MAA Scholarships
Every year, MAA proudly invests in the future of the tree care
industry by offering scholarships to students studying commer-
cial arboriculture at UMass. UMass for more than 25 years – and his late wife, Frances,
whose care and support of her husband’s arboriculture students
earned her the endearing nickname of “Ma” King.
MAA’s President, Trumbull Barrett, MCA , will present the 2020
scholarships to two Stockbridge freshman, Morgan Parent and
Samuel St. George, at the UMass Tree Conference in early March. MAA/MTWFA DENNIS RYAN OUTSTANDING ARBORICULTURE
STUDENT AWARD
This annual $1,000 award is given to an upperclassman at
UMass/Stockbridge who is hard working and shows great
promise as a future arborist. It is presented by the MAA and
the Massachusetts Tree Warden & Foresters Association
(MTWFA). The recipient is selected by UMass faculty.
MAA GORDON and FRANCES KING SCHOLARSHIPS
Incoming students enrolling full-time in the four-year Urban
Forestry program at UMass, or in the two-year Arboriculture and
Park Management program at the Stockbridge School of Agricul-
ture, are eligible to apply. There are up to three $1000 scholar-
ships available.
The scholarships are named for the late Gordon King, an enthu-
siastic and well-loved professor of arboriculture who taught at
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Help spread the word: MAA Scholarships Available
APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 1, 2020
FOR INFORMATION VISIT: massarbor.org/scholarships