Hocking College Forest Management student Mason May of Columbus, Ohio was awarded a $1,000 Davey Foundation Arbor Grant from The Davey Tree Expert Company on Friday, December 5, 2014.

Mason received his award during a field visit at Davey Tree Company's Columbus branch. Students were met by local, area and regional level managers from across the state, who discussed career opportunities and demonstrated select equipment operation.

Headquartered in Kent, Ohio, The Davey Tree Expert Company is the nation's largest full-service tree care provider in the United States and Canada, with more than 7,500 employees.  John Davey, who emigrated from England, started the Davey Company in 1880. Today, Davey has become one of the most influential employee owned companies in the country with a rank of eighteenth out of the top 100 employee owned companies with revenues over 700 million dollars.

As the company continues to grow, the need for an educated work force has become a mandatory initiative

"There are more Hocking College graduates working within our company across Ohio compared to graduates from any other college or university," Mark Noark, Davey Tree recruiter and trainer, said.

For more information about The Davey Tree Expert Company, visit www.davey.com.