Montgomery Community College honors these forest technology students who have earned membership in the CEFTS Honor Society: Robbie Freeman, Seth Bauguess and Steve Morgan. Congratulations!
Thompson School Honor Society Members
The University of New Hampshire Thompson School of Applied Science announces new members members of the CEFTS Honor Society. They are from left to right: Audrey Perkins, Tanner Starmer, Erik Keenan and Nick Haskell. Congratulations on a job well done!
Remember 1991?
Rod Brown sends this picture from the 1991 CEFTS meeting at ABAC in Tifton, Georgia.
Front Row: John Palmer (Haywood), John Torunski (Maritime), Ed Grafton (Glenville), Steve Resh (Alleghany), Don Lewis (Lake City), John Bozak (UNH)
2nd Row: Dave Embree (Hocking), Dave Meador (Wayne CC), Barrett Gates (Morrisville), Bruno Boucek (Sir Sanford Fleming), Rod Brown (ABAC), Bernie Carr (Michigan Tech), Jim Hale (Mont Alto), Conrad Brewer (Pensacola), George Showalter (L.B. Wallace)
3rd Row: Tom Centner (L.B. Wallace), Bob Goodson (Wayne CC), Ray Rolfe (Westviking), Philip Mayville (Sir Sanford Fleming), Richard Miller (Wanakena)
Penn College Students Enter CEFTS Honor Society
Congratulations to James Daniels, Angela Polleto, and Molly Goldsmith whose academic excellence at the Pennsylvania College of Technology has been honored by membership in the CEFTS Honor Society
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And here are the rest of the pictures from Doug Staiger
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Meetings Past
Recently, Doug Staiger, from Haywood Community College, sent me these group pictures from past meetings. Help identify where they were taken, the year, and who some of the people are. Thanks Doug, for this contribution.
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New Penn State Mont Alto Honor Society Members
Congratulations to Penn State Mont Alto students Tyler Wakefield and Nate Rosenberg who have been inducted into the CEFTS Forest Technology Honor Society. Membership in the Honor Society is based on a student’s academic achievement in forestry courses taken for the Associate degree.
Tyler and Nate were awarded their certificates during the graduation picnic at Mont Alto State Park. Because of the forecast thunderstorms we had pizza, instead of our usual cookout. Thankfully, we have the pavilion, and finished just before the rains hit!
New B.A.S. Degree at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Last month, after some three years of planning, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved ABAC’s request to offer a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) degree in Natural Resource Management (NRM) with separate majors in Forestry and in Wildlife Management. This degree is fundamentally different from the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree offered by universities in that the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree is the foundation for the baccalaureate degree. Our students go through the appropriate A.A.S. degree program (Forest Technology or Wildlife Technology) on their way to the desired BAS-NRM major (Forestry or Wildlife Management).
Students who target a standard B.S. program typically take few if any forestry or wildlife courses the first two years. After completing their Associate of Science (A.S.) degree, if they are unable to continue on for the B.S. degree they have only a generic associate’s degree which has not specifically prepared them to work in the natural resource field. The failure to continue on for the B.S. degree may be due to financial considerations, or may be the result of failure to achieve the minimum grade point average (GPA) for transfer to a university program. In our state, the minimum GPA for entrance to the Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources at the University of Georgia has risen substantially in recent years as the University practices “population control” through rising admission standards. Warnell is unable to admit many students that they would like to have, and in the past these students have had no other in-state path to a baccalaureate degree in the field of natural resources.
We think that our BAS degree is attractive for the following reasons. If students in the BAS-NRM program decide to enter the workforce after the first two years, they have a marketable degree (AAS in Forestry or Wildlife) that is prized by employers and prepares them for a career in their chosen field. If they do continue on for the BAS degree they have had the same “hands-on” field-oriented education that employers have always appreciated in our AAS graduates.
Students in Forest Technology or Wildlife Technology programs at other institutions are welcome to apply to ABAC to pursue the BAS-NRM degree. Those coming from Southern Regional Education Board undergraduate Academic Common Market states (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) should be able to attend at in-state tuition rates. Those from other states may be able to get an out-of-state tuition waiver (and thus pay tuition at in-state rates), especially if they are excellent students. We would be glad to work out articulation agreements with any institutions that are interested.
Dr. Rod Brown, Head
Department of Forest Resources
University of New Hampshire Forest Technology Student Wins Granite State SAF Award
This is from a University of New Hampshire, Thompson School press release:
Nicholas Haskell is the recipient of the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters Forest Technology Student of the Year Award.
The second year class in the Forest Technology program recently attended the annual meeting of the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters. It was a great opportunity for the students to hear the latest topics on forestry here in the northeast. The students also made contacts with forestry professionals who work throughout the state. These contacts are certain to be valuable once the students begin their careers in the forestry profession.
Each year, the Granite State Division of the Society of American Foresters selects one student to be the recipient of the Forest Technology Student of the Year Award. This year Forest Technology senior Nicholas Haskell received this award. He is an excellent student, a leader in the classroom and exemplifies the spirit of the award.
Nick is from Brattleboro, Vermont and comes to the school with a background in forestry work in his high school vocational program. His hard work and dependability set the standard for the classroom. In addition to his accomplishments in the classroom, he works part time for the Forest Technology program and also finds time to be heavily involved with the UNH Woodsmen Team.
Last Summer Nick was employed by Cersosimo Lumber Company in Brattleboro. His work there provided a valuable opportunity to learn about the forest products industry. His goals after graduation from the Thompson School include a season or two on a western fire crew. Nick also plans to continue his education by earning a baccalaureate degree in Forest Management.
Forest Tech Students Attend Professional Meetings
When forest technology students attend professional meetings they meet foresters already working in the field. They learn new things and reinforce what they have studied in school. More importantly they make connections for future jobs and relationships. They get to see what it’s like to be a forester.
In spring 2011 students from Penn State Mont Alto and Allegany College of Maryland attended the Allegheny SAF meeting in Clarion, PA. Click here for pictures and a story from Mont Alto, who won the quiz bowl.
Haywood Community College foresters attended the Appalachian SAF meeting in Charleston, SC. For a recap and pictures click here.
Ten Horry-Georgetown Technical College Forestry students were able to attend the 2011 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Timber Producers Association in Myrtle Beach last month. In addition to outstanding speakers and exhibits, the students were able to meet and greet Bobby Goodson the “Swamp Logger” from the Discovery Channel series. Click here for more information.