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Gifford Pinchot Medal

The Gifford Pinchot Medal recognizes outstanding contributions by a forestry professional in the administration, practice, and professional development of North American Forestry. The award, presented biennially (odd-numbered years), consists of an engraved medallion and a $500 honorarium.

Sir William Schlich Memorial Award

The Sir William Schlich Memorial Award recognizes broad and outstanding contributions to the field of forestry with emphasis on, but not limited to, policy and national or international activities. The award, presented biennially (even-numbered years), consists of an engraved medallion and a $500 honorarium.

John A. Beale Memorial Award

The John A. Beale Memorial Award recognizes outstanding efforts over a sustained period of time by an SAF member in the promotion of forestry through voluntary service to the Society. The award, presented annually, includes a $500 honorarium.

Young Forester Leadership Award

The Young Forester Leadership Award recognizes outstanding leadership by a young forestry professional in the development and promotion of an individual program or project, or for a sustained leadership role benefiting the practice of forestry and the Society of American Foresters.

Barrington Moore Memorial Award in Biological Science

The Barrington Moore Memorial Award recognizes outstanding achievement in biological research leading to the advancement of forestry. Presented annually, the award includeds a $1,000 honorarium.

SAF Award in Forest Science

The SAF Award in Forest Science recognizes distinguished individual research in any branch of the quantitative, managerial, and/or social sciences leading to the advancement of forestry. Presented annually, the award includeds a $1,000 honorarium.

Technology Transfer Award

The Technology Transfer Award recognizes outstanding performance in the areas of technology transfer, implementation and extension. Presented annually, the award includes a cash honorarium of $1000.

Carl Alwin Schenck Award

The Carl Alwin Schenck Award recognizes devotion and demonstrated outstanding performance in the field of forestry education. Presented annually, the award includes a cash honorarium of $500.

Outstanding Forestry Journalism Award

The Outstanding Forestry Journalism Award recognizes high quality journalistic coverage of topics that increase the American public's understanding of forestry and natural resources. Presented annually, the award includes a cash honorarium of $500.

Presidential Field Forester Award

Through presidential direction, eleven members (one from each of the eleven SAF districts) will be selected to receive an outstanding field forester achievement award. This process will assure that each region of the United States will be able to recognize an outstanding field forester.

Outstanding Student Chapter Award

The Outstanding Student Chapter award recognizes the top outstanding student chapters and their faculty representatives for their contributions to the Society, its student members, and the community.

Student Chapter Website Award

The Student Chapter Website Award honors the SAF student chapter with the best website design, content, and web management.

Fellows

Fellow nominees shall be Members of the SAF who have rendered outstanding service to forestry and the Society. All applicants must demonstrate (1) strong continuing commitment through direct SAF volunteer activities, and (2) exemplary action, sustained leadership, and advancement of the forestry profession at the local, regional, national, or international level in at least one of the following areas: (a) application of forestry, (b) education, (c) research, (d) technology transfer.

Election to Fellow shall be concurrent with the annual elections of the Society. Fellows will be elected by the voting members of the state, intrastate, or multistate society from which they are nominated. Should the total number of Fellows in the Society approach 5 percent of the total voting membership, the executive vice-president shall present a plan to the Council to limit the number to no more than 5 percent.

To be elected, nominees must receive affirmative votes of two-thirds of the ballots cast. Members may vote for as many candidates as they wish. Election questions shall be handled by the Tellers Committee.

Nominations for election to Fellow shall be made by the written petition of 25 Members and Fellows, or one-half of the voting Members and Fellows, whichever is less, in the state society. The petition must be submitted in a format prescribed by the executive vice-president to be valid.

Each nominating petition for Fellow must be accompanied by a biographical sketch of the nominee’s demonstrated compliance with the Fellow’s criteria at the local, regional, national, or international level in at least one of the following areas: (a) application of forestry, (b) education, (c) research, (d) technology transfer. The biographical sketch must be in a format prescribed by the executive vice-president to be acceptable. Each nominating petition shall state that the nominee has been informed of the petition, consents to the nomination, and has reviewed the biographical sketch for accuracy and publication.

Petitions must be received in the national office not later than May 31 of the election year. Petitions may be submitted at any time, but valid petitions received after May 31 shall be held for the following year’s election. Invalid petitions shall be returned to the responsible individual or state society for corrective action.

ApSAF Fellows

Name

ApSAF Division

Year

Ahearn, Walter T.

SC

1981

Allen, Robert M.

SC

1979

Argow, Keith A.

VA

1986

Barber, John C.

VA

1977

Barden, Claude F.

SC

1986

Baughman, William D.

SC

1987

Beason, Robert J.

SC

1986

Berntsen, Carl M.

VA

1977

Bickley, Rhett S.

SC

1999

Box, Benton H.

SC

1986

Boyce, Stephen G.

NC

1982

Bruner, Marlin H.

SC

1975

Bryan, Milton M.

VA

1977

Bryant, Ralph C.

NC

1979

Burkhart, Harold E.

VA

1985

Cooper, Arthur W.

NC

1986

Crutchfield, Douglas

SC

1991

Cubbage, Frederick

NC

1996

Cullom, Ralph M.

NC

1996

Custard, Wallace F.

VA

1983

Damtoft, Walter J.

NC

1951

Dean, George W.

VA

1969

Demmon, Elwood L.

NC

1951

Detwiler, Samuel B.

VA

1955

Dorman, Keith W.

NC

1988

Duerr, William A.

VA

1963

Duffield, John W.

NC

1959

Ellwood, Eric L.

NC

1985

Eng, Donald W.

SC

1988

Evans, Thomas C.

NC

1979

Eyre, Francis H.

VA

1959

Flory, Charles H.

SC

1965

Frothingham, Earl H.

NC

1942

Geddes, Roland B.

VA

1987

Green, Horace J.

NC

1985

Grest, Edward G.

VA

1977

Guthrie, John D.

VA

1942

Haig, Irvine T.

NC

1967

Hall, Otis F.

VA

1979

Haney, Harry L.

VA

1990

Harrar, Ellwood Scott

NC

1965

Harris, Thomas G.

VA

1991

Hepting, George H.

NC

1965

Herren, Robert D.

VA

1992

Hofmann, Julian George

NC

1981

Holmes, John S.

NC

1939

Hook, Donal D.

SC

1991

Hosner, John F.

VA

1977

Hughes, Samual M.

NC

1994

Jackson, Gorham E.

NC

1977

Kellison, Robert C.

NC

1995

Kilian, Leonard A., Jr.

SC

1988

Kinard, Frederick W. ,Jr.

SC

1999

Kincaid, Dan B.

NC

1991

Korstian, Clarence F.

NC

1942

Langdon, O. Gordon

SC

1983

Little, Elbert L., Jr.

VA

1977

Lively, John

NC

2000

Lloyd, William J.

VA

1977

Maki, T. Ewald

NC

1969

Marcum, Garry F.

NC

1986

Matics, Harold E.

VA

1985

McClintock, Thomas F.

NC

1983

McElwee, Robert L.

VA

1989

McGregor, William H. Davis

SC

1977

Miller, Sharon R.

VA

1986

Milliken, William F.

SC

1981

Morrell, Fred W.

VA

1951

Morris, C. Crockett

VA

1997

Nelson, Albert L. C.

SC

1991

Nichols, C. R., Jr.

SC

1984

Niederhof, Camman H

SC

1982

Olinger, Harold L.

VA

1994

Olson, George A.

NC

1989

Palmer, John G.

NC

2002

Peach, Nelson L.

SC

1985

Preston, Richard J., Jr.

NC

1965

Rilee, William H.

VA

2002

Robinson, Vernon L.

SC

1999

Rodger, Edwin E.

VA

1986

Schumacher, Francis X.

NC

1959

Smith, Walton Ramsey

NC

1979

Smith, David Wm.

VA

1998

Smith, Warren

NC

1990

Smyth, Arthur V.

VA

1983

Stanley, Wilbur C.

VA

1990

Stevensen, Donald D.

NC

1967

Straka, Patricia A.

SC

2001

Straka, Thomas J.

SC  

2001

Summerville, Kenneth O.

NC

2002

Swank, Wayne T.

NC

2000

Thatcher, Robert C.

NC

2000

Tombaugh, Larry W.

NC

1987

Towell, William E.

NC

1973

Trew, I. Frederick

VA

1989

Van Sickle, Charles C

NC

2000

Van Lear, David H.

SC

1985

Vitas, George

NC

1977

Wackerman, Albert E.

NC

1961

Wahlenberg, William G.

NC

1957

Walbridge, Thomas A., Jr.

VA

1989

Wallinger, R. Scott

SC

1982

Warner, John R.

SC

1987

Wenger, Karl F.

VA

1989

Whitfield, Fred E.

NC

2001

Wilson, S. Leigh

SC

1987

Winkworth, Ralph C.

NC

1977

Young, Edwin J.

NC

1987

Youngblood, Gary G.

VA

1998

Zobel, Bruce J.

NC

1969