FORWARD ... • The 1966 Gopher Peavey is dedicated to "THE FORESTER" - Minne­ sota School of Forestry graduates serving as professional foresters through­ out the United States and the World. These men are the profession of forestry and the hope for the future. Serving as land managers, research­ ers, teachers, engineers, and merchandisers, they collectively determine the status and reputation that we as students hope to build upon in the years to come. In dedicating this book to you - the foresters of today - we dedicate ourselves to carry on the rich heritage and traditions that you are moulding for tomorrow- our future. ... Gopher Peavey o4Lumni CJ1,ew~ I I TABLE OF CONTENTS I 1966 I REPORT ON THE SCHOOL .. 2 STAFF •••........•.••• 5 I CLASSES ....••••••... 10 I AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS. 21 PEAVEY STAFF •....•.. 22 I ORGANIZATIONS •.••••• 23 I ACTIVITIES •..•....••• 32 SUMMER JOBS ••.•....•. 50 I ALUMNI .•••••..•.•..• 55 I I I I I I I I I I I I I annual publication of the FORESTRY STUDENTS I University of Minnesota I St. Paul I .. / i outlet for Lake States fo rest products. The value of these experiences to the School and to Minne­ I sota fo restry has been clearly indicated in the sev­ eral presentations they have made since returning. I Dr. Hossfeld's year of sabbatical wi ll provide him with experience and knowledge which should be I very valuable in the fu rther development of our forest products education and research programs. I Dr. Merle Meyer has continued his work with FAO and p lans a brief trip to Argentina during the I spring or summer of 1966. Although every com­ mitment of this type involves complications for the I School, they are indications of the quality of our School of Forestry Report staff, and the returns in terms of experience and I by F. H. K aitfert added recognition probably more than counter­ Director balance the special problems posed to the D irec­ I H ad this report been written last July. its tone tor and other School staff members. Consequent­ probably would have been pessimistic. So many ly we congratulate each of the indiv iduals con­ I things were happening or had happened that the cerned on this personal recognit ion and thank prospects for the coming year looked somewhat them fo r the recognition they brought t he School I dark. of Forestry. Professor R. M. Brown (Brownie) had just re­ 'i\'e were most fo rtunate to be able to employ I tired and we had not then and have not yet found some top quality instructors to help carry on the a replacement. Dr. D on D uncan, our most pro­ work of the School of Forestry during this some­ I ductive and nationally recognized Assistant Direc­ what tumultuous period. Carl Mohn (Minnesota, tor, had resigned to become D irector of the Uni­ B.S. 1960, M.S. 1964) was appointed to assist in I versity of Missouri School of Forestry. Dr. Ralph the forest genetics and dendrology areas. P aul H ossfeld had been granted a year's leave to write Smith (Colorndo, B.S. 1947, M .F. 1948), who came I and study in U.S. and foreign wood chemistry lab­ to us after 15 years in industrial forestry, was ap­ oratories. Dr. Hugo J ohn had been granted leave pointed to assist during the spring session for I to work with FAO fo r a year on a forest inventory seniors at Cloquet and conduct research in silvi­ problem in Nicaragua. Dr. Merle Meyer was plan­ cult ure. Carl Reidel (Minnesota, B.S. 1957; M.P.A. I ning a second trip to Argentina. Drs. Dick Skok H ar vard 1964) returned after 8 years with the U.S. and Henry H ansen were on study trips of several Forest Service and has taken the responsibility fo r I months duration to northern Europe. Our Princi­ our largest enrollment cou rse, Conservation of Na­ pal Secretary Tva Manley, who had so efficiently tural Resources, wh ich this winter has a registra­ I run the School for eight years, decided to leave tion of 130 students. Sid Frissell was appointed to us. In addition, we had prospects of obtaining con­ handle our forest recreation teaching during the I siderable State and F ederal funds for research, if spri ng quarter. Garry Frits is an instructor in the I we could develop the necessary strong research forest measurements and aerial photogrammetry project proposals. field. To handle our fo rest statistics program we I It is a rea 1 pleasure, therefore, to report that were fortu nate to employ Mr. D ennis Schweitzer the School has not only weathered this situation (P enn State, B.S . 1961, Minnesota, M .S. 1963) of I but has made real progress during the year. We the North Central Forest Experiment Station, seriously miss Dr. Duncan but congratulate him who is doing Ph.D. study with us. I on his new posit ion and the challenges he has in We were equally fo rtunate that M rs. Elsie further developing the Missouri School of F ores­ Hagelee, as Principal Secretary, and Mrs. K ay I try. D r. H ugo John is having a most in teresting McCoy and M rs. Elaine Earl as Secretaries, joined and valuable year in Nicaragua and will return us. Without them we cou ld not have survived. I to us with forest survey and in ventory experience Dr. J ay Hughes, who completed his undergrad­ in the tropics. T his ex perience wi ll become more uate work at the University of Colorado, his M.F. I valuable as we broaden our interests and program at Colorado State and his Ph.D . at Michigan in the international forestry fi eld . Drs. Skok and State, will join us within the next month as an As­ I Hansen had very beneficial study tours in north­ sociate Professor in forest economics. Jay has been ern Europe, Dr. H ansen studying the management in fo rest economics research at the P acific N orth­ I of forested recreational areas and Dr. Skok the west F orest and R ange Experiment Station fo r European forest products market as a possible several years. Dr. L. C. :Merriam, who has his un- I 2 I dergraduate degree from California and M.F. and Ph.D. from Oregon State, will lead and further develop the fine outdoor recreation program t hat Don Duncan initiated. H e will join the School in July. We feel fortunate to have Jay and Larry join our staff and look forward to this association. Their presence on our staff will enable us to par­ ticipate more fully in the rapidly growing resource development and outdoor recreation teaching and research program:.. J. H. "Pop" Allison is actively engaged in work­ I ing up growth data for the Chapman Plantations at Grand Rapids and the John H . Allison Forest, I formerly the Lake Vadnais Plantations. All of us were saddened by the passing of Ethel Allison, who I had been so much a part of the School along with J. H . Dr. T. Schantz-Hansen "Schantz" received Foresl Products Bldg I two outstanding honors during the past year - the University of Minnesota Outstanding Achieve­ I ment Award last spring and election to the grade Facilities of Fellow in the Society of American Foresters last Green Hall remodelling and construction of our I fall. This is well deserved recognition for a life­ new greenhouse are gradually drawing to a close. time of service to the profession an9 the Univer­ Ed Sucoff has been deeply involved in this and we I sity. As a member of the Board of the Directors know that he will be happy to be through with this of The Northwest Paper Foundation, Schantz han­ very time consuming assignment and able to oc­ I dles the arrangements on our highly valued North­ cupy some of the new facilities with his graduate west Paper Foundation Fellowship program. training and research programs. The new labora­ I Sch:mtz and Marian reside in Cloquet. Brownie tories and greenhouse will be utilized..primarily for hasn't used the desk or office space we have for graduate education and research in forest physi­ I him, but he has travelled a gl"eat deal and is about ology, forest genetics, forest ecology and water­ to take off for Hawaii on another trip. Parker shed managemen t. I Anderson's desk with Extension Foresters Marvin With our growth in staff and graduate students, Smith and Bill Miles, both of whom are officed all of Green H all - which we used to share with I with the School in Green Hall, gets about the same the North Centrnl Forest Experiment Station - treatment from the standpoint of occupancy. and the two units of the Forest Products Building I Parker is busy serving on committees, travelling, are filled to overflowing and we are concerned with hunting and fi shing. That is the way retirement lack of suitable staff offices and graduate student I should be. research space. The third unit of the Forest Prod­ .John Neetzel ('39) joined us on July l , 1965 as ucts Building, which wou ld round out our 10-year I a R esearch Associate in Forest Products. Steve building program, is proposed for inclusion in fu­ Limstrom ('28) and H arold R athbun ('28) also are ture building requests to the Legislature. I on our staff on special projects. The School recently received a gift of 32 very interesting and colorful paintings from the estate I of Effie Bornhoft.