Thomas L. Green Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Agriculture Department, College of Business and Technology
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL 61455

EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1979 Iowa State University, Plant Pathology
Dissertation title: Symbiotic Relationships Among Alnus and its Mycorrhizae and Actinorhizae
M.S. 1971 Western Illinois University, Botany
B.S. 1969 Western Illinois University, Zoology

TEACHING Fall 1993 - Present
Fall Forestry 208, Dendrology; Forestry 306 Arboriculture; Horticulture 486 Nursery Management (even yrs); Horticulture 387 Commercial Fruit Production (odd yrs)
Spring Forestry 200, Introduction to Forestry; Forestry 209, Basic Tree Worker Skills; Forestry 407, Urban Forest Management; Forestry 409 Arborist Supervisor Practicum

EXPERIENCE
1980-1999 Consulting Arborist; specialization in tree inventory
1980-1993 Research Plant Pathologist, Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
1979-1980 City Forester, Burlington, Iowa
1971-1974 Assistant S2, 49 th Air Defense Artillery Group, Ft. Lawton, WA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional association positions
President, Illinois Arborist Association, Sept. 1998- Nov. 1999
President Elect, Illinois Arborist Association, Nov. 1997- Sept. 1998
Vice President, Illinois Arborist Association, Nov. 1996 - Nov. 1997
Executive Director, International Ornamental Crabapple Society, 1984-1997
Professional association memberships
International Society of Arboriculture 1979-present
Illinois Arborist Association 1983-present
National Arbor Day Foundation
International Ornamental Crabapple Society
International Oak Society
National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
Association for Temperate Agroforestry
Society of American Foresters
The Midwest Association of Golf Course Superintendents
National Association of Biology Teachers

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Scoutmaster Troop 303, Macomb, IL


TREE INVENTORIES CONDUCTED BY THOMAS L. GREEN


GOLF COURSE TREE INVENTORIES
Arrowhead Golf Club 1984
Aurora Country Club 1989
Biltmore Country Club 1987
Bryn Mawr Country Club 1989
Butler National Country Club 1993
Butterfield Country Club 1994
Edgewood Valley Country Club 1994
Elgin Country Club 1990
Forest Hills Country Club 1990
Glen Oak Country Club 1989
Hinsdale Golf Club 1990
Itasca Country Club 1992
Ivanhoe Club 1993
Janesville Country Club 1998
Joliet Country Club 1991
LaGrange Country Club 1991
Lake Shore Country Club 1997
Medinah Country Club Course 3 1984
Medinah Country Club Courses 1 & 2 1988
Old Elm Club 1992
Ozaukee Country Club 1986
Pottawatomie Golf Course 1992
Ravisloe Country Club 1995
Ridge Country Club 1994
Ridgemoor Country Club 1987

TREE PRESERVATION FOR GOLF COURSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Geneva National Golf Club, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin 1990
Ivanhoe Country Club, Ivanhoe, IL 1987-88
Oak Brook Hills Golf Club, Westmont, IL 1985
St Charles Country Club, 1987

COLLEGE CAMPUS TREE INVENTORY
Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 1990-92
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL 1989
United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 1996-97

PARK TREE INVENTORY
Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL 1991
Reed Keppler Park, West Chicago, IL 1982
Sayre Park, Chicago, IL 1985

CEMETERY TREE INVENTORY
Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL 1989

OTHER
Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights, IL 1998


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