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Significant Dates in School's History
| 1896 -- | FIRST FORESTRY course taught in botany department by Edward R. Lake. |
| 1906 -- | Four-year undergraduate and one-year graduate program in forestry established. |
| 1908 -- | Department of Forestry established. |
| 1910 -- | GEORGE W. PEAVY appointed as professor and head of the Department of Forestry. First class of forestry graduates: Harold D. Gill, Thurman J. Starker, Jack F. Pernot, Sinclair A. Wilson. |
| 1913 -- | School of Forestry established with Peavy as Dean. Department of Logging Engineering established in School. |
| 1917 -- | First Forestry Building constructed. |
| 1921 -- | Graduate work in forestry authorized; Master of Science, Master of Forestry,
and Forest Engineer degrees. Forest land acquisition program inaugurated. Peavy Arboretum and Spaulding Tract acquired. |
| 1925 -- | First Forestry Club Cabin built on McDonald Forest. |
| 1927 -- | Third major field of study, Lumber Manufacture, introduced; later changed to Wood Products. |
| 1930 -- | Six-month field work established as a graduation requirement. |
| 1934 -- | DEAN PEAVY appointed President of Oregon State College. |
| 1940 -- | DR. G.W. PEAVY appointed dean emeritus and president emeritus. PROFESSOR E.G. MASON appointed acting dean. |
| 1941 -- | Oregon Forest Products Laboratory created in cooperation with School of Forestry. |
| 1942 -- | PAUL M. DUNN appointed dean. |
| 1947 -- | Three major curricula revised and names changed: Logging Engineering to
Forest Engineering; Technical Forestry to Forest Management; Wood Products
to Forest Products OSU Forestry Alumni Association established. |
| 1948 -- | Forest manager for the School's forest properties appointed. Short courses in cooperation with industry and public agencies introduced. |
| 1949 -- | Adair Tract (Paul Dunn Forest), part of Adair Military Reservation, transferred to School of Forestry. |
| 1950 -- | Present Forestry Club Cabin constructed. |
| 1954 -- | Forest Experiment Station established. |
| 1955 -- | W. F. McCULLOCH appointed dean. |
| 1956 -- | FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY of four-year program. |
| 1957 -- | New Forest Research Laboratory completed at 30th and Western Boulevard. |
| 1959 -- | Ph.D. program in Forest Management initiated. |
| 1961 -- | Administration of Forest Research Laboratory transferred to School of Forestry. |
| 1963 -- | Columbus Day Storm (Freida) -- seven million board feet of timber had
blowdown on McDonald and Dunn Forests. First Ph.D. granted (Forest Management). |
| 1964 -- | Ph.D. program in Forest Products initiated. |
| 1965 -- | Instruction improvement Center (Self Learning Center) established by grant
from Hill Family Foundation. Common freshman year initiated. |
| 1967 -- | CARL STOLTENBERG appointed Dean. First woman enrolled in School since 1945. |
| 1968 -- | Dedication of Forest Science Wing, Forest Research Laboratory. |
| 1970 -- | First Ph.D. degree granted in Forest Products. |
| 1971 -- | New Forestry Building -- Peavy Hall -- completed. Coordinator of Forestry Extension appointed. |
| 1973 -- | Resource Recreation Management Department transferred to School of Forestry
from Division of Health and Physical Education. Forest Engineering Institute initiated. |
| 1974 -- | Ph.D. program in Forest Engineering (Hydrology) initiated. Second woman graduated from School of Forestry Common freshman year eliminated. |
| 1976 -- | Forest Science Department established. Largest graduating class in history of School (205 B.S. degrees). FE/CE 5-year dual degree program initiated. |
| 1979 -- | Position of Associate Dean established. |
| 1981 -- | 75th ANNIVERSARY of School of Forestry. |
| 1996 -- | College of Forestry at Oregon State University goes internet. |
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