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1Fall 2008Volume 1, Issue 1Department of Forestry 313 Cheatham Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061540/231-5483 Fax 540/231-3698 www.forestry.vt.eduFrom the Department HeadWelcome to the first issue of “Forestry”, apublication of the Department of Forestry,College of Natural Resources at VirginiaTech! The objective of this publication is toinform our clientele, alumni, and friendsabout our teaching, research and extensionactivities and other associated events.Dr. Janaki AlavalapatiProfessor and HeadDepartment of ForestryIn this issue: Message from theDepartment Head VT Urban ForestryFirst in the U.S. HIGHLIGHTSTeaching Research Extension SPOTLIGHTFaculty Staff Students Alumni Corner AnnouncementsArbor Day Tree Planting withthe Urban Forestry ClubNewsletter Designer Coordinator:Tracey ShermanPlease send information forfuture issues to Tracey@vt.eduForestry in the 21st Century is likely toexperience a sea of changes. Pinchot’sutilitarian philosophy, Muir’s preservationsentiments, Leopold’s land ethic, Carson’senvironmental concerns, and Krutilla’smultiple use will continue to influence forestresource conservation and management morethan ever. Furthermore, emerging complexissues such as biotechnology and intensiveforestry, forestry certification, climatechange and carbon markets, environmentaland ecosystem services, bioenergy, thewildland-urban interface, and continueddegradation of forests in parts of the Worldwill offer new opportunities.The Department of Forestry at Virginia Tech,one of the premier forestry institutions in thenation, is uniquely positioned to maintain itsleadership in educating tomorrow’s leaders,investigating emerging issues, and engagingstakeholders of sustainable forest resourcesand the environment. This year, we havestrengthened our position further throughseveral strategic actions: Hired four tenure-track facultymembers (see page 5) in forestryoperations and business, resourcepolicy and economics, geomatics,and urban forestry areas Partnered with the VirginiaDepartment of Forestry and theDepartment of Horticulture in hiringtwo faculty members Received Society of AmericanForesters’ Accreditation for UrbanForestry program—we are the firstin the nation to receive it!Similar to the situations elsewhere, ourbudget situation is not very pleasant.However, with talented faculty, dedicatedstaff, committed students, and thesupport/advice of our stakeholders, we areconfident that we will get through thesehardships without compromising excellencein our teaching, research, and extension.Virginia Tech First to Receive Specialized UrbanForestry AccreditationVirginia Tech’s Urban Forestry program isthe first in the nation to receive the Societyof American Foresters’ SpecializedAccreditation. Urban forestry faculty Drs.Eric Wiseman and Susan Day haveconstructed a new interdisciplinarycurriculum for undergraduates, workingclosely with other forestry faculty, thedepartment advisory board, and coordinatingwith departments in the college and acrosscampus. During the past year, the newcurriculum has been under review by boththe SAF and the university. At their annualmeeting in Reno, Nevada last month, theSAF granted the curriculum SpecializedAccreditation in Urban Forestry, making itthe first in the nation to receive the newaccreditation, developed by the SAF in 2007.The curriculum has been approved by thedepartment and college curriculumcommittees and is under final review at theuniversity level.Continued on page 2
Specialized Urban Forestry Accredited (continued)Dr. Keith Blatner, Chair of the SAFCommittee on Accreditation noted, “VirginiaTech’s new option in Urban Forestry is welldesigned and was a pleasure to review.Virginia Tech is commended for itsleadership in this area.”Dr. Susan Day and graduatestudent Julia Bartens“We are dedicated tokeeping ourundergraduate programon the cutting edge ofurban forestry education”Dr. Eric Wiseman and graduatestudent Mike PavlisDr. Eric Wiseman teachingUrban Forestry LabThe new curriculum offers students the corefundamentals of urban forestry biology,practice, management, and policy, whileallowing students to build their own careerpath by supplementing the core with a suiteof restricted electives in each of eight areas:advanced forestry and environmentalscience; applied horticulture; finance andbusiness; geospatial analysis; pestmanagement; policy, law, and planning;supplemental plant identification andgenetics; and written and verbalcommunication. Current students will beable to transfer into the new curriculumimmediately if they wish or may continue tocomplete the old curriculum through 2010.According to program director Dr. EricWiseman, “There are so many stakeholdersin urban natural resource management thaturban forestry is, by its very nature, aninterdisciplinary profession. We wantedstudents to be ready for that yet still have arock-solid urban forestry education. That’swhy we broke the study of urban forestrydown to its essentials, and then built aninterdisciplinary curriculum around this corethat will really prepare students for careers inurban areas.”and Woodlake Developments around SwiftCreek Reservoir in Chesterfield County;adjacent to Richmond.Urban Forestry (now FOR 3354, UrbanForestry & Arboriculture) was added to thecourse catalog in 1979. In 1989, Dr. PeterFeret took over the class until his suddendeath in early 1993. Dr. Smith resumedteaching urban forestry and, under hisleadership, the department offered an UrbanForestry option for undergraduate studentsmajoring in Forestry in 1999. This optionwas closely based on the Forest ResourceManagement option with additional coursesin urban forestry and was accredited alongwith the other forestry options by SAF.In 2002, the department hired its first facultymember dedicated to urban forestryinstruction and research, Dr. Brian Kane(now at the University of Massachusetts). Asecond undergraduate course in urbanforestry (senior capstone) was added to thecurriculum in 2004. In 2005, Dr. EricWiseman was hired as a new faculty memberto lead the program. In 2008, Dr. Susan Daywas also hired with a joint appointment in theDepartment of Horticulture in the College ofAgriculture and Life Sciences.Currently the program has 10 undergraduatestudents and 8 graduate students. To learnmore about the undergraduate program orcurrent research, visit the department website(www.forestry.vt.edu) or the Urban ForestryGateway (www.cnr.vt.edu/urbanforestry).“We are dedicated to keeping ourundergraduate program on the cutting edgeof urban forestry education,” added urbanforestry faculty Dr. Susan Day. “By pursuingan interdisciplinary approach andmaintaining an active graduate researchprogram, we plan to keep bringing VirginiaTech students the best that urban forestryscience and practice has to offer.”Urban forestry has been taught in thedepartment for over 30 years. Dr. David Wm.Smith (now Emeritus faculty of thedepartment, and former Dean and SAFPresident) first developed an urban forestryclass as a special study in 1976 based on hisexperiences with the then new concept ofenvironmentally sound planned communitiessuch as those that became the Brandermill2Urban Forestry
3HIGHLIGHTS Teaching Research ExtensionDr. Carolyn Copenheaver - Two-phase Research Sabbatical CompletedDr. Carolyn Copenheaver, Associate Professor, completed a two-phase research sabbatical in2008. She spent the summer working with Dr. Holger Gärtner at the Swiss Federal Institutefor Forest, Snow and Landscape Research. Recently, the Mediterranean has beenexperiencing increased drought frequency; however, the shrub-dominated vegetation lacks atree ring record to reconstruct long-term drought histories. Drs. Copenheaver and Gärtnerworked with the annual rings and anatomical features in small shrubs and determined that inthe absence of trees, shrubs can be used for reconstructing historical drought. In the fall, sheworked with Dr. Bryan Black at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Centerwhere they combined annual rings in clam shells with annual rings in tree rings to reconstructsea surface temperatures.Dr. Carolyn Copenheaverat the Swiss AlpsRemarkable Trees of Virginia Book Exceeds Expectations!Remarkable Trees of Virginia, the book co-authored by VT Forestry Professor and ExtensionSpecialist Dr. Jeff Kirwan, will soon go into its second printing, if plans now underway cometo fruition. University of Virginia Press, the book's distributor, sold all of the original 5,000copies of the book in just two months, exceeding everyone's expectations. "Although copiesmay still be found in bookstores, they can no longer be obtained directly from the distributor,"says Dr. Kirwan. Plans are underway to print an additional 2,500 copies of the book. Dr.Kirwan hopes the book will engage a new generation of Virginians in the care andappreciation of trees. Please visit the website for more .Remarkable Trees of Virginiawill soon go into its secondprintingVT College of Natural Resources Supports Community Viability along theBlue Ridge ParkwayDr. John McGee, Virginia Geospatial Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Forestry, is working on a project championed by Congressman Rick Boucher,and funded through the National Park Service and Blue Ridge Heritage, Inc. The goal of theproject is to support the planning and development of a sustainable tourism centerpiece andinformation center for the Rocky Knob area of the Blue Ridge Parkway. This collaborativeresearch effort includes faculty from VT’s Department of Hospitality and TourismManagement and Clemson University. Outcomes of the project will include: an assessmentof tourist travel patterns and preferences in the region, aided by surveys and GPS dataloggers;a comprehensive GIS-based community resource inventory of community tourism attributesand attractions; and a site suitability analysis to support the location of the visitor center.Dr. John McGee andNancy McGeheeCNR Students host 2,000 4th-Graders on CampusStudents in Dr. Rich Oderwald's Introduction to Natural Resources class got hands-onexperience teaching others about natural resources during Jr. Hokies Showcase, a week-longevent organized by 4-H Extension Agents Michelle Adcock, Chris Lichty, Charles Lytton,and Extension Specialist Dr. Jeff Kirwan in October. Fourth-graders from Floyd, Giles,Montgomery and Pulaski Counties came to the Virginia Tech campus to learn aboutagriculture and natural resources. Dr. Oderwald's students led hikes to Stroubles Creek, theDuck Pond, and the Grove, where children learned about things like aquatic invertebrates,wildlife habitat, and biodiversity.Gretchen Allen and Scott Rileyteach 4th graders about naturalresourcesSuccess in Forest Service NEPA processes and its determinantsDr. Marc Stern has been awarded 234,500 from the Pacific Northwest Research Station ofthe USDA Forest Service to investigate Forest Service planning processes associated with theNational Environmental Policy Act. The research examines the key determinants ofdifferential outcomes in these processes, including project implementation, staff morale,public responses, environmental sensitivity of agency actions, and compliance with the law.Dr. Michael Mortimer and Dr. MarcStern collaborating on research
HIGHLIGHTS Teaching Research Extension (continued)4Faculty and Staff Set Up Inquiry-based Educational ProjectDr. Carolyn Copenheaver (kneeling)giving instruction on soil samplingand classification held at Mason NeckNational Wildlife Refuge. JohnPeterson (left) and Dr. Nick Fuhrman(right) look on.Dr. Carolyn Copenheaver, Dr. John Seiler, and Mr. John Peterson have set up an inquirybased educational project with a local high school (Freedom High in Woodbridge, VA) incollaboration with the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge. This project is being led by Dr.Nick Fuhrman (formally at Virginia Tech) who is now at the University of Georgia. One ofthe objectives of the project is to develop more educational opportunities at National WildlifeRefuges. High school students will go to Mason Neck and measure fixed area plots of forestin various stages of succession. They will do tree identification; examine soils and growthrates of the trees. For more information, visit http://www.cnr.vt.edu/DENDRO/mason/Loblolly Pine Growth and Yield Research CooperativeThe Loblolly Pine Growth and Yield Research Cooperative held its 30th Annual MeetingDecember 3-4, 2008, in Tuscaloosa, AL. Dr. Harold Burkhart, Ralph Amateis and memberrepresentatives from fifteen wood producing and land management organizations in theUnited States and one from South America toured research sites on Westervelt lands in theTuscaloosa area for a day. More information about the Growth and Yield ResearchCooperative can be found on the web site: http://www.fw.vt.edu/g&y coop/.Dr. Harold Burkhart – Keynote SpeakerDr. Harold Burkhart was a keynote speaker at a conference of the International Union ofForest Research Organizations (IUFRO) on "Advances in Forest Management and Inventory",held October 13-17, 2008, at the Kangwon National University in the Republic of Korea. Hiskeynote presentation focused on methods for modeling growth and yield of intensivelymanaged forests. In addition, Professor Jungkee Choi of Kangwon National University, withDr. Burkhart and Ralph Amateis as co-authors, presented results from collaborative researchhe conducted at Virginia Tech during the summer 2008.Dr. Harold BurkhartForestry Faculty Presents Research in EuropeDr. Greg Amacher was invited to two meetings in Europe over the summer. In June, hetraveled to the Department of International Development in London to present his researchconcerning corruption and forest concessions at a workshop focusing on forest taxation inAfrica. Dr. Amacher was also appointed as an Affiliate Scientist with the Environment forDevelopment Initiative administered by Goteborg University in Sweden. He attended theirannual meeting in Goteborg, Sweden, and plans to begin working with EFD contacts atPeking University this spring on a variety of land tenure and natural resource economics andpolicy issues.North American Forest Soils ConferenceDr. Greg AmacherThe Department of Forestry hosted the 11th North American Forest Soils Conference on theVirginia Tech Campus last June. This was the 50th anniversary of this meeting that has beenheld every five years since 1958. Over 120 forest soils scientists and managers fromacademia, government agencies, and forest industry attended the four day meeting. Oralpapers and posters presented the state of the art in forest soil science. Field trips highlightedthe relationships among forest soils and silviculture in both hardwood and pine forests ofVirginia.Forest Nutrition Cooperative Annual MeetingDr. Tom FoxVirginia Tech recently hosted the Annual Advisory Board Meeting of the Forest NutritionCooperative at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke. The researchaccomplishments during the previous year were highlighted and goals and objectives for 2009were established at this meeting. The Forest Nutrition Cooperative is a partnership amongVirginia Tech, North Carolina State University and the University of Concepción in Chile. Ithas over 40 members representing large industrial forest landowners in the South and LatinAmerica. The goal of the Forest Nutrition Cooperative is to increase the productivity,profitability and sustainability of plantation forestry for both pines and hardwoods.
5Welcome New Faculty3Dr. Gwenlyn Busby recentlyjoined the Department ofForestry in the College ofNatural Resources as anassistant professor of ForestPolicy and Economics.Dr. Busby’s primary interestis the use of economicanalysis to inform sustainableresource management andpolicy. She has researchexperience and ongoinginterest in the areas ofwildfire risk management,incentive-based policydesign, and conservation.Much of her work focuses onlandscapes with mixedownership and the interactionbetween landowners in theirresource managementdecisions. She is particularlyinterested in issues wherethere are cross-ownershipspatial interdependencies,where decisions made by onelandowner have a directimpact on neighboringlandowners’ values. Inaddition to these researchinterests, she will be teachingForest Resource Policy (FOR4434) this spring and is veryexcited to meet and interactwith the undergraduatestudents at Virginia Tech.Dr. Busby received her B.A.degree in Economics fromMiddlebury College, herMaster of EnvironmentalScience from YaleUniversity, and her Ph.D. inForest Resources fromOregon State University.Dr. Valerie Thomas joinedthe Department of Forestry inthe College of NaturalResources as an AssistantProfessor in ForestryRemote Sensing on August10, 2007.Dr. Thomas’s researchexamines forest canopystructure and function usinglidar and hyperspectraltechnology, the integration ofthese data withmicrometeorologicalmeasurements to modelcanopy-scale photosynthesis,and the evaluation of theimpact of local heterogeneityon estimates of carbonexchange. She teachesFOR/GEOG 6984 ForestryLidar Applicationsand FOR/GEOG 5984Hyperspectral RemoteSensing for NaturalResources. In addition toforestry graduate students,both of these courses alsosupport students in the Ph.D.in Geospatial andEnvironmental Analysisprogram.Dr. Thomas has a B.S. (Eng)Environmental Engineering,University of Guelph,Guelph, Ontario, Canada, aM.S., Earth System Science,Dept of Geography, Queen’sUniversity, Kingston,Ontario, Canada, and Ph.D.,Earth System Science, Deptof Geography, Queen’sUniversity, Kingston,Ontario, Canada.Dr. M. Chad Bolding hasjoined the Department ofForestry in the College ofNatural Resources as anAssistant Professor of ForestOperations /Engineering.Dr. Bolding’s researchinterests are primarily focusedon forest operations,harvesting, andharvesting/silvicultureinteractions. His most recentwork has investigatedmechanical forest fuelreduction approaches toreduce the risk of catastrophicwildfire, utilize forestbiomass, and assessenvironmental effects ofmechanical entry. He is alsointerested in wood supplychain and forest businessissues including the influenceof markets, operationalconstraints, and regulations onforest operations and smallbusiness owners. Bolding isactive in professionalorganizations such as theSociety of American Foresters(SAF) and the Council onForest Engineering (COFE).He has recently served as cochair of COFE and bothchapter chair and science andtechnology chair in the SCdivision of SAF.Dr. Bolding has a B.S. andM.S. in Forestry from AuburnUniversity, and an MF inSilviculture and Ph.D. inForest Engineering fromOregon State University.Dr. Susan D. Day joined theDepartment of Forestry in theCollege of Natural Resourcesas an Assistant Professor inUrban Forestry on October1, 2008. Dr. Day holds a jointappointment in theDepartment of Horticulture.Dr. Day’s research addressesurban forest biology with aparticular focus on the role ofsoil management in creatingsustainable urbanenvironments. Recent projectsinclude an investigation of astormwater managementsystem using trees and underpavement reservoirs ofstructural soil that allow bothroot growth, runoff storageand infiltration; and a longterm study of urban soilrehabilitation techniques andtheir effects on tree growthand soil carbon.In addition to a graduate classin Forestry, Dr. Day will beteaching classes in urbanhorticulture and landscapeestablishment & maintenance.Dr. Day has a Ph.D. inForestry from Virginia Tech,an M.S. in Urban Horticulturefrom Cornell University, anda B.A. from Yale University.Dr. Day will be housed in theForestry Department inCheatham Hall and can bereached at sdd@vt.edu.
SPOTLIGHT Faculty Staff Students6Dr. Robert (Bob) Shaffer Receives VFA Distinguished Service AwardDr. Robert M. Shaffer was presented with Virginia Forestry Association’s DistinguishedService Award at the VFA Annual Convention in April. The award recognizes an individualor organization that has made a significant contribution to Forestry and/or related resources ofVirginia for the best interest of current and succeeding generations. There have only been 18Distinguished Service Awards given since 1984. In April, the Virginia Tech Board ofVisitors conferred the title of “Professor Emeritus” on Dr. Robert M. Shaffer, who serves asthe Charles Nettleton Professor of Forest Operations. Dr. Shaffer served as president of theVFA in1995-96, and chaired several VFA Committees.Dr. Robert (Bob) ShafferDr. James (Jim) BurgerDr. James Burger RetiresDr. James A. Burger, Garland Gray Professor of Forestry and Professor of Forestry and SoilScience at Virginia Tech, retired in November after nearly 30 years of service. In 1979 hejoined the Forestry Department where he established its forest soils teaching and researchprogram, now one of the most renowned in North America. His research program includedwork on forest soils, plantation establishment, tree nutrition, soil quality, restoration ecology,and agroforestry. He mentored 40 graduate students (Ph.D. and M.S.) who are now among thefinest in the ranks of natural resource agencies, industry, and the academy. Dr. Burger servedas chair of the Forest Soils Division and on the Board of Directors of the Soil Science Societyof America. He was an associate editor of the Society’s journal for 6 years and was electedSSSA Fellow in 1996. He served as chair of the Forestry Division of the American Society ofMining and Reclamation for 13 years and as the Society’s president for one year. He is therecipient of the Society’s W. T. Plass Award for career-long contributions to reclamationscience and practice, the Society’s highest award. Reforestation practices throughout theeastern coalfields region of the US are largely based on his research work. He is a long timemember of the Society of American Foresters. As Garland Gray Professor Emeritus ofForestry, Dr. Burger will continue his research on a part-time basis while pursuing additionalprofessional activities.2008 Sergei A. Wilde Distinguished LectureDr. James Burger, Garland Gray Professor of Forestry gave the 2008 Sergei A. WildeDistinguished Lecture on Forest Soils in October during the Soil Science Society of AmericaMeeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX. His talk was “Are weobligated to help apply as well as create knowledge to enhance and protect our private andpublic forests?”Dr. Greg Amachers’ New BookDr. Randy WynneDr. Greg Amacher has a forthcoming book with Dr. Markku Ollikainen and Dr. ErkkiKoskela of the University of Helsinki titled "Economics of Forest Resources" that will bepublished by MIT Press in May of 2009. Additional details can be found at the followingwebsite: type 2&tid 11794Dr. Randy Wynne – Certificate of RecognitionAt the Society of American Foresters annual meeting in Reno, NV (Nov. 2-8, 2008), Dr.Randy Wynne was awarded a Working Group Merit Award for recognition of his significantcontribution to the SAF Science Program. Dr. Wynne is the chair-elect for the A2 RemoteSensing and Photogrammetry working group.Julia Bartens’ Research HighlightedVirginia Tech’s Mini ParkingLot—a demonstration site at theUrban Horticulture CenterPh.D. graduate student Julia Bartens’ research was published in the most recent Journal ofEnvironmental Quality and highlighted in CSANews this month. This study was part of acollaborative project between Virginia Tech, Cornell, and University of California at Davisinvestigating innovative ways to maximize the potential of trees to address stormwater. Adesign manual, photos of demonstration sites, and other resources from the project areavailable at www.cnr.vt.edu/urbanforestry/stormwater.
7SPOTLIGHT Faculty Staff Students (continued)Jeremy Stovall - Best Graduate Student Presentation AwardJeremy Stovall is a second year Ph.D. student working with Drs. Tom Fox and John Seiler ongrowth responses of varietal loblolly pine to fertilization. He recently received anOutstanding Graduate Student Presentation Award for his talk at the 15th Biennial SouthernSilviculture Research Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas held November 17 – 20, 2008.Excellence in Teaching Poster AwardAssistant professor Dr. Eric Wiseman and undergraduate urban forestry students Matt Rhoadsand Brad Levy received first place in the “Excellence in Teaching Poster Award” category atthe Outreach Now 2008 Symposium held at Virginia Tech on September 8th. Their posterwas entitled “An Assessment of Public Street Trees in Radford, Virginia”.Forestry Faculty Receive Awards of Merit and Certificate of AppreciationJeremy StovallDrs. Eric Wiseman and Susan Day each received an Award of Merit from the Mid-AtlanticChapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (MAC-ISA) at its annual meeting(hosted here on the Virginia Tech campus, Sept 29-Oct 1) in recognition of their exemplaryservice this past year.Dr. Harold Burkhart was also recognized with a Certificate of Appreciation and was presentedwith an Honorary Membership for his dedication to the urban forestry program and his worktowards achieving SAF Specialized Accreditation in Urban Forestry for the new urbanforestry curriculum.Virginia Tech’s Scholar of the week is .Valerie Thomas!On October 27, 2008, Dr. Valerie Thomas was recognized as Virginia Tech’s Scholar of theweek for innovative research in applications of lidar imagery to analysis of forest canopystructure and function. Her work contributes to the improvement of national and globalcarbon exchange and climate models through a better understanding of forest ecosystemphysiology across the landscape. By constructing the three dimensional shape of trees andtheir spatial arrangement using lidar data, Valerie can model light penetration through thecanopy and its influence on photosynthesis.Dr. Eric WisemanPrysby and Downing Win First PlaceMichelle Prysby (Virginia Master Naturalist program coordinator) and Adam Downing(Northern District Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Agent) won first place in the“New Initiatives” programming category for the Virginia Cooperative Extension NorthernDistrict. Their project “Armed and Dangerous: Destroying Virginia’s Invasive Species withVolunteers” trained 75 volunteers across the state, providing them with knowledge and toolsfor addressing invasive species issues in their communities. This project was funded by aninternal grant from the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources.Michelle PrysbyWelcome New Graduate Students!Ph.D. ProgramM.S. ProgramM.F. Program Scott BarrettEuan BowditchKemal GökkayaNabin GywwaliKatherine HooverJobriath KauffmanNilam KayasthaOlli-Pekka KuuselaRobert BernierPriscilla BocskorMatthew BrinckmanJoseph ConradTripp DowlingBenjamin HookSara MurrillTyler WrightKim BoggioJoe HoffmanCynthia SchifferWilliam WestAdam Downing
Faculty/Staff/Student Spotlight (continued)22008Congratulations2008Graduates! 8Aksamit, Dawn Noel - M.S., Advisor Dr. Shepard ZedakerAtwood, Chad Judson - M.S., Advisor Dr. Tom FoxBaker, Katherine Lynn - M.S., Advisor Dr. Jay SullivanCarroll, Matthew Bradley - M.S., Advisor Dr. Mike AustElias, Patricia Elena - M.S., Advisor Dr. Jim BurgerGellerstedt, Paul Anders M.F., Advisor Dr. Mike AustGrant, Emily Hurst - M.S., Advisor Dr. Amy BrunnerHendrick, Laura Elizabeth - M.F., Advisor Dr. Carolyn CopenheaverHockett, Karen S. – Ph.D., Advisor Dr. Joseph RoggenbuckHorcher, Andy Thomas – Ph.D., Advisor Dr. Rien VisserHouchins, John William – M.F., Advisor Dr. Shepard ZedakerKovach, Katherine Elizabeth – M.S., Advisor Dr. Shepard ZedakerLakel, William – Ph.D., Advisor Dr. Mike AustLang, Eric Paul – M.S., Advisor Dr. Greg AmacherMoan, Jason Edward - M.S., Advisor Dr. Randy WynneMoore, Erin Amanda - M.S., Advisor Dr. Stephen SchoenholtzPratt, William Aaron - M.S., Advisor Dr. Tom FoxRatnaparkhe, Supriya Milind – Ph.D., Advisor Dr. Ulrika EgertsdotterReigner, Nathan – M.S., Advisor Dr. Steve LawsonRasamoelina, Maminiaina – Ph.D., Advisor Dr. James JohnsonRussell, Matthew B - M.S., Advisor Dr. Harold BurkhartSucre, Eric Brandon – Ph.D., Advisor Dr. Tom FoxTyree, Michael Christopher – Ph.D., Advisor Dr. John SeilerWadl, Erica Fritz – M.S., Advisor Dr. Mike AustAlumni Corner / AnnouncementsGreg Scheerer receives 2008 National SAF Young Forester Leadership AwardGreg ScheererFor more information about theDepartment of Forestry pleasecontact:Ms. Sue Snow313 Cheatham HallMail Code 0324Blacksburg, VA .vt.eduGreg Scheerer recently received the 2008National SAF Young Forester LeadershipAward at the Society of American ForestersNational Convention in Reno, NV. Gregreceived both his B.S. degree in ForestResource Management (1992) and his M.S.degree in Forest Soils (1994) from VirginiaTech. He is currently a Forest Manager withMeadWestvaco Corporation in Appomattox,Virginia, where he has been employed since1995 in a variety of land management andtimber sales positions. Greg's previousexperience also includes a year as a forestryextension associate at Virginia Tech as wellas 2 summer internships with WeyerhaeuserCompany in eastern North Carolina. Greghas been very active in the SAF sincecollege: he was the Virginia Tech StudentChapter Chair in 1992, has served in theleadership positions in his local R.E. LeeChapter as well as the Virginia Division, wasthe Arrangements Chair for the 2000 VADivision Meeting, and is currently theArrangements Chair for the 2009 APSAFAnnual Meeting to be held January 21-23 inNewport News, VA. Greg is also very activein other professional activities -- currentlyserving on the Virginia ForestryAssociation's Board of Directors, theVirginia Reforestation of TimberlandsBoard, the Virginia Tech CNR ForestResources Advisory Committee, and theRoanoke/Lynchburg Log-A-Load For KidsCommittee.
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