OREGON STATE
FORESTER
Volume XXXIV
Corvallis, Oregon, January 1982
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FERNHOPPER DAY 1982
Fernhopper Day was initiated in
1928 and with the exception of several
years during World War II has been an
annual affair. February 20, 1982 marks
the observance of the 50th annual Fernhopper Day and the 76th year of the
School of Forestry.
The OSU Forestry Alumni Board of
Directors met November 14, 1981 to
outline the activities for the day. It was
agreed that the afternoon program be
held at the new OSU Foundation Center
(Cultural
and
Conference Center).
Featured will be tours of the Center as
well as showings of the student-developed
slide-tape, "The Forestry Environment at
OSU".
Tours of the Center will be
conducted at 1 :30 and 2:30 p.m. The
slide-tape presentations (approximately
25 minutes) will commence at 2 :15 and
3:15 p.m . in the Agricultural Science
Conference room of the Center. The
main reception and lounge area will be
open for visiting and refreshments wi ll
be provided.
Self-guided tours to view demonstrat ions and displays wi ll be available in
Peavy Hall. The main office will be open.
Pre-banquet receptions wi ll be held in the
main lounge and room 206 of the
Memorial Union from 4 :00 to 5:30p .m.
The Banquet will be held in the M.U .
Ballroom commencing at 5:30 p.m.
Speaker at this year's Banquet will be
Rex Resler '53, Executive Vice PresidentAmerican Forestry Association and 1981
recipient of the OSU Distinguished
Service Award.
For those who may wish to visit after
the Banquet, the main M.U . lounge, t he
music lounge at the east end of the M.U.,
and the small lounge at the west end will
be availabl.e.
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Norman Johnson '53, tells Fernhoppers assembled to celebrate the School's 75th
Anniversary why -- "I'm Proud to be an OSU Forester."
FERNHOPPER DAY
Satu rday, February 20, 1982
Featuring Guided Tours
Of The OSU Foundation Center
Slide-Tape Presentations "The Forestry Environment at OSU"
And Displays at Peavy Hall
-BanquetMemorial Union Ballroom 5:30p.m .
Please Reserve Tickets By Mail
Deadline For Banquet Ticket Purchase
4:00p.m. February 19, 1982!!!
The costs of production, packaging and
mailing of the Oregon State Forester plus
other mailings each year must be covered
by Alumni contributions.
Dues for
1982 are $5.00
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
December 31 , 1981
Balance Jan. 1, 1981
Income :
Dues
75th Anniv. Publication
Banquet
75th Year Medallions
Miscellaneous
2,263.29
680.00
8,982.00
3,359.50
2,280.50
35.12
Total Income
Total Income & Beg. Bal .
15,337.12
$ 17,600.41
E xpenditures:
75t h Anniv. Publ ication 11 ,491.25
Fernhopper Banquet
3,215.50
75th Year Medallions
2,265 .00
Bank Service Charge
14.00
T otal Expenditures
Balance December 31 , 1981
Total Exp. & Ending Bal.
16,985.75
614.66
$17,600.41
DEAN 'S CORNER CONT.
John Davis '55
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Welcome, fellow Fernhop pers ! It has
been an interesting and exciting year to
serve as President of your OSU Forestry
Alumni Association.
Our principle
activities this year were ~o finish paying
the bills for last year's 75th anniversary
ce le bration and to sponsor Dean Carl's
"forums" held in various locations
around the state. Carl reports on the
results of those meetings elsewhere in this
newsletter.
The organization and preparation for
t hese forums required a good d eal of
effort on t he part of the alumni association, and, true to their code, our
alumns rose to the occasion in c lassic
st yle. Late in the summer, on fairly short
notice, key Fernhoppers from as far
away as LaGrande and Me dfo rd assembl ed in Albany for an evening pl anning
sess ion to lay the groundwork fo r this
event.
Everyone then returned home
and organized excell ent turnouts for t he
Dean's tour. Many thanks to those who
ass isted in making the forums such outstanding events.
And now for a more sobering subject.
All of us, I am sure, are very aware of the
trying economic straits in wh ich the
forest industry finds itself. Old timers
tell me that things haven 't bee n qu ite
this bad since the Great Depression. This
situation puts the state of Oregon in
serio us fin ancial trouble. As thi s issue
of the OSU Forester goes to press,
the state fiscal office estimates a
$240,000,000 short fall in balancing
the biennial budget. Our school , along
w ith other state agenci es, has bee n asked
to prepare contingency plans outlining
spending cuts of 5, 10, 15, and 20 percent. Should it prove necessary to cut
outlays by 15 or 20 percent at Oregon
State University, the effect on our
educational programs will be nothing
less t han catastrophic .
The dam age
done to this fine institution of learning
by such cuts w ill take years or perhaps
decades to repair. I urge each of you to
do whatever you can to help us avoid
such a calamity.
Lastly , I'd like to fill you in on the
plans for the 1982 Fernhoppers' Day.
This year's activities will be held in the
new OSU Cult u ral Center, which m any of
you have not had a chance to visit. The
evening banquet w ill be held in t he
Mr. Rex
Memorial Union, as usual.
Resler, OSU classes of 1953 and 1954
will be our featured spea ker. Rex i~
coming to the Fernhopper Day celebration from Wash ington, D.C., where he
is Executi ve Vice-President of the American Forestry Association. I'm sure he
will have an interesting and exciting
message for us.
John Davis
President
CLASS REUNIONS PLANNED
Fernhoppers who graduated in 1952,
are making a special effort to attend the
February 20, 1982 Fernhopper Banquet
to celebrate their 3 0th year.
They
exte nd a special invitation to the c lasses
of 1950, 1951 , 1953, and 1954 to join
them. It w ill provide an ide al opportunity to renew acquaintances and share
the years. By marking the dat e on your
calendar now, and making sure t o get to
Corvallis that day can make the event an
"early 50's" reunion . Chuck Dane, who
is spearheading t he event, says, "We
always were classes that got into more
mischief and had more stories to tell!
I can't wai t to see what 's happened
during the intervening years."
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THE DEAN'S CORNER
The School's 75th year h as been
interesting!
Reflections, celeb rat ions,
budget-cutting, and planning - in addition to classes, student advising, research
projects and papers, short courses, and a
few meetings!
Typicall y, the year's high points
included alumni recogni zed for exceptional contributions.
This year these
included the Uni versity 's Distinguished
Service Award to Rex Resler ('53) at
'81 commencement; the OSU Alumni
Association's first "distinguished alum nus" awards both going to fernhoppers
T .J. and Stub (Starker and Stewart , of
course); and the Weste rn Forest ry and
Conservation Association's two '81 forestry awa rds also both going to fernhoppers, Dave Burwell and Roy Silen!
Focus on Future
Although we enjoyed celebrating the
School's past accom plishments , and we'll
con tinue to celebrate the current accomplishments of alums, the state's economic
conditions haven't allowed us continuing
time for reflection. Most of the 75th
year has focused on the present and the
future - trying to assure that short-te rm
adjustments are reasonably compatible
with long-term goals.
The School has absorbed significant
reductions in teaching, research , and
extension budgets, and will absorb
additi onal cuts early in 1982.
However, knowing something of current as well as potential future contributions of Oregon's exception al forests
to this state and nation, we are seeki ng to
identify the highest priority contributions
fo r this School in t he yea rs ahead so that
all of our adjustments can move us in
th ose directions. It's not easy to focus
seriously on the future whil e cutting
programs - but it's essential t hat we do so.
As one step in the process, I have
discussed the Schoo l's future with 245
alumni in nine different comm unit ies
throughout Oregon this fall. Planned
with th e assistance of ou r Alumni Director, and sponsored by alumni in each
community, the meetings were stimulating. Attendance ranged from eight in
John Day to 43 in Coos Bay. Though the
sessions differed, all reflected keen
alumni inte rest a nd provided helpful
suggestions about priorities for t he
future .
I am de voting th is "dean's corner" to
a sum mary of some of the clearest points
that were made by alumni about the
School's teaching programs, whil e inviting
you to wri te me your views if they aren't
reflected well here.
Program Sound
Strong support for t he School's
traditional values and program thrusts
was evident throughout t he discussions.
Clearly, alumni favor continued emphas is
on an undergraduate fo restry program
that will produ ce forestry graduates with
"marketable technical skills" and a sound
"foundation for continued personal and
professional growth ."
Disc ipline, high standards of pe rformance, competence, integrity and ethics,
and a good work att itude we re School
values rated highly by alumni . Finqing
these teachings helpful in their professional careers , alumni urged us to co nt inue developing t hese qualities in future
gradu at es, "from introductory for estry
th rough the entire curricu lum ."
Areas of recent progress were noted,
too.
Drawing spec ial plaudits were
improvements in our graduates' w rit ing
and communication skills, the stregthened forest engineering curriculum, and
the increase in technical requirements in
t he resource recreation program .
Progress Needed
to be very important for the successful
preparation of future graduates. There
was enthusiasm for incll:Jding 45-50
practitioners as guest lecture rs each year,
as we currently do. A full course taught
by a "firing-line forester" was also
thought to be a good idea - li ke Fred
Graf's fire course, and the semi na rs by
Weyerhaeuser and Crown Zelle rbach .
A natural resource summer workshop
for high school biology teache rs and
coordinated by forestry faculty was
another id ea.
Several suggestions were made for
improved c ontacts with employers. And
alumni urged advisi ng students to move
from aepartments in which jobs are short
to those in w hich jobs normally exceed
the number of graduates, such as forest
products and forest engineering.
Several suggested improved public
information, news releases, etc. throughout t he state regarding what 'the School
is doing - success stories, helpful research
resu lts, etc.
Alumni believe the School should
continue its prim ary focus on for estry
issues of importance to the Northwest.
However, several in executive pos itions
noted that to match Oregon's forests
and industry, this University's School
of Forestry must be one of unquestioned
national and international exce ll ence and
stature, w ith top faculty expertise in
many key forestry subjects. " Anything
less would be selling t he forests, the
industry, the students, and the people
of Oregon short." Your School did not
sell the students or the people of Oregon
short du ring its first 75 years; with your
help we fully intend to build successfull y
on that t rad ition during the next 25!
Carl Stoltenberg
alumni sa id . And although that education sta rts with four or five years of
professional courses, it must be continued
with on-the-job training, diversified and
developi ng practical experiences, and
formal continuing education courses that
are lin ked both to t hese expe ri ences and
to prior formal educat ion.
Alumni
discussions of these interrelat ionsh ips
were enthu siastic and stimulating.
Alums supported the School 's cont inuing education programs, and urged
t heir further development. They asked
that t he scope of the School's offerings
be broadened to include management
skills and supervision, business and pub lic
adm inistration, political sk ills, and "computer communications."
Several discussions concluded that an
appropriately designed continuing education program could alleviate unrealistic expectations of the undergraduate
curric ulum, and simultaneousl y postpone
teaching some subjects until after a
forester had sufficient practical experience t o appreciate their relevance and
importance.
At t hree meetings, participants sug·
gested major ·development of forest
pol icy educati on at the School, both
undergraduate and continuing education.
Discussions of increased attention to
policy education look several directions.
Most alumni supported the School's
educational approach to policy issues as
contrasted with advocacy, although this
view was not unanimous and was discussed heatedl y at t wo of the meetings.
Other Ideas
Identify ing shortcom ings in their own
education, alums target several areas for
Significant contributions from pracfutu re curriculum strengthening. They
ticing foresters in School courses was felt
want future graduates to be able to
understand and work more effectively
w ith wildlife, range, and other resource
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FOREST ENGINEERING
In a t ime of economic stress, it is often
difficult to remember that the most
important resource we have is people.
Our department continues to be blessed
with the strongest, most creative faculty
of forest engineers in the country. I'd
like to share with you some of the
creative things they are doing and the
recognition they have received.
Since our last newsletter, we've had
some new people join our faculty. Paul
Adams replaced Roy Sidle as our Watershed Extension Specialist.
Paul's
specialty is forest soils and he holds a
PhD degree from the University of Michigan. He's been with us only one year but
has already put together an audio-visual
series on soils and erosion that is firstrate, developed . two workshops for
forest managers and put together some
research on slope stability.
Marvin Pyles joined our facu lty in
July, 1981 to lead our research program
in geotechnical engineering and teach
undergraduate and graduate courses in
soi l mechanics. Marv received BS and MS
degrees in Civil Engineering from OSU
and a PhD from the University of Ca lifornia at Berkeley . That is a vacancy
we've been trying to fill for five years
and we're extremely pleased to have him
with us . Marv had been with us less
than a month when he received a $25,000
research grant. That must be some sort
of record.
Brian Tuor joined our faculty last
spring as an instructor. Brian will be
working on graduate degrees and teaching our undergraduate surveying courses.
He returns to OSU after nine years of
experience in logging and logging
eng ineering. Brian is trying some new
techniques this year in train ing young
foresters to use surveying instruments.
Students are required to complete a
series of examinations that test their ski ll
at instrument set-up and turning accurate
ang les before they go to Mac Forest for
field labs. His techniques have significantly reduced the amount of time
required to complete fie ld labs and have
improved the quality of student work.
Wh il e its always nice to have new
people joining the faculty, it often
means that we've lost someone to
another job or retirement. After over
30 years in higher education, 28 of them
at OSU, Bob Wi lson retired on December
31, 1980. Bob was a mainstay of our
survey ing program and gave literally
thousands of young foresters their basic
trammg in that subject. Noted for his
slow, deliberate speech and short, easy
tests, Uncle Bob leaves a hole in our
faculty that will be hard to fill. Bob
and Byrdis are now on a well-deserved,
extended vacation in Europe and I'm
sure all of you join with me in thanking
him for his years of hard work and total
dedication to undergraduate education.
Our teaching program continues to get
high marks in the profession.
Loren
Kell ogg has been invited to give a paper
on a teaching technique he has implemented for teaching logging methods
at a special conference for training
forest engineers.
Loren adapted the
technique, called guided-design, to teach
students the complicated task of logging
plan preparation.
Recently the Forest Serv ice completed
an exhaustive two-year review and
analysis of our continuing education
program, the Forest Engineering lnsttute and our graduate program in harvesting systems. The high marks we received
are a tribute to John O'Leary, Eldon
Olsen and Hank Froehli ch's hard work
and outstanding teaching. Graduates of
the two-year Masters program were
enthusiastic about their educational experience and their supervisors enthusiasm
about their ability to app.ly their skills
immediately upon graduation.
Our research program has grown as our
faculty continue to be recognized for
the ir expertise in harvesting, hydrology,
and soil s. In fact, grants to our facu lty
have doubled in the last year.
A major factor in the success of our
educational program in Forest Engineering has always been that our students
have had an exce llent record of job placement. This, in turn, seems to create an
attitude of seriousness about education
among our students; they work hard and
demand a great deal of our faculty.
And this is an extremely healthy situation.
Alumni have always played an
important role in making employment
opportunities available to our students.
This year, we need your help more than
ever. We'll graduate nearly 50 forest
engineers this year and it wil l take some
special effort to insure that these young
people will be able to contribute their
skills to our profession and the people of
our regions. We hope you'll continue to
keep us informed about job open ings in
your organization and community . We
have some very talented students. All
they need is a shot -- they'll do the rest.
George Brown
Department Head
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Jim Boyle, Department Head,
Forest Management
FOREST MANAGEMENT
Writing this "column" is another in
the array of challenges I'm facing as the
newest School faculty member and as
new Department Head .
With John
Beuter's help and words of wisdom from
all of the Management faculty, I'm beginning to feel comfortable here and do
know some of what's going on. I am
especially pleased to have met many of
you as I joined the Dean and others at
fa ll alumni meetings in Portland, Wheeler,
Eugene, Medford, and Coos Bay. Thanks
for your welcomes there. I look forward
to meeting more of you on Fernhoppers'
Day.
Some personne l changes have occurred
in the last year. John Beuter decided to
return to full-time teaching, research, and
management supervis ion of the School
forests. He'll begin teaching Introduction
to Forestry winter term. He follows
Walt Hopkins in that role, as Wa lt has
been making his "final" post-retirement
contribution to our teaching program.
Dan Robinson has also continued to
serve us and students as he's taught the
Fire Management course one last time
this fall term.
Our complement of economists continues to be six strong with Professors
Beuter, Sutherland, Adams, Brodie, and
Tedder leading teaching and research
programs. Norm Elwood is carrying on
a dynamic extension program, with fine
contributions from Chuck Sutherland in
this mission also.
Johnny Bell, Dave Paine, and David
Hann have launched their integrated
photos, measurements, and modeling
three-course sequence and continue to
present short-courses and lead research.
Dave Paine is pi eased and rei ieved to
finally have his new book, Aerial Photography and Image Interpret ation for
Resource Management out and avai lable. David Hann's growth and yield
work in southwest Oregon is an integral
part of the F IR program and has received
special support from Medford Corporat ion and Boise Cascade to help get
field work done in a timely manner.
We now have three res id ent forest
biologists in Forest Management--Dick
Hermann, John Tappeiner, and me.
Dick Hermann is ours 70% of the time
for teaching in si lviculture, biology, and
conservation courses and lots of sage
counseling for students. He continues
research commitments via Forest Science.
Dick has two special distinctions this
year. He has been selected as Coordinator of the largest division of the International Union of Forest Research
Organi zat ions, Forest Environment and
Silviculture, and will lead planning for
that group during the next f ive years.
Dick will be on leave during the last
half of 1982 to teach at Georg-August
University in Gottingen, Germany, providing expertise in si lviculture of native
U.S. conifers and in root research.
John Tappeiner joined the Department in December, 1980 from his posit ion as Regional Silviculturist for the
U.S. Forest Service in Ca li fornia. He
brings that fine field experience along
with background from work in Minnesota, Indonesia, Brazil, education at
Berkeley, and cheerfu ll y shared expertise in bicycling and cross-country skiing.
John is teaching forest ecology and
si lvi culture courses and has worked with
others to revise our biology and ecology
offerings. He's also researching vegetation management problems in the FIR
program in southwest Oregon.
John's arrival is a resu lt, in part, of
Bill Ferrell's departure. Bi ll retired in
December 1980 to join his wife, Pam,
in her work in Colorado, and is busy
writing and enjoying, I'm sure, the
change of pace away from the university. Be sure to see the article on forestry
curriculum Bi ll, Pam, and Rich Hagestedt
pub Iished in the October 1981 Journal
of Forestry.
Some of you provided
responses that led to the conclusions
in that article.
As the third biolog ist I bring experience in forest soils teaching and research,
most recently in the School of Natural
Resources at the University of Michigan
in Ann Arbor. In that environment I
worked closely with a broad range of
natural resources scientists including
w ild Iife eco logists, stream ecologists,
economists, psychologists, sociologists,
landscape architects, and foresters, all
in the same School and building! So
I'm comfortable in dealing with a grand
array of people and viewpoints related
to forestry and other natural resources
management. I'm especially interested
in integrating the expertise of "traditional
forestry" people w ith that of ecologists
and social scientists in education of our
students at all levels.
I'm convinced that we have two
related sets of responsibilities in forestry
education at a university. One is to
"train" students to be highly competent
foresters, ready to tackle that first field
job and have the skills, knowledge, and
confidence to get work done in t he
woods. Equall y important to me is our
responsibility as a university faculty to
help educate our students to be perceptive, sensitive, critical members of society
and to have the basis to become comfortab le in dealing with diverse interactions
with other people. A repeated comment
heard from forest managers in the field
is that they surely cou ld use more "people management" skills. I think that our
present undergraduate curriculum is a
fine blend of courses tht offers both
excellent technical training and a good
broad education. We'll work hard to
refine and evaluate continuing education
programs to supplement the basic curriculum and to respond to your needs
as you communicate them to us.
It is stimulating and chall enging to be
invo lved with forestry in Oregon. I look
forward to your encouragement, suggestions, and critiques during the year
ahead.
Jim Boyle
Department Head
FOR EST PRODUCTS
The department continues to stress
the efficient utilization of materials
derived from forest trees. The course of
study combines a background in science
and genera l education, including communications, social sciences, and humanities, with knowledge of technologies
and business practices.
Now, we are offering three options
to prepare individuals for diversified
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careers especially in the forest products
and al lied industries, but also in public
agencies. Students have the opportunity
to select areas of study according to their
particular interests and abilities.
The tradional option in Wood Industry
Management with its emphasis on production, sales, and technical services,
still attracts the largest portion of forest
products undergraduate students. However, some students more interested in
research, product development, and academic careers, elect the option in Wood
Science.
Now, we offer a new alternative, a
third option in Pulp and Paper Technology. It combin es education in wood
technology with that in chemical and
general engineering for the purpose of
preparing students for employment requirements in the pulp and paper industry. This option was deve loped upon
urging of some alumni resulting in joint
curriculum planning with the department of chemical engineering.
The
local pulp and paper industry supports
academically outstanding students in this
option by prov iding tuition scholarships.
Financial support of academically
successful students was especia ll y gratifying to see last year. In addit ion to the
scholarship endowment by the Portland Hoo-Hoo Club, the scholarship
program of Wi llamette Industries and
the Plywood Pioneer Foundation, the
Forest Products Fund with in the O .S.U.
Foundation permitted the granting of a
number of tuition scholarships for
forest products students and the payment
of travel and fees to attend technical and
professional meetings. The Weyerhaeuser
Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship now
supports one of our Ph.D. candidates
for one year. Our faculty and students
express deep-felt appreciation to all the
contributors for this worthwhi le support.
In addition, the industry has aided
our educational efforts by making available a number of summer internship
positions especially for junior and sophomore students. The internship idea is
spread ing prov iding our forest products
majors with summer employment and
good insight into production functions
related to the academic curricu lum. On
the other hand, internships also give the
employ er a look at potential future
employees.
Two vacated faculty positions, in part
related to teaching, could not be refilled
by new faculty members. They pertain
to the manufacture of lumber and veneer
on the one hand and laminated products
such as plywood on the other. The
latter position was vacated by J. D.
Wellons last October when he became
manager of Resin Research and Development of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation
at Atlanta.
Terry Brown, our Forest Products
Extension Specialist who has been
promoted to Associate Professor, jumped
into the breach teaching in the area of
lumber and veneer production. He has
become highly qualified and especially
known for his expertise in the field of
lumber quality control. On this subject
he will be publishing a book with the
Miller Freeman Publishing Company
next year.
Tony Van Vliet has been promoted to
Professor. He continued his service as
a Representative in the State Legislature,
as Director of t he Office of Careers
Planning and Placement at the University,
and as a teacher in our department.
Computers and computer programming have entered a number of our
courses pointing the way to the future .
Especially, our seni or couse in "Wood
Industry Problems" has been revised by
our newest faculty member, Jim Funck.
Jim possesses a dual background in Wood
Technology and Industrial Engineering.
The course focuses on manufacturing
problems in wood using industries; raw
materials, types of products, production
problems, cost analysis, residue utilization and administration.
Operations
research techniques such as linear programming are strongly emphasized.
As in the past, we shall appreciate
hearing from our alumni and of their
professional development.
Better yet,
we shall enjoy the ir visits here on campus.
Helmuth Resch
Department Head
FOREST SCIENCE
We have experienced both positive and
negative changes in program and people
during the past year. We were greatly
saddened by the deaths of Dick Dilworth,
Marion Mapes and Peggy Perry, Dave
Perry's wife. All will be severely missed
by our group and others who knew them.
A number of people have joined us
during t he past year. Bill Emmingham
has completed his first year as our Extension S ilviculturist and has been elected
chairman of the Oregon-Washington Silvicultural Council. Mary Duryea joined us
as a Reforestation researcher, and is
arranging a state-of-the-art Nursery Technology Conference for next October.
Mary is also laying the groundwork for
our Nursery Technology Center, w hich
we hope to forma ll y begin operating
next year. Steve Tesch and Ole Helgerson
have joined our FIR group in Medford, as
Silviculturist and Reforestation Specialist,
respectively. Ole is an OSU Ph. D., and
Steve came to us from Montana.
John Tappeiner, whose major role is
teaching in Forest Management, has a
sizeable resea rch role in our department,
and is work ing with Jack Walstad and
Mike Newton on the ecology of brush
species. Gary Witmer and Paul Alaback
joined us on post-doctoral appointments.
Martha Avery is our new International
Forestry Coordinator and wi ll be guiding
contract research and education projects,
primarily with Pacific Rim countries who
are potential or actua l Oregon trading
partners.
We have had four visiting scientists
with us during the past year. Larry
Harris, from the University of Florida,
worked with Jerry Franklin on forest
ecology-wildlife
interactions.
Stig
Larsson, from Uppsala in Sweden, has
been working with Dick Waring and Gary
Pitman on s ilvicultural approaches to
insect control.
Gavin Moran, from
CSI RO in Australia, recently joined us
to work for one year on allozyme analysis
of Douglas-fir with Tom Adams. Jouni
Mikola, from Finland, also worked with
Tom on all ozyme analyses.
Kim Ching was invited to be a member
of the first official forest genetics exchange between the US and the Peoples
Republic of China, and had a most
successful trip. Tom Adams was invited
to spend three weeks with Nobel prize
winner Norman Borlaug at his genetics
institute in Mexico.
Obviously our
geneticists are well-known!
Joe Zaerr is spending a sabbatical year
in France and Germany working on the
hormone physiology of conifers, primarily Douglas-fir and sitka spruce, both
popu lar trees in Europe.
Both Bill Ferrell and AI Berg retired
during the past year, Bill to Colorado
and AI to full-time mayoring.
Ken
Wearstler left our faculty to join Boise
Cascade as a silviculturist in Medford.
We miss them all.
All of us have remained busy, if
somewhat confused by the economic
problems most of us in Oregon are
experiencing.
Our faculty, however,
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continues to be the best of its kind in
the country, if not the world, and our
tasks of helping improve reforestation
and increasing forest productivity are
more important than ever. Thus, we
look ahead with confidence to more
stable times.
John Gordon
Department Head
Official delegates of the Society of
Chinese Foresters vis ited the School of
Forestry in August 1980.
RESOURCE RECREATION
MANAGEMENT
Change brought on by Oregon and
Pacific Northwest needs, by faculty
interests and talents, by shifts in tourists
and recreationist behavior, and by economic conditions has characterized R RM.
Our biggest change has been in restructuring the und ergradu ate curriculum. We
have dropped our three option areas outdoor recreation planning, park and
recreation adm inistration, and environmental interpretation - and introduced
twelve new minors. All R RM students
take common preparatory courses and a
common core in outdoor recreation
planning and management. Then they
diverge by taking a minor and elective
courses. The minors offered are: Business Administration, Cultu ral Resource
Management, Environmental Interpretation, Forest Resources, Journalism,
Landscape Architecture, Law Enforcement, Public Administration, Resource
Economics, Resource Planning, Range
Resources, and Wildlife Resources. Some
students whose interests do not fit within
these areas may develop an individualized
minor made up of cognate courses.
We feel that these offerings should provide much greater flexibility for students
to develop their intellectual and vocational interests and should make RRM
students more marketable in our chang-
We are
ing economic environment.
especially encouraging them to seek more
private sector opportunities.
Faculty change and accomplishments
have also been part of the program.
Richard Mitchell, a sociologist from the
University of Southern California, has
joined the faculty . Rich brings us expertise in the sociology of leisure, outdoor
survival, and law enforcement. He also
instructs at the Oregon Police Academy.
Mike Freed, a long time member of
the faculty, is the current president of
the Western Interpreters Association,
and Royal Jackson has recently completed a preliminary catalogue on the
W. W. Bass collection of memorabilia
from the Grand Canyon.
Royal has
also initiated new cultural resource
management reserach at the John Day
Fossil Beds National Monument and
the Steens Mountain area in southeastern
Oregon.
Bo Shelby has joined Ken Gibbs as
an associate editor of t he Journal of
Leisure Research, so for the next couple
of years RRM will have two members on
that publication's ed itorial board. Margaret Milliken has just completed preparing a new set of policies for the RRM
internship program. This document was
prepared under a grant from the OSU
Office of Cooperative Education.
Mike Manfredo has also been bringing
recogn ition to RRM.
He chaired a
session on the Human Dimensions of
Wildlife Management at the National
Recreation and Park Association Research Symposium in Minneapolis and,
along with J. K. Berry from Yale University, directed a short course on computerized geographical data systems for
natural resource management.
Perry
Brown was reelected as deputy leader of
the IUFRO subject group on Forest
Recreation, Landscape, and Tourism at
the IUFRO Congress in Kyoto, Japan.
All in all, it has been a busy year for
RRM faculty and they have brought
considerable recognition to the program.
The Department has also assu med the
educational directorship of the Pacific
Northwest Park and Recreation Maintenance Management School.
Th is is
a joint National Recreation and Parks
Association - OSU sponsored school
with Harold Schick, a former Oregon
State Parks Director, as Educational
Services Director. The School provides
recreation area management and maintenance training for city, county, regiona l, and state recreation employees
throughout the Northwest.
Change will be continuing as we move
through the 1980s. We are looking for
better ways to provide social science
input to other programs in the School
of Forestry, to further diversify our
outdoor recreation instructional and
research programs, and to help educate
all OSU students about forests and
forestry in the Northwest. We are making
change, but change that should bring
credit to OSU and benefit to citizens of
Oregon and the Northwest.
Perry J. Brown
Department Head
SCHOOL FORESTS
Most alumni are well aware of
McDonald Forest, site of many class labs,
the Spring Thaw logging competition and
those great parties at the Forestry Club
Cabin. Acquisition of the seven thousand
acres included in McDonald Forest began
in 1927 and continued until 1962. The
forest is named for Mary McDonald who
provided funds through gifts and legacy
that were used to purchase over five
thousand acres.
Less well known by students and
alumni are three other tracts that comprise the thirteen thousand plus acres of
School Forest: the Dunn Forest, acquired from the Department of Defense
after World War II wh ich contains about
four thousand five hundred acres and is
contiguous to McDonald Forest to the
north -- it is named for former Dean
Paul Dunn who was instrumental in
obtaining the tract for the School; the
Blodgett Tract, donated by the Blodgett
Lumber Company in 1928, wh ich
includes two thousand three hundred
sixty acres in Columbia County, Oregon;
and the Spauld ing Tract, donated by the
Spaulding Logging Company in 1921,
which includes one hundred sixty acres
on the east slope of Mary's Peak.
Each of these tracts has unique
characteristics which make it valuable
for the teaching, research and extension
programs of the School. Under Dean
Stoltenberg's leadership, John Beuter,
Marvin Rowley and Jeff Garver are
working to enhance their usefulness.
Since most alums know John and Marv
the rest of this article w ill highlight
Jeff Garver, the newest add ition to the
School Forest management team.
It
just so happens Jeff is spearheading an
ambitious inventory and information
processing job for the School Forests
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so we can efficiently introduce you to
both Jeff and the important work that
is being done.
Jeff holds a B.S. in forest management
and an M.S. in si lvi culture from Wash ington State University. He was hired as
assistant to the forest manager (Marvin
Rowley) in July, 1980, upon completion
of his M.S. residency at W.S.U. His first
year was spent as Marvin's apprentice
in all aspects of on-the-ground forest
management.
In addition, Jeff was
assigned responsibility for developing
a procedure for an intensive inventory of
our forest resources, not an easy job for a
forest being managed primarily for teaching and research. The inventory has to
go beyond the usual focus on area and
volume statistics for the commercial
species. Students, teachers and researchers are interested in site-specifi c information about many physical and biological
attributes. Further, the information has
to be processed so it is easily retrievable
by a wide range of potential users in all
aspects of natural resource management.
Working closely with David Hann, the
growth and yield specialist of the Forest
Management faculty, Jeff developed the
sampl ing design and inventory procedures, and started his crews on McDonald
Forest last summer.
The McDonald
Forest inventory will be completed
during 1982 and all other tracts by 1984.
While the field data is being gathered,
Jeff is work ing with computer specialists
to develop a data storage and retrieval
system that will meet varied needs and
interests. Visualized is a system easi ly
accessed from computer terminals around
the · University that will provide maps
and data for specific areas and forest
attributes. In addition to the existing
cond itions, the system will provide
information about past management and
research activities that brought a site to
its present state.
The inventory and information system
targeted for completion during the mid1980's will greatly enhance the usability
of the School Forests within the University. It will also provide documentation
of management practices which will
increase the usability of specific sites for
forest management field trips by professional foresters and the general public.
For more information about the
School Forests look up Marvin, Jeff or
John on Fernhoppers' Day or drop any
of us a lin e.
John Beuter
Director· School Forest Properties
FORESTRY MEDIA CENTER
Physical ly it's been a static year for
the Forestry Media Center (FMC). For
the first time in recent memory all our
furniture remains where it was at the
beginning of the year. We didn't move
any walls, expand our domain, or erect
any new barriers to movement in the
School for an entire year. Faculty and
visitors ali ke thank us heartily for this !
Conceptually, however, we continue
to change. We've added a new face to
the Center, and with it a new function.
For the past several years the Schools
of Forestry and Education at OSU
have been working with foresters and
educators throughout t he state to produce a set of forestry education materia ls
suitable for use in e lementary and secondary schools. In September '81 Barbara
Yoder joined the staff of the FMC to
head this project for the com ing year.
During this time Barbara will field-test
materials already produced in the project,
develop new materials based on feedback
received during field-testing, get materials
produced into the hands of practicing
teachers, and help plot the future course
of the project. The School considers
this an important mission and we lcomes
Barbara to the staff of the FMC.
In Areas of more tradit ional concern
to the Center, we continue in directions
The Selfestablished in past years.
Learning Center (SLC) continues to play
an integral role in every Forestry class,
provid ing both audio-visual and reserved
reading capabilities. In all our endeavors,
we continue to emphasize instruction by
objectives, and work with faculty towards
that end. We continue to produce slidetape teaching packages both for the
classroom and for extension purposes.
In fact our current catalog lists over 90
t it les that are being used to train resource
managers and forest products specialists
throughout the world. Current estimates
indicate that we're reach ing in excess of
50,000 viewers a year though our efforts.
And perhaps most importantly, we
continue to explore ways of improv ing
the entire educational program in the
School.
Those of you Fernhoppers who have
watched the development of t he SLC
from its earliest days will be pl eased to
know that Bob Reichart is as young and
vibrant as ever, and is sti ll working to
improve instruction at the Oregon Health
Sciences Center.
Sin ce 1979 Phi l
Crawford has been educating the
citizenry of southern Washington and
northern Oregon about proper forest
management techniques via his position
as County Fo restry Extension Agent in
Stevenson, Washington. Terry Mooster,
largely responsible for our current regard
as producers of instructional media
left t he Center in 1980 to pursue personai
interests. Of the old guard, on ly John
Beaton remains; st ill dazzl ing fo lks with
his electronic and photographic wizardry
and acting as the Center's Services
Manager.
In addition to Beaton and Yoder, the
current staff of the Center consists of
Tom Luba, Med ia Production Specialist,
Faye Trupka, Secretary, and Ed Jensen,
Co-ordinator. As always, it's im possible
to summarize a year's work in t his short
newsletter. So, as always, we 're happy to
have you drop by the Center whenever
you're vis iting t he School to hear the
rest of the story.
Ed Jensen
Coordinator-Forestry Media Center
CAREERS IN FORESTRY:
SLIDE-TAPES
Know any young fo lks contemplating
a career in forestry? If so, the School of
Forestry has avail able two slide-tapes
that should help that person make a
wise choice.
"Careers in Forestry"
is intended for the high school or early
coll ege student who is trying to find
more information about what professional foresters do.
"The Forestry
Environment at OSU" is designed to
help students who have already chosen
professional forestry as a career decide
whether OSU is the right place to pursue
their undergraduate degree. Both slidetapes are avail able from the Forestry
Media Center, School of Forestry, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, OR 97331.
More complete descriptions follow:
"Careers in Forestry" 24. minutes,
112 slides.
Slide-tape #045.
A tota ll y updated and revised
versio n of the slide-tape used
successfu ll y by thousands of viewers over t he past eight years.
Intended for the high school and
early coll ege student who is considering a career in professional
forestry, this program considers
the requirements and responsibi lities of forest managers, forest
engi neers, recreation resource managers, forest products specialists,
and forest scientists.
Author :
Tom Luba,
Media Center
Prices: Purchase $90;
Rental $15
"The Forestry Environment at
OSU" 20 min utes, 124 slides.
Slide-tape #8 12 . This sli de-tape
is designed for students who have
already chosen forestry as a career
and are considering the OSU
School of Forestry as a place of
study. A good companion to our
Careers in Forestry (#045) slidetape.
Authors:
Mike Giannechini and
Dan Thorpe, OSU forestry students
Prices:
Purchase
$50; Rental:
No charge for 3 days of use
The Self-Learning Center during a less hectic than usual time.
Frequently it's standing room only!
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Forestry
FERN HOPPER DAY 1981
The 49th annua l Fernhopper Day and
75th Ann iversary celebration of the
School of Forestry was held on February
21, 1981. Commemorating the event was
an 84 page publi cation "75 Years of
Continuing Progress in Forestry Education " rep Iacing the 1981 0 reg on State
Forester. Copies of this publi cation are
still available for 1982 dues-pay ing
alumni who did not receive a copy
previously.
The Day's program featured alumni
remin iscences over the years with representatives of various eras describing
"how it was" during the first seven
decades of the School.
Peavy Hall
reading room was the focal point of
considerable interest where a variety of
memorabilia was placed on display.
Slide presentations depicting t he newlylaunched OSU School of Forestry-West
German student exchange program were
provided by Daina Bambe, a senior in
Forest Management, and a 1980 participant in this program.
Four hundred and sixty persons
attended the -Banquet in the Memor ial
Union where guest speaker Norman
Johnson '55, Vice President of Weyerhaeuser's North Carolina operations,
enumerated the reasons for the selection
of his top ic - "I'm Proud to be an OSU
Forester".
During the course of the evening,
special recognition was extended to
four persons: Dean Carl Stoltenberg was
presented the USFS 75th year Ach ievement Award; H. Mike Mill er, State
Forester of Oregon, was d es ignated an
Honorary Fernhopper; AI Arnst was
presented an alumni Award of Appreciation for his work on the 75th year
publication; and, Dick Hermann was
presented the Aufderheide Award for
outstanding teaching.
~er;
Steve Head '8 1, MC'd the 49th Annual Banquet
The Pre-banquet reception held in the main M.U . Lounge was
well attended.
49th Banquet - Paul Bunyan and 75th logo on stage,
Jim Easton '81, Forester of Xi Sigma Pi,
presents the Aufderheide Award to Dick
Hermann.
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R EMI N ISCENSES
The afternoon program on Fernhopper
Day 1981, marking the 75th Anniversary
of the School of Forestry, featured a
panel of alumni from different eras
describing "how it was" when they were
students. Spencer "Tenny" Moore served
as moderator. Pictured on this page, with
the exception of Gordon Reinhart '74,
are representatives of various periods in
the School's first 75 years who entertained the audience with facts and fiction
about programs, courses, professors,
classmates and antics of their time.
Paul Dunn presents the award established
in his name to Dave Underriner, top
graduate of the Class of 1981 . Dave
was co-chairperson of Fernhopper Day
1981.
Professor emeritus Bob Wilson chats with Barry
Weinmann '81 and Donna Byrne '80.
Larry Fellows, Supervisor of Siuslaw N.F ., presents USFS 75th
year Achievement Award to Carl Stoltenberg.
Peter Parks, winner of the prestigious
St. Regis Paper Company Scholarship,
receives certificate of award from Paul
Dunn, Dean Emeritus and St. Regis
Consultant.
Frank Sargent '46
Don Smith '52, President of the Forestry Alumni Association presents
Alumni Award of Appreciation to AI Arnst '3 1, Editor of the 75th
year anniversary publication.
AI Arnst '31
AI Sorseth '48
John Davis '55, 1981 Alumni Association President-elect, congratulates
Honorary Fernhopper H. Mike Miller, Oregon State Forester.
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Jim Rombach '64
Stanley Bishoprick '34
Dick Holmes '61
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Tom Dew '75
Donna Byrne '80
IN MEMORIAM
James Neal Adams '80
James F. Nielson '77
Delbert Day '21
James L. Overholser '50-Professor Emeritus
J. Richard "Dick" Dilworth-Professor Emeritus
Glen B. Parsons '39
James C. Evenden '14
Mark A. Smith '55
Donald F. Gilliam '53
Wesley C. Stanfield '50
A lex J. Jaenicke-Professor Emeritus
Robert E. Stermitz '51
Philip C. Johnson '29
Henry Tiedemann '33
Wright T. Ma llery '40
Kenneth 0. Val berg '36
Edward H. Mclean '38
Frederick H. Vogel '37
Tenny Moore '45, Chairman of the 75th Anniversary
Committee, exchanges pleasantries with Ron Smith '52.
With The Classes
Th e OREGON STATE FORESTER serves as a clearing house for Fernhoppers'
messages to their classmates and friends. Each year forestry alumni receive a se lfaddressed, double-postcard so they can communicate with us and their fellow
Fernhoppers. The increased costs of postage and printing are such that we may
very likely have to eliminate the postcard and the message section in the NEWSLETTER in the future. If more Fernhoppers wou ld contribute to the Alumni
Association, we may not have to discontinue t he enjoyable tradition.
This year we welcome 147 students with bachelor's degrees and 50 with
advanced degrees to the growing ranks of Fernhoppers. We hope you will continue
to keep in touch with your classmates and with us through the NEWSLETTER and
through coming back to OSU on Fernhopper Day.
Loren "Stub" Stewart '32 and T. J. Starker '10 were
honored as the first recipients of the E_ B_ Lemon
Distinguished Alumni Award . Representing the
Lemon family is Berlan Lemon '41, right, son of
E. B_ A detailed testimonia l to the recipients was
presented in the June 1981 Oregon Stater.
Herb Willison, AI Sorseth, and Alvin Parker are enthusiastic
participants in this Fernhopper Day coffee klatch.
D ICK Dl LWORTH
Representing a broad spectrum of Fernhoppe rdom as they
reminisce, are left to right: AI Arnst '31, J im Bagley '50,
Jim Rombach '64, and Larry Gangle '39.
J. R. (Dick) Dilworth passed away
June 15, 1981 after a prolonged il lness.
Dick joined the Forest Management
faculty in 1946 and became department
head in 1954. He later became the first
head of the Forest Science department in
1976.
A respected teacher of undergraduate and graduate courses and
sem inars, he is known by former students
worldwide. Dick developed some of the
School's earliest short courses for practicing foresters, laying the groundwork
for our current continuing education
program.
An excell ent writer, Dick's
texts on scaling and cruising and variable
probabi lity sampling have been widely
used in colleges throughout the country.
But most of all, Dick was appreciated as
a friend, congenial colleague and administrator, and a devoted family man. We
wil l miss h im.
Carl Stoltenberg
Rex Resler '53, recipient of a 1981 OSU
Distingu ished Service Award , is welcomed
by President MacVicar.
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• • •
1917
1922
HARRY C. PATTON w rites: I am the last
remaining member of the logging engineering
class of 1917 . Dr. George W. Peavy w as Dean
of the Forestry School. John P. Van Orsdel
was professor in Forest Engineering. The old
Forestry building was opened the year I was at
O .A.C.
The whole logging engineering class
enlisted to go to the officer's training camp
at Presidio.
I was employed by Hammond
Lumber Company for 36 years; the last 20
years as manager of the Oregon and Washington
lands and operations. After Hammond Lumber
Company sold to Georgia Pacific Corp. in
1956, I have been in the land development
business in the North Santiam and Detroit
Lake Area. For recreation, do trapshooting,
hunting and bowling.
Looking forward to
meeting and visiting with some of the old
timers at
the
Fernhopper Banquet in
February."
EARL H. "CHAPPlE" CHAPMAN writes:
"Greetings from an old grad. Sorry , distance
here to Corva llis too far to make it for a visit
and too old to travel. Would surely like to
gather 'round the festive board and swap t ales
of yore.
Since my 85th birthday in June,
have had nothing but ailments and surgery.
Two bouts of surgery for malignancy of mouth,
one for gallbladder removal and another coming
up for prostrate. Looks like the shades of the
"ONE HOSS SHAY" has h it, but am still up
and at 'em. Can't hunt or fish anymore, but
can sure reminisce about the big bucks and
hefty salmon, as well as steelhead . Haven't
lost my sense of humor through it all; that
is what keeps a man going. When one loses
that, he is lost all around."
1920
LLOYD C. REGNELL is always glad to hear
of old classmates. Retired in 1965 with nearly
37 years of Federal Civil Service; thirty four of
them with Bureau of Public Roads (now
Federal Highways) . "It is hard to realize I
have been retired for sixteen years and have
lived in Arlington, Virginia for all of t hat
time. On October 1, 1981, I became a great
grandfather."
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1923
ERNEST E. FISCHER is enjoying fair
health - considering the age element . "I get
along with the aid of a cane. About as busy
now as when I was curator of the Hoyt
Arboretum for a period of over 30 years.
Aside from keeping house (my wife of 52
years passed away in 1975) and maintaining the home grounds, I spend most of my
spare ( ?) time fixing up invalid equipment
which I dispose of to those unfortunate patients in various care centers in the Portland
area. Also , every Friday for the past 9 yea rs,
1 bring the patients what I call "edible goodies". such as strawberry shortcakes, ice cold
watermelon, ice cream and cookies - all free
of charge. Just to witness their smiling faces
when I arrive makes the expenditure well
worthwhi le."
1924
EDWIN L. MOWAT, enjoyed seeing a few
of my classmates and other school friends
at the 75th anniversary. "Don't suppose I'll
make the next Fernhopper banquet as I seem
to be spending spare time and money in hospitals and doctor's offices. Still get around
at times, however, and hope to travel a I ittle
in our Apollo motor home this year when
not at our home in Ashland."
1925
SAMUE L ROTSCHY extends "Hello! I am
sti ll around but have lost track of most of our
old group of 50 to 55 years ago. I finally quit
cruising timber but have a 100 acre tree farm
to fall back on.
It is surprising what can
happen in 50 years! I have seen our timber
grow from seed to trees 2 to 2Y, feet in diameter and 120 to 140 feet taiL Saw something
much more rapid -- the St. Helens volcano
eruption in 1980.
Many historical changes
took place in 2 or 3 minutes."
1926
LEROY A. HAWKINS is in his 20th year of
retirement and is busy from morning until
night. H e and his wife of 55 years (formerly
Iris Akin) live at 1097 39th Avenue N.E.,
Salem, OR 97301.
1927
JAY B. HANN retired from active N.A.R.
F .E. work at the state level in 1980 but is still
active at the chapter level and in the National
Association of Retired Federal Employees.
" In June of 1981, I lost my wife of 52Y.
years and am still trying to make the adjustment. I expect to come to Fernhopper Day,
February 20, 1982, if my daughter will come
with me."
ALVIN L. PARKER sends greetings to all
Fernhoppers. After some 22 years with the
USFS in California and Oregon, plus 20 years
with the Oregon State Forestry Department, he
retired in March 1968.
" I have resided in
Gladstone, Oregon since July 1945, and plan to
remain here as long as father time permits.
When I retired, I had misgivings as to what I
could do to keep active, and not just sit back
and wither on the vine. However, I soon found
that there was no cause for concern.
My
f riends (?) soon found plenty of activities for
me in various organ izations, clubs, senior
citizens organizations, etc., etc . At this point,
I made the basic mistake of failing to say no
when approached on the subject; "now that
you are retired, how about giving us a hand???"
Need less to say, I am now invol ved in some 18
different organizations and my littl e black book
is completely full! I 'bitch' about it, but reall y
wouldn't want it any other way."
1928
W. REX DENNEY is still retired and doing
some travelling; Mexico (piggyback trip) in
February and Alaska cruise in August and
planning on Hawaii in January 1982 and
New England in October 1982. "Hello to all
and especially toT. J. Starker."
ROBERT D. HUTCHINSON was born
October 7, 1905 in Pierson, Iowa, one year
before O.S.U. School of F orestry started.
He lived in Payette, Idaho (1910-1924); Corvallis, Oregon (1924-1928): and, Portland,
Oregon (1929-1930) , where he was an Inspector for Western Electric. He worked summers
of 1925-29 with the Forest Service. He started
farming in late 1930 until 1948 in Alberta
and retired to Corvallis, OR in 1948, spending
his time fishing. In tournament bridge, he was
rated top master point life master in Northwest
for several years, but lost out in early seventies
to younger and more active bridge players. H e
and his wife combined rate tops in Canada in
married couples master point holdings.
D . REED M ILLER reports he attended
the School of Forestry's 75th anniversary in
February and was amazed at the changes and
new buildings. "Saw my former room-mate
Alvin Parker and classmate Phil Paine. Have
been retired 11 years and really enjoying it."
PHILIP L. PAINE reports he "enjoyed the
75th Forestry School anniversary banquet
immensely.
Attended with my son , David,
class of 1953 - now a mamber of the Forestry
School faculty since 1962. Met a few classmates. I had the pleasure of meeting Ed Mowat
- my instructor in Forest Surveying. I vividly
recall a "night class" we had under Ed and
taking a transit shot on Polaris. We set our
transits up on the spot where the Memorial
Union Building is now located, about in the
area of the banquet room. There were no
"teen" graduates present at the afternoon
meeting in the Stewart Auditorium.
Only
three hands were raised for the 1920's graduates, of which I was a member . I really felt
my age. I met T . J. at the banquet. T. J. and
Ed are the only remaining members of the
Forestry staff of my era."
1929
LORANCE W. EICKWORTH was sorry to
miss Fernhopper Day, 1981 but he was in New
Zealand for three weeks touring through
many acres of hand planted forests. He reports
that trees grow very fast with annual rings
as much as one inch thick . Some forests are
harvested at 30 years of age and export 10 x
10 timbers and logs to Japan which are largel y
Monterey pine and Douglas fir. "I keep busy
on my 7 acre tree farm which also has 70
fruit trees. H ave gone out of the Christmas
tree business -- too much work. Still find time
to fish, although the fishing doesn't compare
to the good old days. See you February 20,
1982 ! "
NORMAN R. Hawley writes: "Those of
you of my era will recall Prof. Mason's dissertation on the horrors he experienced during one
summer in the South . Now retired 14 years
after nearly 50 down here, I laugh . No mud
slides or brush fires to the south, (California),
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or a volcano to the north (Washington), or
foul smog (Willamette Valley). Here at 2,000
feet in our Southern Highlands at Franklin,
N. C., we bask in the four seasons, tempered by
cleansing fogs in the morning and warmth of
sunshine in the afternoon. We have neither a
minority problem nor lawlessness.
It's a
replay of the old days where we can 'hunt ,
fish, trap.' On a fall Saturday, we roll the 100
miles out of our mountains, through the
world 's greatest leaf-color, and down to Athens,
Georgia, there to join 80,000 all · bellowing
'how about them dawgs!' as Herschel Wal ker
scores again. Veri ly , Prof. Mason never saw
the South."
HARVEY 0. ROBE sends: "Greetings!!
OI'Cruisersl! Fond memories of you ol' mossback Fernhoppers generate my warm w ishes
for your rugged good health and solid contentment."
1930
HOMER J. HARTMAN is still camped at
Missio n Point near St. Maries, Idaho and sends
congratulations on the 75th anniversary publication. To the old timers, he sends a message"keep calm and fit and beware of mere excess
of comfort."
RALPH M. VANWAGNER is still kicking
and spends several months each year on their
farm in southern Oregon, where he does more
fishing than farming.
He reports southern
California is still his home base and probably
wo n 't make the Fernhopper Day this year.
GLENN VOOR HIES writes: "retired and
rehired f o r the last five years at Northern
A ri zona University. Recieving S.A.F. 'Golden
Membership Award' indicated time has gone
too quickly."
1931
ALBERT ARNST reports "1981 was a
Started out by participating in the
biggie.
program commemorating the School of Forestry's 75th anniversary; edited the 84 page
special publication, covering the School's
history; on program of SAF Section meeting
in Medford in May; attended national convention of International Ass'n. of Business
Communicators in Wash., D.C. in June; and,
in August, as vice-president of Willamette
Writers, Inc., arranged program of annual
Writers Conference in Portland.
A lso, continued editorship of Western Conservation
JournaL I also attended 50 year reunion of
OSU Class of 1931 in June at Corvallis. Norm
French was the only other Fernhopper there."
ROBERT M. EVENDEN wri tes he is "still
alive and well , pursuring a life-time hobby as
a professional gunsmith.
It's a pleasure to
work with a problem and actually prove that
you've solved (fixed) it. We've never regretted
our move from California back to Oregon
after retirement."
E . ELLIS CUMMINS sends greetings to all
the Fernhoppers of the '31 era. He is still in
good health, retired and living in Yak ima, WA.
WM. F. (BILL) CUMMINS is "still holding
the fort north of Oakridge. T he deer keep the
flowers pruned down and Helen's ire up! In
May 1979 and again in October 1980, I sailed
on the USS Constellation from Hawaii to San
Diego. These were 'Tiger' cruises where the
old man gets to join his son on the return
from long cruises. These were in the Persian
Gul f. It was a real experience to see and live
with the Navy boys. They are doing a great
job. From San Diego ~n 1980, I w ent on to
Hayden, AZ where ou r older son is manager
of a copper smelter. I rarely get back to the
School of Forestry--it was 57 years ago when
I started. By the time I returned to this territory, things had changed so much there was
little w ith which to get oriented. Helen tells
me I have changed too! In my spare t ime I
am Oakridge Municipal Judge."
NORMAN H. FRENCH writ es "the depression of the 30's changed me from Logging
Engineering to Range Management.
After
working for California Forest and Range
Experiment Station; SCS in Wyoming and
Nebraska; BLM in Montana and Arizona, we
spent 18 years p lanting grass and trees in
Jordan, Korea, Nigeria, Pakistan and Iran. It
is good to return to Oregon to have a garden,
grow raspberries, and a few apples and help
spoil 3 of our 9 grandchildern."
JIM W. K IMMEY says: "Like the School of
Forestry, I start my 76th year in January 1982
and Hazel and I celebrate our Golden Wedding
anniversary in March 1982. We planned to
celebrate by taking the Golden Odyssey Cruise
in the Mediterranean, but now it looks doubtful. We previousl y cruised on that ship in the
Pacific and Caribbean. Last year we visited
New Zealand, Australia and Fiji. We hope to
make it to Fernhopper Day in February."
H. ROBERT MANSFIELD tells us his w ife
Dorothy died April 28, 1981 . " I expect to
continue liv ing at 1024 N.W. Lawnridge, Grants
Pass, OR. My major interests remain working
in the Methodist Church, doing nature photography, and giv ing slide shows. In the last two
years have done photography in Ecuador and
the Galapagos Islands and in New Zealand.
Greetings to all my Fernhopper friends."
ALAN "MACK"McCREADY retired in May
1964 and t ravelled f irst to Mexico then to New
Mex ico in November 1964 and to H awaii, May
1966; to Saskatchewan, A lberta, June 1973;
Netherlands, Greece, I srael, Jordan, Italy in
June 1974; to Alaska, Yukon and British
Columbia, June and July 1975; to Austral ia
and New Zealand in November 1977; and
again to Alaska in June and July 1979.
I VAN J. N ICHOLAS had a laryngectomy a
year ago last May and is still taking speech
therapy in Austin every two weeks.
"My
speech has improved enough that I am again
playing bridge.
Everything grew well this
year with a surplus of apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, apples, persimmons, grapes
and berries. Our daughter Judy is now living
in Tallahassee, Florida and we expect to visit
her soon."
1932
PHILIP K . BERGER writes: "Thanks for
the invitation to attend the 1982 Fernhopper
Day festivities on February 20. I won't be able
to make it but am looking forward to the 50th
anniversary reunion in June. Hope there will
be a good turnout o f foresters from the '32
crop. My last visit to Corvallis was in 1962 and
that's a long time ago. Will be interested in
seeing all the changes since then. As I reported
previously, I have retired, but am putting in
p lenty of time in a so-called 'part-time job'.
My best wishes to all the gang and hope to see
many of you next June."
HARRY FOWELLS was disappointed to see
so few old t imers at the 75th anni versary and
hopes more show up for the 50th of that great
class of '32. He is still fishing, travelling, and
pulling weeds (mostl y the latter).
LEE 0. HUNT reports Fir Springs Tree
Farm is beginning to look like an international
forest w i th plantations of 15 species of Eucalyptus and 12 non-indigenous pines, plus Japanese Cedar. The aim is to f ind species the small
woodland owner can harvest as a wood crop
in 10 to 20 years. A few trees show one inch
or more DBH and 10 ft. height growth per
year. Stop by to visit and see the new forest.
CHARLES H. LADD retired from State
Forestry Department in 1973 and is keeping
busy fishing, bowling, travelling and home
maintenance.
EVERALD E. NELSON is living at Sequim,
Washington on the Olympic Peninsula and is
only a short distance from Weyerhaeuser's
Anyone in the
Seq uim Seed Tree Farm.
area is invited to stop and visit.
WILLIAM N. PARKE responds w ith :
" I 'm still breathing and lu cky to be reaching
that three-quarters of a century mark. Had a
wonderful visit with Perry H . Price, (class of
'29) and his wife in Milton-Freewater, where
they have a retirement home, in late September. Then to top off the fall season, Virgil T.
Heath, a classmate and fellow F .S. employee
in Oregon and A laska, brought his w ife to
spend a recent weekend w ith us. We spent
many pleasant hours reminiscing. The Heaths
have a retirement home in Mesa, Arizona .
They were impressed w ith Peavy Hall; a big
improvement over the old Forestry building.''
VELDON A. "BUNKY" PARKER was
married in June 1980 and moved into a new
home in Susanville, California in April 1981.
Those travelling by highways from the Pacific
Northwest to Reno w ill find the shortest route
through Susanville. They would be happy to
visit any Fernhopper friends passing their
way enroute to seek their fourtunes in Reno
or otherwise.
1933
CARLOS T. (TOM) BROWN writes: "Alice
and I are still living in King City. Oregon. Both
of us have had some health problems during the
past year but right now we are both in good
health . We find our biggest problem is to say
no to requests to serve. In spite of that we are
still active in several activities including the
local and state Good Sam Trailer Club. I am
an Assistant State Director of this Club. The
best of greetings to fellow foresters. We are
looking forward to renew acquaintances at
the Fern hopper's Banquet in February.''
H OWARD BULLARD says he is "about
retired but still too young for the rocking
chair. Travelling a little, but the other side of
the hill not quite so interesting as it once was."
HENRY L . HOMO LAC is still residing on
his tree farm near Coqui ll e, Oregon and is still a
bachelor. He is doing the usual work around
his tree farm -- a little commercial thinning,
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planting and tree pruning.
"My health is
still satisfacatory, considering age.
Took a
two week trans-Panama canal cruise last winter
- Los Angeles to San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a
number of stops between. Hope to take another one somewhere this com ing winter.
Figure that I might as well enjoy life while I
am able to."
HARRY ZOL LMAN writes: " H ello Fernhoppers! Glad to hear that you all are having
another wonderfu l get-together on February
20, 1982. Do hope that you have ·a wonderful
turnout. Sorry I will not be there for all of
the grand fun and renew old acquaintenances.
I finally retired the 4th of September, 1981 ,
so now have time to enjoy some of the National
Parks of the Western part of the United States.
Will try and get up to Corvallis some time on
some of my travels. Of course, the campus has
changed so much, probably won't be able to
find my way around. Say hello for me to all
of the class of ' 33. Best of luck to you all. "
1934
STANEL Y BISHOPRICK impl ores us to
"get interest rates and inflation down, so the
lumber industry can survive. If we don't do
this, every industry and the whole world won't
survive. We must balance t he budget and pay
off our national debt. Sure, it is going to be
painful, but the pain will be worse if we don't."
GEORGE W. CHURCHILL sends: "Greetings from sunny Scotts Valley, California. Bee
and I remain in fairly good health and en joy the
sunny climate and good people here in Montevalle Mobile Home Park. Busy, busy, don't
k now where time goes. We are at that age -'what day is it? and, where are my glasses?'
Best to all."
HORACE G. COOPER retired from the
U .S. Forest Service in 1964 then worked
nine years promoting the use of fire r etardent
materials. During those nine years he visited
all of the Unit ed States, Canada, Alaska,
Hawaii, Portugal, Spain, Marrocco and England.
"Now I sit at home and try to get help doing
nothing--can't get good help.''
JESSE B. HATHHORN is retired from the
USDA Soils Conservation Service, area conservationist . He now travels, gardens and enjoys
keeping up w ith classmates via Oregon Stater.
Has anyone heard from Bill Tinsley, '34?
FRANC IS R. McCABE spent some t ime
last September and October in Spain and Portugal . He noted extensive reforestation efforts
in the mountains around Madrid and Cordoba.
He also saw lots of cork oak in Spa in and
Portugal and took a side trip by hydrofoil
across the Straits of Gibraltar to Tangier,
Morocco.
1935
BOYD L. RASMUSSEN is still working
part-time for the National Association of
State F oresters as their Washington representative.
Work, go lf, fishing and w ine-making
keep him busy. "Dorothy and I live in Mclean,
Virginia but plan to spend January and February in our townhouse in Green Vall ey,
Arizona. Saw Jack Saubert in McCall , Idaho
in August. He gave me a May 3, 1933 Barometer wh ich mentioned me as a baseball
pitcher for OSC."
CLARENCE RICHEN writes:
"Grace and
1 visited Norway and Sweden with a tour group
of the Western Forestry Center. A highlight-the forest of Sven H. H. Heiberg which has
been in the family over 300 years. Professor
Heiberg has tried many species besides the
indigenous ones (Norway Spruce and Scotch
Pine). Doing well are Douglas-fir, Sitka spruce
and Grand fir. If you need an example of
multiple-use at its best, visit the Scandinavian
countries."
JACK SAUBERT is still dividing his time
McCall, Idaho and Rio Verde, Arizona.
He is st ill playing golf at both places with about
three months o f the fall spent chasing Chukars,
Pheasant and steel head in Idaho.
b~tween
HARWOOD
SCHROEDER
GEORGE
writes: "Now that I'm midd le-aged, I'm taking
things slower and easier. Spending more time
with the family; taking more time to work
on the arboretum here at the home place
( 10 acres) and not working qu ite so hard on
the five tree farms we own. Having enjoyment
watching the several hybrid trees develop . The
Leuland Cypress - Cupressus macrocarpa x
chamaecyparis nootkatensis is especiall y exciting (15 feet in three years); seems to grow all
w inter. Automatic sexing and color breeding
is a headache in chickens--but challenging
still . Have to donate time to public service:
still executive secretary for Oregon Sma ll
Woodlands Association--great bunch of people
to work with; still on board of Oregon Conservation Districts, Chairman of forestry
committee of same and also director in Washington County Soil & Water Conservation
District; was recently appointed as member of
Washington County Planning Commission and
also this year to the forestry committee of the
Oregon Farm Bureau. Clara and I are celebrating our 50th anniversary in the Education Hall
of the Hillsboro Congregational Church on
December 27, 1981. Our three children are
all more successful than we were at their age,
so I guess Clara did a good job raising them
while I was fighting fire, and chasing around
on Forest Management assignments.
Saw
Harold Gustafson at the preliminary 35th
class reunion; he's handsome as ever--looks
distinguished with gray hair. Therone Faris
too-still able to come up with jewels on conservation!"
1936
MARVIN G. ANGLE tells us "not much
new. Still retired from International Paper
Company in 1975 after 30 years. Keep busy
in yard, garden and 14 grandchildren. Still do
a Iittle art work. I see by the news Henry
Tiedemann has passed on.
Would li ke to
know about Bob Courtney ('33). I am working on history of Tech. Foresters in Texas
for SAF. Had a Christmas card from T. J .
Starker."
VERNON A . FRIDLEY, SR. reports "it
has been a great year for Virginia and me.
Attended an Environmental workshop at
Alpine, Wyoming presented by Vern, Jr . It
was very stimulating. Virginia had a good
visit with Jean in Salt Lake City during that
week. Took several short backpack trips in
the High Sierras. Sometimes I feel as if the
mountains are getting higher and I am getting
shorter."
ROBERT H. MEALEY is still at the same
stand in Albany and is active in Small Woodland Association affairs and managing his tree
farms. "Stumps are good lookin' but not at
todays prices, so we haven't made many lately.
See you February 20."
1 was working. I go to Arizona in the fall and
winter for 4 or 5 months of sunshine and
dancing and the balance of the year in Bend,
Oregon fishing, dancing and other recreational
pursuits. Hope to see you all February 20,
1982."
WALLER H. REED is into his fourth year
of retirement in Reno and is enjoying as much
as ever the majestic High Sierras (in summer)
and the wildlands of Nevada. Great climate in
this area. He is also a continued volu nteer
(R.S .V.P.) with Nevada Historical Society
with more than 2000 volunteer hours since
retirement. He sends greetings to all.
J. R. STEVENSON retired in Arizona and
has learned to relax and enjoy it. Here is the
compromise c limate, elevation 3700 feet in
the Verde Valley; 30 miles from the tall pine
timber and 60 miles from the hot desert.
"Hunt quail out the back door. Yes, the
National Forest (Mesquite type) is just over
the fence."
WAYNE L. WEEKS tells us he "passed
J.F. exam as a junior 1935 (thanks to professor
Starker) and took appointment on Plains
Shelterbelt Project.
Transferred to Denver
Region 2 and worked on Roosevelt, Montezuma and Holy Cross National Forests. 1944
resigned as District Ranger, Limestone District,
Black Hills National Forest to take over fami ly
In 1978
nursery business, Salem, Oregon .
sold Weeks Berry Nursery to son John W.
Weeks, Horticulture graduate O.S.U., and
retired to fish, hunt and travel."
EDWARD H. VOGT writes "my wife and I
are enjoying life to the fullest. We are retired
and living on our ranch near Junction City,
Oregon. Have cattle and horses and enjoy
horse trips to the mountains and to a ranch in
Harney County during the summer months.
Fall and winter we fish. Son, Norman, is a
forester with Weyerhaeuser."
1937
VAL GARDNER reports: "we may not go
south this winter, so I may be here to go to the
Fernhopper Day. We had grandchild number 6
this year. I joined the cardiac club this summer, but am OK now."
VIRGIL T. HEATH wants us to "note the
new address - 910 South Clara Vista Circle,
Green Valley, Arizona 85614. Marion and I
seem to have itchy feet . Our friends are invited
to stop in and pay us a visit. The food is fair
and the beds clean."
D . LESTER LYNCH retired from State of
Alaska, Division of Aviation on November 1,
1981 and can always be reached at 1268
Suncrest Road, Talent, Oregon 97540. He is
looking forward to Fernhopper Day.
KARL OEDEKOVEN reveals that "in
August 1981 I revisited OSU during my fifth
trip to the U.S., together with my wife and
my daughter Astrid . I had a happy reunion
with about 45 old classmates and forestry
friends who remembered me as an exchange
student at OSC 45 years ago . I was deeply
impressed how the campus at Corvall is had
expanded and developed. Another highlight
of that trip was a three hour helicopter flight
in the area of Mt . St. Helens by courtesy of
the Weyerhaeuser Company, under the very
competent guidance of Vice-President Jack
Wolff. All friends are invited to stop in when
passing through Germany (address- Faehrstrasse
15, Bonn-Bad Godesberg).
My very best
wishes to all fellow Fernhoppers."
VINCENT D. "BEN" WARD extends greetings to fellow foresters. "If you are in the area
of Sacramento, please stop in. The address in
West Sacramento is 2101 Stone Boulevard,
Suite #205. Zip is 95691. My office is on the
second floor of the Port of Sacramento World
Trade Center. Business is lousy and I'd rather
not talk about it."
WILLI AM A. WELDER tells us another year
has passed since retirement in 1979. "Doing
a bit of consulting work and a lot of traveling.
In October Veva and I were fortunate in being
able to spend three weeks traveling in mainland
China; a very enjoyable and enlightening experience. Our three girls and their families are all
doing well and have given us five grandchildren
with another expected in March. If any of our
classmates and forester friends are in the
vicinity of Burney , Cal ifornia, we hope you will
drop around."
K. 0. WI LSON reports "how time flies.
Seems like only yesterday I was doing this
same thing. No dramatic changes to report.
Same wife--same two sons--same two grandchildren--ALL GREAT! Looking forward to
another super basketball season and another
banner year for the OSU Forestry program."
1938
JOE CALLAGHAN writes that he is still
hanging in there at Lake San Marcos, California
and his golf score keeps advancing along with
the years.
GENE PETERSON reports: "after serving
a two year term as counselor for the Portland
area Regional Government (Metro) I decided
against running for a new term beginning in
1981. So I am spending more time at hobbies
such as golf, hunting, gardening and volunteer
work in conservation of natural resources."
HEATH V. HALL tells us that "outside of
a few of the aches and pains that are commensurate with old age, Margie and I are in much
better shape than the economy or OSU football . I still work part-time, which, with maintenance on this corner lot 'estate', seems to
keep me busy. However, like a bureaucratic
forester, I do a lot more planning than doing.
We have travelled a lot since my retirement and
have visited many interesting, beautiful and
exotic places and countries. To classmates.
and friends passing through Kelso, a visit at
the Hall hacienda will always be appreciated."
ASHLEY A. POUST writes he has "been
retired from the USFS for 8 years but it seems
like I have no more free time now than when
RAYMOND W. KNUDSON has nothing
new to report. "I'm still alive and enjoying
retirement life. Spend my spare time fishing,
crabbing, clamming and gathering oysters.
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Orcas Island is a good place to retire. We
spend the winter South; Palm Springs this
year. If you come our way, we have an extra
bed."
BERNARD McCLENDON is retired and
lives in Crescent City, Cali fornia 95531.
FREMONT McCOMB sends the message
that "fifty two years aog ( 1929) I was a fire
warden for the State of Oregon . S ince that
time I have been working with some phase of
forestry. It has been a wonderful and rewarding life. I continue to work for some reasonable, logical land use planning in Oregon and in
the SAF. Tell the students the facts of land
use economics."
F. RODNEY PHILLIPS retired December
31, 1976 and has been doing consulting.
DON C. ROHN is retired from the USDA
and living in Walla Walla, Washington. He has
one son and two grandchildren .
ROBERT G. RUEGG writes he is "still in
Colorado Springs, getting out to Oregon several
times a year. Golf, fishing, travelling, skiing,
keeps us busy. Enjoyed the 75th anniversary
last year and w ill try to make Fernhopper Day.
Best regards to the F ernhoppers."
H. J. SLONECKER has been retired since
December 31, 1978. "My wife, Clara Nelson,
1937 OSU, and I have just returned from a
trip to USSR, including Russia proper and
Usbekistan in Central Asia. Took a roundthe-world tour in 1979 featuring India. Remainder of our time is divided between home,
our cab in at the Oregon Coast, Hawaii, and
our daughter's home in Colorado. Saw Bill
Welder, 1937, in Portland where he and his
wife were vising in September."
B. SAM T AYLOR writes "my wife Ruth and
I are still at the same place where we have been
since 1946 and we are enjoying our retirement
very much.
Each of us are following our
interests and time seems to pass awful fast.
One of the nice things to happen to us is to
see from time to time my old buddy and
classmate, Roy Elmgren, who has now retired.
He lives in Jacksonville but grows a vegetable
garden at my place in the summertime and
thus we see him often during that period of
time. During those visits we solve most of
the world's problems but our national leaders
won't listen to our solutions. But anyway, we
have a great time together. Any friend passing
by is welcome to stop in -- our address being
3404 Chicory Lane, Central Point, Oregon
97502 and phone is 664-2650."
PAUL TOLONEN has been retired now for
over two years. "Wife Leona and I truly enjoy
our present life style. Have been doing some
free-lance writing. We would love to have
fo rmer classmates and acquaintenances write,
call or stop in on us here at Gresham. The
address is 19725 S.E. Eastmont Drive, Gresham, Oregon 97030. Phone number is 6633731."
CLIFFORD
since 1972 and
traveling since
active forestry
Fisher stove.
L. WHITTEN has been retired
has enjoyed a lot of fishing and
then. "As close as I come to
now is cutting wood for our
This provides good exercise
and saves on the utility bill, besides we enjoy
warming our heels by the fire in the winter
time whi le munching on those good Hood
River apples and pears ."
and work ing afternoons only.
His wife is
working and his son atta ined his Boy Scout
"Eagle" and attended the meet at Texas University in August.
1939
HOWARD W. KIRKPATRICK says: " I
continue to enjoy my retirement here on Devils
Lake in Lincoln City, Oregon. We do some
boating and fishing here and take short trips
frequently w ith fifth wheel trail er and en joy
the great scenery in the Western States. Give
us a ca ll when nearby."
LOUIS H. BLACKERBY writes to tell us:
" If any of you foresters get down San Carlos
(Mexico) way during the w inters, try giving
'Fernhopper' a call on CB. Hope we make
connections."
G ILB ERT M. BOWE is president of Mason,
Bruce & Girard, Inc., Consulting Foresters,
Portland, Oregon ; trustee of OSU Foundation
and chairman of the Real Property Management
Committee.
They now have eight grandchildren, four boys and four girls, the oldest
one in college. He plans to retire at the end of
1981 and manage his tree farm properties plus more golf.
RALPH B. CLARK served as Mayor of
Anaheim in 1969 and 1970; elected to the
O range County Board of Supervisors in 1970;
now chairman of the Board and completing
third term; also chairman of the Board of the
Orange County Transit District.
MYRL A. HAYGOOD is still at his summer
home in Philomath, Oregon and is getting
ready to go to Yuma Foothills winter home
somet ime in November.
CHARLES G. LOOMIS is still enjoying
retirement in the Islands. Lots of fishing and
traveling. He invited anyone in the area to drop
in or at least call. He doesn't know if he will
make Fernhopper Day or not.
JOHN B. SMITH send "Greetings! We now
live some 50 miles North of Corvallis in Yamhill
County where we have built a new home in a
tract of Oak Woodland. We still plant a few
trees each year and stay busy with many
activit ies, some of which are related to forestry."
ELMER L. SURDAM writes: " It is w ith
considerable pride on our part that we learned
the School of Forestry is celebrating it's 75th
birthday. The alu mni can be justly proud of
the School's track record. I trust that the
future may be as bright and challenging as
characterized in the past. My training at the
School launched me on my life-long professional career. At this time I am enjoying my
7th year of retirement and am still living on
Highway 58, at Pleasant Hill, Oregon."
1940
HOWARD E. CONKLE responds: "That
the Oregon State Forester will be published
again is good news. I sti ll look w ith great
enjoyment at the o ld Annua l Cruises in our
library. Anne and I do pretty much now
what we did before leaving gainful employment. We do a lot of volunteer work in areas
for which we used to be paid and enjoy it at
a more leisurely pace. We travel near and far,
see friends and relatives more often, grow our
own apples and garden produce, write more
letters, take a more act ive part in political
campaigns and in the state legislature and
Congress and enjoy it."
LYLE A. HARRISON would be glad to
hear from anyone who cares to write. He is
retired from Federal Highway Administration
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BERT W. UDELL reports: "As of August
1981 have turned surveying and engineering
business over to son, Jim Udell (OSU 1968).
Now concentrates on tree farming, forestry
consulting and t imber appraisals. In March I
had a nice visit, while in Manila, with Ponce
Gui ll ermo (grad. student in Forestry, OSU,
about 1938), 1270 Acacia Road MKTL, Manila,
Phillipines. My wife Betty (Winniford)-OSU
1941 and I celebrated our 40th wedding
anniversary this year and were also named
Tree Farmers of Oregon. Still at 32388 Berlin
Road, Lebanon, OR 97355."
JAMES M. USHER retired from the U.S.
F .S. in 1972 after 32 years of service. Family
is well and happy to be back in Oregon enjoying OSU sports and renewing old friendships.
CHARLES L. (CHUCK) WOOD writes:
"One sad note for those of you who knew her,
my wife of 39 years, Adele (Balsiger), class of
'40 died on May 29th last, but life goes on.
A new grandson was added on St. Patrick's
Day to daughter Carol Wood-Rich in Melbourne, Australia - McKenzie Michell and dubbed 'Zucchini' by slightly older brother Josh,
who can't say 'McKenzie'. Son Ned (the last)
was married in July and has found that two
cannot live as cheaply as living with dad.
Son Charlie fishes for halibut off Alaska and
tuna off California. Sends word, 'eat f1sh,
save a pig's life!' I'm retired now and still
living at Cullaby Lake near Warrenton. Still
keeping a finger in the profession, but not
enough to interfere with golf, travel and a ll
that important stuff. Warm regards to all."
CLINTON W. WYNN indicated he is still
with "J. H. Baxter & Co. since early 1946,
in lands and timber in Southern Oregon and
Northern California - where he site means
hi site IV-- and thankful to be able to stumble
through the wilderness still in harness wh il e
so many of the generation are hanging it up.
If you come through Grants Pass, I'm in the
book."
1941
RAY DOUGHERTY en joyed the recent
49th reunion of the class of "41 ", and the
OSU-USC football game. "Life in the slow
track of retirement (sort of) seems pretty busy
to me as I am mixing timber work with fishing
and gardening w hich results in a nice pace of
varied interests."
LESTER C. DUNN writes: "My wife and I
both retired in 1979. She was a high school
English teacher for 9Y:. years at W. T. Woodson
High, Fairfax, Virginia. I worked for Bureau of
Land Management and was Division Chief of
Access and Transportation Rights of Way in
D.C. for 8 years before 'hanging it up' after
39+ of Federal service. We just completed a
2}'2 month auto trip around the U .S., and
were able to attend the 40th c lass reun ion of
the 194 1 class at OSU in early Oct ober of
1981 . Saw a number of 1941 foresters t here.
A l so had a get-together on October 5 with the
Ross Youngbl oods, Rod Fetys, and Fran
Jacquemins in Southern Oregon. We are st ill
living at the same pl ace. Our younger son is
at home, in his last year at George Mason
University in F airfax .
One of these years,
we may move but not w hen housing sales
are so tight. H ave t wo grandsons and another
grandchild due shortly . Our health is good
and we are enoy ing retirement. Golf, travel,
genealogy, vo lunteer work, hunti ng , fishing,
reading, taking care of place keep us busy.
We are in No. Virginia phone book. Come
see us."
RODN E Y 0. FETY informs us that: " This
year our foreign travel s took my w if e Jean
('43} and me to Thailand, Burma, Nepal , India
and Hong Kong, again . We were bl essed in
August 1981 w ith a grand so n , Matthew. Retirement is wonderful and l ife is beautiful."
EUGENE A . HOFSTED retired from
Arcata Redwood Company on A pril 1, 198 1.
His new address is Space 641, 1601 N. Rhododendron D rive, Florence, Oregon 9 7 439. He
started traveling in Sept emb er to South Korea great tree growing country_ He p lans to get
to OSU more o ften now .
ROBERT A. HORN tells us "the 'latchstring' is always out at Buchart-Horn , Inc.,
Consulting Engineers & Planners, 55 South
Richland Avenue, York, Pennsylvan ia 174 05.
Phone 717-843-5561 . Best w ishes to all .. _"
MYRNO A. MADDEN is retired from
Crown Zellerbach , Camas, Wash ington and
t akes care o f some 30 rentals and w ri tes Grange
Insurance for auto-fire-casualty.
A ll of his
ch ildren are grown up and away f rom home al l w ith co llege ed ucations. He invites anyone
in his area to d rop in and vi sit.
B ILL MORGAN writes: "Retirement from
MacMi llan Bloedel 2Y. years ago left too much
idle time so I 'm part-timing it w ith Tree Products Co . of Lake Oswego w here I am back to
trading in the export mar ket s. Current hobbies
include skiing, fishing, w ood car vi ng, stained
glass creations and spoiling 2 grandchildren in
New Zealand. Look forward with great int erest
in hearing of classmates in the O regon State
Forester and welcome any contact from those
traveling through the area."
FRITZ M . MORR ISON's w ife Myrtice
writes: "We are making Bend our home now,
t o be nearer family. Fritz had a very severe
stroke Sept ember 1980 . He is unable to talk
but does recognize o ld friends."
A . HAROLD SASSER joined the retired
l ast Decemb er 3 1, 1980 after 34 y ears and 9
months w ith the Oregon State Department of
F o restry.
"We w ill continue to resi de at
3220 H arlow Rd ., Eugene , OR 97401. Have
not found too many idle moments so far. 1
do miss the outdoors that most foresters get
to enjoy dur ing their worki ng lives."
RAY A. YODE R finds it hard to bel ieve
that 10 years have gone by since his retirement
from the Schoo l of Forestry_ H e has little new
to report except for being named as an A ri zona
City Councilman. An occasional stint at con-
suiti ng occupies some of his time. Other gainful occupations are f lower gardening, golf (shot
a 2-over-par last month}, and swimming .
Winter visitors from Oregon help keep him
posted on events there. H e sends his regards
to all.
1942
D ALE N . BEVER reports:
" T wo event s
for 198 1 - first, I retired from active teaching
and administration at the school. The second
was the publishing of my book "Northwest
Conifers" by Binford & Mort, Portland. They
did a nice j ob - I'm proud of it! Remember,
don't be the last one on your block to have
one! "
CHARLES S. LE WIS t ells us that Co rvallis
is home, with one daughter a se nior at Corvallis
High.
His w ife L il a teaches in N. Benton
County at Fairmont School. He is holding
forth as the executive Vice President for Wood
Fibre E x po rts, Inc. of Albany, a broker for
International wood ch ips to Japan. H e is still
an active p ilot and Chairman of the Corva llis
Airport Commission .
JOHN S. PRESCOTT says: "During '81 we
had the pleasure of a vi sit here in Vancouver,
B .C. from Tom H . Radcliffe and Ed Dmy try k
both of the Class of '42. T om lives and works
in K lamath F alls, OR and Ed lives and wor ks in
Southbridge, MA . Both v isits were enjoyed and
appreciated . My w ife and I attended Fernhopper Day and t horoughly enjoyed the talks
in the F orestry building during t he afternoon
and particularl y t he after dinner-talk by Dr.
Johnso n - t his was one of the best y et. D uring
'81 we sold o ur interest in ou r logging company
(before the market dropped} and k eep busy
looking after our real est ate in our fami ly
company. Life has been good to us and we
enjoy it . Best regards to all my forestry f riends.
1943
LEWIS T. HAYS completed 10 years w it h
Stan Wiley , Inc. R ealtors in Portland this year.
W h ile the market has been dow n now for
nearly two years, it has been good for him .
It takes c reati ve fin ancing to put sales together ,
but there are buyers out there and some excellent buys and terms at the p resent time. H e
gives an invitation to give him a call if he c an
help anyone.
OSCAR WEED retired as Vice-president
Weyerhauser Co. Jul y 3 1, 1981. He is continuing to resi de at 1893 Kingwood , Coos Bay ,
OR 97420.
1944
L Y LE F . SM IT H writes "Been a lousy year
since my wife died last December. Am trymg
to stay busy driving a school bus, meals on
wheels wagon and serving on the County
Pl anning Commission. I am learning to play
the accordion in my spare time."
1945
ROBERT H . FORBES says: " I t's hard to
think that I ' ll be facing retirement on October
1, 1981! I have a few irons in the fire, but I 'm
afraid not for a job related closely to forestr y
or wood prod ucts. Lo oks like resumption of
f ree-lance writ ing is my best bet.
But the
astronomical hi kes in postal rates in Canada
and the U.S . will make free-lanci ng tougher.
H el lo to Bill Ferrell ."
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GEORGE W. MARSH has been elected
Assessor of D ouglas County, Oregon. He now
has 5 grandchildren . His w ife is Ida Clemons
(Terry} Marsh from Pharmacy c lass of '46 .
G E ORGE S. BURSON is still t eaching math
in San Antonio, TX. He v isited this neck oft he-woods this summer and found it too hot
f or comfort . H e is stil l fl ying. After v i siting
Everett, WA and Rock Port, ME he still believes
that Orego n and Washington can't b e b eat.
H e sends his regard s to the gang and is sorry
that they can't attend the ball this year due t o
t he school schedule .
1946
NORM KENNEDY has b een with the State
Lands Comm ission for the last 15 years working as a land agent and forester and keeping busy reforesting California state lands.
" Dan and L ynn are l ong gone now w ith families of t heir own. Janice and I would app reciat e hearing from any o f t he ol d F ern hopper
bunc h .
J I M KUE H NLE sold Vista Industrial Park
which he developed and managed over the past
10 years. Though semi -retired, he still maintains an office in Spokane, working a few real
est ates d evelopments.
H e li ves in Hayden
L ake, ID (30 minut es from the office} and
spends the w inters in h is condo in Waikol oa,
Hawaii. Hasn 't seen many beavers aro und and
thinks they've all gone underground si nce Dee
Andros cam e to OSU . H e and hi s wif e Georgia
(Micka} recent ly celebrated their 36th Anni versary.
ROBERT C. LI NDSAY tells us that forestry
consu lting in special i zed f ields and planting
the last of 40 acres of Christmans t rees has
kept them busy .
He found a forestry trip
to Sweden, Norway and Scotland most interesting .
1947
ARNOLD G . GIBSON writes:
"I am
keeping bu sy these days.
The 20 acres of
forestland needs a lot of attention - the brush
grows f aster than it can be cut in some places.
The commercial f i shing business has been kind
of rugged unt il recently when I discovered a
remedy for sea sickness. The sharks left us
alone last summer. I have also been gett ing
wound up in genealogy. The fami l y which
is scattered fr om Portland to Texas is interested
in our famil y roots as well as havi ng a hand in
st arting t he famil y t ree. Best of luck t o all you
fernhoppers."
EDWARD SCHROEDER says that retirement has brought many new activities to the
Schroed er residence in Turner , OR. Among
t hese are: 1} Police commissioner for Turner,
2 } drift boat guide service on t he McKenzie,
3 } small (20A} tree farm manager, and 4}
part time forest consultant. In hi s spare t ime
he d oes a little fishing and trave ling.
1948
F . LEROY BOND sp ent a month in South
Africa on a job for the United Nations. H e
expects to go to Nicaragua for 3 months again
for the United Nations. Otherw ise, he is still
in A lbuquerque living the life of a retiree.
GORDON BORCHG RE V I NK is still working for Medea's fiberboard division . They are
building another mill in southern Ireland to
utilize p lantings there o f Sitka sp ruce, l odgepole pine, and Douglas-fir. Pulp chi ps from
thinning w ill provide 90% of t he new wood
material.
They p lan to start up in 1983.
H e w ill be training the Chinese to run this
type o f plant and will go t here t o co nsult in
1982. H e is still tree-f arming 75 acres and
play ing lots of golf .
ROBERT E. FLYNN wr ites: "All systems
sti ll GO, but th e countdown t akes a lit t le
longer!"
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EARL JOHNSON says:
"We have had
another good year on our Chehalem Mt . farm.
We thinned an overmature fir stand this summer, turning the j ob over to Dick Sm ith's
Wood land Mgt., Inc.
We continue planti ng
more Douglas-fir and hybrid popul ar on what
was form erl y farm land , si te 2 p rimarily .
Growth is good. I measured one l eader on a
7-year fi r that exceeded fiv e feet in l ength .
Dot, our you ngest daughter Catherine, and I
spent three weeks of last summer in southern
Sweden .
Our primary pu rpose was not t o
observe Swedish f o restry practices, but I d id
note t hat in the area of farm w o odlands and
small stat e forests, both silv iculture and utilizat ion seemed to be uniformly good.
We
co ntinue to v iew the outward expansion of
the metropolitan area. We have eighty acres
here, high on the mou ntain , and for the present
seem to be secure from encroachment . But the
handw r iting is on the wall and one day t his
w ill all be city i f the t rend continues."
PH I L JU DSON i s pushing h is seventh year
of retireme nt and everything is go ing fine.
The only real change i s that the peop le he
associates w ith are getting older. His w ife said
he should relax more - so he watched OSU
f ootball. It appears to him that th e coach has
a new defensive strategy called " The S ieve."
The opposing coaches don't have to worr y t he holes are too big to really strain their
players. T he offensive unit has a very Christian attit ude - t hey seem to believe t hat it is
better t o give than to receive . It 's true that
1981 is the year for humor on T .V. !
BOB K ISCHEL tells us that a recent birthday card h e recei ved from his st aff in the
Doug las County courthouse said that he had
reached the age (60} half way between "swingin " and " hangin" in there. T he never end ing
ro utine from co ne col lection to seed extraction
to growing seed lings to planting to protection
to thinning t o marking to har vesting to slash
burning goes on, but includes along the way,
purchases, the sales of all t y pes of p ropert y,
leases, permits, mining exploration, water
impound ments, ri ghts of ways, and the usual
mix of po lit icians t o give it lots of flavor . He
is not p lanning earl y retiremen t since his job
is t oo interesting .
Grandchild number 5 is
expected before the end of 1981. He recent ly
recei ved a designation as seni or member of the
International Right of Way Association . He
sp ends his time off on Boy Scout work and his
tree farm. He suggest that everyone give Bill
Whee ler a big cheer upo n his ret irem ent and
good work over the years.
FLOY D J . (JIM} L YNE says that he and
Lorraine are enjoy ing retirement in Sun City,
AZ. and that the sunshi ne agrees w ith them.
T hey also en joy t ravelling in their 5 wheel
trai ler either alo ne or with a caravan from
the trailer club.
ARTHUR B. MCPH ERSON has nothing
new to report -- as everyone knows w hat the
m ou lding market has b een for the past y ear and
the future (?} for t he next year as interest rates
continue at all-time highs. His new add ress is
3835 Gardiner Ferry Rd. Corning, CA ., 96021
w here he now lives on t he Sacramento R iver,
just 21 m iles from Chico, where t he business
remains.
WI L LIS E . RAGLAND says "Hello t o all
the gang. We still reside on Whidby I sl and near
Seattle when not t ravelling and thanking o ur
Lord for great blessings. After exciting careers
in U .S. Ai r Force and U .S. F orest Se1vice,
Ronnie and I are getting invo lved in a new
calling even more exc iting- as lay volunteers for
Wicl iffe Bible Translators - helping take the
good news into the heart languages of many
peoples who have never heard of Jesus Chri st.
Many more volu nteers are needed in this work .
If you are interested in travel and new exci tement as a volunteer for W.B.T., let me know."
DAVID H. ROGERS retired from H ighway
Engineering and all else. He is en joying some
t ravel, some photography, some w ilderness,
bi rd watching and lobbying for environmental
causes, and all is not lost -saw one d eer in the
A lps!
T he Swiss w aste no t ime in planting
trees after logging. M asonry and concret e seem
to be prime residential building materials in
Western Europe since wood is too va luable
(have you priced a hand-carved Christ:nas
creche lately?} .
JAMES A. RYNEARSON is still hold ing
out in A laska. He has been w ith Alaska Lumber and Pulp Co . f or 10 years and is now Sr .
Vice President in charge of Woods Div., L abor
negotiations and Gov . A ffairs. A n interesting
combination!
DARRELL H. SC HROEDER is still keeping busy as President of Stimson Lu mber Co.
SHER WOOD C. (JOHNNY } TROTTER
retired in December 1980. He plans t o stay in
Misso ula, MT.
T wo of h is chil d ren are in
Montana, one is in Portland and two are attending t he Univ. of Oregon . His basic plan is to
goof off - at least for a while. He feels that
if R eagan keeps on messing with the retirement, h e may find himself wish ing he had
continued work ing! "Cheers."
WARD C. (BA LDY} WI LLI AMS expounds:
"Whil e I seem to be co nstantly t ravelling,
unfortunatel y t he Fernhoppers Banquet doesn't
look li kely to b ecome part of my i tinerary for
'82. Nevertheless even at this distance one can
still (and does} feel a sense of pride in and
closeness t o the School of Forestry--thanks t o
the various alumni publications of the School
and of OS U. A few perso nal not es go al ong
w ith this greeti ng to Fernhoppers, class o f '4 8
and otherwise !
I'm st ill at the same old t y pewriter after
five years in Switzerland as Europea n Editor
for Paper Magazi ne and f or Wood Based Panels
International.
A lt hough I never took the
option in w ood products while in school, I
riow wish I had, as I get deeper and deeper
into the wood based panels fi eld. My wo rk
takes me into t he far corners of Europe and
adjacent areas, v i siting new pl ants, covering
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conferences and inter v iew ing industry leaders.
MDF is t he big product in Europe now , with a
number of p lants operating or under co nstruction .
In the pu lp and paper fi eld , central Europe
is my beat but I also manage trips to Brazil,
Mediterranean reg ion and Scandinav ia . In the
case of both the paper and panel s industries,
with forests as the base, I have plenty of
opportu nity for inspecting forests and harvesting operations in many different countries.
But more recently, especially w ith rou nd w ood
costs soaring, mill op erators are exerc ising
great ingenuity in using any scrap of "urban
fiber" that can be ground up or ch ipped . And
of course for papermaking, recycli ng is the
big thing in Europe-- promoted w idel y as a
tree-saver!
The nearby A lps are our chief recreational
area---winter and summer. Th is last summer,
our f amily , including son 13 and daughter 11 ,
vacationed in t he Sw iss National Park, where
wildlife and untouched flora abound in an
undisturbed st ate ; hikers are ca utioned to
stay ON the trail AT ALL TI MES. In September, my w ife & I partic ipated in an international "Ol d Boys" tenn is tournament in
Yugoslavia, bri ng ing back minor t rophies and
memories o f a soc ialist nat io n trying hard to
join t he 20th century. A fall trip to Norway
visi ting wood industry operat ions---at a latitude
equal t o Mt. McKinley--was an ex citing adventure (also seeing reindeer and Lap p~}.
Best regards t o al l and letters are definitely
welcome!"
1949
JE AN R. A LLARD has b een in Yak ima, WA
sin ce 1952. His family of 7 children i s now
raised . . H e has his own firm, Al lard & Assoc.,
Realtors, but he's never regretted his fo restry
experience.
BOB A LLISON retired 5 years ago as
Supervisor of t he Tahoe Nat ional Forests in
California.
Since that time, he has built 2
houses, restored a 1930 and a 1934 Ford and
t ravelled considerably.
JOH N F . BELL reports that he is still
enjoying t eaching the measurement cou rses
at O regon State. These cou rses have been
revised considerably for thi s school y ear . He
i s involved with variable-plot sampling w orkshops both on and off campus. His research
efforts include the regional level s of growing
stock study. H e hopes many f ormer students
wil l stop by and say H i during Fernhopper
Day .
JO H N S. FORREST writes: "Liv ing south
of Portland in "Summerfield ", a retirement
community w here some of us unfortunates
still w ork. Family has l o ng gone their o w n
ways. Steve i s in Data processing in Seattle,
Linda (Dr.} is a professor at Mich. Stat e, and
Scott is teach ing in the Tigard school system .
Our door i s always open and we w ould love t o
see old Fernhoppers."
BILL HO LTSC LAW says that he is enj oy ing
his job as Deputy State Forester even though it
becomes more diff icult each y ear to practice
forestry. H e f eels that O regon Staters continue
to be his best new f orest ers. He looks forward
to seeing old friends o n Fernhopper's Day.
H A L JEWETT tel ls us: "We pulled a trailer
across the states t o Virginia to see our first and
only grandchild and we 'd do it again soon if
someone w ill buy the gas for us! Our so n,
John interned w ith Les Auco in in D.C. t his
past 'summer so we visited him also. I am
still working at GP and spending as many
weekends as possible in the trailer house at
Fish Mill Lodges on Si ltcoos L ake."
TED
KOS KE LLA
retired
f rom
the
California R eg ion of the Forest Serv ice in
1976. H e is now liv ing o n a farm near N ampa,
!D.
He and Joy do considerable travelling
and manage a pack trip or two in the Idaho
mountains each summer.
They cross paths
w ith a number of Oregon State alu mni each
year.
BOB LA RSON writes: "Eddie and I have
lived at Camp Sherman, OR f o r over two
years and love it. I have cont inued wit h my
consulting work.
Even after 30 plus years
of forestry, I still find it gratifying, most of
the t ime. We have t wo grandchildren p lus
one on the way. Camp Sherman is a good
rest stop and refreshment s are always on
hand . My phone number is 595-6441."
GERALD L . PARTAIN is still chairman of
t he Forestry Dept. at Humboldt State Univ.
In his spare time he does a t elevision t alk show
each week , radio ed itorials and writes a col umn
for a local newspaper. A new grandson in Sept.
makes t wo.
ROSS PETRIE says: "I run 2V. miles and
swim 1000 m eters every morning before going
to work. During the summer m y interests turn
to bicycle touring. At age 55 I qualified as a
certified Cross Country Ski Instructo r and
spend my winter weekends teaching classes
and leading tours in the Mt. Hood Sk i area.
Good health is still t he greatest blessing of all. "
DONALD D . WOOD has joined the ranks of
the retired . After 36 plus years of Government
service he wrote finish t o that chapter of life.
He's so busy now that he reall y can't figwe
out when he ever had time to work . A hello
to all and he's still living in Grants Pass and
is listed in the telephone book.
1950
DAN ABR A HAM is enjoy ing retirement in
the mellow part of sunny California. He has
enrolled at Sonoma Stat e Univ., in preparation
for career #2 as an Attorney's Assistant.
L. JAMES BAGLEY w rites: "Well , here w e
are still living on our little forested place in the
Berlin area, retired, but busier than ever before
and really enjoying doing things w e've been
putting off too long . If you're near, call us
and w e'll "swing you in." We 've lots of time
to v isit now, w hen we're home ! Best to all. "
THEODORE E . GUMP reti red from the
Army Reserve, Corps of Engineers, as a Colonel
in February 1980. He received a BS degree in
Economics at OSU in June 1980 and retired
from the USFS in January 1981. He and his
wif e are now spending some time travelling in
their motorhome and w orking on his antique
cars and motorcycles. They are liv ing in the
Corvallis area and invite p eopl e to com e by
w hen in t he area.
BOB HANSON has been w ith Simpson
Timber Co. in Cal if ornia operati ng the Plywood
Div ision since 1970 . Effective Oct. 1, 1981, he
will have transferred to Shelton, WA to assume
the duties of managing the North Plywood
Div ision which includes WA and OR .
HAROLD H. (BILL) KEIL is still doing
public affai rs work for t he Bureau of L and
M anagement in Portland.
September was
nost algia t ime when he took his younger son,
Greg, down to OSU for his freshman year.
Greg's donn is not 100 feet from the plywood
palace Bill stayed in for a couple of years.
Those plywood palaces are long gone. Greg
is t aking pre-law . Older son , Dick , is a freshman at U of 0, interested in comp uters. His
w ife, G loria, is teaching grade school part t ime
and taki ng the usual run of Portland State U.
courses to stay current with the changing
world of education. He spent a good skiing
week at Sun Valley in March and a great fi ve
days on t he t rail just north of Mt. Olympus in
A ugust . He made it t o Fernhopper Day last
F ebruary where there was a great turnout.
NOSE L ROHODES MANZER is a consulting forest engineer in Vancouver , B.C. where he
has lived since graduation. His hobby is b reeding tho roughb reds which he races in Seattle,
Portland, and Vancouver .
JOH N 0. OHMAN tells us: "Am presently
employed by Fehama County at R ed Bluff as
Associate Ti mber Appraiser for t he past eleven
years.
Prio r to that I was Div ision Logging
E ngr. at Feather Falls for Georgia Pacific Corp.
and am one of the 1st one hundred twenty-f ive
regist ered foresters in Cal if. As Timber A ppraiser I am responsible for all timber appraisal
in the county. I also do residential appraisal
and rural appraisal . I st ill have to go t o schoo l
one week a year to keep up w ith current laws.
My wif e Patricia and I live in t he NE section of
Red Bluff. We have a large mobil e home on a
Y. acre lot where we grow our ow n fruit and
veggies. I w ill retire in 4Y. y ears. H o pe to see
all of y ou in the near future. "
JERRY PH I LLI PS is still serving as the
manager of the Oregon State Forestry D ept's
operations on the south coast, at Coos Bay , and
fu lly enjoys the constant chall enges. Two of
his f ive children has finished coll ege and t he
other three are working at it. One is a j unior in
Geology at OSU.
Every su mmer his office
employs som e of OSU's forestry stud ents as
trainees and he' s proud to say that their quality
is sti ll high . After 3 1 years in Coos Bay, he
f eels like a native. H e sends his b est to everyone.
LOUIS POWELL is still servi ng as Safety
officer for Jackson County but has temporaril y
added jobs of Property Manager and Risk
Manager . His life is full and f eels that he is
getting wiser every day and may b e up to
normal by age 100! H is best to all.
JI M RICHARDSON w rites: "Pinkie and I
returned to Anchorage last year after eight
years in Washington , D.C. We're ver y glad to
be back . I am now in charge of monitoring the
TransAiaska Pipeline and issuing permits f or
the A laska Natural Gas pipeline. In addition
t o the engineers and other spec ialists, there are
five foresters on the project. Give us a call if
you're up th is way."
DICK WORTHINGTON says t hat he and
Dean are now working on their fifth year back
in Port land, and w hile they enjoyed their tours
in California and Washington, D.C. it is great
to be home. They fin d it particularly good to
be a part of Region 6 just now, w ith the opportu nity to lay some con troversies to rest .
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1953
1951
JOHN CARAGOZI AN is still w ith the U.S.
F .S . but has relocated to Bakersfield, CA for
the purpose of completing the permanent ro ute
of the Pacific Crest T rail to the Mexican border.
In his spare time he tastes wine, keeps a model
A Ford running, bicycles, jogs, back packs,
fishes and offi c iates High School football.
He en joyed a great trip to Oregon and Mt. St .
H elens last summer and found that Fernhoppers are getting scarce in 'these part s'."
IRW IN C. COWLEY retired f rom t he National Park Service in June 1981 after spending
nineteen years w ith that agency. Since retirement he has kept busy work ing for Merced
County on their Medfly Trap ping program. H e
has put his roots down at 6807 N . Cottage,
Winton, CA and t he mailing address is P. 0.
Box 646, Winton, CA., 95388. It has been
quite a c hange after spending fourteen years
on the Mohave Desert.
WILLI AM V. JONES retired from t he
Forest Su perv isor position on the L assen
National Forest in northweastern California in
July, 1980. He has t aken up swimming, golfing, traveling, and even finds himself doing a
litt le w o rk now and then!
His new address
is 3645 Seneca Court, Redding, CA 96001 .
ROBERT YANTIS has retired from t he
Bureau of Land Management as of January
1, 1980, and had no idea how much his work
had interferred with his activities!
He has
found h imself busier now than before his
retirement and he says he hasn't even had
time to go fishing yet!
1952
DAVID JOH NSTON is at Wicher F orest
I ndustries in Dinuba, CA where he tells that
they are still runn ing 5 days a w eek t hru the
big crunch. He is living in K ingsburg, CA o n
Highway 99 and has started to raise b eavers
t o eat the wood t hey have b een cutting since
they can't sell it!
RON SM ITH w rites: " I n my 2nd year as
Assoc iate St ate Forester -- serving as Chief of
Staff.
O ur Oregon Department of Forestry
Executive Staff is all OS U graduates w ith the
award ing of an "honorary Fernhopper degree"
to o ur U. of Missouri graduate St ate Forester,
Mike Miller. The disturbi ng part of all this
was t he realization t hat t he lack of an OSU
education didn't hamper his ability to perform
in any way! Just goes to show that there are
still some exceptional people in this world
that can overcome seemingly insurmountable
obstacles.
LOUIS A. VOGEL says:
"Dear fellow
foresters, times have changed and Oregon has
become more important, but a forester is
always a fo rester. I have received an honorary
degree in f o rest engineer ing from Melbourne
Univ. in Australia. T he Mo nterey pine grows
tall there and loggers from neighboring Tasmania have won at our Albany timber festi val .
God Bless you all."
RAY V. VOOR HIES has put off retirement
f or a couple of years. He is a L ogging Supt. for
Southwest F orest Industries, logging about
70 MM per year, and building about 10 miles of
road per year t oo . He is also having lots of
fun doing it!
BOB BAKER has been in Coos Bay for
four years now as a Timber Management Special ist with the B LM . There are just a fe w
Fern hoppers in the district; Herb Bosselman,
John Hackbarth , and Bill Wessell. They are at
t he po int of decision now in the district as to
w hat the annual cut w ill be based on t he E IS
f o r timber management. There w as a lot of
local pressure for not lowering the cut. The
Coos Bay area prov ides a lot of activities
related to the water ; crabbing from a boat is
high o n his Jist. Both of his child ren are married now but he still doesn't have any grandchildren.
JOHN CHRISTIE tells us:
"I went on a
very re vea ling and informative tour of the Mt.
St . Hel ens devastated area and w as duly impressed with the recovery t he area has made.
There wi ll be a forest on it hiding the ash
before Congress gets a N ational V o lcanic
Park set up! Still enjoying life in Astoria and
trying to convert some brushland to conifers.
ALEX GOEDHARD is a Regiona l F orester
f o r Weyerhaeuser Co. at Chehal is, WA.
WM. E. MALTBY (BILL) wr ites:
"Have
now been on the Bureau of Land Mgt. Oregon
State Office Engineering Staff for 5 years.
My m ain activity is in the road maintenance
area. I am in charge of the Western Oregon
Ma intenance Program as well as providing
assistance in the Eastern Oregon Areas. Previously, 1 w as with t he Federal Highway Admin. for 10 years. I spent t wo years as an
ad v iser to the Brazilian Govt. in highway
construction and maintenance.
This was a
very interest ing experience and brought out the
many problems t he d eveloping countries face.
Also co nvincing them how important a good
road system is to their development and to
their economy. Have run into a number of
OSU f o resters in my travels about the states.
A l ways good t o see these faces. Famil y has
grown.
Two still in college, one has graduated from U of WA. Pass on my regards to
o ld fri ends."
TOM OPATZ doesn't see how it could be
possible that the current crop of Opatz "Beavers" graduated in June.
Kathy, their '81
Beaver, and T om, the '79 graduate both majored in Business, and hopefu ll y, one of them will
produce a 2 1st century OS U F orestry student.
He and Marilyn still live in Newport Beach, CA
and he still runs a t ug and barge company f o r
Dillingham Corp . in CA.
BILL PENNEY sends greetings to all! He
is still in the dirt moving business, trying to
rearrange small parts of the local area into
roads, subdivisio ns, and r ig sites.
RE x FORD A. RESLER tells us:
"My,
how tempus fugit's!
One-third of a century
since we left the p rotec ted halls of "OSC"
and I am still battl ing t he same o ld issues. But
a gray muzzle teaches one that there "Ain't
nothin' new under the sun," but the relen tless surge of hope and spirit in you nger generatio ns. May it ever by thus. H avi ng retired
fr om the Forest Service in December, 1979,
I've b een enjoying the challenge of work ing
w ith t he nation's old est citizens' conservatio n
o rganization, The American Forestry Association as Executive Vice President. I emphasi ze tl;e term conservation to suggest t hat there
are those of us w ho still believe that wise use
and management of resources is essential to
the long-term good of the nation . In t hat
belief, this ole' Fernhopper labors on, buoyed
us by receiving OSU's Distinguished Service
Award in Ju.ne, 1981. Best w ishes to all - in
case I don' t ma ke Fernhoppers Day."
BILL STILES is w ith Seek Inc., 423 S.E.
Oak, P.O . Box 1488, Roseburg, OR 97470.
1954
JIM ASH ER has continued practice (James
E . Asher, ACF , Consulting F orester) at L ake
Arrowhead, CA.
H e was re-elected by CA.
Board of Forestry to Professional Foresters
Examining Committee, secretary Southern
CA SAF, serves on CA Dept. of Forestry's
Wood f or Energy Committee and recently
obtained Urban Forestry Program Grant for
Property Owners Association t o develop a
comprehensive community fore st management plan for the heavil y urbanized forest area
of Lake Arrowhead, CA . He is involved in
considerable timber sale prep. and forest land
m anagement ( 1 .6 MM sanitatio n-salvage harvest
this recession year); now w orking on fire
salvage private lands on Center Fire, to preclude
loss and insect problems with no log markets.
He and his wife live in and enjoy beautiful
Lake Arrowhead and invite everyone to look
them up when in the vici nity .
WENDAL L L. JONES has been working
with the Division of T imber Management,
R egio n 6 Office, U.S. F .A., Portland since
October 1980 .
BOB LEWIS says: "We have had an exciting 18 months wor king as team leaders on
the Mt. St. Helens L and Mgt. plan, resulting in
the Chief's d esignation as a National Volcanic
area. Call us when in Portland, 645-8953. "
WES WETZE LL is now retired from the
Navy and living in San Diego, designi ng and
building a ho me in that area. He says he has
reta ined his love of the w il derness by extensi ve
back-packin g and river-running, and sends his
best to all Fernhoppers.
1955
L. J AMES BRADY is now Vice-president,
T imberlands f or Burl ington Northern Timberlands, Inc. He still lives in Issaquah and works
in downtown Seattle, but now and then gets
out in the w oods.
WM. GLEASON w rites: "G oll y ! If you say
1955 fast enough, it doesn 't seem so long ago.
My w ife and I still reside in sunny T sauwassen,
B.C. and the fi sh ing is still good. The Company, Forestal International Limited , consults
around the w orld , but I manage to stay in
North America most of the time. I did get to
Chile t his past spring. When in Vancouver or
vicinity , give us a call - we have a little scotch
set aside for friends."
1956
JIM FI SHER has had another busy year in
his work as Public Affairs Director, Orego n
State Dept. of Forestry. He spent his first
summer alone w ith all 4 chi ld ren away which
he found very quiet and different. There are
no married children yet, or an y grandchildren
as of yet. H e spends h is weekdays in Salem and
t he weekends in Sisters and extends an invitation for everyone to give him a call.
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PHIL SMITH is still in the sout hern interior
of B.C. as Woods Manager for BALCO Industries, a su bsidary of Canad ian Forest Products.
H e has been involved with lots of interesting
new forestry concepts, and lots of "mul tipleuse" activ ities w ith ranchers, pipe-line compa nies, and recreationists.
1957
DAVE BOWDE N says:
"After 20 years
with L ongview Fibre Co . o n their Oregon Coast
Tree farm, I 've had a change of scenery t o WA.
and a new job, Assistant Manager of the Timber
Dept. The salmo n fishing is not as good but
tomatoes grow better. Son Dan (OSU '81) is
now a forest engineer for Sealaska Timber
Corp. out of Ketchikan . Pl ease note the new
address:
Rt. 1, Box 556, Woodland, WA .,
98674."
BOB FEHL Y w ants everyone to start planning for a 100% reunion in 1982.
WES HAM ILTON , now in Yreka, CA w ith
the U.S.F.S. left San Bernardino N.F. in Feb
'79 on the Klamath. His son, Harry , graduated
OSU in '78 and is now 1st Lieutenant in the
U .S. Army in Germany and was married in Dec.
'80 . His daughters sti ll live in San Bernardino
(the fo lks flew t he nest in this case); Robin
married in May '81 and Becky is the only single
o ne left. He and his w ife, M arian have 3 years
left w i t h the USFS before retirement. Any one
still around is invited to drop by and see them
on 1-5, 517 Evergreen Lane.
CHUCK HILL is having a ball in John Day
with his 18-month o ld child making him f eel
his age.
If the lumber market ever comes
back, things will liven up again for h im, but the
w ay things look, he's afraid he 'll be retired by
that t ime . He invites people to stop by at 325
E. Main w henever anyo ne is passing through
John Day.
LESTE R M UL KEY has completed his 13th
y ear in Lewiston at Potlat ch Corp, and is
looking forward t o retirement in '83. He enj oys Lew iston and his Shrine activities, but
looks forward to retiring and returning to
reside in their other home in Lincoln City .
His w ife A llie and daughter D ebra are well
and presently keeping quite busy at L SCS,
taking advantage of a college edu cation.
EARL NELSON w rites : "Not much has
changed since m y last update - only t he challenges.
I am project leader for Forest Disease
Researc h at the Forestry Sciences Laborato ry
in Corvallis. Between times, the family and I
are enjoying country l ivin'."
LYNN D. TRAIL left the Regional T raining Officers job in March to become a Resource
Program A ; :alyst in the Special Studies section
of Administrati ve Management Staff in San
Francisco. His two boys are still in the Navy,
one in New York and the other in Guam.
The grandchildren are still being produced
and growing like weeds. His wife Jack ie has
gone to wo rk full time for J.C. Penney in
Haywa rd and now knows how the working
half lives.
LARRY L. WOODARD has continued to
enjoy the blue skies of Santa Fe as Assoc.
State Director f or BLM as he enters his 25th
year there. There are now 5 other Fernhoppers
w ho have joined him in New Mexico .
WILLIAM H. WRIGHT is Vice President
in Marketing and Sales for McFarland Cascade,
in Sandpoint, I D .
1958
CLEMENT W. BERLIER has changed
occupations again by purchasing a local photographic business (cameras, accessories, processing and service), Photo Lab., Inc. in June '80.
Nancy is at OSU working on her B.S. in Forest
Mgt.: Madely n (24) is m arried to a forest er,
liv ing in Republic, WA, and has 2 children;
Janet (2 1) is living in Eugene, w o rk ing at
Citizen's B~nk ; Tom (19) is in the M arines and
stationed in Hawaii ; and, Eric (18) is finishing
his senior year at Roseburg High. H e plans to
see every one in February!
COL . MAX B . CARPENTER JR is the Deputy Eighth A rm y Engineer in Seoul , Korea. H e
finds it a great pl easure to serve in the land of
the most loyal ally of the U.S. They have a
very large military co nstruction pro9ram ongoing. Mary and Max Ill are taking advantage
of living and travelling in the Western Pacific .
Max was co-captain of the U.S. high-school
championship team and played in Okinawa
against the Japanese all-stars.
His daughter
Kimberly and her husband are Lieutena nts
in the USA F at Ellsworth A.B. and b ecame
parents of a beautiful girl in May.
DAVE D A VIS is st ill w ith Evans Products
Co. , VP, General Manger, Ha rbor Mi ll , Aberdeen, WA and ever y thing is fine except for the
depression!
TEMPLE T . HAHN continues to enjoy the
Washington D.C. area w it h the U.S . Forest
Service as a Group Leader in the A dministrative Management staff . Britta and the b oys
are doing well.
MAH LON H A LE tells us: "Lenore and I
are livi ng in Bend, OR w here we are enjoying
gracious liv ing. One day we hope to see more
of you passing through . St o p by the Bend
Pine Nursery for a rag chew.'1
HOBE JONES put in 20 years w ith W ilbu rEllis Co . sel ling chemicals to the forest industry
in the N orth w est as of Novemb er 1981. His
eldest son will b e graduating from OSU School
of Forestry in '82. Number 2 son w ill b e grad uating from Lewi s & Clark in '82 and number 3
son is attending Mt. Hood Community College.
His daughter i s a senior in high school. He
feels there is a light at the end of the tunnel,
but it is probably the flash light of the d ev illooking for his soul!
OTTO KRUEGER is still w ith the BLM in
Cheyenne, Wyoming, b ut has started to think
about retirement. H e bought some property
just c •Jtside San Diego and plans t o raise a
few avocados in about 5 years . In the m eantime, he thinks President R eagan is making life
very interesti ng for the "feds".
JOHN MALONE says:
" Hi everyone forestry & fam ily continue t o enlighten l ife
and accelerate time. As timber harvest specialist (self appointed title) I recently apprai sed
every stick of timber on the Wenatchee N .F .
as part of the forest planning effort. Youth
sports, physical fitness and tree farming detain
me from w atching the world go by on TV a lo t .
Pat and our 3 sons are active and doing well . A
special joy to us, our o l dest son, Kelly, began
schoo l at OSU th is fall as a sophomore in
forest engineering/civ il engineering.
LARR Y ME RRI AM along w ith his w ife, are
on sabbatical leave from the University of
Minnesota and are spend ing the fall quarter
at Peavy Hall lecturing and study ing with the
R esource Recreation department. In the w inter
and spring they w ill be in Australia and New
Zealand. H e i s glad to see that trees planted
30 years ago in t he Oregon Parks are providing
aesthetic beaut y for the v i sitors.
BILL SA GER w rites:
"The card finally
reached us just before the deadline. We're
still in Hawaii and it looks like a better place
t o b e than most. I ' m still a "Protection F o rester " w hic h covers Fire, Pests and Endangered
species. I'm developing a consulting sideline
specializing in micro-computers. It's a challenge that keeps things interesti ng . The k ids
are scattered f rom A laska to Virginia. Pet e
Martin stopped by - old home week after
almost 20 years. Lynn i s still home - going to
co llege. We have two additions t o the fami ly a couple of tee nage Vietnamese boys. They're
good hardworking kids. T heir story i s typical
of the boat people, yet amazingly normal
k ids. Still running and surfing; best p lace in
the w orld for it ."
RAY SCHAAF i s in his third year as Information Officer on t he I nyo National For est,
in the cosmic Eastern High Sierra. Terri is in
rea l estate. They enjoy being in Bishop, CA,
but it is a l ong way to anywhere but there.
I t is sort of isolated in the m iddle of Paradise
(?). They miss seeing all of their friends in
Oregon.
JAMES A . SMEJKAL says he stays busy
"battling the bureaucrats." He can't find the
d aylight at the end o f tunnel yet and invites
everyone to stop by the old homestead o n
Saunders Lake Drive, North Bend, OR w henever they have the chance.
GLEN A. TH ORNTON i s continuing t he
Small Business Administration administ ering
their ti mber programs for east ern Oregon,
Ca liforn ia, and the Toiyabe Nati onal F o rest in
Nevada. He is also cont inuing with the fam il y
Christmas tree business and he finds it hard t o
believe that they planted their first trees
el even years ago.
The family i s all getting
ideas of their own. Oldest d aughter is married;
three so ns in co llege w ith two o ldest wanting t o
get married . Soon it w ill be only he and Nancy
L o u at home. They are very thankful for t he
great I ife they have had.
ment.
He has found it a real change atter
b eing a Ranger for 10 years. He enjoys Region
1 and Montana area but f inds it hard to get to
the Fernhopper activities. He inv i tes you t o
stop by w hen traveling through M issou Ia.
JERRY F. FRANKLIN is still at home at
8090 Ridgewood in Corvallis.
His Mt. St.
Helens research has added a littl e sp ice in the
last y ear, otherw ise he is still work ing o n the
subalp ine at H .J. Andrews and Cascade Head
Experimental forest s.
Carol and the 4 kids
are fin e; Carol is head ed t oward nursing and the
kids toward???
RON ALD C. GALABIN I i s now a temporary
lawyer-type better known as a L ega l-eagle
without wings. He has been analyzing a civil
anti-trust suit between a little l ogger and the
biggies to see if the public was harmed, etc.
He was aimi ng to be a management analyst but
couldn't get away f rom timb er for a c hange
of pace, so now he is getting t o see the ot her
side of the coin and has f o und that , as usual,
old coins are tarnished on bot h sid es. If this
seems to b e doub le-t alk , he advises that you
see your mouthpiece.
JOSEPH R . GR IGGS is still in the logging
business in Grass Valley and Sonora, CA. His
sons, Joe Jr. and Wendell, are helping out a
lot now w hen they are not in school. Joe and
Shirley send best regards to all of t heir f riends
in the great North west and woul d welcome
hearing from any of you ; 13222 Evergreen
Drive, Nevada City, CA., 95959 .
CHUCK JOHNSTON E writes:
" I 'm still
living in Eugene and still single (again) . Still
building F .S. roads and making chips and getting fil thy ric h at it (som e of the above is a lie).
Has it really been 22 years since we graduated?
My how time fli es when you're having f un.
When you read this, I 'll probably be at M t.
Bachelor doing f ace plants."
FREDERICK R. LABAR t ells us that
Utah's Wasatch Mounta ins and i ts L ogan
Ranger D istrict continue to hold their spell .
The Cache Va lley has b een home for t he
past f ive years. H e and the f amil y are still
b ig o n gardening, back packing, and snow
sk iing and for him, fly-fishing and f l y-t y ing
are fast becoming number o ne.
RON ALD WAITT has made Ashland home.
H e i s the District Ranger for the Ashland
District of the Rogue River Forest and enj oys
t he land of sunshine and Shakespeare.
1960
RI CH AR D ZEC HE NT MAYER is still enjoying the climate in sunny central Cal ifornia . He
sa id that most of the m oss has left his back!
His work continues to be one challenge on top
of another and he f inds it hard to find time for
a vacat ion so he is glad that the work is at
least fa scinating. The famil y at home is shrinking. The o ldest daughter, Deirdre, i s a junior at
San Jose State; Marl ise will be transfering from
Junior College. He was shocked to see in the
last Oregon Stater that t he average age of all
OSU graduat es is 39 and is glad he is at that
right age.
1959
J I M DOLAN has been in Missoula almost 6
years now and has been in t he Regional Office
for almost two years in Wilderness Manage-
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D.
go of
He is
Chile,
keeps
if you
ED A ULERI C H is st ill trying to make a
his engi neering firm in a poo r market.
wo1 ~<i n g mostly o ut o f state; Alaska,
Canada and Tasmania .
Jerry Sedlak
him honest. "Come visit our operation
attend F ern hoppers."
PAUL H ANSON and w ife, Louella, are
st ill liv ing in Forks, Wash ington, where he is
the agent for State Farm Insurance.
" I 've
been doing that since 1974. Our two o ldest
sons are in college w ith our 13 year old son at
home.
Still active in church , K iwanis, and
have a 17 acre tree farm , growing Ch ristmas
t rees. T hat is about as c lose to forest management as I 've been in t h e l ast 8 or 10 years.
If you're coming t hrough town, look us up,
please."
JOSEPH D. KASI LE reports that "work
on our w hole-tree ch ipper research has progressed to t he publication stage with new methods of simultaneously cruising for sawlog
vo lume and pulpwood to nnage. My son and I
spent a week in the Canadian w ilderness last
summer. During our canoe trip, we saw b lack
bear and several moose.
Next summer we
may head w est!"
JOHN NY MEUSCH w r ites that " Jeanette
and I are really proud the prese nt OSU Forest
Engineering class includes o ur so n, Jon. Thus,
you old foresters f rom the class of 60 w ill
p robably see me at Fernhopper Day . We are
presently w ith the Strategic Air Command at
Omaha, N ebraska. As some of you kno w, t he
Omaha area is physically lacking when compared to the Pacific Northwest, but the people
are great, just like Oregonians. H ope to see
you soon."
BILL SCHUL THEIS is still in Wisconsin and
wi ll probably be there forever. H e gets "out
West" once or twice a year and eventually will
visit Oregon for ei ther recreation or business.
BARRATT SCOTT i s in his eighth year as
Logging Engineer for Timber lands D i vision,
Champion International Corporation, Lebanon,
Oregon.
"I went backpack ing in the Eagle
Cap Wilderness with 14 year-old daughter Julie
Pl an to spend two w eeks in
last summer.
H awaii w ith parents in March and t o ski around
the Crater L ake rim in April ."
FLOYD VAN DER VE LDEN is still working
for t he BLM as an Area Engineer in Coos Bay,
Oregon. The family is spread out in Germany,
N orth Carolina and California. So m e are here
al so. " Besides m y engineering and surveying
I have become involved in doing some botanizing for the District on a temporary basis.
I t ake a lot of pictu res, mo~ly of flo wers and
am trying to put together a few shows for
garden clubs and t he BL M (or anyone interested in nature)."
1961
MATT R . AN DERSON reports that he is
still fighting the good fight for the timber
industry in Ca lifornia as Director o f Environm ental Affairs for Califo rnia Forest Protective
Association. He, wife S herry, and fami ly are
putting dow n root s in E lk Grove , a rural suburb
of Sacramento. With the for est economy in t he
sad shape that it is, the co ntinuous onslaught of
unnecessary env ironmental regulatio ns is like
k ick ing a man w hen he's down.
W I NSTON D . BENTLEY tells us "another
year has come upon us and t ime for news of
o ur famil y. We are still residing in Spokane,
the all-American city and lik ing it. Judy is
still employed full-time w ith the Blue Cross
plan h ere and Becky is in her second year at
Eastern Washington University after spending
t he summer in the Phi li ppines on a mission
project. Tony, who will be 13, b ut is no longer
the smallest, plays football for a real estate
firm besides having a morning paper route.
That leaves me and as every fernh opper knows
the lumber market hasn't k ept us busy except
the fight to stay in the business. L et 's trust
that the year t o com e will be better for all
of us in this respect. H op ing to meet some of
y ou if we make it t o Fernhopper day ."
RO BERT M. CRON w rites that "Jane,
Cristy and I l ive in Salt Lake City following a
year at Clemson University . I work on the
Wasatch-Cache National Forest as branch ch ief
for Recreation, Lands and M inerals. We are
adjusting to our first big-city life; riding buses
t o work, large shopping malls and t he li ke. The
mountains are close by w ith four major ski
areas in the w inter. Lots t o do and see. I f you
come through Sa lt Lake C ity, st op and say
hell o."
DONALD DOY LE informs us that they just
finished their first year on the East side. "Wonder why I spent so many years on the west
side.
Presently District Ranger on the Big
Summit District , Ochoco National Forest,
just out of Prinev ille ."
HUGH E. EDDY , is still residing in Caldwell , Idaho w here he i s practic ing internal
medicine. "I do enjoy backpacking and crosscountry sk iing w hich gets me out-of-doors a
bit. I haven't seen any of the 'old gang' in a
l ong time. If you are close, drop by.''
ROBERT L. EDWARDS indicates that
" 1982 fin ds us stil l in Olympia w here we
were br iefl y v isited by Bill O lson last summer.
The j ob of division manager covering inventory, data processing and operations research
continues to provide a neve r-ending va riety of
challenges. I'm very thankful for the challenge.
I 'm also very thankful for the love of my wife
and famil y. I t doesn't seem possible that the
youngest w ill be having high sc hool graduation
pictures and the oldest, college grad uation
pictures in 1982 . Has everyone elses clock
been going that fast? I f you are in Olympia
and can slow your clock a bit, give me a ca ll.
NORM EVELE TH is working on his 18th
year for Simpson Timber Company at Shelton,
Washington. As l og distribution manager, he
looks after log merchandi sing and operation of
log yard and boom faci lities, a job he finds
q uite en joyable. At home they are dow n to
o ne child, a high school senior; all the rest
have gone . Wife Marian is an R.N. and i s well
established at the local hospital.
EUGENE FERGUSON w rites that "20
years out of the hallowed halls of OSU (then
OSC) and I ' m still not gai nfull y employed in
the profession I w as so t horoughly schooled
for.
Rather, the fie ld of housing and land
development occupies my ent ire time. Housing
in Hawaii, although extrem ely expensive
compared to mainland standards, continues to
be in great demand and undoubtedly w ill
provide me with an income stream for many
years to come. If someone w ill keep growing
the lumber, I'll keep using it in ever increasing
amou nts. Should anyone sti ll afford t he airfare
to Honol ulu , please look me up for a beer and
some stories."
V ERN FRIDLEY w rites that he and his
wife Jean are sti ll settled in Salt Lake City .
H is duties in t he Information Office of the
Forest Service in Ogden are leading more and
more to developing conflict resolutio n sessions
mainly between w ildlife· interests and t imber
interests. Both parties are finding t h e courts
not the best p lace to settl e d isputes. Real
interesting times we are in.
DICK HOLMES reports no major changes
t his year. "Daughter Jenny shou ld graduate
from U of 0 in March. M eredith and I are still
resid ing in Oak Grove. She attends sc hool ;
I 'm still w i th Sanders, Cronk & H olmes, Consu lt ing Foresters."
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CHUCK KLEMME is enjoying his 18th year
with Scott Paper Company in Everett, Washington .
"I have recentl y been promoted to
Manager of Sal es and Manufacturing as a
result of a reorganization o f our Northwest
Timberlands Operation. Both children, Mark
and Sheryl, currently attend ing college with
w i fe Sue enjoying status of housewife. I now
thoroughly understand negative cash fl ow."
JAMES RE ILLY w r ites "state and local
' pl anniacs' have insured that the buco lic envir ons of Coos and Curry co unties wil l never be
plagued w ith over-industrialization or the need
for urban renewal. They have saved our p rime
agricu ltural bottom lands and even our lowest
site forest land.
They have already greatly
relieved us of the burden of perso nal cho ice and
are even now struggling to I ift t he remainder of
the terrible yok e of property rights from o ur
shoulders.
In t heir evangel ica l f er vor, t hey
have v irtua lly saved us from ourselves ."
FRED WEAVER reports that in December
1981 he moved to K lamath Falls w here he is
the District Ranger of the Klamath D istrict.
He is looking forward to the East side su nshine
after the rain and fog of the O lymp ia Peninsula.
1962
L A RRY CRON is sti ll in Coeur d 'A lene,
Idaho w ith t wo girls grow ing like weeds. They
added a cocker spani el and are enjoying life and
his job as a District R anger.
LEWI N R . GORDON sends his greetings
from Sepu lved a V.A. Hospital (California).
His mother writes that he is doing rather
w ell at p resent even though his multiple sclerosis hasn't loosened it's grip.
JOHN HENDEE is sti ll Assista nt Director
of research in the Carolinas and Virginia at
S .E. Forest Experiment Station. H obby farm ing this year included a sma ll tobacco crop and
enough sorghum cane to make 62 gallons of
molasses. A recent h ighlight was the World
Forestr y Congress in Kyoto, Japan followed
by a trip to Korea w here they vi sited the
orphanages that t heir two adopted Korean
d aught ers came from. Four of six kids still
at home, ages 3-14 .
JOSE PH J . HOLMBERG was recently
appo inted Chief of the Natura l Resources
Management Unit of the Sacramento District
of the Corps of Engineers. "I ran the Bosto n
Marathon last April -- one w ay to keep in shape
past 40. Wife, Ann's dental practice is growing
as are our two children J11na (6) and Jonathan
(1)."
LeROY C. JOHNSON i s cu rrently working
f or st ate and pri vate forestry, USDA-Forest
Service.
: le transferred from A lbuquerq ue,
New Mexico to St. Paul , M innesota wh ere he
is Field Representative, Forest M anagement and
has overall responsibility for Cooperative
Forestry tree improvement activities in t he 20
Northeastern states. E r ic i s in college and Mark
is a high school senior .
JOHN G. (JACK) LINDNER tells us "there
i s a first time f or every thing. Each year when
the ca rd arrives to send in a message to the
F orester, Edith asks me t o respond. Each year
I forget it. Th is y ear she volunteered to do it
f or me, but I remembered. So - hello to all
those that remember the Lindners. We are
presently in Medford, Oregon. Jack as timber
staff on the Rogue River N .F. and Edith
teaching H ome E conomics at t he Mid. High ."
happen to be up our way , be sure to call .
We alway s have an extra plate for dinner."
ORIN PA L MER is still in John Day, in
timber management for the Malheur N .F. with
same w ife, Betty ·· kids all grown and mostly
out on their own.
CARROLL D . CROPLEY writes that
"another year has come and gone! I am still
work ing for the Oregon Department of Revenue out of the Sa lem office. My home is
sti ll in Beaverton and the family loves it here.
Chad is now 16 and Jan i ne is 13. If you get
up this way, stop by and say hello. We are
the only Cropley in the Washington County
telephone book. Best of luck to all."
DON PIERCE is now owner-operator of a
fishing and hunting lodge, Wiii-0-Wimm Lodge
on Trembleur Lake in North Central, B.C. It's
a 30 mile trip by boat through rapids and like
to nearest road. No cars, no noise, just big
fish (Ra inbow trout to 18# this year), moose
and an occasional bear.
1963
BOB FECHTNER tells us that "10 w inters
North of the 54th was enough to stir o ld and.
fond memories of life farther south so we left
our northern home (but didn't sell it , j ust in
case) and for the last 2Y. years have resided in
Duncan, B.C. where I work for Doman I ndustries as a logging manager. Six of our chi ldren have grown and gone leaving only Rusty
at home, so Pat and I are enjoying a measure of
freedom heretofor untapped. Besides work ,
we hunt, fish, go boating and otherwise enjoy
the rain and fog."
DAVID B. GOOD is working at U.S. Gypsum in Pilot Rock, Oregon as board mill project
engineer.
GEORGE R. HARPER is sti ll on the Happy
Camp District of the Klamath Forest. Looking
forward to a high steelhead year and a low
budget year. Stop in if you can.
ROBERT W. MACY, SR. is sti ll living at
Warm Springs, Oregon. "I was just recently
appointed General Manager for Warm Springs
Forest Products Industries (good timing?)
Kids are all teenagers!
Need I say more?
Hope to see you at the 1982 Fernhopper
Day."
JOHN W. REED is sti ll liv i ng and w orking
in California where he is a Structural Engineer.
" I spend as much time as possible hiking and
fishing. My best to all my friends w ho attended
OSU in the early 1960's."
GENE WIRSIG writes: " I am, and have
been for the past several years, employed by
Potlatch Corporation as Land Manager of the
617 ,000 acres of company-owned timberland
in Idaho. I work out of Lewiston, Idaho but
my home is across the river (Snake) in Clarkston, Washington. Bird hunting is outstanding.
Best of luck to all Fern hoppers."
1964
DAVE CHRISTENSEN informs us that
"Gail, my wife, and four children (Jon, Lars,
Sven & Inger) and I have lived in Anchorage,
Alaska for the past 10 years. I have been a
State Fa rm Insurance agent since resigning from
the Army in 1974. Beginning January 1982, I
w ill be giving up my agency to become an
Agency Manager for State Farm.
We will
remain in Anchorage, however, my territory
will be S . Central and S.E. A laska. A definite
change of pace and it should be fun. Jon, our
oldest wi ll be entering the University in· the
fall of 82 . He hasn't announced which school
yet, but we hope for OSU. All is well w ith
the rest of us. We enjoy the Great land and
wouldn't live anywhere else . If any of you
MICHAEL D. JACKSON is beginning his
eighth year in Professional Forestry Services,
Inc., in Olympia , Washington. "Still enjoying
all the problems associated with private Ia ndowners and forestry. Hopefully wi ll be keeping busy this next year as we adjust to Reaganomics.
Any Fernhoppers in the Olympia
area are welcome to stop. Always enjoy showing other foresters some of the local tree
farms."
TED R. K IN NEY is still assigned to Elmendorf AFB, AK as the Chief of Operations in
Civil Engineering. He reports Rayda and the
three kids are thoroughly enjoying the West
Coast.
ALAN F . NICHOLS and Marlene are living
in Duncan, B.C . on Vancouver Island w here A I
has established a Marine Log Recovery operation as well as a Pulp L og Chipping and
Sawmilling Company. Their son and daughter
and families (4 grandchildren) live in the area
and are also employed in the business.
REV.
DR. ELSBERY (JERRY) REYNOLDS writes:
"During the last year two
significant things happened to our family: I
accepted the call of St. James' Episcopal
Church in a rural area of the Big Island of
Hawaii, and my wife and I became a presenting
team for Ma rriage Encounter (really good
stuff!)
We have extra bunk space for any
lumberjacks on vacation--be g lad to put you
up and show you around ."
K IRBY W. SCHWINCK and wife Linda,
daughter Gretchen, and son Karl welcome
all our friends to visit them at Georgetown,
CA. "We are in the mother-lode country on
the way to L ake Tahoe. I am sti ll with the
Forest Service as District Ranger of Georgetown Ranger District of Eldorado N .F. Come
see us."
GLEN TILLITT is maintaining in Wallowa
yet. He really enjoyed the visit to Northeast
Oregon by Dean Sto ltenberg and Bill Wheeler
in October. "More Fernhoppers around here
than I realized ."
ROBERT A . WRIGHT is still the area
Forester for the Bureau of Indian Affairs
located in Sacramento , California. His home
add ress is P.O. Box 60652, Sacramento, CA
95860 and telephone numbers are 916-3669469 (home) and 916-484-4264 (office).
1965
PHIL CRAWFORD is continuing as W .S.U.
Extension Chairman in Skamania County,
Wash ington, serving both states on forestry
problems, so see many OSU foresters wearing
several hats, including agriculture and community development. It has been interesting for a
forestry -business grad.
He and his family
enjoy living in the beautiful Columbia Gorge.
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TOM GETTMAN formed Gettman Properties, Inc. in January 1980. They are located
in Beaverton and he is invol ved in residential
sales and property management. "1981 has
been a very challenging year. Let's all hope
for lower interest rates in '82. Would like to
hear from any classmates, 643- 1555 collect."
DAVE KNOWLTON is still in the Army and
presently stationed at Fort Lewis. "Our family
has acquired the sailing bug, being so close to
Puget Sound! 'Sounds' like a good reason for
Fernhoppers to stop by and say hello! Mike
and Mel issa are both attending Stei lacoom
High School; linda is active in the community
and does some substitute teaching. Stop by
for a sa ill 2591 Mad rona Pt. Lane, Steilacoom,
WA 98388. (206) 584-6684."
ROBERT W. NELSON is "still serving the
select few as a real estate investment consultant
and investment broker.
Rather interesting
things are happeninQ with the economy. There
will be more millionaires created as a result of
this recessionary phase through real estate,
than in any other phase in recent history.
Most of my larger transactions are exchanges
of rather large magnitude. It is one th ing to
get them together and yet another t o get them
to close on time. Everyone is watching the
money market rates, trying to gauge the last
moment to make their moves. My BS in Forestry and MBA in Real Estate should be backed
by a PhD in Economics (or karate). NELSONIAN COUNSEL: Be ready to make your move
in April, but do it safely. Safely means NO
BALLOON PAYMENTS for at least ten years.
Call, if you are in Eugene; better yet, send
money."
BILL RIETVELD writes:
"as research
plant physiologist with the North Central
Forest Experiment Station in Carbondale,
Illinois for 5 Y. years now, I am working on
improving planting stock qual ity and accelerating growth of the pine hardwood species
(black walnut, white ash, and white oak) in
intensive cultural systems.
Can't believe I
have 15 years in already! I haven't adapted
very well to the midwestern climate, and hope
to relocate to the west--anyone need a good
plant physiologist?
I'm single and enjoy
country living and a variety of outdoor act·
ivities."
JAMES W. SCOTT is still w ith the Washington Department of Ecology. He is presently
serving as state liaison to the Yakima River
Basin Water Enhancement Project Feasibility
Study, a federal study conducted by the USBR
under a contractual arrangement with the State.
"I'm also on the Board of Directors of Recreational Equipment, Inc. (RE I coop) in Seattle.
Buy REI!"
NORMAN E. VOGT is still District Forester
for Weyerhaeuser Company at Snoqualmie,
Washington.
"Good outfit and country; no
desire to leave. Moving rapidly into second
growth logging and low elevation regeneration
as we comp lete our old-growth harvest in the
high country. These are interesting times as
we try to survive current economic cond itions.
Many changes in technology and methods.
Best w ishes to all. Stop and visit if up our
way ."
STAN WATERMAN completed 15 years
with Weyerhaeuser Company this past year and
currently is the fertilization and stocking con·
trol manager. "My wife and I have two children · Andy (7) and Lexa (3) - who we enjoy
very much, (at least most of the time). We
live in Olympia, Washington ."
1966
CL YDE L. Anderson writes: "Kay, Monte,
Melinda and I live in Sutherlin, Oregon. Monte
is 14 and Melinda is 11 years old. Kay and I
both teach at Sutherlin Christian Schools
(pre-school through 12th grade). The schools
are a ministry of the First Assembl y of God
Chu rch. Stop by and see us. We l ive at 687 W.
6th Street. Phone 459-5496."
DICK CLANTON says: "Hello to all my
friends, the Fernhoppers.
Last October 1,
1980, I was promoted and transferred down
into our Director's Office in Sacramento. I
am now the assistant program manager for the
CDF 's expanding Chaparral Management Program.
This expansion is because of recent
legislation authorizing CDF to prescribe burn,
share costs, and assist in follow-up activities
with private landowners. This past year we
have wri tten an extensive program E I R, new
Board of Forestry Regulations, interim i nstructions for statewide implementation , and started
the modification of 8 medium-sized helicopters
for fire control and vegetation management
(helitorch) projects. Ginger, Jeff (19), Kellie
(16) and I still live in the Gold country in
Placerville. Last June I attended a-symposium
in San Diego and had a n ice visit with Mike
Rogers and George Roby.
M ik e has since
been transferred to Washington, D.C. If you
are in the area, give us a call an9 I 'll show you
where all that gold is!"
MICHAEL F . COOLEY writes: "We have
been residents of Northwest Washington since
June 1980 where I am District Ranger on the
Glacier Ranger District of the Mt. BakerSnoqualmie National Forest. This is a pretty
international area w ith 60-70% of all visitors
coming from Canada . It 's beautiful country
with some of the Cascade's most spectacular
scenery right at our back door . My only
complaint is the heavy rainfall · sort of reminds
me of Corvallis in December. Mary works parttime as an RN after collecting a degree during
our last stay in Wenatchee, Washington. Our
boys are in the third and fifth grades now and
take after their dad in terms of interest in the
outdoors. To find us, just drive into Glacier
and ask anyone where the Cooley's live."
PHILIP EBERT tells us: "With the construction business the way it is, those of us
associated with ready-mi x concret e really hurt.
The famil y is doing well . We have three boys,
ages 10, 4 and 1. We started keeping bees
this year.
It's a fascinating sideline, if not
too lucrative."
MIKE RICE is Resource Manager for
Lakeview Lumber Products Company in
Eastern Oregon. "Wife, children and I have
all taken up skiing and enjoy Mt. Bachelor
whenever possible. I would enjoy seeing or
hearing from old classmates."
LARRY RICHARDS just completed his
11th year with Oregon Dept. of Revenue's
Timber Section. "Gosh how time flies! I'm in
Salem now. My wife Anne and I have two girls
(11 and 7). Stop by and see us·· we're in the
phone book."
M ICHAEL J. ROGERS writes:
"Your
postcard finds us on the move again. This
time leaving my job as Fire Management
Officer on the Angeles National Foest for the
Chief's Office in Washington, D.C. I will be
working in the Aviation and Fire Management
group where I will be responsible for National
Program Direction in the areas of Wi ldfire
Prevention and Wildland Fuels Management. I
enjoyed seeing classmate Dick Clanton at the
Mediterranean Ecosystem Symposium at San
Diego State University in June."
WILLIAM H. SLEEP moved in January
1981 to Ketchikan, Alaska to take the position
of Forest Products Manager of Cape Fox
Corp., a native vi llage corporation w ith 23,040
acres near Ketchikan.
Sun Raven Forest
Products has the responsibility for forestry.
development of land for road construction and
logging. Has i ts own road construction site,
small sawmill cutting, high q uality spruce and
hemlock (4mm BF/ yr); sell most CFC logs for
export. The job is exciting and challenging to
solve the many problems not found in the
lower "48." It is beautiful country with great
sailing, but he hasn't figured out how t o catch
all of the salmon .
LLOYD TA NGEN is currently working as
L ogging Engineer for Arcata Redwood Company in K lamat h, California.
TERRY TRANTOW is keeping very busy
with his survey practice. He would sure like to
hear from old friends once in awhile.
STEVEN WERT sends "greetings to all
Fernhoppers. I am still in Del Norte County
and becoming a fair steelhead fisherman. Son
Charles is 14 and a freshman. He is p laying JV
football and bringing back memories to his o ld
man. Stop in and see us."
DICK YUNKER is Development Specialist
for Transamerica Title I nsurance Company in
Olympia . He lives on the banks of the beautiful
Puget Sound.
A. J. GIUSTINA has been an attorney in
Eugene with Hoffman, Morris, Van Rysselberghe and Giustina practicing forestry, business and real property law since 1973.
VERNON J. (JIM) LAB AU is a research
work unit project leader for A laska Renewable Resource Evaluations (formerly Forest
Survey) responsible for mu lti-resource inventories of Alaska's renewable natural resources
(i.e. vegetation, wildlife habitat, and so ils)
on forest and range lands.
JOHN LAWSON writes: "Hi everyone! In
the spring of 1980, I started my own Land
Surveying Co, Lawson L and Surveying. We have
a small office in Orchards, WA, east of Vancouver. My wife is our secretary, bookkeeper,
etc. Ed Stryker, (66), recently hung his engineering license on our wall as well. Stop in if
you are ever up this way.
Our address is
14612-A NE 4th Plain Rd., Vancouver, WA
98662."
CRAIG M. NICHOLSON is still with the
Coast Guard, and is now stationed in D.C.
He was recently selected for Commander. He
lives in Herndon, VA with Sue ('69), Kim
( 11) and Heather (8).
They miss Oregon,
but he only has 6 more years to retirement.
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He sends his regards to the old gang and new
Fernhoppers, too.
DALE STENNETT is a logging engineer
for Hines Lbr. Co. in John Day, and is very
thankful to be working in these hard times.
G. ELTON THOMAS says:
"My fami l y,
Terry, Russ and Amy and I are still at Winthrop, WA where I continue as District Ranger.
The job is still a challenge. The most exciting
thing to us is what God continues to do in our
lives. Three years ago we were part of starting
a Christian ACE School, where Terry is a
supervisor. Six months ago we helped start a
church. I sometimes wonder what cou ld be
next. Please stop by to see us when you're
near Winthrop. "
JOHN WORTENDYKE currently works for
the Bonneville Power Administration in Port·
land as a computer specialist, doing systems
analysis and application programming in
COBOL and FORTRAN. Unfortunately, the
work is not forestry-related at all and he misses
that.
He is living in a solar home that he
built 3 years ago and really likes it. He hasn't
had to turn on the back-up furnace in over
2 years.
1968
DAVID CARLSON left Bendix Forest Products four years ago and is now self-employed
as a general building contractor. He has become active in the CA Dept. of Forestry
Volunteers in a preventional program. The
local amateur radio operators provide additional patrol coverage for the CDF during high
fire-danger periods.
He enjoys doing this
since he lives in a wooded area and also provides a public service using ham radio. The V IP
program there also goes into the grade schools
and teaches fire prevention and fire safety to
the students. His w ife Karen is busy sewing for
a clothing design company in Jackson and also
makes dolls and stuffed animals which she
sells loca ll y. Krista is ten and in the fourth
grade, Paul is six and in first grade and they
both like school.
M ICH IAL T . CARNAHAN is still in business as a consulting forester; a real miracle in
these times. He also says, " I must be getting
old.. I 'm starting to wax nostaligic about the
good o ld days in school!"
PETER GANAHL writes:
"In the 70's
our objectives in the lumber business were fun
and profit. So far in the 80 's we have focused
on the fun!"
ROLLIN R. GEPPERT is working for
Ecosystems Inc., a natural resource consu lting
firm with headquarters in Lacey, WA.
He
enjoys the challenges and I iberty of private
enterprise. The twins are in fifth grade and
Jackie is a land-use planner for the county.
DON HEALY and w i fe Cherlyne have been
living in La Grande, OR for the past ten years.
Now that the ir younger daughter, Alissa, has
entered preschool, Cherlyne has returned to
the local middle school and is teaching two
classes of talented and gifted language arts.
Following six years with Boise Cascade's
Northeast Oregon Region, he left the field of
forestry to become part-owner of a local hardware store/home Center. Following a major
remodel ing in 1977, they have seen a steady
increase in sales. To at least keep in touch with
the profession, they do sell both hard and
softwoods in the higher grades. They welcome
any Fern hopper associates to call on them if
they are in the area.
KIM ILES is still the biometrician for
MacMillan-Bioedel Ltd. on Vancouver Island.
They are blessed w ith lots o f old growth and
rain. He has 2 kids and a garden, all growing
well! He visits OSU every year for the Variable
Plot Short Course and a walk through the old
bu ilding. He never dreamed he would end up
with a PhD in Biometrics - the wages of a
misspent youth no doubt, but not bad enough
to end up as an economist, he adds! He sends
greetings to all.
FRED ROBINSON tells us: "Same wife,
same kids, same nags, same house, and same
job! We love the stability. Even have apples
f rom trees I planted a few years back . Each
year seems better than the last . Enjoy occassional contacts with the Dean and staff through the FIR program. Stop in when you're
down Medford way."
WILLI AM SAGER finds it a long way from
forestry in his job in Salem ; OR as Personnel
Manager with the Oregon State Employment
Division. He would be happier if the economy
would pick up but is looking forward to a good
ski season.
JOE L C. WOODS has no major changes in
his status. H e is still finding great satisfaction
in growing and planting trees. He is currentl y
burning slash w ith Starker forests in preparation f or the up-coming planting season. He
does admit that he is profoundly grateful to
still b e working during this time of economic
strain. He hopes to see everyone Fernhopper
Day!
1969
LYLE D. ANG is in sales preparation on
the K lamath Ranger District.
BILL DRYDEN w ri tes:
"This year has
produced many changes for the Drydens. Our
son, Seth, arrived in April. Rachel at four
finds her first year at pre-school a daily thrill.
Sue fill s her spare moments working w ith
severa l civic groups. I have entered the "private
sector" as a Ch ief Unit Forester for Boise
Working on the Clatsop County
Cascade.
Planning Commission and Astoria School
District Budget Committee also keep me
busy."
DAN GREEN is still in Orjlgon City working
as an Extension Agent in forestry and Christmas trees. "Kelly is almost 12, Wendy is 9'h.
They are busy with music lessons and 4-H. T he
three of us have a very small Christmas tree
farm that is fun to work on weekends."
E. R ICHARD HARDMAN is back on the
west side for the first time since leaving Cor"I've been Ranger on the
vallis in 1969.
Clackamas District for two years, and was
Deputy Director, Timber L ake Job Corps, for
t wo years before that. My spare time is spent
as a volunteer EMT and fireman with the
Estacada Fire Department.
Karen teaches
English at Estacada High School. Carol is a
junior and Robert a fifth grader. A l.l three
are glad to be back in school again."
RICHARD T . KNUDSON doesn't have
a message for classmates. New address is 5312
8th Street, N.E., Puyallup, WA 98371.
DWIGHT MAKINSON is now Forest L and
Surveyor for the Idaho Panhandle National
F orests; comprised of the Kanil<su, Coeur
d'Alene, and St. Joe National Forest s. He is
licensed as a professional land surveyor in
Washingt on and Idaho. H e would welcome any
o ld classmates at 3677 Pineridge Drive, Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho. "Hello to old friends Bill and
Eja Emmingham."
Plan to be in Corvall is
next summer.
JIM NIELSEN writes: "Hello to my classmates. I'm now the District Silviculturist on
the Powers R.D. We moved here from the Wind
River R.D. in January of 1979. Sal ly and our
two ch ildren (Julie, 11 and Craig, 10) are f i ne.
We had our first home built in Myrtle Point
soon after arriving here and the entire famil y is
enjoying it and the convenience of l iving in
a t own. Am enjoying the challenges of silviculture and plan to stay with it for some
time."
LEON F. VARGAS hopes to see all classmates on 1982 Fernhopper Day.
Here in
Costa Rica he owns and operates an ornamental
plant nursery geared. for export to U .S. and
Europe. He sends best of luck to all.
O LIN S. (SAM) WA LR ATH writes: "Judy
and I are enjoying life in Stockton, California.
Currently I am general manager of a small
company that produces decorative ground
covers and soil conditioners from bark and
other sawmi ll residues.
We have recentl y
started supplying and brokering biomass
fuels for large industrial co-generating boiler
complexes in Central Californ ia. Sometimes
frustrating, but always very interesting."
ERN I E WI LSON is currently winding up
a survey assignment on a pipeline/oil field
project in Libya. Not much left of the "Sahara
Forest." "Still home-b ased in Seattle, where
I 've been working as a professional land surveyor, at least wh'!n the economy allows.
Still single, too, so plenty of time to head out
for a beer with anyone in the area. Regards
to all the class of 1969."
a cheerful one filled w ith laughter and good
times with famil y and friends. She has been in
Salem since 1972 and has found that her
niche as a computer processor and florist
(Jary'sl.
F our and one half years ago she
became single, bought a car and a house which
made for lots of changes - all on the positive
side, including a renewed interest in bike
riding, aerobic dancing, and swimming. She
sa id it has helped to stop smoking and to
have lost over 65 pounds and says "Yes, it
is possible!"
She says that if you are ever
at Jary's at the Nordstrom mall to stop by
for a chat and a smile.
DENNIS GO LI K w rites: "Survived an 8th
season as a USFS smoke jumper. On May 11,
a USFS plane crashed into our large operations/
warehouse bldg. at Redding airport, killing all
4 on-board and creating a fire that destroyed
our bldg. and all its contents. We recovered
to have a busy, well-traveled fire season marked
by 7 inju ries to ank les. knees, elbows and
backs. I had 18 jumps and spent 5 weeks of
June and July in the Alaskan wilds and 2
weeks in August in the Northern Cascades,
Selway-Bitterroot and Bob Marshall w ildernesses. Magnificent lands!"
1970
KE ITH L. OLSON is currently employed as
the Executive Director (a.k.a. manager/janitor)
of the Montana Logging Association. He is
residing in Kal ispell , Montana, where the
rivers don't know whether to flow West or
East. Beautiful country, great job, the best of
people! Wife V ickie and three daughters doing
fine.
STEVE PEDERSEN says: "Hello troops!
I missed last year's publication. Am somewhat
firml y entrenched in Chehalis as cruiser-appraiser for Weyerhaeuser Co.
Excellent job!
Both super-kids are into snow and water
skiing. The good news is the fine lady living
here with me is their mother. She is first
class all the way, and hand les high rustler at
Alta, to boot.
I don't profess to have the
wisdom of T.J., but take my advice and be sure
your priorities are where they belong. Pray
for rain to keep those trees growing and the
Cal ifornians south of Yreka."
JERRY RICHARDSON writes: " I t's been
a good year, but next year really looks great.
New business opportunities are really panning
out great. I 'm looking forward to self-employment. IV)aybe then, I 'II have more time to
look some of you up."
CRA IG ROYCE, Cindy, and daughter are
all fine and still in Elkton. "This year I really
am coming to Fernhopper. See you there."
JIM SIMONET is still starving to death
after 12 years.
"I have recently begun my
own forestry consulting business in Hillsboro,
OR .
Hope, I 'II surv ive the next recession
and you all do too . I'm sure everyone else is
doing better than I. I f they were doing much
worse, they wouldn't be able to survive."
BOND STARKER w rites: 1981 was a year
of many changes: new zip code: f or our P.O.
Box 809, Corvallis, Oregon address is 97339;
new telephone number: for Starker Fo;ests
is 929-24 77; new business name:
is Starker
Forests, Inc.; new titles: T. J. Starker, Chairman; Bond St arker, President; Barte Starker,
Executive V.P.; Gary Blanchard, V .P. Timber;
new Starker name:
James Bruce 7/31/81 ."
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LARRY SEARS writes: "By the time you
read this, Norell and I and our 4 children w ill
have moved to Wisdom, Montana where I w ill
be the T MA on the W isdom, R .D., Beaverhead
N .F. Hello out there, Garen Mclure and Carey
Weatherly!"
DAVE HARMON says:
"Greetings to
all of my friends and professors wherever this
message finds you . I am still employed with
the BLM in the Nevada Stat e Office here in
Reno as t he State Wilderness Coordinator.
We have just concluded a two year inventory
process in which 5 . 1 million acres of BLM
land in the state have been classified as wilderness study areas. The next st ep is to analyze
each area via a land -use planning process to
determine which ones should be proposed to
Congress as suitable for wilderness preservation. It looks like Judi and I will be here
for at least another year. Meanwhile, we are
enjoying the desert beauty and the amenities of
summer and winter recreation in the nearby
Sierras.
TOM SCOGG I NS is sti ll living in Astoria in
his ninth year as a timber management un it
forester with the State Forestry Dept. His
w ife Joann is in her fifth year of teaching PE
at Olney School. H is son Joey is five, and
Jeffrey is two. He got down to OSU last June
for a refresher course in. Aerial Photo-interpretation.
Dave Paine still knows his stuff,
and Tom learned about twice what he did
while he was in schoo l. T hey hope to make it
down for F ernhopper Day, and he sends
greetings to all of his classmates.
RAY H. BREWER tells us to say Hi t o all
Fernhoppers. He's transf erred from the Northwest Region Office FAA to the Boise, Idaho
Airway Facilities Sector Office where he's
the Staff Engineer (electronics primarily).
His address is 75 16 War Bonnet Drive, Boise,
ID
83709 and he invites anyone in the neigh-
bo~'hood to stop by and say Hi.
1971
MARI LI N L. FOWLER COOK sends greetings and hopes that this holiday season w ill be
DON NETTLETO N recently completed 11
years with Bur lington Northern and its newly
created subsidiary, BN Timberlands, Inc. The
last 5-1/2 years have been in Missou la, Montana, i nvol ved with all aspects of forest management throughout the company's Rocky Mountain D istrict . H e and Jane have one son attending the Univ. of Montana (not in forestry!)
and another son and a daughter in high school.
They run into Oregon Staters regularly and
enjoy swapping tales about old Fernhopper
days !
JERRY OBENDORF resigned from Simpson Timber Co. last May. He now operates
his own business as distributor for the Conkli n
Co. and has never been happier! Main ly, he
has been appl ying an elastomeric roof membrane and marketing a line of parasynthetic
lubricants, and he feels there is a lot to be sa id
for the life of the independent businessman!
The kids are growing, ages 2 and 4 now and
they sti ll live at SE 110 Bay East Drive, 98584.
JI M SOR ENSON tells us: "After six years
in Arkansas and having jo bs in Engineer ing,
L ogging and Training, it is a real challenge
now t o be the A rea Forester for the 600,000
acre Weyerhaeuser Co. Tree Farm in southwest A r kansas. A few of the "hot" issues are
forestry chemicals, commercial thinning and a
"smaller" 1982 budget. Y'all come and see
us!"
1972
DAVID K . BATE MAN is still in the consulting business as an employee and shar eholder
·w it h Timberland-McCullough Inc . in A lbany,
0 R. Some days he is a surveyor and other
days a forester . He is currentl y a forester,
inventorying the State Forest lands in Clatsop
County, OR.
He wi ll see everyone in February and invites you to wri te him at P.O. Box
1742, Albany, OR 9732 1.
RON BAUGHMAN is still in the south as
Woods Engineer for the Arkansas Region of
Weyerhaeuser Co., responsible for surveying,
engineering and one half the road construct-
ion in Arkansas.
He is married with two
ch ildren; a boy in 1st grade and a girl in third.
He is active in the local Optmist club and
church work. He is looking forward to v isiting
Corvallis again next fall and checking up on
o ld friends.
BOB HALBERT is working as a t echnical
forester at Weyerhaeuser Co. in Springfield,
OR. He has a beauti ful wife and two daughters;
Amber, 3-1 / 2, and Carol, 8 wks. And he asks,
"Bi ll Marre, where are you? I owe you a roast
beef dinner!"
JI M CROTTS has spent the last 6 years
located in Snoqualmie, WA as Land and Timber
Supervisor for the Cascade Area and has been
w ith Weyerhaeuser Co. for almost 10 years.
BRADLEY K. TOMAN has continued to
work for the Oregon Dept. of Revenue as a
T imber Appraiser , administering the Western
Oregon Severance Tax law. He and h is wife
Cindy are enjoy ing living near H illsboro and
raising their family of 1 girl and 2 boys.
JOHN EMERSON writes: "I'm spending
my fifth year in A rctic, AK near Pt. Barrow.
I 'm teaching school , doing construction work
and enjoying the hunting, fishing, and trapping.
In the summers, I live in WA and OR where my
3 boys learn gynmast ics, swimming and things
other normal boys do. I invest in real estate
and ro ller skate. I've recentl y patented a puzzle
w h ich I will market successfull y?! Watch for
it!"
Bl LL EMMINGHAM is d elighted to be back
at OSU as Extension Si lv iculture Specialist.
H e says t o give him a call when in Corvallis
to talk over o ld times and discuss ways to get
more of our research results into practice.
CAPT. JOE G. ORTEGA, USMCR says:
" I am currentl y the logistics officer at Infantry
Training School, Marine Corps Base Camp
Pendleton. My w i fe and I periodically sight
other service members in the area displaying
the Oregon State logo. It is gratifying to know
t hat alum members are in this area."
BARTE STARKER writes:
"My f amil y
has grown by twin daughters in the last two
years and has necessitated the building of a
larger home which should be fini shed by Fernhopper Day. I wou ld like to see many more of
the class of '72 and would welcome all to call
and get together on Fernhopper Day."
JOHN T WISS is presently l iv ing in Powell,
ID, working for the USFS as a Resource Assistant in t he Clearwater N.F . H e enjoys his work
very much. His wife and daughter are fine and
they hope to work their way back to Oregon
this year. His phone number is (208} 9423313.
1973
MARK S. DONALDSON and his wife,
Kathy are still in Campbell River, B.C. He is
still working for Weldwood of Canada as a
Project Engineer (that's a proper name for a
high priced "gopher") . They started on a
family a year ago with a baby girl, Jennifer.
They began adding on to their house in the
spring just in time to find out that they are
expect ing another baby in March. They say
hello to Roy and Mary Nott.
NEIL F. ELDR IDGE and family have
moved aga in and are now living in Mont esano,
WA. He works in Hoquiam as a supervisory
forester in presale for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs and he likes the job pretty well so they
plan to stay there for a little while. It gets a bit
wet there and he says that he has already
started to grow moss! He went to FE I this
last year and thoroughly enjoyed be ing back
at Oregon State, and found the training very
worthwhile. If you are ever in the area, they
would like to hear from you
(249-5823).
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1974
JU D ITH (RASMUSSEN) CHAVEZ is happily establ ished w i th her husband and 1 year
o ld daughter, Erika Irene, in Seattle, WA.
PAMELA FINNEY writes:
"Recreation
Management and Interpretation make any job
more enj oyable, even when t hey were hard to
find. Presently worl< for U.S. Forest Service in
Juneau, AK managing a small visitor/information center with emphasis on wilderness.
T he next 3 years will be tight for f ederal jobs.
Surely enjoy what I do and t h e beautiful,
spacious wild AK. Active in A I N and Audobon. If passing thru, call and say Hi!"
MARLA GAARENSTROOM is li ving and
working at Farewell Bend State Park along
the Snake River as a park ranger and invites
everyone to stop by and say H i if you're
ever out that w ay.
ROBERT D. GREAVES will be graduati ng
from Lewis and Clark Law school in May,
1982 . For the past two years he has worked
for the U.S. Attorney in both criminal and
environmental law . After he passes the Summer 1982 Bar Exam, he anticipates b eing
employed in a small-to-medium size law firm
in Portland doing general litigation work .
STEVEN F. HOWARD has spent the past
seven years wor king for Canadian Forest
Products on Northern Vancouver Island. He is
presently the D iv isional Engineer for "Cantors"
Englewood Logging Division. They operate one
of the largest logging railroads in North America logging 270 mi llion board feet each year.
JIM MAYO and JUD I (LYONS) MAYO
have been living in Springfield, O R for the
past two years. Jim works as Planning Assistant for the USFS (L owell Dist.) Willamette
National Forest. Judi worked for Children's
Services Division as a Social Caseworker until
recently. She is now at home with their two
children ages 2 and 4.
CAROLYN M. MCBEE is now teaching
sixth grade in Lake Oswego, OR . This last
summer she went to A laska through Arctic
Missions Institute Summer Wor kers Program.
She says: " I am praying about and investigating the possibility of full-time missions work
as a teacher . God is continuing to bless my
life!"
DAN SCATE NA w rites: "H i everyone! My
family and I are living in Auburn. CA and I 'm a
Forester with the Calif. Dept of Forestry working in Forest Practices."
ROB VANCE is currentl y employed as
Asst. T imber Manager of Mul tnomah Plywood
Corp. and resides in Vancouver , WA. with his
wife Cindi and 2 children.
He invites o ld
friends who are in the area to stop by or call.
TI M WALL is a Forest Products instructor
at Marshfield High School. H e also teaches
mat h and is a coach in Coos Bay, 0 R.
MARK WHITNEY tells us: "I am currently
working f or Ford Motor Credit Co. in Eugene,
si nce April of 1981 , and will have gone through
a training seminar in S.F ., CA in earl y October.
I p lan on running in the Bridge to Bridge Run
o n October 4th . For t hose of y ou who have
heard about the t ree growth patterns in Alaska,
believe itl In November 1980 I was up there
for a co ld weather schoo l and brought back an
inch and 3/8 diamet er tree sect ion that was
15' high.
The rings are so tight you can't
count them. I was 200 miles S. o f Fairbanks.
Bye for now!"
1975
JACK B. DALTON says: ''I'm in the state
of limbo due to Reaganomics. T he Land and
Water Conservation Fund which I 've administered for the past 4 years in northern Idaho is
threatening to be cut. It appears it's only a
matter of time now. My family , Kathy, Ryan
(8), and Kelly (4) are not anxious to leave the
area. We enj oy the numerous lakes for both
waterskiing and fishing. We are looking forward to the winter months to make use of ou r
X-C skis. My address : N 2240 Miller Way,
Post Falls, ID 83854 for those that would
li ke to write or stop by. Would be glad t o
hear from some of the ole c lassmates. For
those of you t hat remember Bill Hagdorn
as an instructo r, he has lef t the Dept. of Parks
& Recreation and t aken a job w ith BLM in
Boise."
TOM DEW, w ife Chery l, son Ryan and
daughter Allison are still in Medford. After
nearly 4 years w ith the B LM's Rogue River
program, he has been reassigned as the Medford D istrict's Outdoor Recreation Planner.
KIM R. FOST ER is currently working as
Fin ishing End Superintendent for Champion
I nternational Building Products at Camden,
T X.
He and his w ife, Betty are expecting
their first child in January 1982.
JIM GE ISINGER and his wife Marsha are
living in Po rtland , OR where he has been working for Western Forest Industries Assoc. since
May 1981 , after spend ing five years with the
D oug las Timber Operators, I nc. in Roseburg.
They miss thei r friends in SW Oregon, but
are glad to be in a different Congressional
District!
KELLY TOWE R AN D STEVE HUTCHISON have both been keeping busy at GeorgiaPacific's Forestry Research Center in Cottage
Grove, Oregon .
They recently comp leted
renovation of their container nursery and are
now up to a 10 million seedling capacity.
With complete tour faci lities availab le, they
welcome any interested grads or profs to drop
b y and visit the opeation w henever passing
t hrough the area. They look forward to seeing
everyone at this year's banquet.
LORI MASTRANTON IO-MEUSER writes:
"Greetings! For the last few years I've been in
p lanning. Currently , I am a planner with the
City of Lake Oswego, I 've also been going to
school part-t ime working on a Masters of Urban
Planning at Portl and State University."
LA RRY D. WASFARE T sends Greetings to
his fellow foresters! and goes on to say, "It
doesn't seem like 5Y> years since I left OSU. I
hope to get back someday. Right now I am
working for Northwood Panelboard Co. as
Quality Control Manager making waferboard
out of Aspen logs here in Bemidji, MN. We are
proud to say we are one of the largest waferboard m ills operating. My wife and t wo girls
are fine as I hope you all are."
JIM MURPHY writes : "Well, how are my
fellow forest management graduates doing in
these depressing economic times?
I guess
this is the worst timber recession in 35 years.
Those of us working in forestry ought to be
thankful. My wife Tricia and I have started
our own business; Timber Services, Inc. providing timber marketing and forest manage·
ment. We are in the Chehal is, WA phone book.
Give us a call ."
GEORGE W. WYNN and family are now in
their sixth winter in the "Big Sky Country."
Their ponderosa pine monoculture is constantly
threatened by bugs, f ires and drought, but
continues to prosper, as it has for severa l
thousand years.
H e also adds, "Now if we
could just keep a sawmill open long enough to
cut the annual growth I"
DAVID SE L UGA was recently promoted
to Qua lit y Control Supervisor at Weyco's
Klamath Falls Particleboard Plant. He wou ld
l ike to k now the whereabouts of all of his FP
classmates.
DR. CARL TON S. VEE t ells us: "A ll in
all, last year has been a good one. Got promoted to full Professor at Humboldt, bought
an ai rplane, and have a new business that is
keeping it and me fly ing!"
1976
CHUCK ALLUISI says: "Found grace and
forgiveness in Jesus in '77 . H ave been struggling w ith h is help since. Married Denise in '78.
I have two boys (2 yrs, and 2 mo.), I also have
2 cows, 11 chickens, and a garden full of weeds.
I work for the USFS as a forestry tech. in
fuels mgmt. If ever in Grants Pass, give us a
cal l. Best wishes to alii"
KE ITH COCHR UN said that it has taken
him 2 years to forget what he learned in school,
then he learned how t o work and thin k. Now
he finds that it is time to apply w hat he learned
at OSU.
JAMES COLLINS finished his theological
training in April for future missionary service
in Africa. He'll be j oining the Sud en I nterior
Mission. He is looking towards some type of
Bible teaching ministry there.
M I KE GILDESGAME has worked for
Smithson ian Consulting on natural resouce
proj ects in Central America and the Caribbean
since graduation. He t hen spent two years
w ith an engineering firm in Boston work ing on
a w ide variety of project s overseas. He is now
doing consulting on his own.
SCOTT A. JACKSON has gone back to
school at t he University o f Oregon for an MBA
Degree. His address fo r anyone interested is
775 E . 15th St., #8, Eugene, OR
97401
( 503-343-5043).
JOSEPH A. LAVERDURE is now located in
Waldport, OR working for the forest service in
reforestation. On August 6th, he and Donna
became the parents of a 6 lb. 12 oz. baby gir l,
Amanda Lynn. Their son Kevin is do ing well
and is very proud of his new baby sister. T hey
invite people passing through Waldport to look
t hem up, but to be quick about it since they
are looking at conversion jobs elsewhere.
JOHN MCDANIEL has worked for Co:umbia River Log Scaling and Grading Bureau for
the last 4 years out of Hood River. He wou ld
enjoy hearing from any of you classmates out
there, 1033 Lincoln St., H ood River 97031 .
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GAB RI EL F. TUCKER Ill has gone back
to school as a graduate student in F crest
Sc ience at t he Un iv. of WA.
1977
Sl DNEY BECHTf'LT is an Asst. Logging
Engineer for Simpson T imber Co. at Shelton,
WA. He is married with 1 child and would
like to get in touch with Ken Carnes.
WILLIAM BOODT is sti ll highly involved in
several parts of the Corps of Engineer's program
in Portland, OR. The Mt. St. Helens emergency
t ook considerable time and he is doing hydropower studies for the Portland district. He has
found that things move mighty fast.
CLARK CAFFAL L tells us: "My w ife and I
are still residing in Wood land , WA though the
eruption of Mt. St. Helens (30 mi. aw ay ) nearly
caused us to reconsider. Since then, I have
spent a considerab le amount of my t ime near
the volcano working on timber reconnaissance
and appraisal of USFS and State t imber sales
for our family business. Working with in 3 to
5 mi les of the hole in the mountain makes a
The force and
person feel pretty humble!
power of nature became a very clear reality
when in the midst o f thousands and thousands
of acres of utter devastation and destruction.
I would like to hear from Jack Berka , John
Johnson, Kent Johnson, Charlie Turner, Dave
Flaming and all of our classmates. If you are
going through Woodland, I 'm in the phone
book. I f not, drop us a l ine; 218 Roberson Rd.,
Woodland, WA 98674."
ER IKA FRAUNFE L DER is a travel agent at
Whatcom Trave l Service in Bell ingham, WA.
BILL GAVELIS bumped into two other
OSU f o resters (Daryl Olsen, '77 and Jack
Weisgerber ('60) on the {;) lympic Penn insu la
last year.
H e was able to get one mi llion
trees p lanted last season on the Quinau lt
Reservation and w as also elect ed Water Commissioner.
PAT GREDIAGIN has been working for
Canyonlands National Park, Moab, UT since
graduation. She began as a volunteer, worked
as a seasonal in the back-country and along the
Colorado River and just recently got a permanent maintenance position with the park.
It looks like she will be there a while longer
and that is fine w ith her since it is gorgeous and
d ry there.
S. GREGORY OWENS w ri tes: "I received
a commission in the U.S . A rmy and w ent on
active duty upon graduation. I went t o Peters-
burg, VA for six months then to Germany,
near Fran kfurt, for three years, from which I
have just returned . I am presently stationed
in Virginia again, but will be moving to Maryland, near L aurel, in March 1982. As there is
little opportunity to practice forestry in the
A rmy, I have had limited exposure to it since
graduation."
DAVID E. PETERSEN has just completed
law schoo l at t he U niversity of Puget Sound
School of Law and will be attend ing Boston
University School of Law beginning in August
1982 to ultimately receive a Masters of Laws
in T axat ion. He p lans to take the Oregon bar
exam before he leaves for the east coast and
u pon returning, set up practice in central
Oregon.
MICHAEL SI EG says: "Hello to all my
classmates and friends!
I have been moving
around quite a bit since graduation . I moved to
F t. Collins, CO and worked on my MS at
Colorado State University. I graduated in May
1979 and went t o work for the BLM as a
I
Regional Economist in Sa lt Lake City.
recently transferred to the Lassen National
Forest and am working as the Assistant Forest
Planner and Forest Economist. We live in
Susanville, CA. By the way, I got married on
Aug. 11 , 1979 and my wife's name is Pamela.
Look us up next time you are in Susanville!"
THOMAS M. SU DUL is in the f ourth season
with the Forest Service, Wallace Ranger District. H e has done recreation, trails, plann ing
and maintenance, and was a Y ACC crew leader
for 14 months. He is presently work ing in the
resources d epartment doing stream mon itoring,
channel c lear ing, wildlife surveys, recreation
maintenance and inf ormat ion (snowmobile trail
maps, X-country trail maps and recreation
opportunity guide).
He is- still single and
appreciates letters f rom old friends.
1978
TERESA A. GROSSE is working in Yosemite National Park as a permanent Park Ranger
in Resource & Wild l ife Mgmt where she has
been for the past 3 years. Before then, she
worked at Redwood National Park as a park
archaeologists, recovery of botanical materials
from archaeological sites, botanical and cultural
resource surveys, recovery of ethnobotanical
data from living cultures, and renovation of
harvest techniques and procurement methodologies of botanical pharmaceutical products
w h ich are now only harvested from the wi ld."
1979
MOLLY A . CARY has been working for
Oregon State Parks & R ec. Div. since graduation.
She completed an 18 month job
rotation program the end of Nov. as an engr.
aide with state highway construction work ing
on 1-5 south of Cottage Grove , and no, she
d id not flag traffic. She surveyed, tested and
inspected materials and got some excellent
experience. She will be work ing as a par k
ranger at Devil's Lake in Lincoln City again
starting Dec. 81 but she would really like a job
with a p r ivate planning/consulting f irm if
anyone has an opening.
CHARLENE (CH ER I) (METZ) CROCKER
joined a consulting firm, Forest D ata, Inc. of
Corvallis soon after graduation and has worked
part-time on photo interpretation projects
for government agencies.
In June '81 she
married Bill Crocker, a Chern. Engineer at
Wah Chang, A lbany, OR . She is also employed
part-t ime at the Forest Sciences L ab working
on an NSF grant dealing w ith forest myco logy
at Mary's Peak and Mt. St. Helens.
R ICHARD D . HOLOCH worked for the
BLM as a River Recreation Specialist on the
Upper Colorado River but now plans to return
to college for a graduate degree in Outdoor
Recreation and Natural Resources.
T HOMAS MA HER completed his MF
degree in Forest Entomology at the University
of B .C. and is currently employed as a forest
entomologist at the Northwood Pu lp and
T imber Ltd. corporate office in Prince George,
B.C.
ARJEN A. MORKS is a machining supervisor at Jeld Wen Door, Inc. in Klamath Falls,
OR .
planner and as a Park Naturalist. She did
some travell ing last spring in Denmark, Norway
and Sweden.
SHERR! WILSON SISK is working for the
USFS out of Moscow, ID as a Logg ing Engineer.
RICH ARD J. FAH RNER has spent 2 years
w it h St. Reg is Paper Co. in Tacoma, WA and
Chicago, ILL. H e is now working for Noble
L umber Inc. in San Rafael , CA. in the who lesale lumb er b usiness.
He 'm arried Marilou
Hank ('79) in Aug . ' 79. She is a teacher in a
school in Mill Valley, CA . T hey look forward
to attending a Fernhopper gathering soon , and
w ish all their classmates the best.
TERRY J. TETZLAFF writes: "I am now
work ing as an Assistant Forester on 140,000
acres in southern M ississippi for Crown Zellerbach Southern Timber Div. It is hot and humid
with lots of bugs. It is li ke a different country
down here compared to Oregon, but I enjoy my
job because of t he d iversity. I do everything
that deals with forestry. I feel that there are
excellent opportunities in the south and I may
be here a while."
KENNETH C. RATLIF F and his w ife are in
Eureka, CA. where he works for the USFS,
Six Rivers National Forest as a road engineer.
ANTHONY B. WALTERS tells us: "I am
completing a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary
Studies (M.A.I.S.) at OS U with plans to graduate in June 1982. My major is cu ltural anthropology, and my two minors are forest science
and pharmacognosy. I am the propnetor of
E thnobotan ica l R esearch Service w hich performs plant collect ions for researchers engaged
in extractive stud ies, seed identifications for
1980
Ml KE CONNER is working as a forester and
logging engineer for the Siskyou National
Forest. He is cu r rently developing and field
verifying a computer program (FSAP) for the
HP41 -CV. The program determines tensions
from the landing, in a skyl ine, incorporates a
loadpat h analysis and is designed for qu ick
f ield application.
T he program seems well
suited to quantify problems and evaluate
rigging alternatives. Ed A uler ich and Jerry
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Sedlack of Forest Engineering Inc. are help ing
him evaluate and publish it .
BOB DURLAND. has worked as a Staff
Forester with Sealaska Timber Corp. in Ketchikan , Alaska since graduation. They provid e
timber harvesting and marketing services t o
several Native Corporations in S.E. Alaska. He
is presently purchasing a home in Ketchikan to
help shed off some of the 160 inches of rain
that deluges the area each year.
TIMOTHY (TIM) GOOD ana his wife
Nancy were transferred from Peoria , I L to
Mentor, OH (outside of Cleveland) last March.
He is work in g for Caterpillar Tractor Co in their
marketing department. He hopes to rece ive an
overseas assignment sometime in '82 . He and
N ancy both miss "God's country" but find
it hard to believe that they wou ld actually
miss that rain!
STEVEN CHRISTOPHER JONES is currently working for the Oregon State Forest ry
Department in Klamath Falls as a technician
in the management department.
JOHN KUSER tells us: " I am teaching
forestry and doing provenance research on
eastern white pine and Christm as tree species
at Rutgers. It is a good job and I really enjoy
it, but I still miss the Northwest. "
1981
BRUCE A. COTTON is curr ently employed
at Hewlett-Packard w orking as an Apprentice
E lectronics Tech . at the Corvallis D ivision. He
is liv ing in Corvall is at this time .
FOREST RY ST UDENTS ASSOCIATION
New decade - new faces - new name. In t he spring of 1980 a charter was granted for an S.A.F. student chapter at the
School of Forestry. With this newly added dimension to the School came a rewritten constitution for the Forestry Club.
Besides combi n ing t he S.A.F . Chapter and Forestry Club under one constitution, there was also a vote to rename the organization as "The Forestry Students Association."
One of the first joint efforts of the two groups was organization of the Association of Western Forestry Clubs (A.W.F.C.)
1981 Conclave. We had the privi lege of hosting this annual event in Apri l 1981. Over ten different shcools from across the
west coast (see accompanying photos) sent representatives to partic ipate in five days of activities, including: tours , a
banquet, a leadership conference, and logging sports competition.
Members of the Forestry Club handled the logistics of registration and housing and a complete rebu ilding of the logging
sports competition fie ld at Cronemiller Lake. The S.A.F . Student Chapter coordinated a Student Leadership Conference
with guest speakers, including Bernie Agrons, Vice-President, Weyerhaeuser Co., Klamath Fal ls and John Barber, Executive
Vice-President S.A.F.
Alt hough there were some rough spots in the road, we managed to come out unscathed and we anticipate another fun
Conclave when we visit next year's host, Humboldt State and co-host, Coll ege of the Redwoods.
We still maintain a coffee service for the students down in the student lounge (only 10¢ cup of coffee on campus) and we
plan a w inter ski trip to the Cascades. Fall Frost was a robust event th is year with plenty of wet and w ild foresters out to
vent some of the energy they can't dissipate in the classroom. What with the hectic pace of the educational process, the Fall
Frost competitions and dance are a welcomed respite to many Peavy Hall denizens. We are in the embryo stage of forming
a Logging Sports Team with great expectations for Conclave 82.
Sierra Community College
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SAFSTUDENTCHAPT ER
XI SIGMA PI
Xi Sigma Pi Forester Cheryl Jones tells
us that the student honor society is alive
and well. A potluck initiation banquet
was held at Peavy Lodge in November
and 23 new members took the pledge.
(This included El len Hooven, a U. of W.
alu mnus and current secretary for Marv
Rowley. Way to hang in there, Ell en) .
A special presentation and sincere thank
you was made to Walt Hopkins for all the
t ime and energy he contributed as facu lty
advisor. Wa lt relinquished his advisorshi p
to Associate Dean George Bengtson.
Some ongoing Xi Sigma Pi projects
includt : a course evaluation survey and
fil e ba nk, tutoria l service, resume' file,
Beaver Open House, the ever-famous
Foul Weather Picnic, and sales of hard
hats and survival books to F -111
students.
Special Note - The society has a commemorative OSU School of Forestry
coffee mug on the drawing board, so keep
on the lookout at the Fernhopper
Banquet.
In the Fall of 1980, Oregon State
University was granted a charter by the
Society of American Foresters to form a
student chapter. After one year, our
chapter has begun severa l projects involving students. Our most important project
to date is the development of a Christmas
tree farm located at Peavy Arboretum .
The tree farm consists of 20 acres donated to the chapter by the school. Last
Winter, 1 'h acres were planted with
Doug las-fir seedlings. This years planting
will consist of interplanting and approximately 2 more acres. Students are invo lved in site preparation, herbicide
application, weeding, and tree-row layout
as well as planting. With t he income the
student chapter will receive from Christmas tree sales, we wi ll be able to part ially
finance students who wish to attend state
and national SAF meetings. We are looking ahead to 1990 for our first harvest.
Students in our chapter are also involved wit h state and national SAF
activities. This past September, 3 students from OSU attended the nationa l
meeting in Orlando, Florida as representatives of our student chapter. We are also
working with the Wi ll amette Chapter
hosting meetings and attending work-
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days put on by private industry representatives. In 1983, the nationa l meeting will
be held in Portland, Oregon and our
chapter wi ll host the student activ ities
during the convention.
The basic aim of our chapter is to
offer students a chance to associate with
professional foresters at meetings around
the state so that we can have an opportunity to d iscuss forestry with people
who are actua lly working in the fie ld and
applying th ings that we as students are
only learning about now. Though student involvement was slow at first, we
now have sufficient support to insu re that
our chapter will continue throughout the
coming years.
Our organization consists of 2 elected
officers, a chairman and a chairman-elect,
who handle membership and supervise all
activities r:::Jt on by the chapter. There
are also severa l committee heads who are
appointed by the chairman who handle
woodcuts, public relations, and the
Christmas tree farm. The chairman-elect
wi ll automatically become chairman the
next year to provide continuity with in
the chapter. This years' officers are Tim
Kyll o, chairman, and Ernie Bergan,
cha irman-elect.
Tim Kyllo, Chairman 1981 -82
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Col lege of The Redwoods
Clatsop Community College
San Lu is Obispo
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Guess who?
Our A .W.F .C. rep. and Fall Frost organizer, Lee Fledderjohann, on the
obstacle pole buck. Nice form Lee,
only next t ime, start the saw before
cutting.
This years Fall Frost included a bucket
brigate. A va liant, yet vain attempt to
drain Cronemiller Lake.
Alumnus turned instructor/st udent,
Brian Tuo r, returns to Peavy Hall to
teach and to win a few eve nt s at Fall
Frost. Here he is on t he retu rn leg
of the chokersetter race.
Here we see Sue Baker and Lori
Murashige negot iat ing t he b ridge d uring
the chokersetter race.
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As the evidence on the ground indicatesthere was plenty of action in the bucking
event.
'81 graduate Jim McG ilvery throws a
few. Daina Bambi and Grant Pierce
look on.
Throwing a 100' engineers tape for
speed results in spaghetti race fo r Doug
Perrin and Rick Perkins.
Jack Zearfoss pawns off another t icket
for Conclave fundraiser which included
a drawing for a Stihl 028 chainsaw, a
hand-painted topping saw, and chainsaw
carved beaver.
1981 Conclave participants made outstanding spectators, formidable
competitors and true party patrons.
The ladies could really crank out the
RPM 's when the birling competition
got rolling along.
Charon Arbus concentrates on the
bulls eye while spectators concentrate
on Charon.
Rick Hanson of Humboldt and John
Bambi of O.S.U. talk strategy at Conclave
competitions.
Mindi Fedderman of Montana is soothed by her teammate
after experiencing the natural high of pure exhaustion in
the Jack-n-Jill bucking event at the 81 Conclave.
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Rocky Pankratz and John Bambi run
head to head in Conclave chokersetter
race. John had the best time recorded
for the event.
Doug Perrin and John Pellisier attacking
the same bridge. Those 1-1/8" diameter,
30 foot long chokers haven't even slowed
them down. Riiiight?
And , of course- enthusiasm was never at
a deficit the whole 5 days of Conclave.
Fall Frost photographer feebly focuses
on another Fall Frost photographer but
Arleta Agun said all she saw was the
saw- see?
Xi Sigma Pi members and moonlighting
profs cook up a storm wh ile providing
lunch for the 1981 Fall Frost.
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Current S.A.F. Student Chapter
Chairman Tim Kyllo and Paul Dunn at
the student-hosted Willamette Chapter
Meeting during Conclave.
S.A. F. Executive Vice-President, John
Barber talks to students during the
Leadership Conference sponsored by
our student chapter.
Mark Ellington and Marion
Hoogendam working on
their F 432 Regen. plan.
Some fun ! Don't forget ..
green side up!
Why are these people eyeing this man's foot? Is it a new form of meditation?
Hell no! It's a gathering of true Hacky-Sac players taking advantage of that rare
occasion when sunshine and free-time coincide to get in a few hacks between
classes.
The south parking lot is the point of departure for students as
they board school vehicles for their field trip.
Hi-Lead editor Lori Murashige and assistant editor Paul Nash working hard (or is
that hardly working) at getting an issue of Hi-Lead ready for the printer.
Instrument room mentor Bill Peach, caught in the act of
"working" at the repair bench . Another one of those Spencer
tapt:s that just broke for no reason, huh Bill?
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Bryan Cornell trying to figure out how to
call up the "Space Invaders" program on
the HP 9830. Don't bang the keys!
Some things never change around Peavy Hall. Right , Doug?
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OREGON
STATE FORESTER
Oregon State University Forestry Alumni Association
Annual Newsletter of the OSU Forestry
Alumni Association mailed to the last
known address of all OSU Fernhoppers.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TERMS EXPIRE APRIL,1982
John W. Davis '55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. W illamette lndustrias, Inc.
President
439 E. V ine Street
Lebanon, OR 97335
Wesley S. Hicks 'bO . . . . . . . .. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . Crown Zellerbach Corporation
Star Route
Skamokawa, WA 98647
Oscar F. Weed '46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Weyerhaeuser Company (Retired)
1893 K ingwood Avenue
Coos Bay, OR 97420
TERMS EXPIRE APRIL, 1983
Spencer T . Moore '45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. U.S. F o rest Service ( Retired)
1003 Umati lla Way
Vancouver, WA 98661
Leo W. Wilson ' 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . Oregon State Forestry Dept.
Vice-President
207 N. 9th Street
Philomath, OR 97370
Theodore S. Young '53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . Diamond International Corporation
P.O. Box 804
Bend, OR 97701
TERMS EXPIRE APRIL, 1984
Lucien Alexander '40 . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mason, Bruce and Girard
35180 S.E. Hwy. 211
Boring , OR 97009
Roy C. Elmgren ' 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . Boise Cascade Corporation (Retired)
P.O. Box 549
Jacksonville, OR 97530
James L. Rombach '64 . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weyerhaeuser Company
Rt. 3, Box 3216
Rai nier , OR 97048
ADVISORY
. . Sc hool of Forestry
Carl H. Stoltenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
William P. Wheeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . School of Forestry
Oregon State University
Corvallis , OR 97331