Let’s Hear It For The Girls!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

The Women in PGA Golf Management at North Carolina State University will host women from all 17 PGA universities around the country for an exciting girls-only conference including educational sessions on the golf industry as well as touring the Peter Millar Golf Apparel Company in Cary, NC. This unique event will conclude with the Women’s Carolinas Cup Golf Tournament at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course on the beautiful NC State campus.

To promote women in golf, the College of Natural Resources (CNR) and the CNR Community for Diversity will select 16 high school young women with a passion for golf to network with these amazing college women and learn about careers in golf management on Thursday, October 20th.

In addition to attending information sessions on college admission, the College of Natural Resources, and Professional Golf Management, attendees will have lunch and tour the Peter Millar Company with outstanding women who are thriving in a male-dominated sport, all for FREE!

DETAILS:
Thursday, October 20th
8:00 am – Registration/Breakfast
9:00-12:00 pm – Business Component of PGM & College Information Session
12:00-12:45 pm – Lunch
1:00-4:00 pm – Visit Peter Millar Apparel
4:15 pm – Return to CNR for student pick-up

For more information about the conference contact Shaefny Grays at sdgrays@ncsu.edu

More about PGA Golf Management at NC State
More about the CNR Community for Diversity

Book Tells Story of Bob Jordan – Forestry ’54

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

The Honorable Robert B. Jordan III ’54, former chair of the NC State Board of Trustees and former lieutenant governor, will discuss and sign copies of the new book about his life, The Man from Mount Gilead, written by Ned Cline.

Mr. Jordan will also talk about his experiences as a student at NC State (including working in the stacks at D. H. Hill Library!), where he graduated with honors in Forestry.

Jordan was a state Senator from 1976 to 1984 and was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1985. President of his family-owned business Jordan Lumber Company, Jordan has served on the State Board of Education and Community College Board, as well as the UNC Board of Governors, and was chairman of the North Carolina Economic Development Board.

The entire Jordan Family are loyal supporters of the College of Natural Resources at NC State, boasting four natural resources alumni in the family.

Several family members have served on the boards of the NC Forestry & Natural Resources Foundations. They also established the the Jordan Distinguished Professorate, the Jordan Graduate Fellowship and the Jordan Family Scholarship in support of innovation in natural resources.

Jordan Hall, one of the College’s main buildings on campus is named in honor of the Jordan family patriarch.

LIBRARY DISCUSSION & BOOK-SIGNING
WHEN: Friday, September 16 at 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Assembly Room, 2nd Floor, East Wing, D. H. Hill Library
NC State University Main Campus

Copies of The Man from Mount Gilead will be available for onsite purchase and signing.

Commencement Largest in College’s History

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Close to 250 undergraduate and graduate students received their diplomas from the NC State University College of Natural Resources at the McKimmon Center on Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 1:30 p.m in the largest commencement ceremony in the College’s history.

Over 1000 family and friends joined the faculty and staff to celebrate the students’ accomplishments and wish them well as they begin the next phase of their lives.

Toddi Steelman, a professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, gave the commencement address. Dr. Steelman was the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award this year for the College of Natural Resources. Her words of advice encouraged the students to stay off the couch, keep it real by making human connections, and make deliberate, active choices about what they want out of their lives.

Brenda Brickhouse, President of the NC State Natural Resources Foundation, Inc., congratulated each of the graduates and presented them with a brass and wood NC State business card holder and asked them to keep in touch with the college and NC State throughout their lives.

Other speakers for the ceremony included Dr. Robert Brown, Dean and Dr. Adrianna Kirkman, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

A student speaker from each of the college’s three departments shared their own life experiences and words of wisdom. Those students include: Ms. Genevieve Pike – Forest Biomaterials; Mr. Andrew McEachran – Forestry and Environmental Resources; and Mr. Steven Houg – Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.

Immediately following the ceremony, the academic departments hosted a cookie and punch reception for the faculty, staff, students and parents.

Congratulations to the Class of 2011! We wish them well and are confident that each will make a difference in the world and serve as outstanding representatives of the College of Natural Resources and North Carolina State University!

Commencement Program & List of Graduates>>

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Paper Science and Engineering Class of 2011 Celebrates With Senior Banquet

Posted on May 16, 2011 by moorman

Paper Science and Engineering seniors at 2011 annual banquet sponosored by Rayonier.

The NC State University Paper Science and Engineering Class of 2011 celebrated its achievements last week during the annual senior banquet. Sponsored by Rayonier, students were invited to enjoy the evening with great food, classmates, friends and department faculty. The accomplishments of 29 Paper Science and Engineering seniors were recognized during the event.

Senior Sonja Jones, double major in chemistry and paper science and engineering, was voted “Most Congenial Senior” by her classmates. The George T. Davis Most Congenial Senior Award is an annual honor noting the Paper Science and Engineering student who embodied a positive spirit, a bright smile on any day, and a kind heart.

Sonja Jones accepts the 2011 Most Congenial Senior Award from Dr. Med Byrd.

It has become tradition in the past 5 years for the students and faculty to take the stage to roast one another in farewell. The faculty took the opportunity to go first and roast the lively group of seniors in the Class of 2011. The students were not to be out-done! The toils of 4 years working individually with each of the faculty gave them plenty of insight on how to highlight the unique character of the Forest Biomaterials faculty.

Dr. Med Byrd took the opportunity to remind students of the industry partners, alumni and friends who have supported their scholarships and professional development over the past few years. He encouraged students to pledge to give back to NC State and the Paper Science & Engineering program. Dr. Hasan Jameel, Dr. Med Byrd and Dr. Richard Phillips pledged $4,000 to create the Class of 2011 scholarship fund. Two members of the Class of 2011 took the challenge and stepped right up with pledges!

90% of the students graduating on May 14, 2011 have secured permanent employment or will be entering graduate school. Graduates have accepted offers at Rayonier, International Paper, Kimberly Clark, Dupont and Nalco, among other companies. Other students plan to pursue Ph.d’s in Chemical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Georgia Tech. One graduate has plans to attend law school and another is accepting her commission with the US Navy.

Many students in the Class of 2011 are completing a dual major in Chemical Engineering and will be graduating in December. The Department of Forest Biomaterials and Rayonier congratulate the Class of 2011!

Paper Science and Engineering Class of 2011 at Senior Banquet.

NC State to Host Botanists & Biologists for MPC28

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

Compression Photo: Pat Gensel

In May 2011, NC State University will host the 28th Annual Midcontinent Paleobotanical Colloquium (MPC28).

Registration begins the afternoon of May 20 followed by a program that includes presentations, research posters and a banquet on the 21st and a field trip on the 22nd to the Triassic Basin near Sanford NC to collect fossils.

This year’s featured speaker is Scott Wing, research scientist and curator at the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. Wing will talk about the spectacularly preserved late Campian flora at Big Cedar Ridge, Wyoming – a Plant Pompeii.

The meeting will be held in the College of Natural Resources Complex at NC State University in Raleigh, NC and is made possible through support from the Departments of Forest Biomaterials and Plant Biology at NC State and the Department of Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill.

More information is available on the MPC28 website.