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Michigan Tree Farm Awards

Michigan Tree Farm Awards

Hunter Fodor (left) is 2022 Inspector of the Year and Wayne Anderson (right) is 2022 Tree Farmer of the Year.  The firepits were donated by another Tree Farmer.  Hunter also won the national Tree Farm Inspector of the Year.

Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year

2022 - Wayne Anderson

2021 – UP – Tom and Kay Johnson

2021 – LP – Adam Wais

2020 – Newt and Ann Dilley Family

2019 – Paul and Maude Bigford

2018 – Sally Hightower (regional winner)

2017 – Bob and Jane Bruggink

2015 – Gary and Charlene Fitch

2012 – Richard and Karen Serfass

2011 – Ray Bruggink

2010 – LP - Joe Konwiske

2010 – UP – John and Kristine Niemela

2009 – Dennis Myllyla

2008 – Norm Engel

2007 – Ray Bruggink

2006 – Bill Harris

2005 – Bob and Mickey Strong

2004 – Nick and Carol Thoney (regional winner)

2003 – Herb and Florence Reiley

2002 - Robert and Sheri Poel (regional winner)

2001 – Stuart and Nancy Cok

2000 - Jim and Alice Fish (regional winner)

1999 – Desmond and Marilyn Jones

1998 – Ronald and Judith Setter

1997 – Cole Canoe Base

1996 – Randy and Lois Lanski (regional winner)

1995 – Ruth Dake (regional winner)

1994 – Sherwood Rintala

1993 – Hiawatha Sportman’s Club

1992 – Robert Hoenicke

1991 – Cliff Gearhart

1990 – Ariel Haebler

1989 – Fred Rydholm

1988 – Bob and Maureen Wamhoff

1987 – Bob Casey

1986 – Warren and Lynn Suchovsky (regional winner)

1985 – Paul and Ruth Dake

1984 – Ozwald Ziedler

1983 – Bruce Buell

1982 – Roy Howes

1981 – Harvey Algensedt

1980 – William Baker

1979 – Ormand Danford (regional and national winner)

1978 – Frank Ziska

1977 – Adrian Hendriksma

1976 – AB Maley

1975 – Ward Taylor

1962 – Gene Peterson

 

Outstanding Inspectors of the Year

2022 – Hunter Fodor (regional and national winner)

2021 – Matt Watkeys

2020 – Joe Lazzari

2019 – Stephen Begin

2018 - Gary Bucklin (regional winner)

2017 – Mark Janke

2014 – Keith Martell Jr (regional winner)

2013 – Brandon Bal

2012 – Keith Martell Jr

2002 – Sheila Moor

2001 – Chad Radka

1991 – Bob DeVillez

 

Other Awards

2020 Service Award – Scott Robbins

2019 National Leadership Award – Brittany VanderWall

2018 Service Award – Nick Sanchez

2017 Service Award – Karen Serfass

2017 Gold Hat Award – Rory Mattson

2017 National Leadership Award – Mike Smalligan

 

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