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| May/June 2016
SPOTLIGHT
IN
THE
Davey's Road to Zero Illustration featured in the MyDavey Bulletin's
July/August 2015 edition won the Silver Addy award in the illustration
category at the American Advertising Awards national competition. This
is Davey's first time entering and winning at this prestigious competition
conducted by the American Advertising Federation. Illustrator Dave Szalay
created the graphic (pictured above). Congrats, Dave!
Nicholas Hengel received The Minnesota
Nursery and Landscape Association (MNLA)
Foundation Scholarship. Hengel was one of
23 students to receive the scholarship at the
Northern Green Expo in January. "It was great
to receive this scholarship to help me pay
for college," Hengel says. "Especially while
I'm working less hours at work and taking
classes." Hengel is in his second year in the
Horticulture Technology program at Rochester
Community and Technical College, while
he also works as a trimmer for Maier Tree
and Lawn, a Davey company, in Rochester,
Minnesota. "I plan on staying with Davey after
graduation and hope to advance my career
within the company."
Congratulations Nick!
Nicholas St. Sauveur, general foreman, Cortese Tree, (center)
received the prestigious Golden Oak award at the 2016 D.I.T.S.
banquet in Kent, Ohio.
While pleased to be honored, St. Sauveur humbly downplayed the
award, saying, "It's just a piece of wood at the end of the day. Everything
I learned at D.I.T.S. and how I can use it to better serve our clients is the
real award. Coming to D.I.T.S. means the world to me. I've wanted to
come since day one. I'm always looking for ways to improve myself –
become a better asset to improve this company. I'm in for the long haul."
Congratulations, Nicholas!
John Rukkila, supervisor, Orlando CLS,
pictured left with R.J. Laverne, received the
D.I.T.S. Faculty Award at the 2016 D.I.T.S.
banquet in Kent, Ohio. The Faculty Award is
presented to the D.I.T.S. participant who best
exemplifies the spirit of seeking knowledge
and the willingness to share that knowledge
with others.
On being selected, Rukkila said, "I'm really
appreciative and ready to go home and share
with everyone in my branch. If I didn't have
such an amazing branch manager who filled
in for me, I don't think this would have been
possible. I want to give special thanks to my
wife, 4-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son
who came along with me to Kent. All the
other students got to meet them. They
were like little mascots."
Congratulations, John!
