AWARDS
Award Submission Deadlines:
ApSAF Awards are presented at our Winter Meeting, the deadline is Oct. 1, 2024.
The 2025 National Award Nominations will open December 1, 2024, and close March 1, 2025.
2023 ApSAF Award Winners
Distinguished service to forestry
2023 WINNER: Joann Cox
The Distinguished Service to Forestry Award is the highest award given by the Appalachian Society and is presented to an individual who has made an especially notable contribution to the profession of forestry. This award has been presented to a deserving ApSAF member since 1956.
Young forester leadership award
2023 WINNER: Greg Cooper
The Young Forester Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership by a forestry professional younger than 40 years of age whose actions have benefited the practice of forestry and SAF.
volunteer service award
2023 WINNER: Tara Dickson
The Volunteer Service Award was established to recognize special, sustained, voluntary service on behalf of SAF.
2024 NC Division Award Recipients
Division Merit Award - Tara Dickson
The Division Merit Award is the highest award given by the North Carolina Division and is presented to an individual who has made an especially notable contribution to the profession of forestry.
Special Volunteer Service Award - Alex Thompson
The Volunteer Service Award was established to recognize special, sustained, voluntary service on behalf of SAF.
Young Forester Leadership Award - Seth Plank
The Young Forester Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership by a young forestry professional in the development and promotion of an individual program or project or for a sustained leadership role benefiting the practice of forestry and the Society. *Nominees must be under 40 years old.*