AUFA Awards – Past Recipients
1993
Individual – Joanna Godsey, Double Springs
Educational – Robert Jones, Auburn
Civic – Arab Historical Society/Arab Garden Club, Arab
Local Government – Michael Dobbins, Birmingham
Business – Alabama Power, Birmingham
1994
Individual – Billie Bowman, Geneva Tree Committee
Business – Formwalt’s Tree Service, Mobile
Civic – Pineknoll Vista Subdivision
Local Government – Bradley Byrne, Mobile Planning Commission
Educational – Ton Center
Alabama Tree City – Daphne
Lifetime Achievement – Samuel Eichold, M.D.
President’s Award – Chuck Weber, City Forester, Huntsville
1995
Individual - Bobby Holtman
Business - International Paper
Civic – Sasanqua Garden Club
Local Government - Sam Gaston
Educational – Bibb City Vocational School
Alabama Tree City – Fairhope
President’s Award – Sue Ellen Wright
Lifetime Achievement – Charles W. Himes
1996
Individual – Arnold Leak, Valley City
Civic – Coosa Valley Youth Services
Local Government - Ron Jackson, Mobile
Educational - Auburn University School of Forestry and Horticulture Dept
Alabama Tree City – Birmingham
President’s Award – Nancy Michel
Lifetime Achievement - Anne Wright, Mobile
1997
Individual – Andy Dalins, Huntsville
Business – Miller Sand and Gravel, DeArmanville
Civic – Calhoun County Master Gardeners
Local Government – Honorable Eddie Frost, Mayor, City of Florence
Educational – Huffman Middle School National Junior Honor Society, Birmingham
Alabama Tree City - Mobile
President’s Award – Hershel Hale, Montevallo
Lifetime Achievement – Harriett Edwards, Florence
1998
Individual - Carol Walker, Jerry Bryant
Business - Asplundh
Civic – Acipco – Findley Neighborhood
Local Government – Nell Gustavson
Educational – Tony Brown
Alabama Tree City – City of Valley
President’s Award – Jerri LaHaie
Lifetime Achievement - Paul Anderson
1999
Individual – Wesley Syfret
Business - Mercedes
Civic – Ala-Tom Resource Council
Local Government - Ben Smith
Educational – Fred Kapp
Alabama Tree City - Opelika
President’s Award –Marriot Grand, Pt. Clear
Lifetime Achievement - Richard Arrington, Mayor, Birmingham
2000
Individual - Jim Call, Huntsville
Business - Alabama Power Foundation
Civic - Eastern Shore Corridor 98 Committee
Local Government – Stan Palla
Educational – Vasha Rosenblum, Hoover
Alabama Tree City - Eufaula
Lifetime Achievement – Hershel Hale
AUFA/Alabama Power Foundation – South Shades Crest Elementary
2001
Individual - Brian Bradley – Huntsville
Business - Papa John’s – PJ America
Civic - Mountain Brook Tree Commission
Local Government/Local Gvt. - Opelika Light and Power
Educational - Richard Jacks – NBC TV–13 Birmingham
Alabama Tree City - Mobile
Lifetime Achievement – Cleve Formwalt
AUFA/Alabama Power Foundation – Town of Lockhart
2002
Individual - Fred Nation, Faulkner University
Business – Alan Taylor, T. H. Taylor Homes
Civic Organization - Trees Eufaula, Inc.
Local Government/Public Official - Toni McKelvey, City of Monroeville
Educational - Munford Elementary School
Alabama Tree City - City of Demopolis
Lifetime Achievement Award - Mike Zarichnak
President’s Award – Charlie Blondheim
2003
(Photos of the winners)
Individual – Lewis B. Williams
Business – Honda Manufacturing Plant, Lincoln
Civic Organization – Village Point Foundation
Local Government/Public Official - City of Muscle Shoals
Educational – Legacy, Partners in Environmental Education, Montgomery
Alabama Tree City - Sterling Tree Cities: Daphne, Dothan, Foley, and Opelika
President’s Award – Neil Letson, Alabama State Urban Forestry Coordinator
2004
Individual - Larry Grewelle
Civic Organization - Huntsville Tree Commission
Local Government/Public Official - Rita Sims Franklin, City of Selma
Educational - Macon County 4-H Judging Team
Alabama Tree City - City of Florence
Sterling Tree City Award – City of Daphne
AUFA/Alabama Power Foundation - City of Leeds
President’s Award - John Ingle, Ingle Tree Service
2005
Individual - Tilda Mims, Northport Tree Commission
Business - DYAS Development, LLC, Fairhope
Civic Organization - 4-H Tree Amigos, Calhoun County
Local Government/Public Official - A. Leon Bates, Urban Forester, Florence
Educational - Ken Alan Gann, HomeGrown Tomatoes Radio Show
Alabama Tree City - Auburn
AUFA/Alabama Power Foundation - Town of Oneonta
President’s Award – David West
Lifetime Achievement Award – Chuck Weber, Municipal Forester, Huntsville
