Past Canopy Tree Awards
Every year, Canopy acknowledges selected community members through its Out on a Limb Awards for outstanding urban forestry volunteer efforts and Sofrenko Awards that recognize significant contributions to our local urban forest.
January 2011 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Mary and Ruth Gordon
Gloria Humble
Ellis Partners, LLC and the Town and the Country Village design team:
Matt Wickens, of Ellis Partners,
Brent Cottong, Principal, of Cottong & Taniguchi Landscape Architects,
Ken Hayes, Principal, of Hayes Group, Architects,
Barrie Coate, Principal and Michael Bench, Associate, of Barrie D. Coate & Associates, Horticultural Consultants and Jason Jacob, Store Manager of Trader Joe’s Palo Alto.
Out on a Limb Awards:
Fred Nichols
Pierre Martineau
The Chair's Award:
Bill Courington
Student Forester Award:
Darryl Sepulveda
January 2010 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Ad-Hoc California Avenue Tree Citizens' Group
Jack Morton
Bob Golton
Out on a Limb Awards:
Bob and Kay Schauer
Annette Glanckopf
Student Forester Award:
Javier Magana
January 2009 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Classic Residence by Hyatt in Palo Alto: Team members: Steve Brudnick, Executive Director; Dennis Lopiccolo, Director of Engineering; and Ray Morneau, Consulting Arborist; Rick Story, Associate; SWA Group for Landscape Architecture; Max Ornelas, Maniglia Landscape Service owner; and Miguel Medina, General Manager
Jay Farr, City of East Palo Alto Maintenance Division Manager, and his maintenance crews
Kirsten Essenmacher
Out on a Limb Awards:
Alan Broad
Eastside College Preparatory School Step-by-Step Club
Student Forester Award:
James Childs
January 2008 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Ron Bracewell, in memoriam
Joe Vallaire
Chuck McDonnell
Virginia Warheit
Out on a Limb Awards:
Hans Weber
Jack Wilson
Allen Chen
January 2007 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Pat Foster
Judith and Hans Steiner
The Opportunity Center
Out on a Limb Awards:
Charles Ridley
Sibby Coxhead
Sairus Patel
January 2006 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Alex Haedrich
Dave Sandage
Jennifer Kane
Out on a Limb Awards:
Katie Hasnain
Ann Bilodeau
October 2004 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto
The Trees for El Camino Project
Out on a Limb Awards:
Kacie Draeger
Karin Chapin
October 2003 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Roche Palo Alto
Straun Edwards
Susan Rosenberg
Out on a Limb Awards:
Chris Holstrom
James Imahiro
Julie Luu and Talia Bender
October 2002 Award Recipients:
The Chair's Award:
Forest Preston III
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Dave Dockter
Bill Courington
Susan Wilson
Out on a Limb Awards:
Key Club from Gunn High School
Youth Community Service
Mary McCullough
Ruth Lacey
October 2001 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Kevin Raftery
Stanford Management Company, Ramsey Shuyto, Asset Manager
Out on a Limb Awards:
Adam Lishinsky
Mark Pratt
Susan Rosenberg
September 2000 Award Recipients:
The Chair's Award:
Susan Rosenberg
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
3170 Porter Dr. (Incyte Genomics) in the Stanford Research Park: Susan Meany, Stanford Management Co.; Tom Richmond, Landscape Architect; and Ray Morneau, Consulting Arborist
Denis & Jennifer Morrissey
The Leonard Ely Building: Jim Baer, Developer; John Northway, Architect, Devcon Construction; Barrie Coate, Consulting Arborist; Jim Harrington, Dave Sandage; and Dave Dockter, City of Palo Alto
Out on a Limb Awards:
Ann Bilodeau
Karin Chapin
Kim Lemmer
Susan Wilson
September 1998 Award Recipients:
California Releaf “Tree Hero” award:
David Schrom (founder of Magic)
Out on a Limb Awards:
Kim Lemmer
Joan van Gelder
Karin Chapin
Forest Preston
Alice Fasbender
October 1997 Award Recipient:
California Releaf “Tree Hero” award:
Marge Abel
