OREGON STATE
FORESTER
Volume XX:V
Corvallis, Oregon, Jan uary, 1972
Number 1
Dedication of
Peavy Hall
The long-awaited event is here! The
dedication of Peavy Hall, Forestry's new
home on the OSU campus, will take place
on Saturday, February 19, 1972. We hope
you can be with us.
Open House will be held from 9:00 a.m.
Saturday until 4:30 p.m. The dedication
ceremony will be held at 2:00 p.m. in
Stewart Auditorium. Participating in the
dedication will be representat ives of the
State of Orego n, the Oregon State Board
of Higher Education, Oregon State University, and the School of Forestry's alumni
and students.
There will be a reception for a·lumni,
students, and fr iends in the main lounge
of the Memorial Union building between
4:30 and 5:30 p.m. The traditional Fernhopper Banquet with " certain changes"
will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Memorial
Union Ballroom and will be over in time
for the Oregon State-California basketball
game.
Individual Achievement
Award Established
Last summer W. R. "Bill" Demme, Logging Engineering '37, dropped by to discuss the possi bil it:es of setting up an
award for individual achievement. He suggested that the award go to an OSU forestry graduate who had achieved success
in a field other than forestry.
If you know a fern hopper who meets
this requirement , send us his name. Provide a biographical sketch which includes
clearly, and in some detail, his achievement, success, and contribution in a field
other than forestry.
Nominees and their achievements will
be reviewed by an awards committee comp osed of al umni, students, and faculty. If
a worthy candidate is found among the
nominees, the award will be made at the
Fernhopper Banquet, February 19, 1972.
The award will consist of a distinctive
pen and penc il set, presented at the Banquet. In addition , a framed portrait of the
recipient will be displayed in the Peavy
Hall reading room with a brief citation of
his achievement and contribution to society. Whenever a new award winner is
chosen , the previous recipient 's picture
and c itation will be placed In a su itable
album that wil l be on permanent display
in the reading room.
Peavy Hall Courtyard seen through a fish eye lens.
FernhopperBanquetChanges
It had to happen someday! The February
19, 1972 Fernhopper Banquet will see the
ladies invited for the first time in forty
years. What has been traditionally a stag
affair will be enhanced by 18 girl forestry
students and, we hope, the wives and
sweethearts of Fernhoppers.
For the last two years the Board of
Directors of the OSU Forestry Alumni Assoc iation has discussed changing the format of the traditional Fernhopper Banquet.
In a recent p oll of Board members, sentiments were unanimous to invite the ladies
to join us.
Fernhoppers, if your best girl plans to
come with you to attend the dedication of
Peavy Hall, be sure to let her know she 's
also invited to the Banquet.
Dean "Mac" McCulloch
Just a short time ago we stopped by to
see Dean Mac. He 's not doi ng too well
and is confined to his bed most of the
time . The lady that looks after him is
doing a great job, however, and this makes
things more pleasa nt for him.
Mac would appreciate hearing from you.
He enjoys short visits and messages. Drop
by or drop him a note at 2815 N.W. Polk,
Corvallis, Oregon 97330.
Invitation to
Fernhopper Day
February 19, 1972, is the date set for
the 40th an nual Fernhopper Day. On behalf of the Forestry Club, I would like to
extend a personal invitation to ALL Fernhoppers and friends to come and find out
what's happeni ng around OSU and the
School of Forestry. As you read elsewhere
on this page, the tradition of a stag Fernhopper Banquet is changing this year.
Wives and sweethearts are also invited to
attend. To them , I also extend a most
cordial invitation.
We hope to make this year's Fernhopper
Day one of the best yet. It seems that to
be truly effective we must be dedicated,
so it is with people and w ith buildings.
Therefore, we plan to have the dedication
of the new Forestry building on the 19th
as well as having it open for your inspection. The banquet will be held Saturday
evening followed by an OSU basketball
game.
This will be a good opportunity for each
of us to renew old friendships and to eliminate the "generation gap" by making new
ones between students and alums.
Brian L. Tuor, President
OSU Forestry Club
The President's
Message
OREGON
STATE FORESTER
Annual newsletter of the OSU Forestry
Alumni Association mailed to the last
known address of all OSU Fernhoppers.
The Forestry Extens ion Program, headed
by Dr. Jim Krygier, is another noteworthy
milestone of achievement that expands the
school 's area of influence beyond the
classroom and research lab. Beset with
budget problems , the program is presently
operating on a limited basis, but its potential is tremendous.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TERMS EXPIRE APRIL, 1972
Mt. Hood National Forest
P.O. Box 16040
Portland, Oregon 97216
Clyde Stratton
Wilco Fire Equipment Co.
1121 S. E. Market
Portland , Oregon 97214
Garwin Woolley
(President)
Pacific Logg ing Congress
American Bank Building
Portland, Oregon 97405
TERMS EXPIRE APRIL, 1973
Ward S. Armstrong
3671 Hillview Dr. S. E.
Salem, Oregon 97302
Nicholas J. Kirkmire
2428 S. Balsam Street
Lakewood , Colorada 80227
Wm. Ruhmann
1733 Kilkenny Rd.
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
TERMS EXP IRE APRIL, 1974
Jack Barringer
705 3rd Street
Sweet Home, Oregon 97386
Brice Brandt
2010 Dale Street
Medford, Oregon 97501
Rex Resler
16650 S.E. Van Zyl Road
Clackamas, Oregon 97015
A DVISORY
Carl H. Stoltenberg
(Dean)
Sc hool of Forestry
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
R. M. Kallander
School of Forestry
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
(Sec-Treas)
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It is most encouraging to note that enrollment of Fernhoppers has increased
from 498 in 1970 to 640 in 1971. This approximates the optimum level of enrollment
for which the school is presently geared,
and the trend toward increased enrollment
seems to be co ntinuing. Therefore , the role
o f the A lumn i Association would seem to
be in recruiting top quality stud ents to
OSU rather than warm bodies to fill the
classrooms.
Another encouraging indication of increased public awareness of the relationship between forestry and environmenta l
education is the enrollme nt of 18 girl Fernhoppers this year. This can only enhance
the presiige of our schoo l and expedite
the proliferation of forestry knowledge into
all strata of our society. In behalf of the
Forestry Alumn i Association, it is a real
pleasure to we lcome these lady foresters
to OSU.
Oregon State University Forestry Alumni Association
James Overbay
and his staff will welcome your personal
interest and advice.
Fellow Fernhoppers:
As we view the past year in thoughtful
retrospect it becomes apparent that it has
been a period of achievement for the OSU
School of Forestry at which every alu m
and student can look with pride.
The new forestry building, so appropriately dedicated to the memory of George
Peavy, is the c ulm ination of many years of
elbow bending, frustrations, hopes and
hard wor k by alums , Sc hoo l staff and University administrators. We now have the
finest forestry educational plant in the nation. Not only is it a campus "showpiece"
but, more impo rtantly, it provides the physical faci l ities essential to the recruitment
of high quality students and the production of well trained , competent and enthusiast ic foresters in both Bachelor and advanced degrees.
But far more than beauty and efficiency
in building design is needed to produce
graduates with the technical competence
and personal dedication necessary to
maintain and enhance the image of the
forestry profession in the eyes of the public. In this era o f intense public concern
with the shibboleths of "e nvironment" and
"ecology" it is increasingly important that
the training of our forestry students reflect
the legitimate desires of society for environmental awareness and research without sacrificing the superior basic technical
training that has been the forte of Fernhoppers since a four-year forestry program
was first offered in 1906.
I believe the real achievement of the
school, over the past few years, has been
the development of curricula and staff to
accomplish this objective. It is not a static
situation , however, and alums can be of
tremendous help to Dean Stoltenberg and
his staff by individual involvement w ith the
school program and personnel. The Dean
One project sponsored by the Alum ni
Association that has not made much progress is the George W. Peavy Memorial at
the Western Forestry center in Portland.
Contributions to the fund have been disappoi nting. Surely every OSU Forestry
A lum must feel an obl igation to provide a
f itting tribute to the first Dean of our
school and one of the truly great foresters
of all time.
On the tic ket reservation form for the
Fernhopper Banquet there is a space provided to inc lude a contr ibution to the
Peavy Memorial Fund. I urge each of you
to make some sacrifice of a personal need
in order that this great man may be accorded the honor that he so r ichly deserves. It cannot be done unless each of
us, as individuals, accept the responsibili ty to see the job through to fruition.
The establishment of communications
between students and alums is also a matter of primary importance. When I was in
school (a long t ime ago) the Fernhopper
Banquet was eagerly anticipated by students as " the" opportunity to b ecome better acquainted with prospective employers
and to learn something of what was expected of them after graduatio n. In more
recent years, except for th ose invo lved in
the mechanics o f the program, students
have been conspicuous by their absence.
The Fernhopper Seminar and student
guest plan for the banquet have resu lted
in noticeable improvement of this situation
in the past two years. I strongly urge all
Alums to sign up to " take a student to the
banquet. " It will be a pleasant and rewarding experience.
Dedication o f Peavy Hall will be the
highlight of the 1972 Fernhopper Day and
the fulfillment of dreams of long standing.
Let us each do our part to maintain a
cordial working re lationship between the
job and our schoo l. See you February 19th
in Corvall is.
Garwin A. Woolley,
President
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Fernhopper Directory
Discontinued
Last year we ran an article in the Newsletter expla ining that not enough forestry
alums contributed dues to the Association.
In su fficient funds were availab le to publish
both a Newsletter and a Directory. We
p ointed out th at there were two alternatives: get more forestry alums to contribute, or cut out the Directory and reduce
the size of the Newsleller.
Contributions to the Association have
not increased and the Board of Directors
have voted to eliminate the Fernhopper
Directory. We hope it will not be necessary to reduce the size of the Newsletter.
If you are in need of the address of a
fellow Fernhopper, write to the Forestry
Alumni Office and we'l l be glad to send
it to you .
Graduate Programs
Concern about the environment and current discussions
about environmental
controversies may begin to influence the
composition of our graduate student body.
An increasing number o f the inquiries and
appl ications express a desire to contribute
to the solutio n of environm ental problems.
Many of these have been from graduates
of fields other than forestrv who are interested in transferring the"ir abilities and
diverse expe rience into the field of
forestry.
The University has established a graduate quota system that wil l te nd to
stab ilize the School's graduate program
at a level near its present size . The fall
term enrollment totals 68, up from 60 at
this time last year. Included in this group
are two women, and 17 foreign graduate
students. Seven are in Forest Engineering,
41 in Forest Management, and 20 are in
Forest Products.
A number o f graduate students completed their programs this past year, 12 for
masters d8grees and 10 for doctrates.
Lloyd W. Gay, Chairman
Graduate Committee
Financial Statement
JANUARY 1, 1972
Balance January 1, 1971
$386 .15
Income :
Dues
$1,232.00
Annual Cruise Sales
252.00
Banquet
1,219.00
570.50
Peavy Memorial Fund
93.50
Miscellaneous
250.00
Basketball Tickets
Total In come
$3,617.00
Expenditures :
Newsletter
$1,280.70
Banquet and
1,061 .40
Fernho pper Day
222.00
Annual Cruise Costs
570.50
Peavy Memorial Fund
162.50
Miscellaneous
250.00
Basketball Tickets
Total Expenditures $3,547.10
Balance, January 1, 1972
$456.05
THE DEAN'S
CORNER
Moving into our new building, experiencing both a 28% enrollment increase and
budget and staff reductions, gaining a
strong new Research Advisory Comm ittee,
and faculty changes lead the list of School
news items as I see them from my new
co rner in Peavy Hall.
I could write severa l enthusiast ic pages
about our new bui ld in g, but I w on 't because we have set aside a full day for
that on February 19! However, I do want
to devote a few words to some o f the people who made Peavy Hal l possible.
There were T. J. and the large alumni
group he mustered to help pass " Ballot
Measure #3" with its Peavy Hall appropriation . Without success in that cam paign,
a new building m ight still be 8 or 10 years
away!
There were Mr. and Mrs. L. L. "Stub "
Stewart whose gift made it possible for us
to construct the building as originally designed . The lowest construction bid was
significantly more than the funds we had
available. It looked like we would have to
reject the bids , postpone construction, and
redesign a smaller build ing. I talked to
two alumn i about the possibility o f seeking
alumni and industry contributio ns to bridge
the gap; then Stub and Mrs. Stewart
br idged it the mselves.
There was Bi ll West, who supervised all
p lann ing and construction for us. And what
a job he did ! (I 'll share a few of his "interesting experiences" with you on the 19th
of February!) Architects Haml in, Martin and
Schultz did a great job; but in my opi nion,
the beauty and functional effectiveness of
Peavy Hall are largely a tribute to one man
-Bill West.
Dale Bever's contributions shouldn 't be
minimized, either. He provided leadership
in making the move, helped Bill order the
equ ipment and furniture, and has generally
succeeded in integrating fixtures and Fernhoppers!
To each of these and to all of you who
made Peavy Hall possible, my enthusiastic
"THANKS'" on behalf of our entire faculty
and many future classes of Fernhoppers !
As you 've read in the newspapers, construction isn't the onlv area of approp riation shortages ! A long wit h· all other phases
of the Unive rsity's operations, ou r teac hing
and research budgets have been redu ced.
The final depth of the cu t wi ll be determ ined by two tax referenda, in J anu ary and
May, but even the minimum c uts are hurting. In teaching, we have larger classes
and less assistance for the teachers. In
research we have cut some of our secondgrowth management, marketing-measurements, and res idue utilization projects.
While this is happening, forestry enrollment took a big 28% jump ! Two or three
years ago many young people we re simply
demonstrating about their environmental
concerns-it 's encouraging to see a larger
number now preparing themselves technically to help solve some o f these same
problems. If this inc rease in student enrollment continues, the Sc hool will be confronted with some significant pol icy questions: Will the profession need th is many
graduates from our traditional curricula?
Should we offer new majors tor some of
Forest Engineering
President MacVicar, Albert Wiesendanger and Dean Carl "After You my dear Alphonso."
these students? Should we restrict enro llment in the Schoo l to fit the anticip ated
forestry job market? Or does the forestry
curr ic ulum provide a sound general ed ucation for students who won't enter forestry
jobs after grad uatio n? These may be quest ions we' ll be co nsidering carefu lly during
the next year or two.
For several years, our two Forest Resea rch Laboratory advisory committees
have discussed with us how we might
obtain more helpful advice and assistance
from forestry interests outside the University. Several years ago a research review
team recom mended a single top-level advisory committee. Last year, a similar recommendation was made by a fo rest industry comm ittee that reviewed o ur research
program; and subsequently by our existing
com ittees. So a new comm ittee was appointed in July.
Comm ittee members were se lected from
each of the major forestry age ncies and
assoc iatio ns, as req ui red in the statute .
The ind iv id uals selec ted are exec utives
who are responsible for long-ran ge planning and prog ram development in their
own companies and agencies. Th us they
sho uld be of great help to us i n identifying
the areas and developments in which ou r
research can be of greatest help i n the
future. I am extremely gratified to have
these men sharing their insights, and advising us regarding our research program:
Archie Craft, State Director, Bureau of
Land Management; Paul Doe, Vice President and General Manager, Olson-Lawyer
Lumber Company; Vern Gurnsey, Vice
President, Timber and T imberlands, Boise
Cascade Corporation; John
Hampton,
President, Willam ina Lumber Company;
Aaron Jones, President and Gene ral Manager, Seneca Sawmill Company; Gene
Knudson , President, Willamette Industries ;
Harry Morgan, Jr., Senior Vice President,
Wood Prod ucts, Weye rhae user Com pany;
Rex Resler, Reg ional Forester, U. S. Forest
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Service; Cla rence Richen, Vice President,
Crown Zellerbach Corporation; Ed Schroeder, State Forester ; Fred Sohn, Pres iden t,
Sun Studs; L. L. Stewart, President, Boh em ia Lumber Comp any.
Bob Keniston's passing was a real loss
for the School -and for many of us personally. I knew Bob to be a Christian; a
fine family man; a man of high ethical and
academic standards; complete ly committed
to doing his best in everything he attempted; hard-headed and hard working; warm
and friendly; a ded icated teacher; a man
whose passi ng leaves a ho le which won't
be filled. I miss him.
Another loss, felt particularly by older
Fernhoppers , came with the death of Harry
Patterson, a close fr iend of many.
My own activ ities du ring the year have
been diverse and challenging. I've had
many opportuni ties to serve forestry and
Oregon in important and interesting ways.
I've turned down most o f the national possib il ities to give top priority to Oregon requests- and they seem to take all of the
time and modest talent that I have. So me
o f my mo re time-con sumi ng activities off
campus during 1971 inc luded serving on
the State Board of Forestry and as cha irman of its Legislative and Fo rest Practices
Act Implementation Committees ; as cha irman of the Secretary of Agricu lture's Advisory Comm ittee on State and Private Forestry; as vice chairman of the Oregon
BLM Advisory Board; as a member of the
SAF Accreditation Comm ittee ; and as
planning-committee chairman for a national SAF symposium on continuing education
for foresters. (The latter symposium will be
held on the Oregon State campus in June.)
But my most interesting and sat isfy ing
activities remain those connected directly
with the School.
It's an exc itin g and ch allenging time to
be a forester-and associated with OSU 's
Schoo l of Forestry.
Carl H. Stoltenberg
Since the expansion reported last year,
there has been little change in the Forest
Engineering Department. There are nine
faculty mem bers plus one vacant position.
Three are housed at the Forest Research
Laboratory and the o thers at Peavy Hall.
A position left vacant when Jim Krygier
became coordinator of Forestry Extens ion
was filled by the appointment of Dennis
Harr to the faculty in July. Dennis has a
bache lors degree in forestry from Washington State Univeres ity and a Ph .D. degree in
Watershed Management from Co lorado
State University.
He came to us from
Batte lle-Northwest and is doing research
in the forest hydro logy area.
George Brown and Lloyd Gay each received a promotion to Assoc iate Professor.
John Beu ter, who transferred to Forest
Engineer ing from Forest Management last
year, has transferred back to Forest Management. At this writing a rep lacement is
st ill being sought.
At the annual Society of American Foresters Meeti ng at C leveland , Ohio, September 27-30, George Jemison was awarded the Barrington Moore Memorial Award
for "outstanding achievement in basic or
applied research in any branch of the biological sciences contributing to the advance ment of forestry."
During the summer John O'Leary spent
several weeks traveling in As ia and Europe
where he visited many operations.
The num be r of student majoring in Forest Eng ineering is about the same this
year as it has been dur ing the past few
years. Enro llment f igures may be seen
elsew here in this issue.
The move was made to Peavy Hall during the summer. Th is new bu ild ing offers
many advantages to the Forest Eng ineer ing
teaching program. A soils lab is ava il able
for Bob Wilson's students to make various
so il tests, and another lab may be used by
the watershed manage ment and forest
hydrology courses for water quality and
sedimentation studies.
Preparation and
calcu lator rooms are near most of the
classroo ms.
There are 4 drafting Jabs in the bu ilding,
and these are shared with the consolidated
department of Architecture and Landscape
Arch itecture which moved into Peavy Hall
in September.
William A. Davies
Department Head
Carwin Woolley ·
Alumni President
On Fernhopper Day, March 6, 1971, Carwin Woolley was elected the 39th pres ident
of the OSU Forestry A lum ni Association.
Garw in is a 1942 gradu ate in Forest Engineering and is Executive Vice President
of the Pacific Logging Congress.
His running m ate is Ward Armstrong,
who was elected Vice President. Ward
graduated in 1960 in Forest Management
and is presently Natural Resources Director for Associated Oregon Industries.
New members elected to the Board of
Directors were Jack Barringer '58, Brice
Brandt '61 , and Rex Resler '53. Jack is
Forer.ter for Timber Services Company,
Sweet Home. Brice is Forester with Bo ise
Cascade Corporation, Elk Division at Medford. Rex Resler is the new Regional Forester, Region 6, U.S. Forest Service.
Members o f the Board expressed their
aprec iation to outgoing Pres ident Clyde
Stratton for his effo rts on behalf of the
School of Forestry during his term in
o ffice.
Robert F. "Bob" Keniston
Friends and former forestry students of
Bob Keniston 's will be saddended to learn
that on the night of July 4, 1971 he died
in his sleep from a heart attack at his
hom e in Corval lis. He was a member of
the fo restry faculty from 1946 until his
death.
Bob wa~ born in D ietz, Wyom ing on
March 29, 1910, and learned to lo ve the
outdoors as a boy in Sheridan, Wyoming.
He moved to Lincoln, Nebraska to attend
high schoo l and college and graduated
from the Un iversity of Nebraska in 1929
with a B.A. in econom ics a month before
his nineteenth birthday.
A budding career in business at Western
Electric in Chicago was abruptly ended
in the early 1930's because of the depression. After several routine jobs, he returned to college to major in forestry. A
vacation trip by bus up the Co lumbia River
Gorge highway in Oregon helped to confirm his dec ision. He received a B.S. in
forestry in 1937 and his M.S. in forest
economics in 1941 from the University of
Ca lifornia at Berkeley. He earned his Doctor of Forestry degree from Yale in 1962
by do ing extensive research for his thes is
on "Factors Affect ing Management Decisions of Small-Fo rest Owners in Western
Oregon. "
Bob's early career in forestry fitted him
by practical experience for his later years
of teaching. He worked in the ponderosa
pine and redwood regions of Cal iforn ia,
in the forests of New England, New York,
and Virg inia, and, finally, in the Dou glas
fir reg ion of Western Oregon.
His civil ian career was interrupted by
World War II. Orig inally commissioned as
a second lieutenant in the Army Engineers,
he ended up doing counter-intelligence
work in Japan. After his release fro m the
Army , he came directly to Oregon State
University in the fall of 1946.
At the time of his death, Bob and Mrs.
Ken iston were planning a sa bbatical leave
that wou ld have included a short stay in
Taiwan and a tour of various forestry
schoo ls in the Orient and i n Europe.
In his 25 years of teac hing at Oregon
State Bob taught va riou s courses i n forest
econom ics, land use, forest va luation, but
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his real love was dendrology. For most
of that time he was also in charge of registration and class sched uling for the School
of Forestry. Du ring the summers he was
involved in research on timber and grazing problems in Bento n and Union counties, and was co-author of several art ic les
publ ished in professiona l magaz ines.
Bob married Ruth Chace on May 10,
1942 in Ghico, California. They took a
short honeymoon trip up the Oregon coast,
and Ruth has always said that Bob taught
her dendro logy all the way! The couple
had four ch ildren: Ann Marie De Haven,
an elementary school teache r in Po rtland ;
Richard , a freshman medical student at
the University of Oregon Medical School
in Portland ; Katherine, women 's ed itor of
the Corva llis Gazette-T imes; and J im, a
freshman student at Oregon State. Bob 's
sister, Mrs. Conrad Wo lfe, lives in Los
Angeles.
Bob was a long-time member o f the
Society of American Fo resters and Xi
Sigma Pi, forestry honor soc iety. He was
act ive for many years in the First Congregation Church , and was comm ittee chairman of Boy Scout Troop 1.
The doctor's verdict was that Bob must
have lived most of his life with a badly
damaged heart without ever knowing it.
The doctor's opin ion was that he had
lived so long on "borrowed time" because
of the security he felt in his fam ily and the
happlness he found in his work. Bob's
hope in his teach ing always was somehow
to transm it to his students his own love
and resp ect for the profess ion of fo restry.
Enrollment Statistics
Enro llment tor Fall te rm 1971 is th e
highest in the history of the School with
an increase of 28 perce nt above last year.
There are a total of 640 students registered
compared to 498 for Fall 1970. Sim il ar to
last year there was a restriction on total
enrol lment for the Universi ty w ith reductions in some areas wh ich were compensated for by growth in other d iscipl ines including Forestry. Unl ike last year, no
restrictions were imposed on numbers of
non-resident students since tu it ion for such
students was increased to cover their tota l
educational costs. The rise in tu it ion and
fees was not affected by the wage and
price freeze .
A po ll of entering freshmen indicates
that the overriding reason for their se lection of Forestry as a caree r area is indirectly re lated to their env ironmental concern.
A strong majority of those entering th is fall
express a desire to become active ly invo lved in resource management rather
than chipping away on the periphery.
Undergraduate enro llment is current ly
572 (438 in 1970). The number o f graduate
students has grown from 60 to 68. Freshmen number 181 compared to 134 a year
ago and sim ilar to last year there has
been a cons iderable increase in the number of transfer students registering. (1 00
curre ntly, 70 in 1970) One of the greatest
changes to occur on a percentage-wise
basis is the number of women entering
the Schoo l. Two years ago · there were
3 women enrolled in forestry. Last year
there were 5 and currently 18 are regist~;red . None of the women enro lled w il l
complete deg ree require ments before June
1973 at w hich time several wi ll graduate.
This wil l mark the f irst time in 26 years
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lessor this year, spent one month in Poland
at the inv itation of the Polish Academy of
Science to observe, study, and lecture on
research related to forest regeneration. Bill
Ferrell is at Cornel l University for his sabbatical year to work with scientists in the
area of tree physiology. He reports he is
having an interesting and busy year.
Doctoral candidates completing their
programs since the last newsletter inc lude
Warren Webb, who is remaining w ith us
as a research as:;ociate, and Ed Hooven
of our regular faculty. Others are Ken
Reed , now at the University of Washington,
John Alden with the U.S.F.S. in California,
William Klemperer with Associated Oregon
Industries, Bob Randall on the staff of the
the Pacific NW Forest and Range Experiment Station and Doug Richards on the
faculty of Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Our enrollment conti nues to grow w ith
an increase of 36% during the fa ll term.
Fortunately, Peavy Hall became available
just in time for the largest student body
we have ever had. Our graduate enrollment remains static at 41 because of a
quota system imposed on the University.
George Atherton Receives Aufderheide Award from Mike Lee, Chairman of Student
Awards Committee.
Many Fernhoppers will remember the
A ufderheide Award, presented annually to
an outstanding forestry teacher in memory
of Bob Aufderheide, '35. We thought that
with the usual strong interest of faculty,
stude nts, and alumni in undergraduate
teaching, foresters wo uld like to hear how
the Aufderheide Award continues to promote excellence in teach ing.
Choosing the recipient has always been
a student- run project to honor a person
who had done an especia lly fine job in
teaching. In keeping with this tradition,
a 16-man student committee, chaired by
Forest ry Senior Mike Lee, developed an
entirely new system for choosing the recipient of the award last spring.
Traditionally, the award has been given
on the basis of a vote of forestry students.
However, members of the student committee thought that th is method wasn't always
fair to teachers with small classes. Conseque~ly, they asked the forestry stude':lt
body to nominate teachers on th e bas1s
of six cr iteria: (1) originality in teaching
approaches, (2) effectiveness in communicating subject matter, (3) effort to strengthen students' desire to become a professional forester, (4) demonstration of real
interest in students, (5) professional competence - keeping abreast of changes in
the field , (6) effort to motivate students to
learn.
Information compiled on nominees was
evaluated on a point basis by members of
the student committee. George Ath erton,
Professor of Forest Products and research
engineer, received the Aufderheide Award
for outstanding forestry teacher. George
teaches courses in Timber Mechanics and
conducts research in the design and performance of wood frame structures.
Forest Management
The Forest Management Faculty started
the year on a sad note with the passing
of Bob Keniston after 25 years of service.
Bob will be long remembered and appreciated for his fine contribution to ou r program. He was a true Fernhopper to the
end.
Ray Yoder retired September 1 after
almost 22 years on our facu lty. Fortunately, Ray is still in good health and is
carrying on an active consulting program
on and off the golf cou rse. Ray also made
a substantial contri bution to our academ ic
efforts, particularly in the areas of tim ber
and personnel management. His conferences on the business aspects of forestry
and the forest products industry have been
well received and represented an important
segment of our continuing education program.
A new face on our faculty is Walt Hopkins who comes to us from the U.S. Forest
Service Office in Washington, D.C., where
he was Chief, Branch of Forest Recreation
and Related Human Environment Research.
Walt was with the U.S. Forest Service from
1937 until joining our faculty in September.
His professional career includes responsible assignments in the areas of forest administration, watershed management, t imber management, range management, and
forest ento mology. His professional background and personal attributes will enable
Walt to give our students, and cross
campus students, a better insight into
forestry as a career and how the forest
plays an important role in the life of our
people. Walt is a graduate of Colorado
State University.
Ray Yoder's early retirement resulted in
John Beuter's return to our departmental
faculty. John will teach and do research
in the area of forest management science.
Dick Hermann, who became a full pro6
The new building has enhanced the atmosphere for teaching and learning. The
advantage provided by prep rooms adjoining lecture rooms has increased the use of
audio visual aids in the general instructional program . Calculator and remote terminal computer tie-in rooms adjacent to
classroom s h ave strengthened programs in
statistical ana lysis related to growth and
Increased
yield and forest economics.
enrollment in aerial photo courses has
been easily accommodated with the large,
well-equipped aerial photo laboratories in
the new building.
The International Blome Program is in
full swing w ith members of our faculty
playing im portant roles. Dick Waring is
the Oregon Site Director.
Dick Dilworth
Department Head
Enrollment Statistics
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that a forestry degree has been conferred
upon a woman.
The number of transfers from Oregon
Community Colleges shows a marked increase. (39 this year compared to 13 in
1970). In addition a larger than usual
number of transfers from othe r sc hools on
campus to the School of Forestry has
occurred.
Due to a number of changing circumstances no Junior Forester Institute was
held at the School this past summer.
Out-of-stale students constitute 34 percent of the student body. Married students
currently comp rise 22 percent of all students and the number o f veterans remains
at the same level as last year.
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Forest Products
The curricu lu m o f the Department of
Forest Products is interdisciplinary and is
based on Wood Science and Technology.
This area has been defined as the basic
knowledge pertaining to the raw materials
obtained from trees and its application to
the manufacture of qoods for the benefit
of societv.
In addition to the scientific
and technolog ical approach , undergraduate
students take cou rses in business and
electives ac ross campus.
This educational background provided
graduating sen io rs with a variety of employment opportunities in a time when
graduates with different training had
difficulties. A number of our graduates
are now active in the production of
prefabricated homes, in quality control and
production management, in particleboard
and plywood plants, and in sawmills. One
has joined the Peace Corps and is setting
up a forest products laboratory in an
African country, another has stayed on as
a graduate student to deepen his knowledge in the area of timber mechanics,
and three have joined the Armed Forces.
The thesis work of our graduate students
is directly integrated w ith the research of
our Forest Products faculty. Such research
will provide new knowledge and help solve
prob lems in the areas of pulp and paper
production; wood preservation; structural
use of timber; the chemical and physical
utilization of residues, mainly of bark;
physical properties such as dielectric
behavior and permeability; and the anatomy and quality of wood and bark as
related to various forest conditions and
management techniques.
It is the objective of our faculty to
maintain a relevant educational program
and improve it continually through innovative teaching programs and projects, such
as the use of computer and audio-visual
techn iq ues. Our improved and enlarged
research and laboratory facil ities in the
new building have enabled us to decrease
the amount of time spent in the lecture
room. Instead, students wo rk along side
their professors with modern equipment
in laboratory sessions, thus verifying in
practice the theory learned in the class
room . Such laboratory programs are now
offered in the areas of wood anatomy,
wood physics, wood chemistry, timber
mechanics, and in the recently integrated
coun;;e on pulp and paper.
Audio-visual programs ha.ve become a
welcome spin-off from our efforts to serve
those beyond our campus wal ls through
continuing education courses and symposia. In these courses and meetings,
materials were developed which el ucidate
aspects of wood anatomy, wood physics,
drying and treating , utilization of residues ,
and forest products marketing.
This
material is available to students not only
during scheduled classes, but also in the
Se lf-Learning Center of the School of
Forestry where students can set their own
pace for studying.
Teaching by our faculty is improved
through their involve ment in continuing
education and research and through contact with industry and other un ive rsities.
Several faculty members presented p apers
and participated in professiona l meetings,
including the Forest Products Research
Society, th e Sociey of Wood Scie nce and
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Forestry Extension Program
The critical developments in forestry
during this past yea r, such as the clearcutting controversy, provided a sharp foc us for educational needs in forestry beyond the university. The need for extension in problem so lving both in the lay,
occupational, and professional areas has
become painfully obvious to many persons.
The School and Cooperative Extension
staff, the latter now incorporated within
the School administrative structure, have
been working to move programs of extension to the state campus . Unfortunately,
budget cuts in Higher Education have
given us a difficult situation in which to
mount new programs. The problem is not
insurmountable. We do hope to provide an
improved program of extension both to
professio nals and to citizens of Oregon.
The bas is of this optimistic projection is
that a greater proportion of each offering
will be paid by employers and others who
benefit directly. We also hope that the extension funct ion in forest resources will be
recognized as an important element of the
total university program along with graduate and undergraduate education. Modern audio-visual aids should be helpful in
improving our efficiency. As the program
develops, we will be relying on our state
audience for constructive suggestions for
program improvement.
The budget and program tightening process has resulted in a nearly "dry hole"
in our short course offerings since our last
report. Dick Waring shared some of his
busy time by conducting a Field Forum on
ecological and regeneration problems in
southern Oregon. Bob McMahon presented
a program on Hedging with Lumber Futures in the Western Forestry Center in
Portland. Both programs were well received. Dick will repeal his program this
summer, and Bob will develop his program
for application to medium and small mill
situations. The regular program on Lumber
Drying was offered by Charlie Kozlik and
staff in December.
We have in the development stage extension contributions by Bob Graham on
the Use of Wood in Construction, and by
Ray Currier on the Utilization of Residues.
We hope to be experimenting with the teleconference on these and other programs.
Individual announcements will be in your
mail box about six weeks prior to each
program- if you have your name on our
mailing list. If you suspect you are not,
send your name and address to: Coordinator of Forestry Extension, School of Forestry, OSU, Corvallis, 97331.
Jim Krygier,
Coordinator of Forestry Extension
Paul Dunn Receives
Western Forestry Award
Last December at the Western Forestry
Conference Banquet in Portland , Paul
Dunn received the Western Forestry and
Conservation Association Award for life
time achievement. The Award is a handsome plaque bearing the inscription :
"To Paul M. Dunn- In Recognition
of Distinguished Lifetime Achievement
in the Field of Forestry."
Portland, Oregon December 2, 1971
The Award is presented annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to the advancement of forestry
through a life t ime of service beyond the
normal call of duty.
Many of you remember Paul Dunn when
he was your Dean of Forestry at OSU.
T hose of you who were not students during his period of administration ·either
already knew him or got acquainted with
him later on. Paul has been active as an
educator and a forestry executive throughout his busy professional career. There
aren't many forestry societies or associations that he hasn't either served as president o r at least as a member of the
organ ization's executive body. His contribution to forestry has indeed been
significant.
ON-CAMPUS EXTENSI ON AND CONFERENCE PROGRAMS TO BE OFFERED
Program
Director
Date
Variable Plot Cruising
Mar. 13-15
Bell
Three-P Sampling
Bell
Mar. 15-17
Aerial Photography
Paine
Mar. 14-17
Wood Preservation
Graham
Mar. 20-2 1
National Christmas Tree Growers
June
Sander
National Forestry Continuing
Krygier, Stoltenberg,
Education Conference (SAF)
June 20-22
Crawford
National Forest Biology Workshop (SAF)
L avender
July 31-Aug. 5
Biology of the Clearcut
Aug. 1
Hermann
Operations Research as Applied
to Harvesting Methods
Sept. 11-12
O'Leary
EXTENSION PROGRAMS BEING CONSIDERED
Management of Young Douglas-fi r
and Western Hemlock
Berg
Forest Recreation
Parke
. Jim Krygier,
Coordinator of Forestry Extension
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Forest Products
School Personalities
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Technology, the Technical Association of
Pulp and Paper Ind ustry, the Amer ican
Chemical Society, the International Union
of Forest Research Organizations, and the
Food and Agriculture Organization.
This past year Bob Krahmer visited
Syracuse University to develop self-learning and teaching materia ls for instruction
in wood
and
bark anatomy.
Mac
McKimmy attended the Organic Coating
Technology Short Course at the University
of Utah. J. D. Wellons attended a short
course on adhesives and polyme rs also
at the University of Utah . I participated in
the Management Work Confere nce held
by the NTL Institute for App lied Be hav ioral
Sc ience.
Everett Ellis, who had been Head of the
Forest Products Department, resigned in
July and now occupies the Chair of Wood
Science at the University of Canterbury in
Christchurch. This is a new academic post
at the University endowed by New Zealand
Forest Products Limited.
Tony VanVliet assumed a somewhat
altered responsibility. While he continued
his teaching function in the Department
on a half time basis, he resig ned from the
Cooperative Extension Service to accept
a position in the University Placement
Service.
Ray Currier and Bob Graham
have filled the gap in extension with a
focus on residue utilization and the proper
use of wood in timber structures, respectively.
With a broader range of problems fac ing
the forest prod ucts industries, the futu re
will bring more opportunities for young
men and women who are able to take an
interd isc iplinary approach. Th is has been
recognized also by the National Forest
Products Association which invited me to
give assistance in a Wood Industry
Careers Program. This Program has the
objective to develop and distribute information on caree r opportunities in the
forest products industries, maintain liaison
with co lleges and universities and trade
and vocational schools, develop a network
of speakers who can describe career
opportunities to students and parents,
provide a ids to speakers, establish student
summer employment in the industry, and,
provide a better understanding of o ur
profession within society at large. If you
as an alumni and professiona l wish to
assist in this effo rt, you will be very
we lcome indeed.
Helmuth Resch
Department Head
oratory to jo in our research effort, has resulted in laboratory and field tests of transmission poles which indicate that fumigants poured as liquids into holes in poles
are a simple and effective method for arresting decay and prolonging the service
life of poles with internal decay. Retreatmen! of poles at five-year or longer inte rva ls should extend their service life indefinitely. The development of the wood preservat ion short course was a products staff
effort that opens new channels in continuing education that bodes well for the future . A two-day one even ing wood preservation short course next March will use
s lide-tapes to provide a common basis
about wood. The short course will feature
discussions of laminated wood and poles
and emphasize moisture content and color.
A discussion of the use of laminated wood
in Peavy Hall, where the course will be
held, will serve as an introduction.
School
Personalities
Last year we reported that GEORGE
BARNES wasn' t doing too well. We 're glad
to say that he 's feeling much better, but
is bothered by arthritis in his right arm
and hand. George says that he gets out
for a while when the weather is nice which hasn 't been very often lately. He
would appreciate hearing from you or having you drop by for a visit at 2009 N.W.
Van Buren, Corvallis, Oregon 97330 .
GEORGE W. BROWN says, "Du ring th e
past year our water quality studies have
Last September faculty of the School of Forestry and OSU President Robert MacVicar
toured forestry operations of Willamelle Industries, Inc., and Ti mber Services Co. Here
Jack Barringer, Timber Services Co., forester, explains seed production problems at the
David T. Mason Seed Orchard near Foster, Oregon. Left to right: Hugh Black, (way back),
Jack Barringer, Allan Doerksen, Tony Polensek, Stan Corder, .B ill Parke, Kim Ching, Bob
Wilson, Dave K lemperer, Carl Stoltenberg, Bob MacVIcar, 8111 Wheeler, J. D. Wellons.
bee n focused upon temperatu re co ntrol in
small streams and the imp act of finely divided logging debris on water qual ity. We
have been able to adapt our temperature
predict ion model to a wider range of
stream co nditions. We have also completed a study of the efficiency of various
types of buffer strips for temperature control. Our logging debris study has just begun, but we've already noted that this
material has a profound impact on stream
water quality."
WALT BUBLITZ states: "Chyde Perkins
retired this year after 17 years of service to
the pu lp and paper section, and we wish
to thank him for hi s contributions to the
Laboratory and the paper industry. We
hope he has many years of happy retirement. His place has been filled by Jerry
Hull who was employed by Crown-Zellerbach at Eureka, California. We have added
a new control pane l for ou r digester area ,
and we invite ou r friends to stop by and
see our modernized facilities."
K IM CHING reports that in addition to
his own research in Douglas-fir provenance and hybridization program, supervisory and consultation work with three
Ph.D. candidates, and teaching of a Forest
Management Seminar have kept him on the
move.
RAY CURRIER reports that he visited
many alumni and a few former student
assistants while attending a recent Forest
Products Research Society meeting in Eugene. The theme of the meeting was
"Composition Boards"; the excellent attendance indicated this is one field of forest products still growing rapidly. He is
now responsible for some extension activities in the area o f wood and bark residue util ization, and late r on will be co ntacting some of you for informat io n regard-
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ing your current and future use o f resid ue
materials.
BIL L DAVIES continues to teach the
senior sequence courses in Forest Engineering, head the department, and m anage
the school forests . He reports that there
are 24 students in his senior course.
DICK DILWORTH reports the most exciting event during the p ast year was moving into Peavy Hall after twenty-five years
in "o le Forester" as the English faculty
now calls it. "I enjoyed meeting old grads
from at home and abroad at the IUFRO
meeting at the University of Florida last
spring. It was particularly i nteresting to
visit with Dr. Saari from Finland who was
a visiting professor with us in 1958. Word
has been rece ived that Dr. Saari died
shortly after return ing to Finland. "
L LOYD GAY says: "This past sum mer,
unde rtook
evapotranspiration
measurements over a young Doug las-fir forest in
the Cedar River watershed near Seattle, in
cooperation with the International Biome
Program and the College of Forest Resources at the University of Washington.
I also studied evapotranspiration at the
hydrologically and ecologically unique
Malheur marsh near Burns, Oregon. The
experiments at these sites extend my earlier energy budget stud ies to include a
wider variety of plant communities. "
BOB GRAHAM reports there were two
highlights of this past year, both involving
team work. They were the continued research on chemical treatments for arresting decay in wood products and the development of a wood prese rvat ion slide- tape
short course. Cooperation with Dr. M. E.
Gorden, Botany, and Dr. T. C. Sheffer, who
retired from the U. S. Forest Products Lab(Conti nued on Page 9)
H. R. "Pat" Patterson
H. R. "Pat" Patterson, 85, retired professor of Forest Engineering at Oregon
State University, died July 25 in Corvall is,
Oregon .
He was born Jan uary 2, 1886, at
Independence, Orego n, whe re he was
reared and received his ea rly schooling.
He was graduated from the University of
Oregon w ith a degree in civil engineering
in 1909 and later spent a year of postgraduate study in the school of business at
Stanford University. Pr ior to becomi ng a
faculty member at Oregon State University,
he was employed by the OWR & N Railroad, Portland Lumber Company, and
Larkin Green Lumber Co.
In 1920 Patterson joined the faculty of
the Sc hool of Forestry and taught forest
eng ineering from 1920 until 1951 and was
head of that department from 1923 until
1951 , when he ret ired. He was a membe r
of the Society of American Foresters and
Xi Sigma Pi Forestry honorary.
Pat wi ll be remembered by all Fernhoppers as the expert in preparing "Bean Hole
Beans". There was never an important
occasion at the Forestry· Club cabin that
could be a success without Pat's "Bean
Hole Beans". He also made good coffee.
Years ago, logging engi neering field labs
were 6 and 9 hours long. Th is meant students took their lunches with them . Pat
h ad a big old black co ffee pot that was
always put to good use a little before lunch
time . When the weather was co ld and wet
stude nts looked forward to that strong, hot
coffee at noon time. The fire on which the
coffee was cooked served as a gathering
place for students. They didn't realize it,
but the conversation around that fire, guided by Pat, took the form of a seminar.
Much information was exchanged between
students and teache r that helped prepare
young men for the forestry profess io n.
Pat and his wife Frank ie had no children of their own. Because of this, you
might say that they had a new batch of
kids eac h year. Pat treated his engineeri ng
students as part of his family. His door
was always op en to provide friendly and
understanding counsel to his boys.
R. DENNIS HARR states: "I joined the
OSU School of Forestry in late July. Before that I spent 2 years with BattelleNorthwest, Richland, Washington; received
BS in Forest Management at Washington
State University in 1963; and a Ph .D. in
Watershed Management, Colorado State
University in 1967. I am and will be studying subsurface flow in forested watersheds
initially as part of the International Biome
Program Coniferous Biome Study."
DICK HERMANN says : "I spent most
o f the year contin uing research on forest
hardiness of Douglas- fi r and regeneration
studies. Went with Dick Dilworth to IUFRO
Congress at Gainesv i lle, Florida in March.
In early September, I went to Potsdam,
Germany, to present papers a uthored by
Denis Lavender, Joe Zaerr, and myself at
a Symposium on ecology and physiology
of root growth. Afierwards I went to Poland
under an exchange program sponsored
jo intly by the Polish and U. S. National
Academy of Science. It was a rather strenuous program ~ The evidence: I lost 18
pounds by the time I returned to the
States."
GEORGE JEMISON reports "in March
participated as President, in first
IUFRO Congress held in USA. 800 delegates from 58 countries attended at the
University o f Florida, Gainesvi lle. I was
elected Honorary member of IUFRO. In
September 1971 I was the rec ipient of
Barrington Moore Award fo r achievement
in biological research by Society of American Foresters.
1971
JIM JOHNSON says: "O ur recent work
of testing large g lued- laminated beams has
b ee n incorporated into a new specification
for design a nd co nstruction of beams. The
most recent diaphram test, which showed
a considerable increase in strength of a
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HAROLD G. ARCH IBALD '16
RICHARD P. BOTTCHER '34
CHAR LES A. FERTIG '17
ROBERT F. KENISTON
RONALD G. METCALF '53
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roof section sheathed with decking a nd
plywood, was time ly in relation to the Los
Angeles earthquake. In the personal world,
each grandchild (almost 4 of them) reminds me that time is rolling along."
BOB KRAHMER reports have moved my
office from the Forest Research Laboratory
to the basement of Peavy Hall and find it
helpful to be close to the microscopy
equipment and laboratories. Spent a couple of weeks at the College of Forestry at
Syrac use, New York, this summer gathering materials for teaching and doing some
electron microscopy on bark. Stopped in
Pittsbu rgh for the annua l FPRS meeting.
J IM KRYGIER says: "The doctora l program extending through millenn ia has
been carefully filed in the archives. Production of a high quality extension program is now the primary goal. A threeweek look at other forestry extension programs in the U.S. has provided us with a
challenge to excel the best! I intend to do
this. Oh yes, I hope to improve my skiing
too!"
MAC McKIMMY has been involved in
further revision of the forest products curriculum and in teaching some of the revised courses-including team teaching.
His research activities included wo rk on
genetic and environmental influences on
wood propert ies and the effect of fiber
morphology on properties of hand sheets
made from Doug las-fir pulp . These activities plus serving o n various school and
university committees leave little spare
t ime indeed.
BOB McMAHON says:
"my activities
this past yea r were again devoted halftime to research in forest products economics and half-time to extensio n concerned with forest products marketing.
Most of the research time invo lved se rving
as major professor for 5 graduate students
(4 PhD and 1 MS) and directing their
thesis projects. Extension work was heavily involved with production of a slide/tape
program on lumber futures, now available
for sale or re ntal, and conducting a semi nar on the subject for industry participants
in Portland. Several presentations have
a lso been given before different campus
groups. I'm completing a three-year term
on the Graduate Council and beginning a
three-year term as one o f three OSU delegates to the Interinstitutional Faculty Senate. In J une was elected to a two-year term
as pres ident of the statewide Federation
o f Chapters of the American Association of
University Professors."
DON MILL ER reports compression molding trials of ground Douglas fir bark fortified with lesser amounts of phenolic resin
weren't encouraging. Blistering could besi
be controlled by cool ing in the mold, but
that in turn impaired release. Study of usefulness of bark fiber in plastics is being
planned.
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EARL R. PAISLEY '50
DENNIS W. PATCH '32
H. R. "PAT" PATTERSON
FRE DRIC P. RI ECH '66
MIKE NEWTON is still wandering around
in the brush trying to f igure how weeds,
brush and animals are jointly conspiring
to embarrass us in our reforestation wo rk.
Being an eternal optimist, he continues to
hope that the right tree species, combined
with a sprinkle of the right kind of juice at
the right time, will produce a forest. It's
been only partly frustrating to practice
what he preaches on his own tree farm,
so all is not lost!
JOHN O'LEARY says : "Just returned
from a trip to Japan , Taiwan, Philippines,
Java, India, Greece, Norway and Germany.
The purpose of the trip was to visit logging
operations in these countries and to present a paper at a forestry meeting in
Russia. The Russians refused to give me
a visa, however, so had to skip that part
of the trip."
DAVE PAINE continues to teach all aerial
photo related courses, " big mens." and
has added "little mens. " once again. With
the new building and bigger class rooms
came more students. Aerial photos, for
example , started with 72 this fall (1 00%
increase). The University, with Forest Management playing a major role, has been
awarded a substantial research grant from
NASA. Use will be made of spacecraft
(ERTS and SKYLAB) imagery (photographic, rada r, and thermal) in conjunction with aircraft imagery and "ground
truth " information to evaluate sample port ions o f the state 's natural resources and
make recommendations to county and
state plann ing commissions. Who said al l
foresters have their feet on the ground?
BILL PARKE says: "a few of us staff
members who normally take a three
months vacation to recuperate from a
strenuous nine months teaching found ourselves spending many days this summer
re-organizing our offices in the new Peavy
Hall. But it was a real privilege to do this
on our "own time" and the results are
most gratifying. I'd like to think th is may
be one of the reasons we have a sizeable
increase in students taking our Recreation
Option. In spite of the above , I did steal
enough time to play in a few golf tournaments and have a few prizes to show for
it-but don't tell Avery Brundage-."
RICK SPRING finished graduate work for
Master of Forestry degree in June and was
employed by Weyerhaeuser Company in
Klamath Falls, Oregon. While there, he
was engaged in photo ioterpretation and
cruising from aerial photos as a new forest invento ry technique. Field checks were
made with the assistance of a technician.
He took over teaching responsibi l ity for
the courses in Dendrology and Tree Identification during fal l term.
LARRY STREEBY says: "I have been
busy trying to improve the senior Forest
Economics and Management courses and
also getting ready to teach a graduate
course in Forest Land Use for the first
time. On the home front, I bought a house
and spent a lot o f time w ith whee lbarrow,
shovel, etc.! "
BILL WEST reports Peavy Hall , new
home of the School of Forestry, was accepted by the State Board of Higher Education last May. Moving was completed by
the end of June to permit remodeling of
the old Forestry Bui lding to get underway
July 1 for its new occupants , English and
Psychology departments. The usual shake-
With The Classes
Fernhoppers everywhere are responding to our request for messages to their
classmates. We hope you are still enjoying reading about each other.
Post cards and other messages have to b e in ou r hands by December 10, if they
are to be included In the NEWSLETTER. We always get a number of cards after
that date. Why don't you guys write your messages when you first get the cards?
Another year has pa.ssed and the Class of 1971 has joined the ranks of profess ional
fo reste rs. The 1972 Newsletter will go to all who gave us a forwarding address. We
hope that members of the Class of 1971 will also join the OSU Forestry A lumni
Association.
1910
T. J. STARKER says, "when you open
the door in the new Forestry Build in g don 't
be surprised at what you find behind the
label , Environmental Maintenance.
It is
a beautiful building of concrete, brick and
a little WOOD. If yo u have any exhib it
that would increase the education of a
forestry scholar in silviculture bring it in
for the OK of the facultv in the silvicultural
laboratory."
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1914
JAMES C. EVENDEN writes, "nothing
new. Feeling fine and keeping busy with
volunteer civic services."
1917
FRED P. CRONEM ILLER sends greetings
and says, "It is over 50 years that I wrote
the story of the OSC Forestry building. Of
course that was the dedication of the new
building in 1917, then I graduated and
went off to war in the fall. It was a beautifu l buil ding and cost over $60 ,000; now
it has been replaced and it cost over a
million dollars. You are celebrating the
accession. The easy chair hasn't got me
yet bu t I won't be up to dedication as it is
too far, besides there would be no one
I know there. Have fun."
HARRY C. PATTON writes, " It was wonderful news to learn the Peavy Hall is now
in use by the OSU Forestry Dept. I was
at OAC whe n the present Forestry Build ing
was built. Certainly hope to be at the
ded icc:.tion of Peavy Hall on Feb. 19, 1972.
I have been busy bowl ing, trap shooting,
golfing and hunting.
I have developed
two summer home site subdivisions. One
at Detroit Lake east of Salem, 55 lots
known as Patton Add ition to Detroit.
Twenty miles east of Salem on the Little
North Fork o f the Santiam River I have
developed 25 lots known as Taylo r's
Grove."
1918
R. STANLEY SMILIE reports still retired
at his Meadowlark Ranchito at Sonoma,
California.
1920
LLOYD C. REGNELL says: "My first five
years after leaving OSU were with the
down problems kept us jumping for several weeks and c lassroom furniture did not
arrive until after fa ll term began . Things
were a mess for a time. All should be
under control and ship-shape for your inspection Fernhopper Day.
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Long-Bell Lumber Company at Longview,
Washington, then with a few interludes to
the National Park Service at Yellowstone
National Park for two-and-half years. Retired from Civil Service in 1965 as Highway
Engineer with thirty-four and a half years
service w ith the Bureau of Public Roads.
My wife Ruth (University of Washington)
died in 1969 and I live in Ar lington, Virgin ia somewhat near to my son Don and
his five children. I see Fred Vogel now
and then."
1921
JAMES W. MEDLEY reports, "still living
at the Cascade Manor 65 West 30th Ave.,
Eugene, Oregon.
This is a Retirement
Residence and we recommend it very
highly to those who would enjoy leisure
living. I see Col. Roy Woods class '16
often and we ta l k about o ld Fernhopper
days. "
1922
LAUR ENCE H. SMITH reports sold logging equipment for few years, then to
U.S. Forest Service as Forest Biologist for
8 years, in canning business until retiring
in 1966. Hobbies are fishing, duck hunting
and fore ign travel.
1923
th is past year to go on trips with my w ife
to Europe and the Hawa iian Islands."
CLAUDE KERR says: "Am retired after
severa l years of my cruising and engineerMy three children are
ing business.
grown two are married 6 grandchildren. Hope to attend Fernhopper Day
and see some of my old classmates."
PERCY E. MELIS writes: " I am still playing a lot of rather poor golf at McNary
Golf Club in Salem. My professional
activities are l imited to cutting fireplace
wood for myself and neighbors and giving
free advice to anyone who will listen! "
CLARENCE C. STRONG says: " I have
plans to attend Fernhopper Day Feb. 19
and the dedication of Peavy Hall-weather
and other factors permitting. Authored a
book on L umbering History in North Idaho
-published Nov. 1970 entitled , "White
Pine: King of Many Waters. " Greetings to
all Fernhoppers. "
1925
E. W. BALDERREE reports: "Now retired
and living at Leisu re World, Laguna Hills,
California and enjoying the sunshine away
from the Oregon rains in the winter
months. Playing lots o f golf and enjoying
other activ ities."
GEORGE R. HOPPING writes: " Dear
Classmates, returned recently from a
month 's sojo urn in Spain visiting our sonin-law Wes Craig and daughter Mary Jo
and their family of 5 chi ldren. They will
be there during the next year since Wes
is lecturing at the University of Santiago
de Compostela in northern Spain. Next
year we will drop down to California to
attend my sister and brother-in- law's
(Talbots) diamond wedd ing ."
VERN E. MCDANIEL says: " Hi! to all
Fernhopers of OSU. Mary and I still live
at 2342 Dixon St., Corvallis. We manage
to keep busy all of the time. Come and
see us. Best of lu ck."
SUMNER WILLIAMS says : "Congratulat ions on you r new building. I'm retired
on the beach. I'm in good health and
enjoying eve ry day."
GEORGE SPAUR says: "Looking forward to the dedication of Peavy Hall. Plan
to be there. "
ERNEST WRIG HT reports : "On September 1st I passed my 7th year in retirement
from OSU. I am in reasonably good health ,
play a l ittle golf, bowl quite a lot and
keep busy in community activities of one
kind or another. I see Pop Day quite frequently and of course Ralph Co leman at
the Golf Clu b House, also former footbailer Ralph Scott as we ll as a considerable number of other OSU alumni. There
are quite a number of OSU alumni here
at the Senior Estates including ex-coach
Lon Stiner. See you at the ded ication of
Peavy Hall."
JOHN H. BAGLEY JR. writes: "Congratulations on the new Forestry Building.
From the pictures I have seen it looks very
functional and useful, but I doubt that it
will ever rep lace the old one in my memories. The re weren 1 many of us in my t ime
but the feelings and actions of all were
warm and close , due primarily I feel to th e
leadership of George Peavy, the best of
them all."
1924
WARREN V. BENEDICT says: "Another
year and all goes well! At three score and
ten, we continue to find even more than
normal spice in life, travel much , and
look ahead with a gung-ho sight. It's a
great world If you keep your feet on the
grou nd and pedaling."
W. E. GRIFFEE reports: "Still running
a lumber operation down here in the
usually-sunny So uth, with some time off
1927
CHARLES W. FOX reports: "As President still working to complete Western
Forestry Center which is now open to the
public."
JAY B. HANN reports now fu lly retired.
JOE A. LIBBY says: "At the end of
December, 1971 I will have been retired
five years . I am now a great grandfather
and st ill enjoying good health. I seem to
keep very busy on home maintenance,
gardening, travel and some volunteer work
for the Utah Association of Soil Conservation Districts. My wife and I live at 2242
South 19th East, Salt Lake City."
ALVIN L. PARKER says: "Since ret irement March 1, 1968, we have remained at
125 E. Jersey St., Gladstone, Or. 97027.
Th i.; is where we have been since J"u ly 1,
1945 when we were transferred by the
USFS from California to Oregon as Farm
Forester at Oregon City. Guess we are
"old sticks in the mud" bu t we li ke it here,
like the local people, and truly bel ieve that
they l ike us. Looks like this may be our
permanent home, as long as we are
physically able to clim b the stairs! Come
by and see us or call 503-656-3336."
JOHN C. WILKINSON reports: "Now
have 4 grandchildren, two boys and 2 girls.
Still devoted to fishing, gardening and
writing history for the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Oregon. Livin g by mysel f with
only my dog for company. Louise passed
away May 29, 1969."
LES LLOYD w rites: "Back home Rudy.
Wi ll try to attend 2/19/72. May be down
before ."
1930
RALP H W. CRAWFORD writes: "Please
change address to 2004 Iron Sp rings Road,
Prescott, Arizo na, 86301. Still live at the
same place but streaml ined P.O. is eliminating route and box numbers. Weather
should be better in Prescott than Corvallis
on February 19; wish I could attend dedication but will not make it."
WI LLIAM "BILL" RUHMANN says: "Well,
it was exciting wh ile it lasted. GeorgiaPacific retired me last Apri l. Have moved
to 1733 Kilkenny Rd., Lake Oswego. The
latch string is out fellows , if you are in
the vic inity."
1928
JOHN M. HENDERSON writes: " Hi, Rudy
no change since last report.
and Co . I 'm really enjoying my retirement. No
prob lem keeping busy and occupied with
golf, polo and raising colts. Hope to get
up to the NW next spring but regret very
much that I can't make the February date.
Regards to all ."
PHILIP L. PAINE says : "My wife and I
are still enjoying over 12 years of retirement. We spend the winters with other
members of the Airstream Trailer Clan on
the Cal ifornia desert near Palm Springs.
We feel a close t ie to the Forestry Schoo l
since our eldest son, David, is on the
Forestry School Staff. I often wonder if the
gang can still sing "Down Under the Hill"?
I still can hear Dean Peavy's booming
voice! "
DENNY W. REX writes: "Still go south
(Arizona, Texas, or Florida) during the
w inter. Arizona this com ing winter from
11 / 15 to 3/ 15/72. Busy fishing and hunting most of the time."
1929
T. W. " Toby" CH ILDS reports : " Glad to
hear the school now has adequate facilit ies, but a lot of us will always have
affectio nate memories of the old Forestry
Building."
LORANCE W. EICKWORTH says: "Still
selling real estate on a retired basiswor k when I want to and play the rest of
the time. Have been busy building a modern cabin on my 7-acre Christmas tree
farm. Will have some trees ready for market this year. Presently going to loca l
college studyi ng Span ish, want to spend
a month or two in Mexico again next year.
All other things the same . All Fernhoppers
are invited to stop in when in Coos Bay."
PHILIP C. JOHNSON says: "Life for Mrs.
Johnson (Evelyn Buell Eldredge, HEc '31
MS '52) and me seems busier than ever
since "our" retirement two years ago.
We continue to roam the western U.S. and
Canada in all seasons; more content to
return each time to our home in Missoula,
Montana. As a train buff tor many years, I
now have the time to market prin ts from
my exte nsive file of railroad photo negatives, a number of which have appeared
in several recently published books on
railroads; also to pursue an increasing
interest in the history of long-gone common carrier and logging railroads."
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1931
ALBERT ARNST writes: "In August was
detailed from Forest Service to help on
Wa1=1e-Price Freeze Program. serving on
staff of Office o f Emergency Preparedness,
in Washington, D.C. During past year many
more Forest Service associates have retired. The new Forestry Bldg. sounds
great."
HAROLD BOWERMAN reports:
"We
discovered Bowerman Lake on the map in
1935. Alice and I finally back-packed to
Al ice L ake , Little Bowerman and Bowerman Lake in September, 1971. Great trip.
The house is functional but there is still
lots of work. We can 't afford to f inish it in
a hurry because we will lose 20% tax advantage when it is completed. City Council
and Street Comm issioner duties take up
the slack. Be certain to stop by when you
are in the area. We are bracketed by Illinois Valley Ranger District grads. Bob
Thompso n is District Ranger at Waldp ort,
Bob Perske at Mapleton, and Perry Fox of
Me.pleton is in the Chev business at Florence."
BOB EVENDEN writes: "I retired early
this year after 20 years , plus, with Guy F.
Atkinson Company. Am enjoying retirement
tremendously and have little idle t ime on
my hands. Have started shooting competitively again , this time with the small bore
rifle. Ty ra enjoys travelling with me to the
matches some of which take us out of the
state and close enough to Colorado to visit
our son Jerry and his family. We now have
two grandsons. Our very best to all our
Fernhopper friends!"
LAWRENCE F. HAM ILTON writes: " My
wife Vera and I enjoyed very much visiting
Peavy Hall in July and the excellent guide
service we received. The students now attendi ng classes in the new building have
a wo nderful experience ahead of th em.
Today I read the September 1971 issue
of the Journal of Forestry and enjoyed the
fine write-up on the new building. Your
February meeting is the wrong season for
me because of lung problems. It is
doubtful I can attend the ce remon ies.
Would the school like to have Journals '58
th ru '71 for their I ibrary for the cost of
shipping? They look like new. I have been
giving them to the Forestry Sc hool at
Flagstaff, Ar izona for their library o n the
same basis."
IVAN J. NICHOLAS writes: "Am retired,
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from the Forest Service last February.
Probably will continue to live in the Denver
area. Colorado is a good state. Helped
teach a short course in Range Management at CSU last summer-a good opportunity to bru sh up on the technical side
and to learn a lot about E. Africa, I ndia
and Mexico in the process."
GEORGE W. CHURCH I LL says: "Greetings from the State Highway Building. Still
with the Willamette River Park System
(Greenway) , still going-but slowly-lack
of funds at local level. Hope this will soo n
be changed! Bea is still college counselor
at Lake Oswego High School. John, our
youngest son , just returned from Okinawa;
our other two sons still in Hartford and
Portland. All's well with the Churchills."
HORACE G. COOPER reports this is his
7th year with "Fire-Trol " since his retirement from the U.S. Forest Service. His
home is Po rtland, Oregon, has one son in
U.S. Navy at Rota, Spain; one son in U.S.
Navy at Pensacola, Flo rid a; and a daughter who is an IBM Programmer for the city
of Anchorage, Alaska. Travel all the time,
mostly in Canada and Alaska. He says his
wife Dorothy doesn't l ike to travel so she
is in Portland most of the time.
Senor Alberto Diaz (Lee Hunt '32) addresses the 39th Fernhopper Banquet while Alumni
Board President elect Carwin Woolley and student Banquet chairman AI Hemrich look
on in disbelief.
change my address to Box 281, Fredericksburg, Texas. Doubt if I can make Fer~hop­
per Day in '72 but will try to make 11 the
following year."
1932
H. N. CORY reports: "Still with Oregon
State Department of Revenue doing limber
appraisal work out of Eugene. Son Wal_ly,
'58' is Enviro nmental Control Off1cer w1th
Boise Cascade with his home base in
Boise and U. S. and Canada as field of
operation."
H. A. FOWELLS reports:
" retired in
March 1971 after more than 38 years of
service. Sin~e then we have been catching
up on see ing friends and family (espec ially
our 5 grandchildren). A lso tried to catch
up on a lot of fishing which I missed during the p ast years. Took Hugh Stewart and
wife out on the Chesapeake for a day."
LEE 0. HUNT says: "sti ll trying to hold
down three part-time salary jobs plus operating our own small tree farm and Chnstmas tree business . Considering asking for
my old Government job back so I can ~est
up a bit! Field trials of Pinus attenurad1a~a
look terrific , 7.1 foot leader growth th1s
year on a couple of specimen. Starting
some field trials of Pinus pinaster from
Italy and several species of Euca lyptus
from high elevations. Drop by the "diggins."
MERLE S. L OWDEN retired from the U.S.
Forest Service the last of May and has
moved to the Portland area. Plans to keep
hand in with consulting work and fire
studies. Plenty to do so far.
EDGAR J. PARKER reports retired from
USFS, now l iving in Bend, Oregon at 1733
Bear Creek Road . Still taking bird pictures. Have slides of 180 different species
so far. All Fernhoppers welcome.
JOHNIE PARKER writes: "Mrs. Parker
passed away in 1964. I retired from the
Regional Parks in 1965. Went to the Nation al Parks - Yellowstone. Retired again.
I'm now beach combing in Florida and
trying to learn how to ride a surfboard."
1933
GAIL C. B AKER writes: "I have been
reti red for over a year now and am enjoying every minute of it. We still keep our
home base at 5100 SW Chestnut Ave. ,
Beaverton, but do some traveling in our
travel trailer. Will be at the Dedication if
we are not South for the winter."
CLAUDE 0. MORIN says:
"I am in
W. 0. Forest Service, and have been since
1965. First 16 months I was on Equal Employment contract compliance work and
traveled nearly all of the Southern half of
the U.S. I am now Directives Management
Branch Chief. I plan to retire w ith in the
next two years. My wife passed over the
great divide in 1964. My children (3 boys)
are all married, and I have 6 grandchildren. My oldest son owns stock in a plywood mi ll and works in the mill in Brookings, my second son teaches school in
Brookings and my third so n is with the
U. S. Forest Service in R-1 , Montana."
1934
STANLEY BISHOPRICK, JR. reports:
"Spent the year finishing up and "bugging
out" a new sawmill. Also touring Swed ish
saw mills. Saw none any better than American mills-many had American machinery.
We don't fear Swedish co mpetition. Suffered a bad loss due to the longshore
strike. Otherwise hale hearty and
fu II of fleas."
GEORGE L. BURNETT writes:
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"retired
JOE LAMMI says: "Th is year's travel
was to Pacific Northwest, northern Rockies
and L ake States. Oregon and Washington
appear to be badly smoked up by industries and Missoula, Montana was smog!=!ed
up perhaps worse than Los Ange les. The
South (where I live), has dirty water but
clean air. At least the oldtime foresters
can remember the good old days . . ."
JACK M. MILLER writes: "Retired from
U.S. Forest Service on 5-31-71. Will continue to live in St. A nthony, Idaho unless
other pastures are really greener. Wonder
how we ever had time to work 8 hours a
day. Congratulations on new Peavy Hall .
He was a great man!"
J. R. PHILBR ICK reports: " Still Superviso r of Umpqua National Forest. Same
w ife same kids, same address, same
standing invitation to stop in if you get to
Roseburg ."
1935
HOWARD W. BULLARD reports as Design and Consulting Engineer for the forest
industry-works over much of the world.
Slowing down a l ittle, but never going to
retire. Has four grandchildren.
GEORGE HARWOOD SCHROEDER says :
"25 years last August 1 with the Timber
Department crew of Crown Zellerbach , it
is a great organization to work with and
time flies. Clara is in greater demand than
ever for her artistic flo wer arrangements
lor weddings and she really enjoys it. Our
three children are a joy forever and so are
the two grandch ildren. We have truly had
a wonderful time since marriage 40 years
ago. We are all in good health."
GAIL M. THOMAS repo rts: "The Thomases keep going to OSU-number "o ne "
son began the trend in 1960 ar.d someone
from the family has been going there si nce
that time. Number "two" has graduated
and our youngest enrolled this year. I'm
still co nsulting-trying to keep ahead of
the bills! "
1936
MARVIN G. ANGLE says: "I passed the
25 year mark w ith Internat ional Paper
Company. Still able to "blow and go."
Everything else about the same as last
year. Still at Nacogdoches, Texas."
VERNON FRIDLEY SR. writes:
"Am
counti ng the days until I hang up my
c limbers and keep my feet on the ground.
Retirement date January 20. It's been a
good job. Ruth retired in June and is enjoying it. Will see many of you February
19th and won 't have to hurry this time."
HAROLD W. GUSTAFSON says: "Ou r
dau ghter An n, Class '68 was married this
summer in Portland. So n Phil, Class '64,
University of Id aho, lives in Tillamook and
wo rks for Crown Zellerbach. Wife Velma
and I reside on our one acre ranch in the
Junipers near Redmond, Oregon. We are
trying out a camper which has worked out
really well, at least for short trips."
WALLER H. REED reports: "Congratulations on opening of new building. Would
very much enjoy attending on February 19,
but will have to wait and see. Still Forest
Manager of Collins Almanor Forest and
Collins Pine Company - started 31st year
last May 1. I am serving in third year of
four year appointment to the California
State Board of Forestry. Best wishes to
all."
JAMES T HOMPSON writes "Congratulations on the move to Peavy Hall. I retired
from the Forest Service in January 1970.
We are living in Prineville and making an
occasional trip. I hope to make a Fernhopper day sometime but it confl icts w ith
trips to the South."
1937
VIRG IL T. HEATH says st ill living South
Lake Tahoe, California and hopes to attend
dedication of Peavy Hall.
CARL L. HAWKES sends congratulations
on the move! He has now moved to
Aguana, Guam sin ce reti ring from USFS
and is now Chief, Division of Forestry,
Department of Agriculture, Government of
Guam.
FORREST W. JONES writes "have retired from USFS Regional Office as of April,
1970 and have been busy on tree thinnin g,
mistletoe surveys , cruising, scali ng, log
grading, gardening, hunting, fishing, etc.
Maybe one of these days I will take some
t ime off and see what retirement is like.
Annette and I are moving to Pleasant Hill ,
Oregon soo n we also have 5 lively
grandchildren."
D. LESTER LYNCH sends this message
which arrived too late for 1971 Newsletter:
"Just before Christmas returned from 2year tour in East Pakistan on 2400 miles
of dikes, etc. with Engineering Consultants
Leedshiii-DeLeuw of San Francisco. Prior
to this I spent 5 years o f highway construction. Expect to go back to Alaska or
overseas soon. Always good to get news
of the School and know that all is progressing well."
ASHLEY A. POUST reports he is Multiple Use Coordinator, R-6, USFS, Portland.
V. D. "BEN" WARD says "Am still working (in spite of strikes) as a forest products exporter with headquarters at 465
Cal ifornia St., San Francisco. V isitors welcome."
WILLIAM A. WELDER says he is Manager, Burney-Lassen Forest, Fruit Growers
Supply
Company,
Burney,
Cal ifornia.
Daughter Kathy is a senior at Oregon
State. As all three daughters are gone and
doing we ll my wife Veva (Shattuck '36)
and I are alone at home. Plan to be in
Corvallis for Fernhopper Day and the dedication of the new Peavy Hal l. Also tor
Dad's weekend."
K. 0 . WILSON reports highlights of Wilson family lor the year: "my wife and I
took a wonderful trip to So uth America to
visit elder son , Greg, who was in the Peace
Corps in Chile, he 's now home after finishing his two-year stretch. Our younger
son, Bob, graduated from U of 0 in June,
married in October and about to go to
U.S. Air Force, Pilot Training. Still with
USFS Regional Office, Portland. Can hardly wait to see our new Forestry School
bui lding."
1938
ROY C. BRADY says:
"Am working
with the State of Washington, Department
of Natura l Resources in Shelton, Washington. Present job is supervisory management forester of the South Olympic Supervisory Area comprising the Port Orchard,
Shelton, Thurston, Montesano and Willapa
Districts. Mildred is holding down the old
homestead in Seattle and I usually get
home on weeke nds. Best w ishes to all my
old friends. "
BURKHOLDER, K.A. (Ken): working with
a wonderful bunch of people in federal,
state and industry employment on problems of fire prevention and e;ontrol. Still in
Portland office of BLM as Chief, Branch of
Protection and Communication. Thin k the
new forestry building is wonderful. Looking forward to Fernhopper Day.
MEL CRAWFORD says: still working as
appraiser for Crook County pending retirement. Wouldn't know what I wo uld do
tomorrow if I quit today!! Rug Monkeys all
grown up and have produced three grand
monkeys. Keep pretty well informed by
Phil Crawford of the School of Forestry."
JENE EARL MILLS se nds Greetings to
Fernhoppers as he won't be able to make
Fernhopper Day for the dedication of
Peavy Hall. He wonde rs do the Fernhoppers still sing "Down Under The Hill " at
the meetings and banquets? On the dedication he suggests as most fitting a rendition of one of the " Dean's" fa vorite songs.
HOWARD F. ROGERS writes :
"Went
back to school around 1958 to finish the
bachelor's degree and then to graduate
school getting a Masters in Library Science from the University of Portland in
1966, since then have been librarian at
Wahtemka High School for the Chenowith
district at The Dalles. Trying to gel bookmobile service for the Mid-Columbia counties so that kids in more remote schools
can have decent access to books. Laws
are no help in this. They allow but do not
require decent service. Have been published in Library Journal and New Republic. Kids have all graduated from college,
daughter is married to Sam P. Senior, a
Bonneville executive , older son working on
doctorate at Indiana University, younger
son is working for the State of Oregon at
Coos Bay."
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GLENN A. THOMPSON reports third retirement year spent gardening, camper
trips to mountains, entertaining friends and
a 9-day trip to Hawaii with Shriners, spare
time spent on historical research writing
and land use issues.
1939
GRAYDON M. ADCOCK reports he is
Forester, Willamette Industries, Inc., Carlton, Oregon.
RODERICK K. BLACKER says: "serving
as Forest Supervisor, San Juan N.F. since
April, 1964. M ike, last ch ild at home, will
graduate from high sc hool in J'une, 1972."
GILBERT M. BOWE repo rts: "am partner in consulting forestry firm of Mason,
Bruce and Girard, presently the president of Oregon State University Foundation. Have two daughters and one son
Craig now enrolled in Forestry at OSU.
Also have five grandchildren."
RICHARD FRY states: "After 30 years
in wood production cost accounting and
retai l lumber and building construction am
now enjoying college teach ing in Ferris
State College. All our kids in college now,
two in Law Sc hool, our daughter at Michigan State University, wife Ruth teaches 4th
graders. Enjoyed hearing about new Peavy
Hall and foresters activities."
MYRL A. HAYGOOD reports that he returned to job as Postmaster in Philomath
in June after being on sick leave for a
10-month p eriod and very happy to be
back.
KEITH HUTCHI SON says: "Congratulations! May Peavy Hall inspire Oregon
State's School of Forestry to ever greater
successes! Hope to help you celebrate on
February 19. Best wishes.
DONA LD M. HYLAND says: "H i, am
still Scout Executive for the Santa Lucia
Area Cou ncil Boy Scouts of America in
San Luis Obispo. Our 27-year-old son has
just entered University o f California at Berkeley to study for his PhD. Ou r daughter's
son is now six years old."
JOE M. LEBO reports "enjoying our
home on the Oregon Coast. Busy the last
year designing roads and acquiring rightof-ways for Lincoln County. We have one
exceptional 3-year-old engineer-in-training
Grandson residing with his parents in Eugene."
ELMER L. SURDAM says : "These are
exciting years. Technology in the communications field is stretchin g our wildest
imagination and ability to manage change.
Forest Industries Radio Communications
which h as served the forest industry for
22 years will now be known as Forest Industries Telecommunicatio ns. This is in
keeping with the larger role in an everexpanding field. Am still the National Executive Director located in Eugene, Oregon,
but living on the growing edge of progress."
1940
LUCIEN B. ALEXANDER says: "Still a
partner in Mason Bruce & Girard and living in Portland but it's difficult to find me
at home. In 1971 I spent almost three
months in Canada and five weeks in the
USSR. Still spend most of my time on for-
est management problems in the Northwest
but find the problems in other places follow the familiar patterns."
ARTHUR J. FICKEN reports he is Assistant to the Project Engineer, Hiram M.
Chittenden Locks , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District. He will complete
30 years Federal Service with the Corps of
Engineers, all in the Seattle District, in
May 1972.
LYLE A. HARRISON writes: "Continue
as highway engineer in Federal Highway
Administration, possibly will retire at end
of 1972 after 30 years in the Government
service, but will seek other work as I have
a boy in third grade. Serving on United
Nations Portland Chapter Board, Treasurer
of Scout Troop 149, West Linn, Cub Scout
Committeeman and Presbyterian church
maintenance committee. Hope to see each
of you February 19th."
MAURY ISTED says: " After 25 years in
the lumber business we have moved to
Southern California on a semi-retired basis. Our three children, two daughters and
one son are all married and we have five
grandchildren, three boys and two girls."
FRANCIS P. JACQUEMIN reports still in
Washington , D.C. working for Bureau of
Outdoor Recreation (on Federal side), wife,
Toini (Lammi) at the Library of Congress.
LARRY K. MAYS writes: "Retired from
USDA-Forest Service and am now building
homes in NW Atlanta , do spend some time
in Oregon each year and plan to spend
more. Congratulations! Still have wonderful
leadership at OSU."
All J. SANDOZ reports: "I have been
in the same location working for the same
company for 25 years now. Forestry was at
the threshold of something or other 25
years ago and seems even more so now!
Foresters have been trying to improve the
environment for a long time but they seem
to get a public tongue lashing for it these
days. "
BRUCE STARKER says: "Still growing
and thinning lots of small second growth
fir for the Starker family. Innovations include starting a progressive plan for tree
improvement coached by Roy Silen and
cooperating with West Oregon State District, more brush field rehabilitation trials,
tests of bullet, plug and mud-pack seedlings, even a few hemlocks, spruce and
wet side hardwoods."
ROBERT N. THOMPSON states that he
moved back to Oregon in August from California, quite a change coming from the
Sierras of California to the central coast
of Oregon. Now located at Waldport on the
Siuslaw National Forest.
CHARLES E. TYLER is still a forester for
Publishers Paper Company at Eagle Creek,
Oregon.
CLYDE WALKER states, " I'm retiring
from my post as chief of information services at the Pacific Southwest Forest and
Range Experiment Station after 30 years of
Federal serv ice. To keep in touch with forestry, I'm taking on a couple of part-time
jobs. One is as executive-secretary for the
Northern Cal ifornia Section, Society of
American Foresters. The other, as editor
of the Journal of Forestry. In both I expect
to hear often from Fernhoppers. I'll be
working out of my home in Richmond,
California, where the latch string is always
out."
LAWRENCE W. ZACH reports: "changed
residence and moved Avery Properties
Field office to Lyons, Oregon early in 1971.
A recent arrangement with the Chemeketa
Community College Forestry Department
for student help should keep Avery younggrowth intensively productive as oldgrowth is converted to new forests. Son
Bill is in residence on Hidden Valley Tree
Farms in the Silverton Hills area while
teaching forestry and engineering at Chemeketa Community College. "
1941
LYLE A. BAKER says : " Hope to get to
Corvallis soon to see the new Forestry
building and the faci l ities available to prospective foresters. Am still growing millions
of seedlings annually for the people of
Oregon. Best wishes to all Fernhopperspast and present."
JOHN F. CROSS writes: "still growing
macadamia nuts outside of Hilo, Hawaii
on the way to or from the volcano area.
Welcome to any Fernhopper who comes
this way-see our orchard, processing
plant-Royal Hawaiian Macadamia Nut
Co."
LESTER C. DUNN writes:
"Several
changes this year, new job in August,
Chief of Division of Access and Transportation Rights-of-Way in BLM's Washington,
D.C. office , a new upgraded program. Also
we moved into a new house in Burke, Virginia. Same wife and family. Daughter
Elaine is a sophomore at Duke University,
son Roger is a senior and son Brian a
freshman at W.T. Woodson High School,
Fairfax; also my wife teaches English at
this school. Enjoyed a visit to Corvallis in
October with my mother and sisters and
also enjoyed see ing the new forestry building. It is a fine plant and I enjoyed my
visit with the Dean and others on the
staff."
RODNEY 0. FETY reports: "Attended
Forestry Symposium in Krasnodar, Russia,
along with Faye Stewart and Boyd Rassmussen. Visited forestry operations in the
Caucasus Mountains. Lu Alexander reported in Sochi on the Black Sea at the time
of our visit there."
EUGENE A. HOFSTED says: " we continue to live at Central Park West, Orick,
California, where I am Land and Timber
Manager of Arcata Redwood Company. My
wife Geraldine (Gilmore) has been serving
on the Women's Activities Committee of
the American Forest Institute and recently
attended the annual meeting in St. Louis,
on the trip I completed my thesis exam at
Cornell and will receive my M.S. in Conservation this December. Our son Jolyon
is director of the Brooklyn Museum Art
School in New York and also on the art
faculty at Queens College."
WILLIAM D. MORGAN reports he is in
23rd year exporting lumber for MacMillan
Bloedel Ltd. in Portland.
FRITZ M. MORRISON writes: "my wife
Myrtice, son Monte and I are still in Divison Fire Control , USFS, Washington , D.C.
Our son Fritz Lee works for USFS on Fremont at Silver Lake, Oregon, daughter
Elaine works in bank at Wenatchee, Washington. I have been working for one and a
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1943
half years on national instructions for fire
planning and the completion is now in
sight. Washington, D.C. seems to be the
cross- road for OSU grads. See quite a
few."
BOB W. COWBROUGH writes: "Congratulations on the fine new facilities. Have
sold my accounting practice and am working for the new owners , Neuner & Evans.
Best wishes to all."
CARL PETERSON says: "We are about
to move into a new plant and hope-with
bated breath-that it will be at least as
efficient as our quaint, old-fashioned one. "
C. W. RANDRUP says: "no longer in
the logging business, too old and too slow
- sold out in 1964, now farming almonds
and walnuts."
RALPH F. YEATER reports: September
1, 1971 office was changed from Salem to
Dallas, Oregon. Work Benton, Lincoln and
Polk counties. There are 4,000 plus small
woodland o w ners with total acres of 718,950, so there is no chance of running out
of work.
RAY YODER took an early retirement
from OSU September I (his birthday). He
plans to devote his time to helping forest
industries become established in the developing countries , and is prepared to
serve as a consu ltant to either the firm or
the country. His special fields of interest
are the negotiation of concession agreements, forest products utilization contracts,
operations planning , feasibility studies , and
related matters.
1942
RICHARD C. DUNLAP reports he is currently employed by FAO-United Nations as
Forestry Officer, Park and Recreation Planner, on the Luangwa Valley Conservation
and Development Project in Zambia. Plan
to continue working in the international
fie ld as a consu ltant specializing in park
and outdoor recreation planning in developing countries.
LOUIS L. GILLIAM writes: "Congratulations! The dedication of Peavy Hall is a
big step in the advancement of Forestry at
OSU and in the USA. The dedication date
of February 19, 1972 wil l be on my calendar of events, and I wil l plan to attend.
I'm still stationed at Condon, Oregon as a
District Conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service."
HAL GOODYEAR states little change,
busy in building materials, property management and historical preservation work.
Fernhoppers always welcome.
CHARLES S. LEWIS reports: Completed
teaching assignment upon receiving Masters degree, June 1971. Present ly Executive Vice President with Western Wood
Fibre, Inc. and Wood Fibre Exports, Inc.
Working on marketing wood chips, shavings, sawdust and bark domestically and
on international basis (Japan).
WILLIAM E. WELCH reports have merged
Construction Components, Inc. into TrussJoist Corp. of Boise, Idaho and now serve
as Northwest Division Manager. Most stimulating to be involved in the development
of efficient wood structural systems. He
states keep your eye on Microlam, a new
shop grown structural member with unique
capabilities.
ALFRED A. WIENER says: "On my 12th
year in Washington, D.C. after outlasting
Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson, I'm
wondering how I did it."
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LEWIS T. HAYS, JR. says: "After 22
years with Boysen Paint Company, I made
the big switch to selling real estate and
am associated with Stan Wiley , Inc. Now
I wish I'd done this 20 years ago! If anyone needs help in buying or selling a
home, give me a call, I 'll be glad to be of
assistance."
OSCAR WEED says " looking forward
to seeing you February 19, I'll be there!"
1944
LYLE F. SMITH says: "Still in the same
Campground- Region 4, Division of Recreation and Lands. Congrats on new facilitie:;-enjoyed recent cover photo of the
three Deans-what memories come back
with Paul and Mac."
WALLY EUBANKS reports still working
for Oregon Department of Revenue in administration of Oregon's timber tax laws.
G. W. HAGEN now in the Regional Office
of USFS on fire planning assignment. He
will retire in February 1972.
JAMES P. KUEHNLE says: " After 16
years of operation , sold Holiday Pools,
I nc. and now plan to get off the treadmill.
Have associated with A. J. Wolf! Inc. as an
account executive in commercial and investment real estate properties. Will continue, for the duration of my present term,
to serve in the Washington State Legislature as State Representative from the 4th
District. Georgia and I celebrated our 25th
Anniversary last year-married off both of
ou r daughters this year."
ROBERT C. LINDSAY writes: "we are
now living in Portland. Our youngest
daughter is a sophomore at OSU."
LOUIS K. BATEMAN says:
"Still in
Salem with Department of Revenue as Supervisor of Valuation Section. David is
Senior at OSU in Forest Engineering;
Douglas, Sophomore in Humanities, OSU;
Melinda, Junior, High School and wife
Josephine is teaching in Head Start Program."
1947
JAMES H. BRIGHAM writes : "Completed 26 months with FAO in Philippines ,
Rome and Constantine, Algeria. In February I joined Gilbert Associates, Inc. in
Reading , Pa. Best regards to all , long live
Peavy Hall!"
The Head Table from left to right: Albert Wiesendanger, Boyd Rassmussen, President
MacVicar, L. L. Stewart, Dean Stoltenberg, Carwin Woolley, AI Hemrich, Clyde Stratton,
Senor Diaz, Gary Johnson, and Robert Berends.
land use and overpopulation in the Lake
Tahoe Basin and pollution of the air sheds
by coal-fired power developments in the
4-Corners area of the Southwest. Otherwise-everything is smooth sailing!"
1948
GEORGE S. BURSON writes: "Still live
in San Antonio, Texas. I've watched with
interest completion of the new forestry
building . Am teaching in Secondary Education, Earth Science courses. I went to
Oregon- Texas football game and met
some people there that live in Corvallis.
Glad to hear about the University and the
programs , I keep well posted thru Don
Heeter, my brother-in-law. The last of our
four children in U of Texas. Visited Sun
River last summer, flew to Denver, picked
up daughter, then to Sun River, Bridgeport, Calif., Grand Canyon, Albuquerque
and then home to San Antonio."
ROBERT E. FLYNN is Staff Officer, Fire
Control and Watershed Management, Sierra National Forest, Fresno, California.
WARREN
HANCHETT writes:
"I 'm
teaching and heading Forest Technology
program at Gollea~ of the Redwoods, Eureka. Hop':) to d-evelop a Forestry Tech
Self-Instruction Center in the future-hope
to tap your resources in th is area."
JUSTIN .J,. . DUCRAY reports everything
is going along fine!
WAYNE G. HUBBARD reports: "Now
manager photagrammetry department, Raymond Vail & Associates. Still at 5024 J
Parkway, Sacramento. Miss the forests of
Oregon but 17 years in Sacramento has us
acclimatized. Our son David, Jr. is college
sophomo re and Jeff high school sophomore."
JACK B. SHUMATE says: "Still working in the Division of Recreation and
Lands, Ogden, Utah along with another
Fernhopper, Lyle F. Smith . Environment is
the name of the game these days and we
have been deeply involved in problems of
mining in the White Cloud Peaks of Idaho,
EARL L. JOHNSON reports: "We are
farming near Tillamook with Angus and
Jersey cattle as our primary products . We
do some intensive wood lot management
on 200 acres working with Douglas fir,
hemlock, western cedar and alder. Have
just begun cutting alder on a tract near
GLENN E. CAMPBELL reports made a
move on July 1st, leased ranch and moved
to smaller property near Millville, Ca l ifornia.
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Elsie, but still undecided on species to
replant. We are conservation oriented,
hence proceed carefully with consideration
for all forest aspects, particularly wildlife."
ROBERT KISCHEL says: "Was pleased
to read President MacVicar's comments
recently that more emphasis would be
placed on upgrading the undergraduate
program. Our three daughters are at U of
0 , OCE, and OSU. The youngest at the
alma mater has already met some o f the
current forestry undergrads at Hawley Hall
-that's how her Mom got hooked years
ago. One son at home is in high school
learning to fight fires and brush roads for
the State in the summer. Visited Glen
Campbell , class of '47 , and his new bride
on his new ranch east of Redding, California. He has a Digger pine tree farm but
doubts that there are any annuity tab les
to apply for a fo reseeable return."
MILNER L. LARSON reports:
"Still
working at the Robert Dollar Co ., GlendaiG. Have spent the last two years as
Sales Manager which is quite a change
from the previous 15 years as Log Superintendent. Have been busy and was happy
to find fewer environmentalists around the
mill than were in the woods."
HOMER G. LYON, JR. says: "February
19 is circled on my calendar and plan to
be on hand for Fernhopper Day. Congratulations on acquiring your fine new bui lding!"
WRIGHT T. MALLERY writes he is going
on third year as Supervisor of the MI.
Hood National Forest and hopes to see all
his friends on Fernhopper Day.
"I don 't have
LARRY PAGTER says:
time to get to the woods any more. Spend
my hours on my 44 apartments near the
U of 0 campus."
WILLIAM J. SAUERWEIN reports as Regional Forester, Soil Conservation Service,
USDA covers 13 western states including
Alaska and Hawaii and sees Fernhoppers
every year at the National SAF meetings
and Western Forestry Conference.
ALVIN L. SORSETH says: "Eugene is
home for the Sorseths where I am Recreation and Land Uses Staff Officer for the
Will amette National Forest. Involvement in
issues of public concern seems to be the
name-of-the-game here too. On the lighter
side Arlene and I have just been promoted to the illustrious state of being
grandparents with the arrival of Nathan
Todd in Maryland. His parents, Steve and
Marti are former Oregon Staters. Co uld
they have produced a "third growth forester"?
WILLIAM I. STEI N reports : " Still in
Portland at PNW Station working as Leader, Seed ing, Planting, and Nursery Practices Project. Clifford, oldest son, is on
his second year in Navy aboard aircraft
carrier in Asian waters, Kathleen, Roderick, and Bradford are attending Portland
Community College."
BOB UNDERWOOD says he is looking
forward to visiting the new building. Both
kids away to school this tall and the house
is quiet.
WARD C. WILLIAMS wri tes: "The latest
news from this end is that I have been
Vice President of Business Press, Inc. and
Associate Publisher of Paper Age magazine, which is a monthly publication for
the pulp and paper industry. As of Nov. 30
I ended 18 years of assoc iation with Miller
Freeman Publications during which I
wor ked on Forest Industries (actually its
predecessor, the Lumberman and The Timberman), Pulp & Paper and Pulp & Paper
International including 7\12 years in Europe.
I can be reached at 20 Flagstone Court,
Alamo, California. On the persona l side,
I'm com ing along with a "second fami ly,"
have a baby daughter 1 and a son 3 who
are learning a little Dutch from their mother. Spent 6 weeks in Europe summer '71
and did some high-alpine climbi ng. Hope
to see you soon-Baldywms-"
1949
VIC CROWE says: " I 'm still working
in Los Angeles County Surveyo rs Department as a Field Engineer. Those survey
courses I had from Pat Patterson paid off!
Occasionally, I see Brad Peavy, class of
'22, whe n he is not riding the bus to see
his firl friend in San Gabriel."
HENRY G. DAVIES reports: "Living and
teaching 5th and 6th grades in Springfield,
enjoying the kids and new c hallenges but
missing forestry and forester friends. Sallie, 23, and Marilee, 21, have both been
attending OSU in Science and Education.
Jon, 15, is starting high schoo l and loves
the outdoors. We se nd greetings to everyone. "
WI LLIAM P. HOLTSCLAW writes: "Still
wo rking as Area Director for the State Forestry Department in eastern Oregon. Pat
wo rking for USFS in Prineville. See a lot of
classmates during the course of each year
but look forward to seeing others at Fernhoppers."
GEORGE E. LIPP reports that as a permanent resident of Hawai i, will have a conflict of interest when the Beavers meet the
Hawaii Rainbows in basketball in December, 1971 ."
JERRY PARTAIN reports that he is back
in the c lassroom at Humboldt State after
6 months in New Zealand, Austral ia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.
HERMANN C. SOMMER says: "sincere
greetings to all OSU foresters. This past
summer we had a great reunion w ith several Fernhoppers while attending a United
Nations - FAO Logging Symposium at Kramodar and Socki, USSR. Fernhoppers
present were P. Neff, B. Rasmussen, R.
Fety, F. Stewart. John O'Leary didn't make
it-the Russians didn't let the Irish in!"
RALPH D. WILKINSON writes :
"Still
living at Lebanon but quit working for Bert
Udell after 20 years and am now peeling
small fir poles and trying to get a business
going. Was selected to be tree farmer of
the year for Linn County, 1971 . We gained
a son-in-law and a daughter-in-law this
past summer. We now have only two boys
at home, Jerry and Davis. Ron is attending
OSU and is student body president. He
seems to enjoy politics-he doesn't get
this from his dad."
JOHN E. WYLIE reports that he has
same job-Assistant State Forester in Missouri. Curre ntly Chairman of the Walnut
Co unci l.
1950
WILLARD R. BERRY sent this message
too late for 1971 Newsletter: "Si nce July
I have been worki ng in a different position
as Assistant District Forester for the Ti llamook District, State Forestry Department.
My duties are principally coordinating and
supervising the Timber Sales Program."
GORDON HOPLAND says:
"Things
haven't changed muc h. St ill live in Puyallup, Washington and have one daughter
attending WWSC in Bellin gham and one in
high school in Puyallup. J'ob-wise I'm stil l
w ith K-S-H, Inc., a St. Louis manufacturer
of extru ded plastic panels and travel thi rteen western states in a sales capac ity."
JACK JIMERSON is still living in El Paso
and still fighting the Mexican lumber business.
HAROLD H. {BILL) KEIL writes: "Now
working on my own in world forest ind ustry
consulting and freelance wri ting and photography in the forest industry and in the
outdoor fie ld, princ ipally skiing. Started a
weel<ly television series on hiking and
climbing , concentrating a little more on the
Pacific Northwest after the last seve n years
of travel, doing stories in 40 countries of
Europe, Africa, North and So uth America,
Pacific Islands and Asia. Our kids are 8
and 10 years and are eager skiers. We
spend spare time at our weekend place at
Mt. Hood."
LLOYD H. LARSON says: "Just completed my fourth year in private business
after 20 years with the Forest Service. One
of the most interesting and chal lenging assignments I had this year was in connection with Ross Dunn for Seattle City Light.
Numerous environmental stud ies were
made in preparation for hearings by the
Federal Power Commission in 1972. In between, I run Olympic Traders, I nc. where
we buy logs on the Sou nd and the Peninsula for export. We also contract a certain
amount of timber, to keep our loggers in
steady production to complete quotas."
BOB LINDGREN says : "Still being run
by a stud mill in Dubois-Riverton, Wyo.
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(its always a question of who runs who)my sphere has been expanded to include
two more stud mills in Montana, Browning
and Si lver City. Si lver City is not on the
map, but it is near Helena. Hope all is
well w ith Mates of Class '50!"
Margaret is also married. Our two youngest
daughters Lori and Mary are still at home.
My wife, Clair Fralick, Home Ec. Class '48
OSU, completed her teaching requirements
at San Jose State and now is in her second year of elementary teaching."
NOBEL R. MANZER writes: "Still gyppo
logging at Pendrell Sound, East Redonda
island about 120 miles north of Vancouver,
B.C. In May I made an agreement with
Oka nagan Helicopters Ltd., whereby they
could log one million feet of my timber by
helicopter. This was a pilot project and
they used a turbine powered Sikorsky
S58-T capable of lifting 5,000 pounds or
750 fbm. They logged about 250 M fbm
and then abandoned the operation until
they develop a proper hook that wil l allow
them to release a log from 100 feet or so
above the water. The timber was too far
from the wate r to be economica l. The U.S.
Forest Service sent two men from Seattle
w ho stayed two days and took movies of
the operation."
HARRY WATSON says:
"Am stil l in
Eureka associated with Eel River Sawmills,
Fortuna, California. Our son is a sophomore at the University of Kansas and our
daughter a high school junior. Time flies
but I have the same house, job and even
-wife. Enjoying hunting, fishing and golf
this year."
JIM MARTIN reports still logging manager at the Pack Rive r Company in Sandpoint, Idaho. Other activities include president of North Idaho Forestry Association
wh ich recently set up a program with a
full time executive director, to give us a
bigge r voice in current affairs.
ALFEO E. MINATO re ports: "since return from Africa in 1969, have been associated with Bob Thompson & Associates,
co nsulting engi neers and foreste rs. This
past September I joined the staff of Rogue
Community College as Director of the
Wood Industries program. Teac hing certainly presents a challenge and I have discovered that the results can be rewarding.
I am most impressed with the on-the-job
training concept of the community college.
My classes are short on c lassroom and
long on field work. Extend a special welcome to all Fernhoppers to stop by and
watch us "tel l it like it is! " My three boys
are David, Ricky and Marco, 14, 12 and 6
respectively. Stop by anytime."
ERNEST D. PEARSON still located at
Forest Grove as Farm Forester for the Oregon State Forestry Department.
FRANK E. PRICE, JR. says: "working
in Washington, D.C. Office, USFS. It is
a mad scramble keeping up and playing a
part in the rapid and exciting c hanges of
these times. Forestry is a great profession !"
DOUGLAS S. SMITH writes: "After almost four years Western Wood Products
Association forestry work in the Intermountain area, the webs on my feet have almost
dried out. Highlights this year included
several trips into Idaho back country to
study land use p otential with relation to
proposed legislation. I took it as a compliment when , after declining to endorse
National Park stat us for National Forest
L ands, Rep. John Saylor of Pennsylvania
accused me of "th inking like a foresteronce a forester always a forester." Margaret and the four children are helping me
build a boat in the garage (wooden of
course) so we can catch some of the big
ones in Idaho's lakes and reservoirs. Still
have the coffee on at 5110 Mountain View
Drive, Boise."
CHARLES H. WALTER reports: "No significant changes in emp loyment. Three
children were married this year, daughters
Katharine and Diana and our son Randall.
R. E. WORTHINGTON writes: "moved
to Forest Service Regional Office in San
Francisco last October and am in the
process of getting insight into California's
forest problems. Coffee pot and extra bunk
always available for Fernhoppers traveling
thru."
1951
STANLEY J. BATES says: "Please extend my best wishes for February 19. The
new Peavy Hall sounds great-something
we've needed for quite awhile! Time and
distance are not in my favor for a visit but
I'l l be there in spirit. Thanks for keeping
me posted."
TWAIN BREWER writes:
" If anyone
should be traveling through Ventura, Calif.
I'd be happy to have them stop at Tri
County Wholesale and say HELLO. Congratulations on the new facility. "
JOHN CARAGOZIAN writes: "Sti ll on
Cleveland N.F. as Lands Staff Officer, in
San Diego. Big project this year is Pacific
Crest Trail to run from Mexican Border to
Canadian Border, via the summit of the
Sierra Nevadas and Cascades. Otherwise,
still trying to rescue some of the Southern
California real estate from the developers
and subdividers. Look forward to receiving
the Oregon State Forester each year."
NORMAN E. GOULD message received
too late for 1971 Newsletter: "November
saw our family travel 2200 miles east of
Montana to a new assignment in Washington, D.C. We are located in the north Virginia suburbs. Job is special assistant to
Director Timber Management. Lots of attention given to timber harvesting these
days! Happy to have run into Bill Wheeler
steelhead fishing o n the Umpqua last summer."
CARL W. HICKERSON writes:
" The
Hickerson address has changed again! We
exchanged the Deputy Forest Supervisor
assigned on the Wasatch NF and home in
Salt Lake City for an Assistant Regional
Forester assignment in the Southern Region and home in Atlanta, Georgia in May
1970. From the sunny and arid mountainous west to the humid flat wood forests of
the south is quite a change for a native
southern Californian. The job of Chief of
Fire Control in the 14 Southern National
Forests scattered in 13 states is most interesting challenge."
MAJ. WI LLIAM V.D. HICKERSON says:
"Wou ld like to see the new facility on
Fernhopper Day but can't make it. My
thoughts are with you all."
ROBERT L. JENSEN writes: "Still running Jensen's truck stop in Ukiah. This
year I had a chance to go to Australia and
see how well they were doing with the
Monterey pine or Pinus Radiata. I had my
picture taken next to a tree planted the
year I was born and it was about 35 inches
DBH and about 140 feet tall."
WILLIAM V. JONES writes: moved from
Walnut Creek to Redding in January 1971
to take job as Deputy Forest Supervisor,
Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Enjoying
the variety of work and looking forward
to Fernhopper Day.
DON KISTNER is now occupying position of Supervisory Appraiser in the Portland Office of US Fish and Wildlife Service, coordinating the land acquisition program in Region 1.
RAYMOND M. LUTHY reports: " I am
still with Publishers Paper Co ., Oregon
City. Have a new job since June 1971Timberland s Manager with corporate assignment in three states. I am glad to be
back in the timber and land area after 10
years of various production and administrative assignment in sawmills and paper
mills. "
HOWARD W. MITCHELL says: "Still live
at 1480 Skyview Drive, just off Dark Hollow
Road on southwest side of Medford. Have
three teen age boys, a wife, one dog and
two cats. My research shows that 16 years
is the worst age in boys. Still work for
Medford Corporation."
BILL NEWKIRK writes:
"completing
near ly fou r years in the Washington office
of the Forest Service. Finally got back to
Oregon, after 20 years, enjoyed seeing
some "old" classmates. The State and the
colleagues look better preserved than I
thought they might."
ELMER D. RICE writes: "many things
have happened this year; some bad, some
good. My father passed away leaving a
big vacancy in our organization and
hearts. My brother and I now operate as
Rice Construction. Mike, (20) now married
and continuing school, Terry (18) is taking
diesel technology at OTI, Craig (16) is
president of his junior class at Yreka High.
Glad to see new Peavy Hall completed.
Stop at 1006 Park Place, Yreka, Calif. for
coffee."
M. E. (BUD) UNRUH is living in Portland, Oregon and working as Forest Engineer on the MI. Hood N.F. USFS.
STUART N. WELLS JR. reports:
" Stil l
working for the State Forestry Department
in Salem as Executive Assistant in the
Fire Control Division. Luci (OSU '49) is
teaching at McNary High in Salem, our son
Craig is enrolled in pre-med at OSU with
so n Bruce to follow next year."
WYMAN WILLIAMS writes: "Congratulations and best wishes on the completion
of the new Forestry Bu ilding-Peavy Hall.
This brings back memories since my living
quarters during college was "Peavy Hall "
in Central Dorm."
1952
GENE W. CARLSON writes:
"Moved
back to beautiful PNW in June 1971 as
Fire Staff Officer of Olympia National Forest. The family and I really enjoyed my
assignment in the eastern U.S. We took
advantage of every four or five day opportu nity to travel, see, and learn about the
eight southeastern states."
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DALE (JACK) FROST is continu ing to
serve as Forest Engineer on the Wallowa
Whitrr.an National Forest at Baker, Oregon.
OSGOOD H. MUNGER is still at the
same address and still with the Department of Transportation Highway Division,
Material Section in Salem, Oregon.
KENNETH C. ROEGNER says: "My family and I moved to Beaverton, Oregon in
early 1970. I am working in the Fire Protection Activity for the BLM in the Oregon
State Office. We are happy to be back in
Oregon and hope to see you in our travels
around the State."
RON SMITH is Wil lamette Area Director
for the Oregon State Forestry Departmen·t
with headquarters in Salem. He just completed a 2-year hitch as Section Chairman
for the Columbia River Section, Society of
American Foresters.
MILLARD TROUT writes: "St ill at Tillamook with the Oregon Department of Forestry. The family and myself enjoy the
coastal area for both living and recreation.
It is hard to beat. Any Fernhoppers coming
througl1 please stop and say hello, our
home address is 2509 5th St."
1953
DAVE BAKER reports:
"Still going
strong in the plywood research business
for Simpson Timber in Redmond , Washington. My two sons are getting bigger
than I am and are great ski buffs. My outside interests are fishing and boating. My
comm unity service is with the rehabilitation
of a prison inmate in the Washington M-Z
program, very rewarding. "
JOHN l. CHRISTIE, JR. says: "After
16 years with the State Forestry Department at Astoria I pulled the pin and am
now Instructor of Forestry at Clatsop Community College and find the job challenging, stimu lating, and I hope, fruitful for the
students. It is an entirely different world
and still somewhat strange. We still live
at Rt. 1, Box 852, Astoria, with steel head
and elk nearby. Have been slowly expanding the tree farm and hope to have it up
to 170 acres shortly. Come see us."
JOHN F. HANCOCK reports : "We have
just moved from Uttavadit, Thailand to
Bankok where my wife and two daughters
will have safe-haven. I'm headed for Vietnam as of October 17 as General Engineering Advisor with Agency for International Development."
W. DALE HEIGH is Timber Staff Officer
on the Klamath National Forest in Yreka,
California.
JACK A. NELSON reports he has worked
at Roseburg Lumber Company since
March, 1956 and enjoys his work as Hardwood Coordinator and Technical Director
of research and development.
THOMAS D. OPATZ says: "In December I was fortunate to be selected to fill
the new posit ion with Peerless Pump, FMC
Corporation as Western Operations Manager. This allows me responsibility for
sales, accounting , engineering , industrial
re lations and manufacturing at two plants
and one foundry plus a number of warehouses. Total payroll is about 800 people."
RUSSELL S. WALTEAS is with Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Burling-
r
February of this year we've been in Hot
Springs, Arkansas. So far it's been a good
year, our daughter Kelli is a Junior in high
school and son Daren is in kindergarten.
Weyerhaeuser is expand ing its operations
here, building a new pulp mill, severa l plywood and chip-n-saw mills. A major port ion of the job of the Southern Forestry
Research Center, which I manage, is to
research better plantation management
practices."
JERRY PATCHEN is now Timber Staff
Officer, Wallowa-Whitman N.F., Baker , Oregon.
RICHARD H. SPRAY writes: "Still am
at the San Dimas address-th e only forester in a staff of engineers. We are always
happy to see Fernhoppers, drop in and
we'll give you a tour of an unusual adjunct
of forest management, equipment development!"
JACK K. WINJUM writes: "Doing fineJean, myself, pl us three. Best wishes to
our OSU friends. My assignment with Weyerhaeuser is project leader for Douglas-fir
regeneration ecology. Our team deals with
physiology, nursery culture, outplanting,
seeding and protection in support of regeneration operations."
1956
Chief Jim Asher received filth consecutive National Fire Protection Association Certificate
of Merit from Governor Reagan, May 13, at 1971 Fire Prevention Awards Ceremony,
Office of the California Governor, State Capitol, Sacramento, Calif. Left to right: Crest
Forest F.P.D. Fire Marshall R. W. Hazard, California Governor Ronald Reagan, Crest
Forest Fire Protection District Fire Chief James E. Asher.
ton Vermont and says he is working with
the' Sugar Maple Sap Production Project.
1954
CHIEF JIM ASHER received fifth consecutive National Fire Protection Association Certificate of Merit from Governor
Reagan , May 13, 1971, at Fire Prevention
Awards ceremony, office of the California
Governor, State Capitol, Sacramento, California. Left to right: Crest Forest F.P.D.
Fi re Marshall R. W. Hazard, Governor Ronald Reagan, Crest Forest Fire Protection
District Fire Chief James E. Asher.
ERNEST D. HARDMAN says:
"We've
added a new member to our family since
last year-a grandson born to son Richard
and w ife Karen in June. Kay and I are stil l
enjoying the sunny southwest and the welcome mat is always ou t to our many
friends of OSU."
GENE C. HOLLOTER reports he is still
at Baker, Oregon with the USFS, WallowaWhitman NF, Baker District as Timber Management Ass istant.
MEL HUTC HINSON is still working for
U.S. Epperson Underwriting Company and
is now in Portland as an Accounts Manager after sp ending five years in Spokane.
VAN JOHNSON says he is still working
for the Forest Service in McCloud and
living in Mt. Shasta-visitors welcome.
WENDALL L. JONES reports: "D istrict
Ranger at Hebo, Oregon, Siuslaw National
Forest. Wile, Jessie, is local Avon representative, Linda, 18, is attendi ng beauticians school in Salem, Steve, 17, a Junior
at Nestucca High School, Sandra, 15, is an
8th grader. Everyone is fine."
KEITH R. LEAVITT says: "Presently doing business as Leavitt and Ness, Engineering and Forestry Consultants. Office is
in the Oakridge Logging Supply Building
next to Kay's Drive-in-catch me in and
I'll buy the coffee."
ROBERT G. LEWIS is Recreation Staff
Officer on the Okanogan N.F. where he
transferred in March 1971 from Regional
Office in Portland.
H. A. PETERSON, JR. writes: "Everything great in the Golden State-more
Redwood trees than ever and growing v igorously, but-with court decisions and legislative pressure it remains to be seen if
professional land managers wil l be able to
manage or succumb to political and judic ial dictates. Family fine with daughter
Debra in college and w ife Beth still riding
herd on the two boys-Eric 10 and Jeff 8."
1955
JOHN CRUMB says: "Still in Fire Control with the Idaho Department of Public
Lands. 1971 fire seaso n was the easiest in
recent years for our agency. Marian doing
great after back surgery this spring. Ch ildren growing like weeds."
HOWARD K. HOPKINS reports:
"we
are in our new home at 600 Adams Ave.,
Vernon ia, Oregon, and would welcome a
visit from any friends passing through our
greenest county in Oregon!"
NORMAN
JOHNSON
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writes:
"As
of
A. DARRELL CARLSON is Resident Forester for Willamette Industries' Marcola
Tree Farm.
DALE R. CHRI STENSEN was appointed
Superintendent of Parks and Recreation
for the City of Portland in July 1971. Dale
was Associate Professor of Park Administration at California State Polytechnic College in Pomona prior to accepting the new
post. Some of his fi rst activities included
reorganizing the Portland Park Bureau and
conso lidation of City and Multnomah
County Park systems.
WARREN G. DAVIES writes: "Still with
Forest Service in Division of Administrative Management in Washington, D.C. Our
daughter has started high school and our
son is in Junior high school. See another
Fernhopper occasionally as they pass
through or on my travels around the
country."
JIM FISHER is st il l living in Salem, Oregon and is Personnel Director for the Oregon State Department of Forestry.
DONALD K. JOHNSON says: "Scoutmaster-Boy Scout Troop 111 2 (Area 45)
Lord Fairfax District, Virgi nia-National
Capital Area Council-it's a great title,
but doesn't pay wel l !"
ERV KULOSA writes : "Still Area Manager, serving Arizona and New Mexico for
Western Wood Products Association . No
changes here, except that threats to timber supply are increasing here as elsewhere. Best wishes on the dedication of
Peavy Hall."
RUSS MITCHELL says: "Little has happened since last report. The kids get older
and smarter; dad just gets older. I still
work for the Forest Service at the Forestry
Sciences Laboratory in Corvallis, mostly on
population dynamics of regeneration insects."
R. M. MORRIS says : " Retired as private
Engineer; on welfare , in 235 Housing, on
food stamps. Fishing is just great in Baja.
Would you believe it?"
DOUG MORRISON writes: "Acquisition
of access for logging roads is more challenging-what with environmental issues
and economic freezes. Scenic easement
acquisition is stil l new territory. The American right of way association has designated me its 111 th sen ior right of way
agent. There are 1300 senior agents out of
10,000 members. "
JIM OVERBAY reports: "Last year Ardeth and I moved again , this time to Portland and the Mt. Hood N.F. with my job
as Timber Staff quite challenging. The kids
are involved in all kinds of activities and
seam to have adjusted well to city living.
Hope to see you at Fernhopper Day."
PHIL SMITH is Transportation Superintendent for Bulkley Valley Forest Industries , Ltd., Houston, B.C., Canada.
CURTIS L. SWANSON reports that on
June 1st transferred to the region office
USFS in Portland where he is Chief of the
Impacts Branch in Watershed Management. He finds the work interesting and it
puts him in touch with many fernhoppers.
TED YAROSH has been reassigned to
Winema National Forest as Timber Management Staff Off icer.
NEIL L. Z IMMERMAN writes:
"With
Crown Zellerbach in Seaside for a 2nd
year. Don't care for the rain but it sure
makes the Hemlock grow. Still have a
wife , two kids, and a dog at 242 Hemlock.
Stop by on the next good c lam tide."
1957
LARRY E. BALLEW following message
arrived too late for 1971 Newsletter: "Living in Lee Vining , California and am Ranger on the Mono Lake R.D. l nyo, N.F.
Traded my salmon rod in for skis this fall.
Stop when traveling between Reno and Las
Vegas. Love to see " Save the Baby Tree
League " again."
LOUIS BLASER has worked for Simpson
Timber Company since June 1957 and is
cu rrently serving as Logging Manager at
Korbel, California.
"Moved
KENNETH L. EVANS says:
from A lbuquerque to Alamogordo , New
Mexico and I am now Supervisor on the
Lincoln N.F. Family is doing fine, Jennifer
is 11 and Julie 10. We just got settled in
time for school. Take a trip sou th this
winter and stop by for awhile. "
CHUCK HILL is with Forest Service at
John Day.
TOM JOHNSTON reports: " new home
(Denver, Colorado), new business (Creative
Communications), new baby, same great
wile , still loving Colorado."
GEORGE W. LI DDICOATT writes: "Peggy, the kids , and I are back in Redding,
California and my job-Lands Staff Officer,
Shasta Trinity N.F. We're doing lots of
water skiing, f ishing, hunting, camping and
getting lots of sun. Come see us when
you're through Redding or-just come see
us. "
WAL TEA MEYER, JR. says: " In April,
transferred from the Bureau of Outdoor
Recreation to the Boise District of the BLM
as an outdoor recreation planner. Our outdoors inc ludes 6 million acres of southwestern Idaho. Greatly enjoy being directly
associated with the land again and find
my new job interesting and challenging."
LESTER V. MULKEY says he would like
to report : "wife Allie, daughter Debra and
I are pleased to still be f irmly planted in
Lewiston, Idaho. Wo rk as a tax specialist
for Potlatch Forests, Inc. is a continual
challenge."
EARL NELSON says:
"Still pecking
away in forest disease research in Corvallis with the Forest Service. No big
breakthroughs to report, but watch out
next year! We are yet a family of 4 at 2931
Ashwood Drive."
FRANK TORKELSON says: "Still l iving
in Sacramento working for the State of
Cal ifornia. We miss the forests of Oregon,
but do lots of camping and fishing in the
Sierras. "
LARRY WOODARD reports: " My experiences in the Douglas fir of Oregon are
starting to take on the semblance of visions after 2 years in Potomacville. Only
excitement this past year here in Washington was the May Day police roundup and
a winning football team in the Redskins.
Still with the BLM, Division of Forestry,
Washington , D.C."
1958
WAYNE BOUSFIELD sent following card
too late for 1971 Newsletter: " We backpacked into several of Montana's wilderness areas last summer. I was also successful in filling my elk and deer tags last
fall. Still chasing the bugs around the
woods."
PAUL E. BUFFAM writes: "Still reside
in the sunny Southwest and am completing
5th year as Section Head in charge of the
Insect Suppression and Prevention Sect ion. We spent an enjoyable two weeks on
the Oregon coast this past summer. We
didn 't get a drop of rain during that time,
whic h is like th e weather in Albuquerque.
We now have two children in school , Mike
8 and Jill 6; Jon David 3, keeps Liz company at home. Liz and I are both active in
the Ecology drive-remember to recycle
those papers, cans and bottles. "
CARL G. CARL SON says: "Thin gs with
the Carlsons are about the same, building
on the ranch nights and weekends and
building roads with the Forest Service
days. Wou ld like to see any Fernhoppers
in the area."
DAVE DAVIS says: "Very happy in Aberdeen, Washington, new job with Evans
Products, Division Manager. Wife and five
children doing fine."
TEMPLE T. HAHN writes he is still in
"Ski country USA" and enjoying work as
Personnel Officer for the Rocky Mountain
Forest and Range Experiment Station at
Fort Collins , Colorado.
MAHL ON HALE says: "This is my second year as Second Growth Forester on
the Detroit R.D ., Willamette N.F. There are
lots of challenges in the work and a beautiful place to see. The family hasn 't
changed much, Steve and Tim are now in
high school. Lenore is studying water painting and archeology while I study Ecology.
The family is vacationing more too and
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we hope to
more now."
bump into our classmates
JOSEPH B. HOLDER reports: " Continue
to live and work in Corvallis . Hope to see
you in February."
JAMES P. KING writes: "This October
I transferred to the Genetics of Western
Conifers Project at the Pacific Southwest
Station in Berkeley, California. Lookin g forward to visiting the OSU campus next
summer with my wife, 3 boys and 1 girl."
OTTO KRUEGER says: "Arrived in Worland , Wyoming in January in 25° below
zero. Am involved primarily in watershed
and road project administration. Besides
trying to stay warm I'm figuring out where
I'd like to go next. "
LARRY MERRIAM writes: " Enjoyed our
trip to the West this year with a view of
new Peavy Hall and a visit with Dick Dilworth and Mac McCulloch. Greetings to
all. "
CLAY E. PETERS reports he is working
as an Analyst in the Washington O'ffice,
involved in helping formu late the long
range direction and plans for the National
Park Service. Will be spending the next
year as a Congressional Fellow on Capitol
Hill.
WILLIAM H. SAGER says: "After four
great years on Maui, we've been transferred to Honolu lu. The traffic, noise and
fumes are a bit of a shock after the quiet
and peace of an outside island, housing
costs are a shock too. Hawaii has the
most of everything including fantastic
prices. I 'm on the staff of the State Forester responsible for protection and development. The family is all well and getting
settled in the big city. "
RAY SCHAAF reports: " Found my niche
in Medford. Now in Recreation and Land
Uses on the Rogue River N.F. Enjoy my job
and the new forest greatly. It's a l ittle
tough getting used to working off the Ranger Distr ict-! don't see the forest too often- but the work is important and I'm
right in the midd le of it. The family prefers
Reedsport, but they too will adjust. "
CHAR LES KELLEY SIGLER says: " Texas kinda grows on you! Really like it here!
A lot of Fernhoppers have come by. Enjoy
talking with them and hope to see more
of you out this way."
ROBERT SIPE "moved to the Umatilla
N.F. in April as Lands Stalf. Beginning to
dry out some of that Westside moss. "
JIM SMEJKAL reports: "Still with Murphy Veneer at the Myrtle Point Division.
Busy battling bureaucrats and Coos County weather. Stop by for our daily group
prayer or with any alternate suggestions
to solve these - problems."
GLEN A. THORNTON wr ites:
" Have
been working for the Internal Revenue
Service for the past four years as a timber
engineer. Duty station is Portland, but
cover all of Oregon, with occasional side
trips into Washington, California and Montana. Travel is not so frequent as to be a
chore, but enough to get well acqua inted
with a good part of the Northwest. My
wife, Nancy, and four children really like
living in our country home northeast of
Vancouver, Wash."
r-
GLENN WIGGINS says : "Still enjoying
the good life in Port A ngeles, Washington.
After helping sell Pen Ply to ITT, I had an
opp ortunity to move a few blocks away
and become Timber Manager at M & R
Timber, Inc. It's a progressive m inded
company almost so lely dependent on public stumpage so it prese nts an interesting
challenge . Wife and kids thrive here-so
I thin k we'll stay ."
1959
GARY L. ADAMS reports he is at Bend,
Oregon and looking forward to touring the
new layout.
VERNE CHURCH reports: "After spending the last 12 years se lling the wood the
F. M. boys are so proud of, it seems that
what we need is {low cost), fast growing
Doug las fir and hem lock with small limbs,
located close to existing roads, and open
to the public on weekends!"
TOM CODY, SR. wr ites: "Nothi ng very
exc iting to report. Still at Mt. Hood Community Co llege attempting to 'give ' the industry some acceptable Forest Technicians. It appears next year w ill see the
schoo l reach their maximum enroll ment of
5,500 . Have seen a few of the 59ers this
year and it was enjoyab le to talk over old
times. Would like to invite one and al l to
visit the school whe n they are in the area."
JIM DOLAN reports: "Sti ll District Ranger at Tieton on the Snoqualmie. We're
on highway No. 12 just down from the
Whi te Pass Ski Area toward Ya kim a. Sto p
by whe n you're through this way and I'll
give you a cooks to ur. Scott, age 6, takes
the bus to Natches daily and Sharon (age
29) is try ing to get Jill, age 3, adm itted to
the fi rst grade as we ll- then she wil l take
up skiing."
JERRY F. FRANKLIN says : "Living in
Corvallis with Carol and our 4 children .
I continue to be employed at the PNW
Station 's Forestry Sciences Laboratory. Although some of my work is still o n Subalpine forests, more and more of my time
is spent as Deputy Director of a Cooperative University-Forest Service Ecosystem
Analysis Program (Coniferous Forest Biome, International Biological Prog ram).
Carol and I wou ld enjoy visitors at 1325
NW Alta Vista, Corvallis.
RONALD C. GALDABIN I se nt the following message too late for 1971 Newsletter:
"With USFS at Ketchikan, A laska. What
with ecology, environmental pros and
cons, and w ilderness vs non-wilderness,
new things are appeari ng on the horizon
of the L ast Frontier. Stop in and catch a
king ."
CHUCK MARTIN is now in new position
with Omark as Product Marketing Manager
for saw bars and drive sprockets for Oregon Saw Chain Divisio n and says "with
both product and process improvements ,
timber harvester is getting more for his
money in this area th an ever before ."
WAYNE E. ORR is -in new Distr ict this
year, U.S. Forest Service, Sitgreaves National Forest, he says:
"We are most
happy here, this is one of the prettiest
Ranger Stations in R-3. Almost a sma ll
town with 11 families living here. At o ne
p oint this summer I had 65 people in the
station alone. The rather large BIA fire
{56 ,000 acres) burned into my District in
late June. The Forest Service finally took
over 75% of the contro l efforts. Needless
to say things were rather a mess for
awh ile around here! Friend Bob Erwin
came over to help-was a p leasant su rpr ise."
RAY B. SCHENCK sent fo l lowing message from Singapore too late for 1971
Newsletter: "I am General Manager of a
logging company in Indonesian Borneo
whic h has a 700,000 acre timber concession of good tropical hardwoods. I have
been here 2% years and l ike it quite we ll.
There is a lot of potential here. Indonesia
is at the stage we were 40 years ago. They
threw o ff Communism by themselves and
are now moving ahead !"
farm . Anyone v isiting the Eu gene area give
us a ca ll. "
DEAN E. AULERICH w rites:
"Fina lly
co mpleted the Ph.D. Presen tly teaching at
the U of Idaho in forest operations. Have
a V2 gallon of McNaughton's and a fifth of
Wi ld Tu rkey waiting for company to come
to 318 S. Monroe, Moscow, Id aho."
MERLIN I. CARTER is in the Divis ion of
Budget, BLM, Washi ngton, D.C.
GEORGE H. FARR says: "Still prov iding warm, dry, safe, luxurious housing for
people. I have some 350 acres of woodland held in reserve for future development so I h ave my own Ranger District of
sorts. We have three boys."
MARK R. SCHULTZ is wo rking in Portland at the Forest Service Region 6 office.
Assig nment is in the Division of Lands
and Minerals as a Land Appraiser. He says
his wife and family all fine.
JOSEPH D. KASILE repo rts a very good
year- son John was born November 1970
and I moved into a new statist ics lab at
th e College of Forestry at Syrac use.
LEROY 0. TAYLOR writes: "Recently
was promoted and transfe rred to Division
headquarters in Sacrame nto of the California Division of Forestry. Wil l be wo rking
on a specia l stud y of the Wildland Fire
Pro tection problems on California W ildlands for the next two years. The other
member of the study team is Barritt Neal,
class of '63."
AL MEYER reports: "we are now on
the Malheur N.F. at John Day, Oregon,
w here I am District Ranger on the Bear
Valley Distr ict. Rita and I are busy building
a new home in John Day. Have three children, David, Nathan and Susa n, and we
are all looking forward to getting into our
new home. I saw a fe w c lassmates on
f ires this su mmer. Our regards to all. "
. RICHARD A. WIL LIAMS is still li ving
1n Oa kland , Ca lifornia and working for
Soll1tt Constructio n Co . and looking fo rward to the arrival of w inter and the 71 -72
sk i season.
ED VAN ZANDT sent following too late
for 1971 Newsletter: "My family and I
are now firmly establ ished in th e South
and are enjoying our new home which we
built this past year. My position w ith Weyerhaeuser as Raw Material Manager here
in Mississ ippi has bee n quite challenging
and I get a good deal of exposure with
conversion facilit ies as well as woods
operat ions. We have a full mill complex
inc luding a sawmi l l, hickory sawm ill, plywood plant, post and p ole treating plant,
charcoal plant and a recently installed
small log sawmill or chip-n-saw wh ich is
rea lly a hot item in the South at present. "
ED ZONTEK says: "stil l plugg in g along
with the BLM in Roseburg. Noth ing has
changed-in fact- I don't e ven feel a yea r
o lder."
1960
TOM ABNER writes:
"Wife and two
daughters, Karen 11 and Cindy 10 are just
great. Same job as past few years, Production
Sup erintende nt,
Weye rh aeuser,
Lumber Division, Everett, Washington.
Where is Chuck Stoddard and Don Sto ne?
Hi to Bill West. "
WARD ARMSTRONG says: "St ill with
Associated Oregon Industries as Natural
Resources Director. I represent the Fo rest
Products industry at the Oregon Legislatu re. Donna, myself and our three children
live in Salem and we would enjoy hearing
from ex-classmates when you're in Salem."
MICHAEL ATKI NSON repo rts:
" Am
working as inventory forester for Weyerhaeuser at Springfield. Job, home, wife
and three kids are enough to keep me out
of misc hief but occasionally I still get a
little si lviculture done on our small tree
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ROBERT E. PEDERSON sent this message too late for 1971 Newsletter: "Our
fam ily moved back to Bend in June 1969.
I commute daily to Crescent, 50 miles to
the south . St ill with the USFS, workinq in
timber. T he familv still the same. The three
kids are growing up much too fast. The
two boys are neve r happier than when
they are out hunting, preferab ly birds. Sis
and Barb much prefer their anima ls, with
horses still their No. 1 love . The we lcome
m at is always ou t, so call or come on out
whenever yo u are in Bend."
BI LL SCHULT HEIS wr ites: " The possibility of a ttendin g a Fernhopper Banquet
is becom ing more remote. I have taken on
a number of non-business activities in addition to my job and also th is p ast January
our first child arrived. We are stil l living
in Wiscons in and probably w ill be living
here for a long whi le, only c hance of seeing Oregon migh t be on a vacation. The
b est to all. "
CHARLES L. STODDARD reports he is
still with the L.D. McFar land Company in
Sandpoi nt, Idaho. Highlight of this year
was a 5-week tour of wood preserv ing
plants, forestry schools and wood technical
laboratories in Europ e. Most o f th e time
was spen t in Germany and Switze rland.
He says : "very interesting and educational.
The year flew by as usual with Ju dy teac hing this year and Barry in the 3rd grade,
still too early to tell if he w ill be a Fernhopper, eve ryone in good heal th, which is
all that counts."
DUANE T. ULLMAN 's message which
arrived too late tor 1971 Newsletter:
"Moved to the Olympi a area two years ago
and I am still with the Washington Department of Natural Resources . Purchased a
house in Lacey where Barb ara and I live
with our three boys and one cat. Barb ara
is finishing her education at St. Martin's
College in Lacey after receiv ing credits
from five othe r colleges including OSU ."
FLOYD VANDERVELDEN re ports: "The
eight o f us are st ill in Coos Bay, still wo rk
for the BLM and am invo lved in OMSI, The
Seamen 's Cente r, SAF, Boy Scouts and
any other cause that happens to pop up.
Seem to be too busy to travel much so we
spend our time f ishin g, c lamm ing, boating ,
and hu nting-with six children you are
always hopping and getting invo lved and
the older we get, the faster t he time f lies ."
RONALD WAITT says:
" no change
here . Still livi ng at 2271 W. Hi llside Dr. ,
Medford and enjoyi ng the Southern Oregon weather."
1961
RICHARD D. A LSEDEK w rites: " I was
selected this fall to partic ipate in the
Dept. of Army 's Long Term Train ing and
Education Program for Civilian Employees.
I am now studying operations research
and systems manage me nt engineering for
a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburg."
MATT R. ANDE RSON says: "The days
when a forester could bl ithely traipse o ff
to the woods leaving the cares of the
world behind him are now gone forever.
John Q. Public is following right behind
us, critically appra ising everything we do.
A nd this is good ... as long as foresters
realize that involvement in t he cares and
anxieties of our soc iety is the key to their
own survival as a profess:on. It's encouraging, ho weve r, to see the number of '61
grads who are landing p os itio ns of considerable responsibility. It also makes me
feel that we are rap id ly approac hing classification as the 'older generation'."
ROB ERT L. BARSTA D transferred last
January to Shelton, Washington. He is still
Dist rict Ranger, but says the Shelton "Sustained Yield Unit" is a who le new ball
game. It's been an interesting year. Terri
is teaching special reading half days this
year. Bob invites al l to stop by when you
are near Shelton.
WINSTON D. BENTLEY reports: " I 've
bee n transferred to L ong Lake Lumber Co.
as of J·une 1st. This is a subsidiary firm o f
Pack River Co. who leased the company
I was w ith formerly. So our new residence
finds us in Spo kan e with lots of adjustments to be faced in such a big and busy
town when we had lived in the town of
Chelan for so long. Judy has b een busy
pack ing and unpac king. Becky is 9 yrs.
now and a 4th grader, and Tony ('our
tiger') is 3 and a real challenge to us all.
Hope to see some of my class this year,
and a real effort will be made to gel to
our Fernhopper Day."
GARY BLANCH ARD reports another year
in Corval l is for the Blanchards. Sti ll with
Starker Forests, and still enjoys havi ng
drop-in company-7250 S.W. Ph ilomath
Boulevard. "See you at the Banquet if not
before."
ROG ER S. BRASSFIELD writes : "We
have been in Hawa ii over a year now. Our
job here invo lves the design of an access
road to the Unive rsity's Observato ry at the
summit of Mauna Kea , elevation 13,796
feet. Aloha!"
GERALD R. BROOKS reports he is sti ll
w ith Weyerhaeuser, now as produc tion
manager in Klamath Falls. Hopes to see
everyone on Fern hopper Day.
ROBERT M. CRON reports a busy 1971.
Just after Christmas 1970 he and Jane
moved to the Gallatin District of t he Galla-
tin Nation al Forest south of Bozeman, Montana, where he is Distr ict Ranger. Highlights o f the Distr ict include Chet HuntiP.y's
Big Sky Project. "We li ke our new locat ion very much. " In September Bob and
J a~e adopted a four-week-old baby giriCn sty Elizabeth. She is doing fine and
keeps her Mom and Dad busy. "We hope
you wi ll stop by for a visit when you come
to Yel lowstone Park. Location 24 miles
so uth of Bozeman o n Highway 191."
ROBERT L. EDWARDS says:
"After
10% years with the State of Washington
Dept. of Natural Resources, I am going
into my second year as Ope rations Researc h Manage r. There are a limitless number of chal lenges in the app l ication of logical, quantitative analyses to highly emotional issues-thus creat ing some interesting resource manage ment. A ll three
children are in school. Jan is also there,
but as a teac her-aide. Stop over in Olympia the next time yo u're through. We're
nearing completion of our new home and
have plenty of room."
HUGH E. EDDY, M.D., re ports that his
family of four continues to live in Seattle,
Washi ngton, where he is pursuing specialty train ing in Internal Medicine.
VERN FRIDLEY, J R. says : " In late October I moved to the Forest Service's Regional Office in Ogde n, Utah, where I now
have the environmental education job. I
think environmental ed . is extremely inte resting and have wa nted a si milar posit ion
for some time. Kay and the kids and I
moved to Roy, Utall, and have purchased
a spl it- level there. Street address is 4248
So uth, 2275 West, so come and see us
when you 're in Utah."
EUGENE FERGUSON writes: "Th is year
still finds me 'logging' pineapples and
sugar cane here in Honol ulu. T he land
development business has never been bette r and the company and I continue to
prosper. Th is year also finds me building
my own home (finally) w ith the help o f one
Dave Rinnell (class of '59) whose expertise in wood treating wi ll hopefully keep
the termites away a bit longer. Anyone
venturi ng this way winter or summer is invited to drop in and slay for a gin and
ton ic or a week (whichever co mes f irst) .
A loha to all those great guys who are st ill
diligently pursuing forestry-wherever they
may be."
JOHN IFFT reports he is sti ll with BLM
in Medford, and enjoys government forestry very much. "Woul d you b elieve it took
me over two hours ope ning morning to get
my buck?"
LOYD H. ING LI S says: "Congratulatio ns
to the staff on the new bui ld ing! Sandy
and I are sett led into a more permanent
situat ion now that I am nearly fiinshed
with my doctorate from the University of
Florida. My position now is in infant education w ith me ntally retarded babies at
Ohio State University in Co lumbus. If
yo u 're ou t this way look us up ... 1981-5
Belcher Dr., Columbus .. ."
RO BERT P. SCHU LTZ also exte nds congratulations on the new facilities. He is
still a research scientist with the Southeastern Forest Exp. Sta. in Northeast Florida. Invites any alums passing thro ugh on
the way to the "Gold Coast " this winter
to stop by. Has seen numerous Fernhoppers at recent meetings in Gainesville,
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Florida; Madison, Wisco nsin; and Fort Co llins, Colorado.
W. M. ST EGEMEYER is c urrently employed as Qual ity Control Manager for
Masonite Co rp. in Ukiah, California. He
and his wife Donna have three c hildren:
Bill, J"r., age 10, David 6, and Mary 2Y2.
" Would certa in ly enjoy hearing from any
of my old OSU frie nds."
FRED WEAVER reports that this summer
he and his fami ly moved to the city of Oakridge, where he is on the planning team
for the Oakridge District- he is really
busy. Debra is in 4th grade and Scott is
in 1st grade. A nne is busy substituting.
" Stop in and see us whe n yo u co me
throug h town ."
1962
LARRY CRON reports: "We're still in
Hayfork- thanks to the freeze. Nan, Shelley, and f send greetings to all. New additions to the family are Bubbles the bird
dog and Shelley's· kitten, Mitten. Write or
call. Hope to make it to th is year's Fernhopp er Banq uet and see so me of you ."
DAVID DAHL is st ill in Trout Lake,
Washingto n, whe re, he says, "the sce nery
is tops in the Northwest. "
LEWIN P. GORDON's mother rep orts
that Lewin is incapacitated w ith multiple
sclerosis and is now at: Ward 22C , Sep ulveda Vet. Adm. J-losp., 16111 Plummer
Street, Sepu lveda, Calif. 91343.
ROWAN HI NDS is: "Still working fo r
Weyerhaeuser in Longview, but we do
have a new house as we now live at 120
West Ca nyon View Drive in Longview. We
are up to here in landscapi ng and yard
work. See you Feb. 19."
JERRY C. OL SON writes that he fi nally
ended his b achelorhood last July. He is
still operating Olso n Engineering in Vancouver.
WILLIAM D. PLATT reports: " I am cu rrently in my thi rd year of medical school
h ere in Milwaukee , and am continuing to
enjoy it. Howeve r, I am stil l interested in
forestry, and enjoy the out-of-doo rs. I wil l
be very interested to fo l low the progress
and changes in forestry in the next decades-! expect there will be large changes
in prior ities and management pol icies ."
DAVID M. PRIC E sent fol lowi ng message too late fo r 1971 Newsletter: " Continu e to be chiefly involved in contract
logging s upervision with Potlatch Forests,
Inc. Enjoy small tow n living and everlast ing
remodeling of old house. Fami ly is fine ."
1963
BOB BAL LENG ER reports nothing ne w
and sti ll living in Portland. He is working
for the same company-Product ion Superintendent with Simp son Tim ber Company's
Fabricated Products and has the same
wife and kids- Sue, Ben and Jennifer.
JOHN L. DAVIS made another move
with the U. S. Forest Service to the Oregon coast country at Gardiner and reports
it's quite a contrast from the flat country
of Eastern Oregon.
BOB DUNN is stil l at the Forest Industries Managament Center at the U of 0.
"This summer I was appointed a Doctoral
Fellow to the Sixth American Marketing
Association Doctoral Consortium in Illinois.
A unique experience to meet and listen to
the top names in marketing. This will be
my last year at the U of 0 as I expect to
finish my work this summer. I would like
to hear from other Fernhoppers of my vintage."
DAVID B. GOOD reports no news and
address correct.
GEORGE C. HARPER is sti ll on the Salmon River District, Klamath National Forest.
CLAUDE C. McLEAN moved last March
to Corvallis and is still with the U. S. Forest Service at Alsea, Oregon. Claude tells
us he has "acquired a couple of interesting hobbies. If you stop by, we'll uncork
a couple of them. "
LAWRENCE 0. McM INIMY is Wood
Technologist for Potlatch Forests, Inc. "I
am busy working on a new project and
the steelhead sec:son is upon us again.
Would love to see the new building and
my old friends. It is hard to believe it has
been 8 years since I rooted the beaver
teams on. We are buying a home now,
and love this area. Good luck on your
dedication!"
IVAR R. PAAVOLA reports: "I'm working in Portland for the Corps of Engineers
and have recently been promoted to Chief
of a structural concrete design section.
Tell Professor Davies hello for me."
TOM PETERSON sent this information
too late for 1971 Newsletter: "Still with
Weyerhaeuser Company and Contract Supervisor at the Klamath Falls Area. I will
be shift ing to Logging Foreman in January. "
JOHN WILLIAM REED says: " Have just
finished my Ph.D. in Structural Systems
Engineering and currently am a visiting
assistant professor at M.I.T. Julene arrived
in March, which now makes four. I hope
to make it back to the Northwest soon."
G. LYNN SPRAGUE was transferred and
promoted in June 1971 from District Ranger on Teton N.F. (R-4) to District Ranger,
Sawtooth Valley Ranger District, Sawtooth
N.F. (R-4) with winter headquarters in
Hailey, Idaho.
MAC THOMPSON says: "Still working
with the USAID Refugee program in Laos.
Been here for 5 years now. Anybody passing through is welcome to stop by for a
beer. "
BOB THRUSH writes : "I have found a
home in Southern Oregon. My wife, two
boys and I wish you would stop and see
us in historic Jacksonville. I work for Boise
Cascade out of the Medford office."
JAN W. Van WAGTENDONK reports he
will finish his work towards his Ph.D. in
Forest Ecology at the University of California in June, 1972 and will then be seeking employment.
CAPTAIN DAVID D. WILEY sent this
message too late for 1971 Newsletter: "Returned from Viet Nam in April , 1970, now
the S-3 of the 6th Br 82nd Arty, XVII I Airborne Corps Artillery, Ft. Bragg, N.C. My
wife Linda, and children Sara 6, Bryan 3
and myself live at 90 Maas Drive, Ft.
Bragg. "
1964
CARROLL DUANE CROPLEY writes: "We
had a big year, we moved to Coos Bay last
J anuary. I am still with the Oregon State
Department of Revenue. Chad started first
grade in September and J anice was three
in July. Stop by and say hello. Vicky,
Chad, Janice and I are usually at home."
MICHAEL D. JACKSON is working in
Olympia, Washington, for the Dept. of Natural Resources. He and his family have
recently moved into their first new home,
and are enjoying all the things that go
with the move.
CAPT. TED R. KINNEY reports he is
Chief of Operations and Maintenance, Civil
Engineering, at Tempelhof Ce ntral Airport
Berlin , Germany. Added a second daughte;
to the family, Sally.
CURT PASKETT says:
"Continue to
work under contract to the Moroccan government in erosion research . Am looking
forward to returning to the States in June,
though for the moment it appears contract
possib ilities exist in other parts of Africa.
John Citty and John Chrysler (OSU '64 and
'71) are also in Rabat."
REV. ELSBERY W. (JERRY) REYNOLDS
writes: "Still Asst. to the Rector and Minister to Youth, Church of the Epiphany,
Honolulu, Hawaii, plus half-time teacher at
St. Andrew's priory (Episcopal girls'
school). Occasionally see Wos Wong and
others. We sure do enjoy getting the scoop
from OSU. It brings the Pacific N. W. a
little closer! Aloha!"
RONALD E. STUNTZNER reports he is
stil l in private practice specializing in surveying, road engineering and forest management of small ownerships. Invites,
"Stop by and see us in Coos Bay."
MILES F. WEAVER reports: " I am currently employed by the U. S. Forest Service as the Resource Asst. on the White
River R. D., Snoqualmie N. F. Recreation
is the main work load as the District is
only 2 hours travel time from the SeattleTacoma area. Crystal Mountain ski area
and lots of summer homes, campgrounds ,
etc., are on the district. Suzanne and our
two boys, Jeff (5) and Andrew (1) are well
and healthy. We enjoy living in a small
town like Enumclaw, yet being so near the
big city (Seattle).
MICHAEL D. WIRTZ writes: " I have recently transfererd from the Santa Fe N. F.
to the Kaibab N. F., just south of the Grand
Canyon; fantastic job opportunities and
beautiful backpacking country. There are
several other OSU grads here on the Kaibab. My boss, Ray Page, is a '61 grad.
Glad to hear that the new undergrads and
wad students have new, and undoubtedly
improved, facilities. A real benefit to OSU."
WESLEY WONG, JR., says: "Presently
I am the District Forester for the Island of
Maui (the paradise of the Pacific). Bob
Hobdy (class of '65) is my assistant. So
with two Fernhoppers in charge of this
island, the situation is well in hand. Marie
and Matt are fine and we're going to have
another dependent anytime now. Talked to
Larry Hoffner on the phone during his
sto pover in Hono lulu enroute to the Orient.
Hope more of you foresters from that wonderful crop of 1964 would do the same.
Aloha, or come to paradise, come to Maui."
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ROBERT A. WR IGHT is Asst. Agency
Forester, Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation, Dulce, New Mexico. Extends best
wishes on the new building.
GENE Z IMMERMAN reports he is "stil l
working for the USFS-in Bend now as a
forester on a Transportation Planning
Team. The family, Bev, Kevin, and ? , are
doing fine."
1965
BRIAN CLEARY writes: "I completed
my Ph.D. at OSU last year and have gone
to work at the Forestry Research Center
in Centralia , WA. with Weyerhaeuser Co.
We also added a boy to our family during
the past year. Enjoying both my new job
and the new environment in Washington. "
MICHAEL F. COOLEY says: "We left
the Mt. Hood and transferred to the Umpqua N.F. last spring where I am now limber sales assistant on the Steamboat Ranger District. The country is remote, rugged and beautiful. My job is a refreshing
challenge. Our son Greg was a year old
last May and we have another child due
next April. How time flies!"
STEVE DREW is enjoying a break from
graduate studies this summer and working
for Medford Corporation.
TOM GETTMAN writes:
" Have been
working for General Steamship Corp. in
Portland for five years. Got married last
August and spent a great week fishing in
Central Oregon lakes. Had a fantastic lime
selling real estate in my spare time during
summer of '70 and just may try it again
soo n. Would l ike to hear from anvone that
remembers me. My address is a·430 S.W.
Avery St., Tualatin, OR 97062."
LARRY G. HAFFNER writes: " Hi everyone! This year was a very enjoyable one
for our fam ily back in the Pacific Northwest. Pat found a renewed interest in sewing and cultured a new interest in the
guitar. Stevie is discovering the wonders
of learn ing to spell and count. Sean find s
enough to do to keep his parents constantly on their toes! Larry thoroughly enjoyed his frequent jet trips to the sunny
Pacific and snowy Alaska . At this writing ,
the Air Force has plans to send Larry to
sunny Viet Nam for a year in 1972. Sure
would appreciate all your efforts to get
all our forces out of there. Pat and the
boys will be staying at our Tacoma address
and I am sure they would appreciate any
of you stopping by. "
J. ALLEN HEETER is now the Raw Materia l Allocation and Scaling Supervisor for
North Carolina, with Weyerhaeuser Company. They also have a new addition to
their family, Jonathan, adopted in February 1971.
ROBERT HOBDY has been recently
transferred to the island of Maui where he
is working under Wes Wong, ano ther Fernhopper. He writes: "We are really enjoying our Forestry program. This has got to
be one of the better ways to make a living."
CAPT. DAVID L. KNOWLTON reports:
"Still over here in Vietnam and flying helicopters th is tour. Wife, Linda and two children, Mike and Melissa, are living in Corvallis whi le Linda completes her Masters
in Guidance and Counselling. I should re-
turn to the States in May '72. Surely miss
the woods!"
JOHN McGHEHEY has been in Salem
for two years with the Oregon State Forestry Dept. He reports they still have only
two children.
GEORGE A. McKIBBIN writes: "Recently
started work for Publishers Paper Co. at
Tillamook as their Lands Forester for the
Coastal Division. The new job is ve ry enjoyable. The family has grown by one more
red-headed bov for a total of two . The area
is great for livfng-steelhead fishing is the
absolute best."
ROBERT W. NELSON writes: "Rece ntly
received my MBA with specialization in
Real Estate. I am currently with the Realtor firm of Nelson, Taylor, McCulley, Inc.
of 401 East Tenth , Eugene, Oregon. We
specialize in commerc ial and industrial
rea l estate, as well as development of selective projects. My spec ially is primarily
real estate investment analysis, market
analysis, and ap praisal. However, I have
been teaching real estate courses through
the U of 0 and now Lane Community College for several years. I ju st got back from
five weeks in Europe-but hopped very
few ferns. Real estate is a very intriguing
topic. Drop me a line about how you are
doing. I won't even try to sell you anything."
JOHN T . PETERSON is now working for
MacMillan Bloedel , Ltd. in Hudson Bay,
Saskatchewan (Canada). He writes that
Hudso n Bay is known as the "Moose Capital of the World." He states his family is
fine and they are enjoying their stay there,
40-50• below zero weather and all.
WILLIAM J. PICARD is awaiting the entrance of the second addition to their family, which is due soon. They sold their
house in Coquille and are now living in
North Bend while they are in the process
of building a new home which shou ld be
done by mid-December. He Is still engrossed in the challenges of a District
Forester's position for Weyerhaeuser Co. at
North Bend, Oregon.
BILL RIETVELD writes: "For five years
now I have been employed as a research
forester with the Rocky Mountain Experiment Station at Flagstaff, Arizona. My work
consists of basic studies on the physio logy
of pondero sa pine and development of
successful regeneration methods, preferab ly by seeding. The country around here
is very simi lar to central Oregon and I
spend a large part of my spare time hiking
and climbing the numerous trails and
routes in the Grand Canyon (only 75 miles
away) and cross country skiing."
JAMES W. SCOTT reports he is now
working for the State of Washington Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
as a Recreation Resource Specialist. In
this capacity he is currently res ponsible
for a recreatio n study of the southwestern
portion of the State of Washington and in
addition is d irectly involved with preparing
the state 's Comprehensive Outdoor Recreat ion Plan which is submitted to the B.O.R.
to establish eligibility fo-r federal funding.
"my wife,
JOHNNY E. SHAW says:
Linda , and I still live near Monument on a
small ranch close to Kinzua Corpor;;,tion 's
Rudio Mountain holdings that I manage.
This year marked the birth of our son,
John Jacob, in March, known to everyone
as J.J. "
GARY V. SMITH reports : "I'm still living in Seattle, have been here since Apri l
1968 and am plant manager for Longview
Fibre Seattle Box Plant. Have two children,
Anne Marie, 3Y2 , Arnie L ouise, 6 months.
Will do our best to stop by Corvallis next
time we are down that way."
RICHARD V. TARAS writes : "We have
bee11 transferred to New York. Our home
is located in Oxford, Connecticut, in a
130-year-old colon ial house that needs a
little work. This winte r I plan on using my
forestry engineering to grade out our field
stone and dirt basement."
STEPHEN J. TITUS reports since returning from VietNam in December 1970, have
been at the University of California in the
forestry Ph.D. program.
KEN TRACY sent this message too late
tor 1971 Newsletter: "I am presently
working for Omark Corp. (Oregon Saw
Chain) in Portland, Oregon, as a Systems
Analyst. My forestry and engineering background are constantly helpful. I have two
kids and live in West Linn. My hobbies, as
always, are hunting and fishing."
THOMAS C. TURPIN has been in Sweet
Home for one year with the position of
Silviculturist i n the District for the Forest
Service.
NORMAN E. VOGT says: "Still District
Forester of Skykomish Tree Farm for Weyerhoeuser Company, Everett, Washington.
Second growth management is our big
business with a little high elevation old
growth logging. Will plant 1.3 million trees
this winter on logged ground and burns.
Best wishes in your new Forestry Building."
1966
JAMES W. BOOHER says: " I 'm still
working for Weyerhaeuser Company at Molalla in the capacity of District EngineerConstruction Fo reman. We are enjoying
living in Silverton and have purchased a
small parcel of land in the Silverton H ills
on which we plan to build a home in the
distant future."
RICHARD W. BOWERS writes: "I presently reside in John Day, Oregon, with my
wife Sandy and two chi ldren, where I am
Unit Forester for the Oregon State Forestry
Department. I supervise all activities in the
John Day Unit. The ever expanding variety
of work is both exciting and challenging.
My experiences include work in fire control, service forestry, state land management and administration. If you ever pass
through John Day feel welcome to stop
over. Sze you all on February 19."
M;KE FULLAM reports he is Sales Manager for Serendipity Homes Inc. of Timber
Structures, his wife is Kay and two boys,
Jason 3 years and Bart 6 months.
MICHAEL J. KORBOL says: "Since leaving OSU I have entered the U.S. Air Force,
rece :ved my regular commission and am a
captain looking forward to a career in the
USAF. Was married in December, 1969,
and we are expecting our first child in
April of 1972."
KEVIN K. MIHATA writes:
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"I am in
Vietnam on my second tour, this time as
an army pilot. I 'm flying CH-47 chinooks
and hold the duty of maintenance officer.
My wife Susan and our 2-year-old son are
l iving on Maui, Hawaii, awa iting my return
to the "World."
E. DEAN "BUCK" NELSON still teach ing
7th & 8th. graders, waiting for his leg to
heal up which he recently broke for the
4th time .
RALPH OSTERLING says : " I enrolled
in the graduate program at California State
Polytechnic College, San Luis Obispo i n
September. Hope to receive my Masters in
Soil Conservation either in June or August
1972. My work with PG&E is on a part-time
basis during school. I am assigned as a
Field Engineer on the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant project. Quite a change
to be a student again. If anyone is passing
thru San Luis Obispo, I'd ap preciate a
visit- got plenty of room to stay. I'm looking forward to Fernhopper Day and to see
the new Peavy Hall."
THOMAS C. PARKE reports : "Another
prosperous year has just gone by. Loyce
and I were able to visit several of our forestry friends while on trips throughout the
year. Peavy Hall is certainly a big asset
to the forestry profession in Oregon. We
alums will be looking forward to its dedication next February."
ALLEN D. PUTNEY sent this message
too late for 1971 Newsletter: "Afte r 4
years in the Peace Corps in Chile working
in reforestatio n and the master planning of
a national park, I am curren tly working
toward an MS in Forestry (Outdoor Recreation Planning) at the University of Washington."
CARL C. RATHBURN states:
"We're
beginning our fourth year up here in British
Columbia, still employed by MacM illan
Bloedel. My sons Craig and Max, my wife
Linda, and myself enjoy some great fishing
up here in the Powell River area."
MICHAEL J. ROGERS says: "Still Assista nt Distri ct Ranger on the Valyermo
Ranger D istrict, Angeles National Forest.
Our fourth child , Stephen Christopher,
joined us on June 24th. We now have two
girls and two boys."
DANIEL C. SCHLOTTMANN is presently
working for the State of Oregon as a Service Forester for Klamath and Lake Counties and enjoying the challenge of the
East Side environment.
J . KEITH SCHNARE reports arrival of
Er ic Walter on November 5, 1971 , weighing
in at 9 lbs. 13 oz. H is job and address
remain the same.
LLOYD TANGEN still working for Simpson T imber Company in the Redwoods of
Northern California.
EMMETT THOMPSON says: "Co ngratulations on the completion of Peavy Hall.
I know how much you are enjoying new
quarters because we just moved into a
new forestry and wildlife building at Virginia Tech. Wish I could be there on February 19, but the distance is too much."
TERRY N. TRANTOW writes : " I came
out of the Navy as a Lt. j.g. last summer
(1970) and returned to the Department of
Natu ral Resources at Forks, Washingto n.
I manage to keep myself pretty busy, and
the outdoors up here are great! Drop in
anytime."
STANLEY J. WATERMAN reports l iving
in Rosebu rg and work ing for Weyerhaeuser
Company-growing trees for the future.
Wife is work ing-no additions to the family-yet.
STEVEN L. WERT says: " I am now with
EARTH SATELLITE CORPORATION, a natural resource consulting firm out of Washington, D.C. and Berkeley. I hav~ been .on
assignment in Eu rope and Brazil. The JOb
is a wonderful challenge."
JAMES W. (BILL} WILL says: "I am
currently Forest Manager for International
Paper Company at Longview, Washington
and live near Castle Rock on a small acreage. We would like to have old friends to
stop by, if you are near."
DICK YUNKER reports: " Family still the
same on ly taller. Still with Northwest Hardwoods, Inc. furthering the cause of the
tree of the future-alder."
1967
GARY W. CLENDENEN writes: "I am
working for the Intermountain Forest and
Range Experiment Station in Ogden, Utah .
Have been here since June. In June I
completed course work for an MS degree
in Forest Mensuration, and in September
I passed my oral examination."
CHARLES N. COLE says: " I recently
upgraded to aircraft commander in our
weather squadron. From Guam we fly WO
130 aircraft to sea, Alaska and the South
Pacific. I am anxiously awaiting my rotation back to the states in February 1972.
I hope to return to schoo l as soon as my
obligation is completed (May, 74}. I would
love to see the new building."
C. CLAY DICKERSON still with State
Forestry. Expecting third child next Apr il.
JA MES FIELD is worl<ing for the BLM in
the Medford District and living in Talent,
Oregon.
EDWARD D. HANSEN says: " We had
twin girls July 9, 1971 . They are growing
fast and sleeping through the night! I'm
sti ll with Crown Zellerbach at West Linn ,
Oregon. The pulp and paper industry has
much to offer a forest products man, if
they ever start hiring aga in."
RICHARD T. HEVEY reports he and his
w ife Janet moved to DeRidder in August,
1970 and Kimberly Anne was born February 6, 1971 . He is Forest Engineer for
Boise Southern Company.
HARVEY A. HOLT writes: " Now on the
faculty at the University of Arkansas studying the effects of types and levels of vegetation on the response of the desired
species. We stil l have ju st two children,
Eric 3 and Susan 1 year. Barbara is enjoying the opportunity for commun ity involvement that she missed while in school.
We expect to see a lot of Oregon people
at the national SAF meeting in Hot
Springs. "
GARY T. JOHNSTON says: "Am currently serving as a captain in the Air Force
with the 819th Civil Engineering SquadronWestover AFB , Massachusetts. I am due to
se parate August 1972. Looking forward to
returning to the Pacific Northwest for a
career in forest engineering field. Sorry,
but won 't be able to make the Fernhopper
Banquet."
LENARD L. MORIN's wife reports that
Lenard is quite busy since he has become
a G.S. 11 logging engineer at Prospect
Ranger Station. In his spare time at home
he works on programs for the Wang computer they have on the district. The new
boss of the family is Troy Lenard who was
born March 25, 1971. He keeps everyone
busy.
CRAIG M. NICHOLSON says: "I have
been accepted for the Coast Award 's graduate program and will attend Naval postgraduate school in Monterey, California,
for the next two years. Object: MS in Communic ations Management. Daughter Kim
Michele was born 30 December 1970 and
was a welcome addition to the fam ily, as
well as a tax break! I have integrated
from Reserve to Regular component of
CB and the next 7 years are definitely
obligated!"
HAROLD P. SANDSTROM says: "Finally made the transition from steam to internal combustion-left MacMillan Bloedel
in B.C. and returned to Yankee-land with
Rayonier, Inc. as a logging engineer in the
Grays Harbor Operation. Will advise of
new home address as soon as we find out
on which spur the new bunkhouse will be
switched. "
DALE R. STENNETT writes:
"Doi ng
some civil engi neering for Uncle Sam on
the Malheur National Forest now-between
hunting trips, that is! Sure wou ld welcome
some fernhopper visitors here."
GARY L. STRODTZ reports: "Still in
North Carolina with Weyerhaeuser Company. We are enjoying Southern living and
have a new addition, Jennifer Brooke was
born August 1, 1971. If any fern hoppers
get down this way, do drop in. "
GEORGE ELTON THOMAS writes: "Hi
Fellow Fernhoppers, my wife and I now
live in Lakeview, Oregon. I am still with
the U.S. Forest Service in the Supervisor's
office of the Fremont National Forest. Our
fami ly increased last December 21 with
the addition of a baby girl. We are now a
happy family of four. Our address is 760
South H and all are welcome to come
see us."
KENT C. TRESIDDER says: "I t's been
a busy su mm er for us. We took a threeweek vacation and drove to Galesburg,
Ill inois with Caroline's parents to visit all
her relatives. I'd never met the clan. Most
of them are in the corn and soybean business. Some of them have stands of oak on
their land too which is in demand. We
drove through 4 National Parks and saw
much co untry new to all of us, a thoroughly enjoyable trip . The week after we returned we were busy painting our new
hom e and moving in. We are just about
settled now and we have room to bed
down Fe llow Fern hoppers. That's an open
invitation."
C.E. "RUSTY" WHITTEN still working for
State of Washington , Department of Natural Resources as an Engineer at Battle
Ground, Washington. His wife Sharon and
boys all fine. Moved into new house this
spring near Vancouver.
DAVE WORDEN says:
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"My wife Annette
and our son Michael and I have been living
in Longview, Washington for the past three
years, where I am employed at Weyerhaeuser Company as a Log Allocation Analyst. I direct the log flo w from the woods
operation to the conversion fac ilities and
third pa rty sales in a manner which maximizes the dollar return to log."
1968
DAVID CARLSON says: "My wife Karen
and I are expecting a new addition to our
family in January. I am stil l with Internatio nal Paper Company in Longview,
Washingto n, and have been involved recently in woodgrain print coating systems
on partic leboard. "
ROD DAVIDSON reports: "Will be completing my tour of duty with the Navy next
summer and then returning to forestry
work. Wish I could have made it for Fernhopper Day-maybe next year."
TOO R. FILES reports he was transferred from Lakeview R.D. to Silver Lake
A.D. Fremont N.F. on March 30, 1971. The
work in vo lves a wide range of timber management activities including sale preparation and administration, and reforestation.
Also taking flying lessons in spare time.
NORMAN M. FOELLER says: "moved
from the Mendocino to Klamath National
Forest, Ukonom District i n May, 1971. I am
working in sale preparation and si lvicu lture. They should have made this section
of Ca l ifornia part of Oregon!"
PETER GANAHL still in the lumber business in Southern California.
RODNEY F. GREENE reports new addition to family-Justin Rogue Greene, boy,
born July 30. Working as forest engineer
for Coos Head Timber Company, Coos
Bay.
DAVID W. HANN says: " I gave up my
bachelorhood on June 26th to Kathleen
Burgess, '68. Now living in Ogden, Utah,
where I am working for the Intermountain
Forest and Range Experiment Station."
JAMES E. JESS reports he completed
transition training in the F-4 Phantom II
in October 1971 and is being assigned to
the 388 TAC FTR Wing, Korai RtAB, Thailand.
DICK KN UDSON writes: "Afte r finishing
a three-year tour in the Navy, Candy and I
are living in Seattle where I 'm going to
Grad school at the University of Washington. By the time I finish, I' ll be more than
ready to get out in the woods again."
CASE B. KOOLHAAS reports: "I am
serving a one-year Internship at the Woodway Community Reformed Church in Edmonds, Washington. It's great to be back
in the Northwest. Next year we wi ll return
to finish semina ry in Hol land, Michigan."
DAN ROBERTSON says he is living in
Coos Bay, Oregon, and working as a regeneration forester for Weyerhaeuser Company. Hopes to attend Fernhopper Day and
see the new building.
LARRY SAXTON states: " I am now a
district forester for Weyerhaeuser Company. My duties are varied, but centered
around the regenerat ion of logged-over
land and rehabilitation of old logging or
brush lands. For anyone wa nting to go into
private industry forest management, I recommend thinking serio usly of the challenges of regeneration fo restry."
JOHN L. SM ITH writes: "M y status has
c hanged from military to c ivil ian. I'm the
Silviculturalist on the the Paulina Ranger
District, Ochoco National Forest. Still happily married and not expecting any children. Very happy to be back in the woods
after three years in the Navy. Hope to see
some of the staff at the Banquet. "
JOEL C. WOODS reports: "I have started a new business known as Woodstock
Reforestation and thus far have a smal l
forest nursery and seed processing plant.
I also intend to do cont ract tree plant ing
in the winter and some consultant work
in the spring and summer months. Hope
to see you all come Fernhopper Time."
1969
ORAN D. ABBOTT says: "Short! 14
days to go in the army. I'll sure be glad to
get back to the Northwest! "Yummy" is
still my only dependent. Do you know
what the difference is between Texas and
a bucket of manure? -The Bucket!
Hi Ya All!"
TOM L. BECK writes: "Once agai n I 'm
spending the fall in the Mediterranean.
I'm a LTjg in the Navy, assigned as the
engineering department head on the USS
Suffol k County (LST 1173}. I was home
for a sho rt visit this past summer and
managed a short tour of Peavy Hall. I was
quite impressed and maybe even a little
jealous of all the faci lities. I have one
more year to spend with Un cle Sam, and
then I'm looking forward to a return to the
beautiful Northwest."
RICHARD L. BECKMAN says: Greetings!
Your note finds me st ill employed by
Crown Zellerbach as project engineer in
the technical department at West Linn. My
small Christmas tree farm now has completed· its second growing seaso n with the
big job of trimming still ahead. I have j ust
comp leted building my hou se in Beaver
Creek and am set to relax during the long
winter. See you at the BANQUET. "
ROLLAND R. BENSON reports: "Carol
and I visited Peavy Hall this past summer
and it's by far the nicest building on campus. We have decided to move back to
Oregon (East side} as soon as we can find
teaching jobs. Minnesota weather is too
cold for us now after having lived in Beaver Cou ntry."
CHANLER C. BIGGS writes:
"Carol,
Michelle, and I are still in Salem . My job
with the Bureau of Land Management revolves around all phases of the recreation
program in the Cascade Resource Area.
Probably the most notable event of the
last yea r is that Carol and I have gone to
the dogs- literally. We've a pair of Engl ish
Spr inger Spaniels, both of which promise
to be top line hu nting and field trial dogs,
and we've hopes of establishing our own
kennels . Hope to see al l of my old friends
at Fernhoppers in that beautiful new Peavy
Hall."
DAVE CAGLEY writes: " Hi to all of the
great class of 1969! This year finds me
working for First National Bank in Portland.
It's not much like Forest Management, but
I l ike it real well so far and hope to eventually utilize some of that forest economics
that Chuck Sutherland drilled into us. My
wife Judy is teaching math at a small co llege here and we keep really busy. Stop
by if any of you get to Oregon's largest
city. See you February 19!"
FREDER ICK I. CROWE says: "I fin ally
got back to the Valley (Corvallis} after an
extended stay on the coast (Reedsport}.
I'm employed by Oregon State Department
of Forestry in Philomath. My wife , Yvonne,
and I are proud parents of a rather large
and energetic year-old son. I'll be looking
forward to seeing a lot of you on Fernhopper Day. "
WILLIAM A. DRYDEN JR. states: "Was
marr ied in July, I am now working for the
Oregon State Forestry Department in
Reedsport. Sue and I would like all of our
friends to visit us in our new home in
Reedsport-721 Elm Street."
"Since the
PAUL FREEMAN reports:
last meeting I have been transferred to
Nikkel Lumber Company in Sacramento.
My job was to determine the feasibility of
a wax-wood firelog, design the plant, build
it, and run it. The last stage should be in
Janu ary. It is hoped that this will solve
some of our waste problems. For my sake,
it better!"
JOHN GEYER says: "Anna, Anita, and
I are still l iving in Wallowa County. My
position on the Joseph Ranger District is
now split 50/50 between Recreation and
Timber. Anna has started a Dancing
School in nearby Enterprise so there is
never a dull moment. We both love fareastern Oregon."
DAN GREEN says: "We are living in
Cornelius and working with the State Forestry at Forest Grove. Baby #2 is on the
way! My work with the State is split between Management and Protect ion with a
good bit of I & E thrown in. Anyo ne wishing to get hold of us can write Rt. 3, Box
239, Cornelius. OR 97113."
GEORGE M. KIRKPATR ICK writes: "My
wife, Kelli and I just returned from 2 years
in the Army last month and we are currently living in Tillamook. I am current ly employed with the Oregon State Forestry Department here on forest inventory project.
Our household is expecting a new " forester" around the first part of April. We'll
do our best to get to Fernhopper Day. See
you then."
ROBERT A. LATHAM transferred to the
Baker Ranger District USFS last November
1970, as Recreational Officer and Snow
Ranger .
DWIGHT L. MAKINSON reports he is
presently employed as Crew Leader/Instrument Man, Preconstruction Survey, Siuslaw Nat:onal Forest.
HA"lRY MciNTIRE reports:
"Wor king
for Weyerhaeuser at Coos Bay. Log Uti lizat'on and Recovery program. Also some
work in our new Bucking-for-Value Program. This Raw Materials Department is
interesting and challe nging. Kathe, my wife
says Hi! No kids yet! We both hope you
will come to North Bend and pay us a
visit. See you February 19."
DAVID M. MONTGOMERY says: " I am
finishing my th ird year with Weyerhaeuser
Co. Each year has been bette r than the
past-the opportunities have been great.
I moved out of the Woods Engineering
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Department and into Logg ing this past
summer. I am presently Logging Foreman
in Gate Cr. of the Springfield District. The
greatest thing that happened this year was
the birth of our so n Michael David on the
third of April. Dad was out stomping
around the brush when it happened but
Mom handled everything OK. Hope to see
you all Fernhopper Day. "
JIM NIELSEN writes: "Sally and I are
still at Blue River. We had a boy added
to our family in April, which makes one
of each-1 think we'll stop while we're
ahead. I'm still working in silviculturemultiple use planning, bu t my job was upgraded to a G.S. 9 in June. We both st ill
enjoy the area and my work is just as
stimulating as ever-at least we never
seem to lack for problems!"
KENNETH OLSEN says: " I am presently
Quality Control Supervisor for Forrest Industries in Brownsville, Oregon. I returned
to the northwest the first of April and am
glad to be back."
KEITH L. OLSON reports he is st ill living
in Seaside and working for Boise-Cascade
Corporat ion and his family is we ll and
doing fine.
STEVE C. PEDERSEN is living at Toutle,
Washington, and is Technical Forester, St.
Helens Tree Farm, Weyerhaeuser Company.
CRAIG ROYCE says: " We finally made
it over to God 's Country. Cindy and I both
think that East Central Oregon is the greatest. Have had a ve ry diversified year as
Service Forester for E.C.O.-things co uldn 't
be better."
DAVID C. RUBIN became engaged on
November 26 to Linda Bellerby of Portland, Orego n, OSU, class of '69 and will
be married on Apri l 15, 1972 in Portland.
FRE DERICK B. RUUD writes: "Was assigned to 3/82 Arty, 23 Int. Div. near Da
Nang, Vietnam, where I am the NCOIC of
a counter mortar-co unter batte ry radar section. Expect to be back on U.S. so il and
separated from the army in August 1972."
CHARLES H. E. SMITH says: "I am
currently still in the Navy and am unable
to make the Dedication of Peavy Hall. Will
hopefully be out of the Navy and back in
Oregon by the time the next Fernhopper
Day rolls around."
EL WOOD B. STARR writes: " Hello to
our OSU Forestry friends. I visited with
Ken Faulk and his wife this past winter
while in Ju neau. Doug and Kathy Gronlund
stopped by to say hello this past summer
while they were in Anchorage. I work with
Steve Martin (OSU Forest Engineer '66}.
I now have my E.I.T. License and work for
the U.S. Forest Service-Engineering Division-Chugach National Forest, Anchorage, Alaska. We are the second largest
National Forest in the U.S. and most of
ou r wor k is recreation oriented. Whe n you
come to Alaska be sure to sto p and visit
with us! "
OLIN S. WALRATH reports : "Happily
enjoying life with American Forest Produc ts Corporation, Martell, California. Current responsibilities include management
of the bark plant, where we make a decorative bark product sold all over the USA .
With the com pletion of our new particle
board plant next spring, AFPC will have
achieved 100% utilization."
W. CAREY WEATHERLY reports: "Captai n in Army-spent last year in Viet Nam
as an LOH-6 Helicopter Pilot with the
Amer ican Division Artillery-got home on
August 19. My wife Candy and I bought a
new 4-wheel drive pickup and drove to
Alaska. I will be stationed there until July
1973."
WILLIAM D. WILLIS says: " It will be a
little hard to make th is year's banqu et
si nce I am now stationed at Camp Grant,
Korea, which is west of Seo ul. I am the
company com mand er of the 37th Heavy
Equipment Maintenance Co mpany. It's a
real challenging experience. Hope to be
returning to forestry around February, 1973.
I hope all is well with grads and undergrads and my best to Dan Rob inson ."
1970
REX S. BAUMBACK is working for USFS
- Institute of Northern Forestry in forest
survey and economics.
RAY H. BREWER writes: "I have been
transferred from Walla Walla to Dale, Oregon. We live on a Forest Service compound and Jackie and I enjoy Dale very
much. My job is a project forester and is
very stimulating."
STEVE EUBANKS reports : "I'm now
working as a c ivil eng ineer for the Materials Engineering Section of the Mt. Hood
National Forest. Hope to see many of you
during Homecoming and Fernhopper Day
act ivities. Look me up if you get to Portland."
JOHN FIRTH states: "I'm still here at
Fort Hood, Texas, in the MP's taking a few
courses at Central Texas College. Can't
wait to get back to the PNW. These goat
rappers (Texans) are too much. Sure miss
all of you at the School of Forestry. Will
be thinking of the good times at this year's
Fernhoppers Banquet, wishing I was there.
Hope to see all of you sometime in 1972.
Sure wou ld like to hear from JIM BLAKE!"
W. KENNETH GALLOWAY JR. says:
" I'm still wor king for Weyerhaeuser Company in Coos Bay. I have been Rigging
Sl inger on a Canadian made yarder. Now
I'm fall ing and bucking timber, this is still
o n the ir trai nee program. Note: I feel that
some of the courses at OSU are lean ing to
theory more th an actual practica l experience, espec ially the engineering co urses. "
JOHN GARLAND writes: " Pam and I
are just comp leting degree programs here
at Minnesota, hers in Communication Disorders and mine in Forest Management.
After a three-month stay with the Army at
Ft. Si ll , Ok lahoma, I'll be ready to go to
work around July 15, 1972. Had a chance
to see Peavy Hall last summer. Loo ks
great! Best w ishes at the Fernhopper Day
Dedication."
BILL HELPHINSTINE writes: "After a
year's grad school at OSU, Carol and I
are now both working. I am wo rking in
T.M. on the Mt. Hood, N.F., Bear Springs
Ranger Station. Ca rol is teaching grades
4-6 in our new home town of Wamic, Ore."
JOHN CHAR LE S JOSEPHSON reports :
" The courses which I took as an undergraduate in the Forestry Sc hool wil l enable
me to return to OSU in the Science school
and complete a B.S. in Chemistry in relatively short time. This will qualify me for
work in the Oregon State Pol ice Crime
Laboratory. This is my present plan. Congratulations on the new facility-OSU Foresters have deserved the bui ld ing for a
long time. I'm sure the future will hold
growth for the School of Forestry."
GARY W. McCAULAY says: "Hope to
make it down for Fernhopper Day this year.
Have already had a week of sub-zero
weather and about 6" of snow so a February vacation is none too soo n. Glad to hear
the new building is f inished so Bill West
can relax a little. Say hello to everyone
for me. "
" I was
MIKE McDOWELL writes:
stunned to learn of Bob Keniston 's death.
I am sorry he didn't live long enough to
teach in the new building."
TOM SCOGGIN S says: " I 'm in Asto ria
working for the State Forestry Department,
along with other OSU grads, including
Roger Imhoff, Bob Gustavson, Fred Robinson, and T im Gurton. A great job- tim be r
sale preparation and administ ration , road
layout, and recreation design and construction. I hope Jim Blake hasn't withered
away up in Port Angeles."
JOHN SHEA reports they have a son,
born September 9 in Lebanon. This is their
first child and has been named Christopher
Wi l liam Shea.
JOSEPH N. WIEDERHO LD states: "I
successfully comp leted USAF pilot training in September 1971. In June I married
Terry Kaiser, an OSU graduate in Elemen-
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tary Education. We're presently making our
home in MI. Home, Idaho, as close to
home as I could get assig ned. Hope to
make it back for Fernhopper Day, 1972."
STANLEY A. WI LKINSON says: " Won't
be able to make it to Fernhopper Day as
I am with the Military Police Corps in
Berlin, Germany, and will be here until
August of 1972. I am tempo rarily home on
leave and will be married on October 23rd.
Hopeful ly I'll get back into the sphere of
forestry after I get my military behind me."
1971
J ERRY M. ASHBY is Appraiser, Weyerhaeuser Co mpany, Corporate Headquarters, Tacoma, Washington.
VINCENT J. BRAND says: "I am looking forward to Fernhopper Day, Rudy, and
also the Dedication. See you there."
JOHN H. HATT ON rep orts he is working
at the Boise Cascade Particleboard plant
in La Grande and taking full advantage of
the camping and hunting opportunit ies offered in that part of the state.
AL HEMRICK writes: "I have acquired
an excellent forestry position with Hoff
Lumber Company, Horeshoe Bend, Idaho.
We will be living in Rexburg, Idaho, whe re
I will be working for their Rexburg Divisio n.
It has almost unlimited opportunities and
I will have a good teacher and the experience will be invaluable. They're real
whee lers and dealers in that country. Won't
be able to attend this year's banquet as
too much dista nce is involve d, but will be
bac k to visit the fi rst opportunity I get."
RANDY LAU writes: "I am home with
my parents at this time. I will be going on
active duty in the U. S. Army and do not
have a new address as yet. I will keep the
School posted. Th ank you for writing.
Mahala and Aloha."
BOB McRAE says : "Now at Baker River
Station, Concrete, Washington. I will be
looking forward to seeing everyone in February."
STEVEN R. T HOMAS states: "I am glad
to hear that the new build ing is ready for
use. I am sure it will be an asset to the
already outstanding Forestry prog rams at
OSU. I am sorry to say I wil l not be able
to be present for Fernhopper Day as I am
now in the U. S. Navy and stationed at
Pearl Harbo r, Hawaii. Thank you for the
invitation . Good Luck. "