Distinguished Leadership Award

The M. Robert Cooper Distinguished Leadership Award is presented periodically to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary qualities of leadership and service. It is named in honor of Dr. Cooper, who served as the first Tree Farmer chair of the state program and was instrumental in the rebuilding of the program in the early 2000s.

2022 M. Robert Cooper Distinguished Leadership Award
David Henderson (right)
2016 M. Robert Cooper Distinguished Leadership Award
James Jeuck (left)
 2015 M. Robert Cooper Distinguished Leadership Award
Bill Berry (center)
 2013 Distinguished Service Award
Jim Long (left)