Past Canopy Tree Awards
Every year, Canopy acknowledges selected community members through its Arnold Sofrenko Awards that recognize significant contributions to our local urban forest, Out-on-a-Limb Awards for outstanding urban forestry volunteer efforts and Young Forester Awards (formerly Student Forester Awards) given to young persons who exemplify Canopy’s values of stewardship education and service.
January 2012 Award Recipients:
Arnold Soforenko Awards:
Dave Muffly
Arboreal Project: Team Members: Tom Morrison, Project Manager from D.R. Horton, Inc.; Dennis Hudspeth, Engineer, DR. Horton, Inc.; Scott Johnson, VP of construction, D.R. Horton, Inc.; Jeromey Ingalls, Project Manager and Arborist, Mayne Tree Service; Richard Huntington, Owner, Mayne Tree Service; Steven Turner, Planning Manager, City of Palo Alto
Out-on-a-Limb Awards:
Barb Mackraz
Marian Cortesi
Jeff Langston
The Chair's Award:
Joe Vavuris
Student Forester Award:
Daniel Noriega-Diaz
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
