2008 Bob Mullane Scholarship Recipients Announced

For Immediate Release
March 18, 2008

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2008 Bob Mullane scholarship recipients Ian Anderson (left) and Max Ford-Diamond (right) flank Brian Nadriczny (center) of The Care of Trees. The scholarships are awarded annually to University of Massachusetts students who are passionate about arboriculture, are highly committed to serving others and exemplify solid academic performances.

Bob Mullane scholarship recipients

Mullane, for whom the scholarship is named, was a 1963 UMASS graduate and a pioneer in the arboriculture field. The endowment was created in 1992 by The Care of Trees to memorialize Bob’s contributions to the field of urban forestry and preserve his legacy of civic service. The scholarships are awarded each year in conjunction with the Massachusetts Tree Warden’s conference held in February. The scholarship is open to students in the university’s Arboriculture and Community forestry program.

The Care of Trees is an award-winning, client-focused tree preservation firm that specializes in organic and environmentally sustaining tree care. The Care of Trees is the national leader in tree preservation solutions on land development sites. It is one of the largest and fastest growing employee-owned arboricultural firms in the nation, serving residential, commercial, institutional and governmental landscapes. The company has more than 500 employees and serves more than 60,000 clients. With headquarters in Wheeling, Ill., The Care of Trees has 28 locations serving metropolitan Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. It is the exclusive tree care company of the American Horticulture Society and is a three-time honor roll member of Companies That Care. For more information, visit http://www.thecareoftrees.com.

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2008 Bob Mullane Scholarship Recipients Announced