ISA Gold Leaf Award in Lafayette
Each year the International Society of Arboriculture recognizes individuals, organizations and communities at the chapter level for outstanding Arbor Day programs, tree plantings and community landscape beautification projects. This is an opportunity for ISA chapters to acknowledge worthy individuals, organizations or municipalities for projects that have had a significant impact on a community, area or region usually over a period of several years. The award process also provides visibility of ISA at a local level.
Gold Leaf Beautification Award Winners
2022 Community of Pendleton, IN Tornado Recovery Project
2021 City of Bloomington, Erin Hatch, Switch Yard Project
2020 Jim Crane
2019 Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO)
2018 City of Goshen Parks & Forestry
2017 Columbia City Community Tree Board
2016 City of Carmel – Urban Forestry Program
2015 Daniel Coy, Ericka Popovich with City of Elkhart
2014 N/A
2013 Franklin College from the Division of Forestry, Community and Urban Forestry
2012 City of Indianapolis
2011 Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
2010 Trees Inc., Terre Haute, Indiana
2009 Arlan Stavheim
2008 Vinod Sagi, Ruperts Kids
2007 City of Lafayette
2006 Rick Carter
2005 Randy Denhart
2004 Pam Louks
2003 Paul Thomas
2002 William Chaney, Paul Zurcher
2001 James Brayton, Rod Harmon, Jeffrey Ford
2000 Lee. E. Huss, Jeff Ling, Nathan Mathews, Thomas Nicksch
1999 Larry N. Dombkowski, Rita L. McKenzie, Richard J. Mulford, Derek L. Vannice
1998 Michael R. Baldwin, James A. Barnhart, Gary V. Townsend
1997 Harvey A. Holt, Ross J. Hoy
1996 H. Edward Brooks
1995 H. Edward Brooks
1994 Stanley E. Brandt
1993 Michael A. Domino
1992 N/A
1991 Eric W. Gillette
1990 Chester E. Watters
1989 Ross J. Hoy
1988 Shawn Townsend
1987 John J. Elsesser
1986 N/A
1985 Charles H. Miller
1984 N/A
1983 Neil P. Engledow *
1982 Rex Wilkinson
1981 Lester Maxwell *
1980 Vernon E. Townsend *
1979 John I. Harley *
1978 Robert M. Simpson *
1977 Hugh S. Fountain *
1976 Gerlad A. Kihl *
1975 Robert M. Simpson *
1974 Donald F. Townsend *
1973 Paul Ramsey *
1972 John S. Duling *
1971 Kenneth B. Flaig *
1970 H.N. Engledow *
* Denotes Deceased
Gold Leaf Arbor Day Award Winners
2010 The Town of Fortville, Hancock County, Indiana
2009 Butler, Marian, Martin, IUPUI and Ivy Tech, IN Campus Compact
2008 Connie Kingman
2007 Vinod Sagi
2006 Rick Carter
2005 Randy Denhart
2004 Pam Louks
2003 Paul Thomas
2002 William Chaney, Paul Zurcher
2001 James Brayton, Rod Harmon, Jeffrey Ford
2000 Lee E. Huss, Jeff Ling, Nathan Mathews, Thomas Nicksch
1999 Larry N. Dombkowski, Rita L. McKenzie, Richard J. Mulford, Derek L. Vannice
1998 Michael R. Baldwin, James A. Barnhart, Gary V. Townsend
1997 Harvey A. Holt, Ross J. Hoy
1996 H. Edward Brooks
1995 H. Edward Brooks
1994 Stanley E. Brandt
1993 Michael A. Domino
1992 N/A
1991 Eric W. Gillete
1990 Chester E. Watters
1989 Ross J. Hoy
1988 Shawn Townsend
1987 John J. Elsesser
1986 N/A
1985 Charles H. Miller
1984 N/A
1983 Neil P. Engledow *
1982 Rex Wilkinson
1981 Lester Maxwell *
1980 Vernon E. Townsend *
1979 John I. Harley *
1978 Robert M. Simpson *
1977 Hugh S. Fountain *
1976 Gerlad A. Kihl *
1975 Robert M. Simpson *
1974 Donald F. Townsend *
1973 Paul Ramsey *
1972 John Z. Duhling *
1971 Kenneth B. Flaig *
1970 H.N. Engledow *
* Denotes Deceased