations to Calera de Tango, Chile Municipal Arborist Felipe Fuentes R. for his SMA Award of Merit. 20

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