COUNCIL  ON   FOREST  ENGINEERING

2007Awards

The International Forest Engineering Achievement Award was given to  Alfred Leslie (Australia).  The Student Communication Award, which includes two free years of membership, $300 toward travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting, and a waiver of registration fee, was given to Jean-François Audy (Laval University, Quebec).  The Operator Award, which includes two free years of membership, $300 toward travel expenses to attend the Annual Meeting, and a waiver of registration fee, was given to Coopérative Forestière des Hautes-Laurentides, Quebec. (See Page 3 of this newsletter for complete award vitae.)

 

International Journal of Forest Engineering

IJFE is doing well under the management of the Forest Products Society.  Annual Meeting participants  were encouraged to promote the IJFE to colleagues and students in order to increase submissions.  If you have any questions, contact Marvin Pyles at <marvin.pyles@oregonstate.edu>.

Annual Meetings Scheduled

COFE 2008 (June 22-25)

Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Host: University of Georgia & 

       Clemson University

 

COFE 2009 (June 15-18)

Location:  Lake Tahoe, California

Host: USFS & University of California

  

 

Forest Operations & Engineering Terms

 Anyone interested in helping to update the “Forest Operations and Engineering Terms” glossary located on the Auburn University website should contact Bob Rummer, Bryce Stokes, or Dana Mitchell.

 

Regional Groups

Financial and activity reports were given for WR.COFE (Loren Kellogg), NER.COFE (Jeff Benjamin), and SR.COFE (Dale Greene).

Business & Executive Meeting Highlights October 2007

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Nominations for 2008 Achievement, Operator, and Student Awards

Papers submitted for the Student Communication Award need to be received before March 1, 2008.  Nominations for the International Forest Engineering Achievement Award and the Operator Award need to be received before March 1, 2008.  Send nominations and student papers to Billy Watson <wfwatson@gapac.com>.

COFE Committee Members

Awards Committee

Billy Watson (Chair), Woodam Chung, Loren Kellogg, Robert Rummer, and Bryce Stokes.

 

Membership Committee

Mathew Smidt (Chair), Elizabeth Dodson, John Garland, and Jingxin Wang.

 

Scholarship Committee

Joe McNeel and Mike Duncan.

 

Website Committee

Dale Greene (Chair), Awatif Hassan, Joe McNeel, and Tom Reisinger.

Awatif Hassan Honored

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named Awatif Hassan a Fellow of the Society.  Only about two percent of the active members of ASABE have achieved the grade of Fellow.  Hassan (Professor Emeritus, Forestry, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Departments of North Carolina State University) was honored for outstanding contributions to forest, biological and agricultural engineering education, research, and dedicated service to ASABE and other national and international organizations.  She holds the unique position of being the first woman in the United States and Canada to graduate with a Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Engineering.  She has been a COFE member for 25 years.