1991 - Gene Hyde, City Forester, Chattanooga.

1992 - Guy Zimmerman, Area Forester, TN Division of Forestry, Cookeville.

1993 - Jim Cortese, Cortese Tree Specialists, Knoxville.

1994 - Janet Bunch, Landscape Design Services, City Horticulturist, Seymore.

1995 - Dr. Alva Pendergrass, Retired Army Colonel, Martin.

1996 - Shawn Bible, Metro Beautification (TN Dept. Of Transportation), Nashville.

1997 - Brett Smith, Landscape Architect, Regan Smith & Associates, Nashville.

1998 - Kim Cross, Private Arborist, Southern Tree Specialists, Brentwood.

1999 - Bill Wyatt, County Agent, UT Extension Service, Jackson.

2000 - Cynthia Holloway, City Horticulturist, Murfreesboro.

2001 - David Vandergriff, County Agent, UT Extension Service, Maynardville.

2002 - Marty Shaw, President, Tree Injection Products Company, Knoxville.

2003 - Dottie Mann, Private Citizen, Past Tree Board President, Clarksville.

2004 - Michael Bouton, City Arborist, City of Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro.

2005 - Sam Adams, General Manager, Cortese Tree Specialists, Knoxville.

2006 - Patrick Haller, Horticulturist, City of McMinnville, McMinnville, Quality Trees, Sparta.

2007 - Patrick Haller, Haller's Landscaping, Sparta

2008 - Patrick Walding, City Forester, Johnson City