The purpose of these awards is to recognize outstanding alumni and to foster closer relationships between the award recipients and students, faculty, staff, and other alumni. All alumni of the School of Forest Resources and successor Department of Ecosystem Science and Management are eligible. This includes graduates of all associate, baccalaureate, master's, and Ph.D. programs. Also eligible are graduates of Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs (IGDPs) who were advised by a faculty member in the School of Forest Resources or successor Department of Ecosystem Science and Management. Awards may be made posthumously. The Outstanding Recent Alumni Award is designated for alumni who have graduated within the previous 10 years. Nominations are due September 30.
For information about the awards:
Outstanding Alumni Award (PDF)
Outstanding Recent Alumni Award (PDF)
Nomination forms:
Outstanding Alumni Nomination Form (PDF)
Online Outstanding Alumni Nomination Form
The first recipients of the School of Forest Resources Outstanding Alumni Awards were honored in 2001, and the first recipient of the Outstanding Recent Alumni Award was honored in 2003. The recipients of these awards to date (and the degrees they earned from Penn State's School of Forest Resources and successor Department of Ecosystem Science and Management) are listed below. Click on each for a photo and biosketch.
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James M. Cowan, Robert J. Devlin, Kris J. Hundertmark, Scott W. Lyon
Daniel P. Loucks
Edwin R. Browning, John D. Mood
Wayne K. Murphey (posthumous award), David P. Scott, and Lisa Williams
Robert W. Bauer (posthumous award), Joseph P. Eichert, Michael G. Messina, Stephen H. Schoenholtz, and Outstanding Recent Alumnus Robert T. Caccese
William E. Sharpe, Tina J. Terrell, David W. Trimpey, Scot J. Williamson, and Outstanding Recent Alumna Emily H. Thomas
William M. Healy, John E. McDonald, Steven A. Williams, Howard G. Wurzbacher, Jr., and Outstanding Recent Alumna Devin A. DeMario
Gary Alt, Daniel A. Devlin, Wayne F. MacCallum, Lawrence J. Niles, and Outstanding Recent Alumna Megan Davis Reed
Kenneth C. Kane, Robert E. Slagle
Paul R. Blankenhorn, Stephen C. Grado, Richard W. Guldin, Peter W. "Pete" Prutzman, and Outstanding Recent Alumna Samantha J. Pedder
Robert L. Berg, Warren E. Frayer, Roy A. Siefert, Richard A. Werner
Charles J. Barden, James M. Guldin, Steven W. Koehn, Robert D. Rorabaugh
Stephen E. Fairweather, Thomas K. Fidler, Earl W. Hower, Steven F. Resh, and Outstanding Recent Alumnus Carson G. Engelskirger
William R. Donley, James C. Finley, Paul W. Shogren, Michael W. Tome, and Outstanding Recent Alumna Jamie Dahl
Joseph E. Barnard, Malcolm H. Stehman, Robert G. "Bob" Kintigh, Thomas. H. Yorke, and Outstanding Recent Alumnus David J. Gustafson
John C. Davies, Glenn P. Haney, Ralph E. Heilig, Keith D. Horn
Henry D. Gerhold, George R. Kemp, Nelson S. Loftus, Charles H. Strauss, Lowell T. Underhill
John A. "Jack" Byerly, Bruce M. Edwards, Marc D. Lewis, Harry E. Murphy
Keith A. Atherholt, Alex W. Kirnak, Robert C. McColly, Darrel L. Williams
Robert H. Bommer, Philip J. Craul, John T. Steimer, Richard G. Wallace, and Outstanding Recent Alumnus James J. Zaczek
James R. Grace, James C. Nelson, Walter R. "Dick" Rossman, Alden "Denny" Townsend
Joseph E. Ibberson, Gregory M. Schrum, Mark R. Webb and Outstanding Recent Alumnus Thomas L. Serfass
Edward F. Kocjancic, Robert H. Rumpf, David L. Spencer (posthumous award)
William C. Bramble, Eugene Decker, Pamela J. Edwards, John C. Good
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