| Doug
Brodie, forest economist and professor in the Department
of Forest Resources, has retired after 26 years on the
College faculty. Brodie received his doctorate in agricultural
and resource economics from the University of California
at Berkeley in 1970, when he joined the faculty at University
of Wisconsin at Madison. He came to OSU in 1975. Brodie
taught two undergraduate classes and the senior capstone
course in Forest Resources. At the graduate level he has
taught courses in advanced forest economics, harvest scheduling,
the economics of private forestry, forest policy, and
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natural resources. His research has focused on silvicultural
investment in timber management, including investments
in controlling wildfire and insect and animal damage.
Brodie advised 70 master’s and doctoral students, “some
of whom have achieved academic and research prominence
in Finland, Canada, Mexico, Chile, New Zealand, Taiwan,
Africa, and Japan, as well as the United States,” he says.
Brodie was honored in June with a seminar and dinner organized
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| Eldon
Olsen, industrial engineer and professor in the Department
of Forest Engineering, has retired after 21 years on the
College faculty. After working for several years in private
industry, Olsen received his doctorate in industrial engineering
at OSU in 1979, and joined the Forestry faculty a year
later. His research has focused on optimal bucking to
capture higher value from logs. Olsen advised 25 master’s
and five doctoral students, three of whom went on to join
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| Kellogg, and Glen Murphy.
“Now that I’m retired from the College,” says Olsen, “I’m
teaching part-time in the College of Business. They are
recruiting a new faculty member in operations management,
and I’m covering that class for them this year. I also
have been busy as a volunteer helping develop the buildings,
roads, timber, water, and sanitation systems for a large
youth camp near Alsea Falls.” |
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