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Graduate Forest Technician Awards for 2013

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At last week’s CEFTS annual meeting in Dover, New Hampshire, three forest technician alumni received the Graduate Forest Technician Award.

John Bird is a 1995 graduate of Glenville State College in Forest Technology and Criminal Justice. He is a well-known expert in the use of bloodhounds in wildland fire investigations who has worked in West Virginia and other states and has given many presentations and written many articles on this topic.

John Zipfel is a 1980 graduate in Forest Technology from Allegany College of Maryland. He has worked as a Forest Ranger for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Over the years he has made many contributions to the success of the Forest Technology program at Allegany College including a grant to assist in forestry textbook purchases and endowing scholarships.

Chris Huston graduated from the University of Maine at Fort Kent in 2007 with an A.S. in Forest Technology and in 2009 with a B.S. in Environmental Studies. He is employed by Irving Woodlands as their lead GIS analyst. He has helped the Forest Technology program at UMFK by providing map data for lab exercises and by giving numerous guest presentations to students.

CEFTS awards up to five Graduate Forest Technician Awards annually to forest technicians who have given outstanding to forest or to Forest Technology education. To see the full list of past recipients click here.

 

Congratulations to the Forest Technology Program at Allegany College of Maryland

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Appalachian Laboratory honors Allegany College’s Forestry Department for environmental stewardship

FROSTBURG, MD (April 25, 2013) – In honor of outstanding contributions to environmental education in Western Maryland, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s Appalachian Laboratory has selected the Forestry Technology Program at Allegany College as recipient of its 2013 Richard A. Johnson Environmental Education Award. Beginning with eight students in 1968, the program has grown to produce 580 graduates who are helping to manage our natural resources, as well as making contributions to the health of our urban forests.

“From monitoring natural and man-made hazards, to exercising good forest management, the Forestry Technology Department at Allegany College is training the next generation of men and women responsible for conserving the great outdoors,” said Dr. Ray Morgan, Acting Director of the Appalachian Laboratory.

Read the rest of the story from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.

Graduate Forest Technician Achievement Award

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Three foresters were awarded the Graduate Forest Technician Achievement Award at the annual meeting in Fredericton, NB Canada on August 4. Nominations came from CEFTS member schools in recognition of exceptional professional accomplishments and service.

This year’s winners include:

  • Mike Aultman, a forest technician with the State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Nominated by Itasca Community College.
  • Ken Roberts of Lavale, MD, a forester with the New Page Paper Company. Nominated by Allegany College of Maryland.
  • Steve Wipperman, a Forest Ranger with the Fire Control Division of the Maine Forest Service. Nominated by the  University of Maine at Fort Kent.

Congratulations to the honorees!

University of New Hampshire Forest Technology Student Wins Granite State SAF Award

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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.

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