Outstanding graduating seniors and graduate students received accolades at the close of the 1997-98 school year. Several Forestry seniors were honored on Fernhopper Day in May. Andrea Thorpe and Alan DeJong received the Paul M. Dunn Senior Award, the College's highest honor for graduating students. DeJong also won the Bowerman Leadership Award together with Zee Ghazarian.

Barbara Gartner at the podium on Fernhopper Day

Mindy Crandall and Kris McCall won the Kelly Axe Award, given for students' work "behind the scenes," in less-visible, less-rewarded volunteer jobs. Also at Fernhopper Day, Barbara Gartner, assistant professor in the Forest Products department, received the Aufderheide Award for excellence in teaching, and Jim Wilson, professor in the Forest Products department, won the Kliewer Award for his excellent mentoring of students. Both awards are conferred by Forestry students and are significant tokens of student affection and respect.

Judy Sitton, office manager in the Forestry Media Center, received a trophy in the form of an aqua-green model 1957 Chevy in honor of her outstanding service to students.

Forest Science graduate students and faculty were honored at the department picnic in June. Master's student Michelle Stubbs and doctoral student Kristin Vanderbilt received the Faculty Award for Achievement. Associate Professor Mark Harmon received the Student Award to Outstanding Faculty.

Arne Skaugset, Marvin Pyles, Paul Adams, and Bob Beschta, all faculty in the Forest Engineering department, have received the Oregon Society of American Foresters Research Award. They were honored for their hard work in preparing a report for Oregon governor John Kitzhaber on the relationship between forest management and landslides. The award was presented at the annual OSAF conference in May.

Arne Skaugset, Marv Pyles

Susan Stafford, professor in the Forest Science department, left the College this fall to become head of the Department of Forest Sciences in the College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Stafford teaches and conducts research in applied statistics, multivariate analysis and experimental design, research information management, scientific databases, GIS applications, and other data-management topics.

She had been with the College of Forestry for almost 20 years and has received several awards, including the 1998 OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award. "I believe we all have two families, the one at home and the one at work," she told well-wishing colleagues at a farewell reception in July. "My family here has been very, very good, and I will miss you all." Forest Science department head Logan Norris presented Stafford with a plaque that read, "Scientist, Teacher, Mentor, and Friend."

Susan Stafford and colleagues at her farewell reception.

Pam Henderson, director of student services for the College of Forestry, was chosen as the 1998 winner of the University Professional Development Award. The award recipient is chosen yearly by a committee of the Faculty Senate to recognize supervisors who excel in encouraging employees to participate in professional and educational development opportunities. She was nominated by her staff and others at the College. Henderson received the award on University Day, Sept. 16.

Pam Henderson

Mike Cloughesy, Extension Forester in Lane County, has transferred to Peavy Hall for the next year, at least, to serve as head of outreach education for the College. Cloughesy will direct the College's Conference Office and work with faculty to develop and deliver continuing-education programs. He will also lead an effort to identify unmet needs in forestry continuing education and develop a model to make the College's efforts more effective.

The Conference Office puts on about 40 continuing-education programs yearly, attracting about 2,000 participants, mostly professionals in forestry and land management. "We'll be redesigning the way we do business," says Cloughesy. "Up till now the College faculty have had most of the responsibility for developing and delivering continuing-ed programs. As director, I hope to share some of that content load."

As Extension Forester, Cloughesy has wide experience in designing educational programs for a variety of clients. His efforts as outreach director will be evaluated after nine months, and he may take the opportunity to stay on if the feedback is good, he says.

Mike Cloughesy