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March/April 2024
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
Listen to the Talking Trees with Davey
Tree Podcast D.I.T.S. episode by scanning
the QR code and following the link to
hear students Philip Bauerle, Max Hackney
and Isabelle Christmann talk about their
experiences at Davey's premiere training
program and what they learned with
Talking Trees host Doug Oster.
GOLDEN OAK WINNER
FACULTY AWARD WINNERS
Dr. R.J. Laverne, manager, education and training, Davey
Institute, stands next to this year's Golden Oak Award winner
Philip Bauerle, PHC technician, North Pittsburgh office. This
prestigious award is given to the student with the highest
number of points on all D.I.T.S. assignments.
From left, Faculty Award winners Mark Sudak, trimmer,
Wickes/arborists, a Davey company, and Phillip Bauerle,
PHC technician, North Pittsburgh office, stand on either side of
Dr. R.J. Laverne, manager, education and training, Davey Institute.
Faculty Award winners are D.I.T.S. participants who best exemplify
the spirit of seeking and sharing knowledge. Baurele won both
the Golden Oak and Faculty award, a first in recent D.I.T.S. history.
Seven women attended D.I.T.S. this year. From left are
Vanessa Riojas, Isabelle Christmann, Ally Bode, Abigail Alm,
Jenifer Biggerstaff, Morgan Nash and Tiffany Barnett.
A group of students at D.I.T.S. learn about plant diagnostics from
instructor Chelsi Abbott, technical advisor, Davey Institute.