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 Sportmans 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