0 5 ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Texas ▁Emer ging ▁Technology ▁Fund ▁State ▁of ▁Texas , ▁Econom ic ▁Development ▁ ▁Category : E conom y ▁of ▁Texas ▁Category : Bus iness ▁organizations ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : R ick ▁Perry <0x0A> </s> ▁Guy ▁Stern berg ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁is ▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁operator ▁of ▁Star hill ▁Forest ▁Ar bor et um ▁in ▁Petersburg , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁is ▁an ▁ar bor ist , ▁author ▁of ▁books ▁on ▁o aks ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Oak ▁Society , ▁tree ▁consult ant , ▁and ▁lect urer . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Stern berg ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Department ▁of ▁Natural ▁Resources ▁for ▁ 3 2   year s , ▁receiving ▁the ▁Honor ▁Award ▁for ▁out standing ▁service . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁granted ▁an ▁adj unct ▁research ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Museum ▁Bot any ▁Department ▁and ▁an ▁adj unct ▁fac ulty ▁position ▁in ▁Bi ology ▁at ▁Illinois ▁College . ▁Stern berg ▁is ▁a ▁char ter ▁life ▁member ▁and ▁past ▁chapter ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Native ▁Plant ▁Society . ▁He ▁also ▁holds ▁life ▁members hips ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Society ▁of ▁Ar bor icult ure ▁( from ▁which ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Special ▁Rec ogn ition ▁Award ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁historic ▁trees ), ▁the ▁International ▁D end ro log y ▁Society , ▁and ▁American ▁For ests . ▁Stern berg ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁life ▁member , ▁past ▁president , ▁and ▁past ▁journal ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Oak