FALL 2025 19 DBU Receives Honor Award 2025 Green Star Awards Program DBU has received an Honor Award in the 2025 Green Star Awards Program from the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS). This is the first Green Star Award DBU has earned since 2018, and only the fourth time we have been recognized since the inception of the Green Star Awards program in 2007. The PGMS Green Star Awards Program “brings national recognition to grounds maintained with a high degree of excellence.” Awards are presented at the Grand, Honor, and Merit levels across 16 categories, encompassing a wide range of private, public, commercial, and institutional properties. Submissions are evaluated on turf management, landscape, safety, challenges, budget, and sustainable practices. Matt Dewhirst, DBU Director of Construction, Landscaping, and Special Projects, also reflected on the significance of the achievement. “Achieving Level 1 Accredited Arboretum status is the culmination of many years of hard work and dedication by countless members of the DBU Landscaping team. This recognition was made possible by the steadfast support and commitment to excellence demonstrated by university leadership. The DBU Landscaping team is honored to serve as the stewards of the DBU Arboretum, a living history of our campus.” At DBU, every tree planted and every acre cultivated is a testament to the University’s calling to excellence, beauty, and faithful stewardship. With the Level 1 Accreditation, DBU stands proudly among a global community of arboreta committed to preserving the natural world and inspiring future generations. About ArbNet ArbNet is an interactive, collaborative, international community of arboreta. ArbNet facilitates the sharing of knowledge, experience, and other resources to help arboreta meet their institutional goals and works to raise professional standards through the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. The accreditation program, sponsored and coordinated by The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, in cooperation with American Public Gardens Association and Botanic Gardens Conservation International, is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta based on a set of professional standards. The program offers four levels of accreditation, recognizing arboreta of various degrees of development, capacity and professionalism. Standards include planning, governance, public access, programming and tree science, planting and conservation. More information is available at www.arbnet.org. “This designation reflects DBU’s commitment to cultivating a campus that not only inspires learning but also invites reflection on the beauty and creativity of God’s creation.”
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