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NEWS ABOUT STUDENTS

• Jacob Kubel Receives Heinz Scholar Award
• Eric Long Receives 2003 Latham Award
• SAF Student Chapter Wins First Place
• Penn State Wildlife Society: Fall 2003 Activities Report
• Forest Technology Students Head West
• Summer and Fall 2003 Commencement
• Laurel Haven Endowment Scholarship
• 2003-04 Scholarships and Awards
  

Jacob Kubel Receives Heinz Scholar Award

Jacob Kubel was chosen as one of the recipients for the Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research. Kubel, a master’s student in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, is conducting research on the golden-winged warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera), a migratory songbird. His adviser is Dr. Richard Yahner, professor of wildlife conservation.

The Teresa Heinz Scholars for Environmental Research, funded by The Teresa and H. John Heinz III Foundation, provides financial support for doctoral dissertation and master’s thesis research that has public policy relevance and increases society’s understanding of environmental concerns and proposed solutions.

Increasing forest cover in the eastern United States over the past century has been linked with a simultaneous decline of early successional habitats, particularly in the mid-Atlantic region. Given past and current efforts to suppress natural disturbances (fire, for example), wildlife species that use early successional habitats may become increasingly dependent on anthropogenic habitats (those resulting from the influence of human beings) such as clearcuts and power line rights-of-way.

The golden-winged warbler is a species of conservation concern on a global scale, and is listed on Audubon’s WatchList. Kubel’s research focuses on golden-winged warbler use of, and reproductive success in, three anthropogenic, early successional habitats located at State Game Lands 176 in central Pennsylvania.

Kubel elaborates, “State Game Lands 176 is regarded by some as a ‘hot-spot’ in Pennsylvania for golden-winged warblers. My research aims to determine which manmade habitats there might be most valuable to the breeding population. I hope to also increase awareness of the importance of conserving and managing early successional habitats. The public policy relevance of my research is that it may provide information that can aid policy decisions with regard to how we manage public lands for wildlife. For example, preliminary results of my research indicate that timber harvesting and maintenance of power line rights-ofway may benefit golden-winged warblers under some conditions but not others.”

According to Kubel, “The golden-winged warbler is not an ‘easy’ species to work with. The Scholars award has allowed me to hire more assistants and expand the sample sizes in my study. I believe the quality of my research, and the ability to disseminate its findings, will improve as a direct result of the award.”

Eric Long Receives 2003 Latham Award

Eric S. Long received the 2003 Roger M. Latham Memorial Graduate Award, given annually to an outstanding, full-time graduate student advised by Wildlife and Fisheries Science faculty members in the School of Forest Resources. Long is a Ph.D. candidate in Ecology working with Dr. Duane R. Diefenbach, adjunct assistant professor of wildlife and assistant unit leader of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Penn State.

The Latham Award memorializes Roger Latham, a lifelong conservationist and the outdoor editor of the Pittsburgh Press, and was created by Mr. Latham’s friends in 1981. The School’s Wildlife and Fisheries Science faculty choose the recipient annually.

Long’s doctoral research focuses on examining influences of altered harvest practices on the social behavior of white-tailed deer. The project is a cooperative effort between the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Penn State. Additional collaborators include the Audubon Society and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission initiated the study to answer questions about survival and behavior of bucks in Pennsylvania. This is of particular interest since new antler restrictions were recently passed with the goal of increasing the number of bucks in the state. How many bucks are harvested by hunters and how many survive through the hunting season? How many are killed by collisions with vehicles? Do bucks leave the area in which they were born? If so, when do they leave and where do they go?

Long’s study area includes Armstrong County in westcentral Pennsylvania and Centre County in the central part of the state. Deer are captured by a variety of methods and equipped with ear tags and radio-transmitters that facilitate the tracking of their survival and movement. Findings from Long’s study and others will contribute to basic ecological theory and will also provide applied benefit for wildlife professionals as they continue to improve management practices.

In addition to documenting his work in the scientific literature, Long has been active in communicating research findings to the public. He explains, “Effective communication of scientific research to the public sector facilitates education of the nonprofessional. In this way, the public can become informed of contemporary natural resource issues and can learn to become effective, grass-roots conservationists. Also, much fish and wildlife research is funded by taxpayer dollars, and the public has a right to know where and how their money is being used.”

Long has given presentations to elementary and high school students, and has been an invited speaker at sporting group meetings. He has given interviews for various media outlets, and published preliminary results of his research in the Pennsylvania Game News [74(4):21-25, 2003].

In a letter of support for Long’s nomination, his adviser Dr. Diefenbach wrote, “Eric has clearly demonstrated leadership skills in successfully directing the fieldwork activities of more than dozen technicians in two counties, as well as strong research and communication skills. His Ph.D. project, although focusing on dispersal of yearling male white-tailed deer, involves all of the social, biological, and political aspects of the management of a charismatic mega-vertebrate.”

Long, a native of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, completed his master’s degree in biology (wildlife ecology) at the University of North Dakota in 2001. That research focused on testing techniques to estimate mountain lion population sizes and examining influences of nonnative, introduced species on mountain lion diets. He earned a B.S. in biology in 1998 at Wheaton College in Illinois.

SAF Student Chapter Wins First Place

Members of the Penn State SAF Student Chapter pose with their advisers afer receiving the 2003 Outstanding Chapter Award in Buffalo, New York.

The Pennsylvania State University SAF Student Chapter won first place in the 2003 Outstanding SAF Student Chapter Award contest! Clemson University SAF Student Chapter placed second and Mississippi State University SAF Student Chapter placed third.

The award was presented at the 2003 SAF National Convention in Buffalo, New York, in October. Twenty members of the chapter and advisers Dr. Harry Wiant, Ibberson Chair in Forest Resources Management, and Mr. Mike Powell, senior research technician, were present for the honors.

The student chapters are evaluated on nine possible areas of accomplishment: membership, service to members, service to SAF, service to the forestry school, involvement with other natural resources organizations, service to the community, outside recognition, chapter management, and any other activities or aspects of the chapter.

When the nomination materials were prepared in Spring 2003, 141 undergraduate students were enrolled in the Forest Science program at Penn State; about 43 percent of these were SAF members and they were quite active during the 2002-03 academic year.

The chapter’s activities included opportunities for students to participate in various classes and training sessions such as CPRFirst Aid, Tree Farm inspection certification, Project Learning Tree certification, fire crew, and logging and sawmill safety. Their involvement with other natural resource organizations included a timber stand improvement project, a tree planting project, and Wildlife Fire Fighter certification with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry; trash pick-up with the Pennsylvania Game Commission; Tree Farm inspection certification with the American Tree Farm System; and participation in the Allegheny National Forest Plan Revision Workshop sponsored by the USDA Forest Service.

Chapter members attended the 2002 SAF National Convention and the annual winter meeting of the Allegheny SAF (where they placed first in the student Quiz Bowl), and worked with the SAF Rothrock Chapter in hosting the annual summer meeting of the Allegheny SAF. They staffed the School’s display at various events, planned and hosted the School’s annual spring picnic, and worked with other student groups to select the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Member Award. The chapter also published its own newsletter several times each semester.

The Penn State SAF Student Chapter served the campus community by sponsoring the planting of a memorial tree on campus to honor the personal losses and heroism of alumni in the events of September 11, 2001. They served the local community by cleaning up leaves and moving a piano for the Association of Retarded Citizens (The Arc) of Centre County.

Outside recognition of the chapter came in the form of an article in The Forestry Source about the memorial tree planting, articles in The Allegheny News about chapter members getting hands-on forestry experience, and an article in the Centre Daily Times highlighting the community service award that the chapter received from The Arc of Centre County.

Dr. Wiant has high praise for the chapter; “I have never seen more dedicated and enthusiastic officers and members. It continues to astonish me that they can undertake and complete so many projects in view of the academic loads they carry. If they carry this dedication into their work, which I am certain they will, our profession is in very good hands.”

As reported in our last newsletter, the Penn State SAF Student Chapter also received second place in the 2003 Student Chapter Web site contest. Visit the award-winning site at
http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/forestrysociety/index.htm.

Penn State Wildlife Society members on the shore of Lake Champlain, near the conference center for the 2003 Wildlife Society Annual Conference in Burlington, Vermont.

The Penn State Chapter of The Wildlife Society has been busy this semester with a variety of professional development and service opportunities. In September, three members represented the Penn State chapter at the 2003 Wildlife Society Annual Conference in Burlington, Vermont. They were able to attend workshops and symposia, meet natural resource professionals from across the nation, and enjoy the surrounding Vermont scenery. Members also took a weekend trip to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Kempton, Pennsylvania, and traveled to Pennsylvania’s elk country in October. Students from The Wildlife Society and the Society of American Foresters experienced a guided tour of the Benezette area given by Dave Messics ‘87, Northeast Regional Vice President for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Mr. Messics took students to food plots and state game land areas managed for elk habitat by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Pennsylvania Game Commission, and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. For many students, this was their first live encounter with elk and they had the opportunity to get up close and personal with several dozen, and also learn about the history and human dimensions issues connected to the state’s elk herd.

In October, Wildlife Society members participated in the saw whet owl banding program at Shavers Creek Environmental Center. The same month, students had the chance for professional training in mist net capture and bird handling techniques, provided by School graduate student Adam Rohnke. Members have also begun reestablishing a past Wildlife Society habitat project at Mothersbaugh Swamp in Stone Valley, to provide boxes for cavity-nesting birds, and started a new project helping with the bluebird trail at Rock Springs. Other activities included a workshop at Shavers Creek, where members became certified in the Pennsylvania Songbirds education curriculum for teaching bird conservation to grades K-12. Members have also attended on-campus programs given by Dr. Steve Williams, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director, and Dr. Rich Yahner, professor of wildlife conservation, who presented fifty years of research on rights-of-way management. Finally, members submitted more than 100 wildlife pictures in a contest for publication in the first annual Wildlife Society Calendar. The 2004 Wildlife Society Calendar features 13 amazing original color photographs, all taken by students, and can still be purchased in 213 Ferguson Building.

This spring semester promises to be equally busy, with plans already formulating for another conservation education workshop at Shavers Creek, plus workshops on GPS technology and mammal sampling techniques. Service projects will include working with Game Commission and DCNR on a woodcock management project at Bald Eagle State Park, as well as adding wood duck and bluebird boxes to the Mothersbaugh Swamp site. Members will also serve as volunteer educators and contest scorers at the 4-H State Wildlife Field Day held annually at Rock Springs. The club is also planning a spring Wildlife and Fisheries Science Student-Faculty Social and is preparing to update its Web site and begin producing a club newsletter. The semester will culminate with the first annual competition for the PSU Wildlife Society Chapter Leadership Award, which will recognize one student for exemplary service to the club and natural resources community.

Wildlife Society meets every other Tuesday at 6:00pm, with the first spring meeting held on January 20. For more information, visit http://www.clubs.psu.edu/up/wildlifesociety/ or contact adviser Dr. Duane Diefenbach (drd11@psu.edu) for meeting times and locations.

Forest Technology Students Head West

Forest Technology students from Penn State Mont Alto visit a salvage logging operation on Plum Creek Timber Company land in Idaho.

As reported by Dr. Beth Brantley, forestry instructor, Mont Alto: On Wednesday, October 8, 2003, thirteen Penn State Mont Alto Forest Technology sophomores and I flew to Missoula, Montana, for a long weekend of western forestry. For four of the travelers, it was the first time flying, and for many of the travelers, it was the first time west of Pennsylvania.

Upon arrival, we headed up and over Lolo Pass to the Powell Ranger District on the Clearwater National Forest in Idaho. The folks at Powell hosted a potluck supper for us on the first evening, and the Forest Supervisor welcomed us to the Clearwater National Forest.

We arose bright and early on Thursday (Mountain Standard Time!) for a fantastic day of forestry with the sale administrator at Powell, and with a forester from Plum Creek Timber Company. We visited former and active timber sales, including an operational aerial cable system. The checkerboard land ownership enabled the students to contrast USDA Forest Service and Plum Creek timber sales, site preparation, and regeneration standards side-by-side. We met with loggers on the Plum Creek sale who explained the challenges of harvesting and selling burned wood, with the fire management officer (FMO) on the Lochsa Ranger District, and the assistant FMO on the Powell Ranger District for information on fire history and job opportunities.

On Friday, we headed north to Glacier National Park, toured the restoration nursery, and were given information on job opportunities at Glacier. The Glacier staff is attempting to eradicate invasive, nonnative species of plants and reestablish the native plant populations. The students learned how seeds were collected, stored, and germinated at the nursery.

We spent Saturday morning at the Apgar visitor center, and learned about the history of Glacier as well as the white pine blister rust eradication program and bears in the park. We traveled up the Going-to-the-Sun Road with a walk on the Trail of the Cedars. The highlight was making it all the way to Logan Pass for a group photo! From Glacier, we headed southeast to Condon, Montana, for an evening at Northwest Connections, an organization specializing in environmental education and research. The wildlife biologist on the Lolo National Forest gave a presentation on lynx and a great discussion on western wildlife followed.

On Sunday morning we arrived at the home of Bud Moore, former district ranger on the Powell Ranger District and author of “The Lochsa Story: Land Ethics in the Bitterroot Mountains.” Bud was employed by the Forest Service from 1934 to 1974. We toured his property (which includes a sawmill) and enjoyed his company for the better part of the day. Heading south to the University of Montana’s Lubrecht Experimental Forest, we had a discussion with the lead wilderness ranger on the Powell Ranger District, and spent an evening with the dean and a professor from the College of Forestry and Conservation.

The western tour wrapped up on Monday with a stop at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in Missoula. It was a wonderful trip for everyone.

Summer and Fall 2003 Commencement

Summer 2003

UNDERGRADUATES
Forest Science
Andrew Brought

Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Philip Dunning, Brian McHail, Kristy Myers, Melanie Rose

Wood Products
Jason Kelley, Douglas Kisner

GRADUATES
Forest Resources
April Keener, M.S.; Francis Meza Aguero, M.S. Melanie Northrup, M.S.; Matthew Scholl, M.S.

Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Neil Crouch, M.S.; Romeo Spinola, Ph.D.

Fall 2003

UNDERGRADUATES
Forest Science
Brandon Bridge, Kasey Chaney, Matthew Diskin, Matthew Erb, Craig Little, Doak Marasco, Michael Nelson, Andrew Verbos

Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Joshua Brown, Cory Fahnestock, Michael Hersch, Patrick Hough, Seth Leslie, Shealyn Marino, Joshua McCormick, Nathan McKelvie, Nathan Ramsey, Seth Rozic, Nicole Totino

Wood Products
Christopher Hoy, Jonathan Stank

GRADUATES
Forest Resources
Paul Roth, M.S.; Nicole Strong, M.S.; Bryan Black, Ph.D.

Wildlife and Fisheries Science
Melinda Farr, M.S.; Angela Lambert, M.S.; Emily Lisy, M.S.; Craig Swope, M.S.

Environmental Pollution Control
Jennifer Ferrando, M EPC

Laurel Haven Endowment Scholarship

Joshua Gruver, graduate student in Forest Resources, Watershed Stewardship option; Amanda Yeager, undergraduate senior in Wildlife and Fisheries Science; and Kathleen Lucot, undergraduate sophomore in Education, have each received a Laurel Haven Endowment Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for the 2003-04 academic year.

Laurel Haven Endowment Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate or graduate students who have demonstrated commitment to conservation education. Conservation education involves formal and/or nonformal education in the stewardship and management of renewable natural resources. Eligible students must have engaged in conservation education or be currently engaged in conservation education through a community outreach program and enrolled at Penn State. First preference is given to students enrolled in the School of Forest Resources in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Second preference is given to students enrolled in the College of Education with a major in elementary or secondary education. Special consideration is given to those students engaged in conservation education programs at the University’s Laurel Haven Conservation Education Center located in the Bald Eagle Valley, a few miles north of State College.

The Laurel Haven Endowment Fund was created as an internship program in 1985 by Harold E. Mitzel and Jane M. Madsen, two former Penn State College of Education faculty members and advocates for forest stewardship education. In 2003 the internship program was converted to a scholarship program that is administered by Penn State’s Office of Student Aid.

2003-04 Scholarships and Awards

The College of Agricultural Sciences awarded more than $1.5 million in scholarships and awards to 675 students for the 2003- 04 academic year. This total includes $128,000 that the School of Forest Resources distributed among 83 students, including four incoming freshmen. Recipients and donors were honored at a banquet on October 21, 2003, at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College.

The O. Ben Gipple Memorial Scholarship, created in memory of O. Ben Gipple, a 1915 forestry graduate, by his niece Dr. Marian R. Peifer, was awarded for the first time this academic year and recognized as a “new scholarship” at the banquet. Gipple was the first drum major in 1913 with the Cadet Band, which later became the Blue Band. He served in World War I, and held various positions with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the former Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. He retired in 1970 as the City Forester of Harrisburg and died in 1971. He was considered one of the Commonwealth’s top experts in elm tree disease.

The Arthur W. and Caroline O. Hartman Trustee Scholarship, also awarded for the first time this academic year, was made possible by a million-dollar gift from the estate of Caroline O. Hartman, wife of deceased forestry alumnus Arthur W. Hartman, class of 1913, who was a Pennsylvania native, a World War I machine gun operator, and a USDA Forest Service employee. Arthur died in 1982 at age 90 and Caroline died in 2001 at age 104. The scholarship bearing their names is part of a five-year effort started in 2002 to raise $100 million in private support for undergraduate scholarships across the University. As part of the Trustee Scholarship Program, Penn State annually matches five percent of the original pledge amount. The matching funds are in addition to the earnings generated by the endowment.

Three of our scholarships were among those recognized at the banquet for reaching a milestone of continuous support: The Robert T. Billin Memorial Scholarship has been awarded for 10 years; the Robert Bliss Scholarship and the John and Nancy Steimer Scholarship have each been awarded for 15 years.

Scholarship and award recipients are chosen by unit scholarship committees as well as by a college-wide committee on the basis of their qualifications and donor-established guidelines. Listed below are the scholarships awarded by the School of Forest Resources and the recipients. The total amount awarded is listed next to the name of the scholarship. The name of the donor representative is listed in italics after each award.

The notation immediately following a student’s name is an abbreviation for the student’s major (FORSC = Forest Science, W F S = Wildlife and Fisheries Science, W P = Wood Products, 2FORT = Forest Technology, 2WLT = Wildlife Technology).

If you wish to make a contribution towards any of these scholarships, or are considering establishing a new scholarship, contact Mr. Mark Sharer, Director of Development, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State, 230 Ag Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802; phone (814) 863-1373.

BARTLETT TREE FOUNDATION, INC. GRANT-IN-AID $2,000
Mr. John Signorini
Kevin Riegner, FORSC, Hughesville, PA and one other student in the College of Agricultural Sciences

ROBERT T. BILLIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $16,229
School of Forest Resources
Kasey Chaney, FORSC, Venango, PA
Matthew Diskin, FORSC, Pittsburgh, PA
Joshua Gabert, W P, Newport, PA
Russell Kotecki, W F S, Scottdale, PA
Thomas Lugar, FORSC, Lancaster, PA
Jamie Murphy, FORSC, Cleona, PA
Robert Ormund, W F S, State College, PA
Andrew Weber, W F S, Pittbsurgh, PA
Amanda Yeager, W F S, Sinking Spring, PA

ROBERT BLISS SCHOLARSHIP $5,163
Mrs. Dorothy Bliss
Amy Carrozzino, W F S, Mantua, NJ
Nina Cohen, W F S, State College, PA
Nyssa Lewis, W F S, Gouldsboro, PA
Andrew Mishler, 2FORT, Waynesboro, PA
Benjamin Renner, W F S, Carlisle, PA
Jeremy Stempka, W F S, North East, PA

JAMES CLINTON BURNS SCHOLARSHIP FUND $1,122
School of Forest Resources
Daniel Kennedy, W F S, Uniontown, PA

MARK PETTY BUSH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES SCIENCE $2,190
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest R. Bush
Benjamin Renner, W F S, Carlisle, PA

DANZER GROUP SCHOLARSHIP IN WOOD PRODUCTS $2,000
Dr. Vijay S. Reddy
Joshua Gabert, W P, Newport, PA
Levi A. Neimond, W P, Cocolamus, PA

KEITH A. DAVIES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP $3,068
John C. and Esther M. Davies
Erich Doebler, W P, Muncy Valley, PA
Timothy Gruver, W P, Shippensburg, PA
Jonathan Stank, W P, Winfield, PA

"I am so happy to be given this chance to express my thanks for the scholarship monies I have received. With the high price of tuition today it is extremely hard to afford a college education. Scholarships have enabled me to support myself without having to work during the academic year; this has allowed me to not only reach my full academic potential, but also partake in numerous extracurricular activities, enhancing my overall experience. I would like to express a special thanks to all donors for making it possible for so many of us to receive college educations. It is very possible that without the scholarships I was awarded, I would not have graduated this past December." Kasey Chaney

FERGUSON-COPE FORESTRY AWARD $13,191
School of Forest Resources
Heather Adams, W F S, Danville, PA
Walter James, Jr., W F S, Coal Township, PA
Justin P. Kaskan, FORSC, Indiana, PA
Elif Kaynak, W F S, Hummelstown, PA
Steven Keiper, FORSC, Sidman, PA
Michael Lohr, W F S, Newtown, PA
Kevin Lutz, W F S, Robesonia, PA
David Planinsek, FORSC, Latrobe, PA
Nicholas Scaletta, FORSC, Johnstown, PA
Susan Smith, W F S, Philadelphia, PA
Mark Spangler, W F S, Aspers, PA
Thomas Stahl, FORSC, Altoona, PA
Amanda Yeager, W F S, Sinking Spring, PA

O. BEN GIPPLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN THE SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES $1,000
Dr. Marian Romberger Peifer
Thomas Lugar, FORSC, Lancaster, PA

ARTHUR W. AND CAROLINE O. HARTMAN TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP $136,455
(of which $10,000 was available to the SFR for awards)
Judith C. Kiely
Danielle Aubert, FORSC, Downingtown, PA
Nina Cohen, W F S, State College, PA
Doak Marasco, FORSC, Altoona, PA
Kathy Shaffer, 2WLT, Wilcox, PA
Peter Swiatek, W F S, Shickshinny, PA
and 58 other students in the College of Agricultural Sciences

JELD-WEN FOUNDATION $2,000
Mr. Jerry Pettibone
James Walsh, W P, Julian, PA

KEYSTONE KILN DRYING ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP $1,000
Mr. Sam Richardson
Benjamin Hoover, W P, Malvern, PA

THE ROGER M. LATHAM MEMORIAL GRADUATE AWARD FUND $1,334
Mr. C. Dana Chalfant
Eric Long, ECLGY, Huntingdon, PA

THE CARL I. PETERSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND $3,445
School of Forest Resources
Lucas Dalenberg, FORSC, Oakland, NJ
Robert Lindemuth, FORSC, Mount Carmel, PA
Rebecca Wagner, W F S, Johnstown, PA

ORPHA KELLY RAPP AND JESSE ROSSITER RAPP ’15 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND $3,519
Mrs. Elizabeth Valeika
Christopher Dahl, FORSC, Muncy, PA
David Planinsek, FORSC, Latrobe, PA
Thomas Rich, FORSC, Kane, PA

ORPHA KELLY RAPP AND JESSE ROSSITER RAPP ’15 PRIZE FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE $3,350
Mrs. Elizabeth Valeika
Daniel McGraw, W P, New Kensington, PA

IRVIN C. REIGNER ENDOWMENT $19,241
School of Forest Resources
William Bering, W F S, Lebanon, PA
Nichole Boal, 2WLT, Morrisdale, PA
Donald Bratz, 2FORT, Mill Creek, PA
Jaime Cooney, W F S, Pittsburgh, PA
Cory Deniker, 2FORT, Sandy Lake, PA
Sara Eisenhauer, W F S, Morrisdale, PA
Jeremy Ellenberger, W F S, Punxsutawney, PA
Jonathan Felix, W F S, Mount Joy, PA
Douglas Firely, W F S, Jamison, PA
Levi Gelnett, FORSC, Middleburg, PA
Thomas Gieder, W F S, Martinsburg, PA
Daniel Heggenstaller, FORSC, Indiana, PA
Michael Hersch, W F S, Macungie, PA
Alicia McCormick, W F S, Jersey Shore, PA
Christopher Moscatiello, W F S, Bordentown, NJ
Elissa Olimpi, W F S, Sewickley, PA
Seth C. Pattison, FORSC, Titusville, PA
Michael W. Pavelko, FORSC, Pottsville, PA
Kevin Riegner, FORSC, Hughesville, PA
Curtis Sloyer, FORSC, Landisville, PA
Chad Vorhees, FORSC, Wellsboro, PA

WILLIAM ALLISON RITCHEY SCHOLARSHIP IN FOREST RESOURCES $1,359
Mrs. Diane Peterson Ritchey
Nathan Herring, FORSC, Schuylkill Haven, PA

RUFFED GROUSE SOCIETY ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP IN FOREST RESOURCES
Mr. Mark Banker
Daniel Kennedy, W F S, Uniontown, PA

SCHOOL OF FOREST RESOURCES SCHOLARSHIP $3,846
School of Forest Resources
Shawn Miller, W F S, Lykens, PA
Joshua Schrecengost, W F S, Dayton, PA

FRANK AND LENORE H. SPEAREY SCHOLARSHIP IN FOREST RESOURCES $9,164
Mr. Jeff Spearey
Wade Brown, FORSC, York, PA
Charles Coup, FORSC, Milton, PA
Andrew Mischler, FORSC, Waynesboro, PA
Gregory Sarnoski, FORSC, Mechanicsburg, PA
Gary Smith, Jr., FORSC, Monrovia, MD
Zachary Wismer, FORSC, Perkasie, PA
Abigail Zarichansky, FORSC, Newville, PA

JOAN AND MALCOLM STEHMAN SCHOLARSHIP IN WOOD PRODUCTS $6,000
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Stehman
Joshua Gabert, W P, Newport, PA
Levi Neimond, W P, Cocolamus, PA
James Walsh, W P, Julian, PA

JOHN AND NANCY STEIMER SCHOLARSHIP $15,727
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Steimer
Chad Atwood, FORSC, Warren, PA
Nina Cohen, W F S, State College, PA
Aaron Garver, FORSC, State College, PA
Douglas Langford, FORSC, Latrobe, PA
Scott Lyon, 2WLT, Warren, PA
Virginia Mengel, W F S, Wellsboro, PA
Gregory Sanford, FORSC, Youngsville, PA
Zachary Scott, FORSC, Towanda, PA
Mary Skinner, 2WLT, DuBois, PA

WILBER W. WARD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND $5,540
School of Forest Resources
Douglas Firely, W F S, Jamison, PA
Elizabeth Huber, W F S, Nottingham, PA

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