Hussey Win Proves Southern Timbersports Powerhouse

Posted on April 24, 2013 by rwgonzal

Josh Hussey – photo courtesy of STIHL TIMBERSPORTS

For the second time in two years and the third time in four years, a North Carolina State University student has taken the Southern Collegiate Championship title of the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Southern Qualifier. Josh Hussey, a senior in Forest Management from Robbins, NC, placed first out of 14 other strong collegiate competitors, earning a $1000 scholarship for NC State, and advancing to the National Collegiate Championship at The Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., June 7-9, 2013.

NC State is proving a powerhouse in timbersports. Victor Wassack (’12 Forest Management) won the Southern title in 2012, when NC State hosted the event, and winning both the Southern and National Collegiate titles in 2010 was Logan Scarborough (’10 Forest Management) who now participates in the sport as a Professional Competitor.

Read the full story of Josh’s win below, posted by STIHL TIMBERSPORTS, 3/25/2013, or visit Southern Hospitality: Moving on to the US Championships

Source: STIHL TIMBERSPORTS

TOP SOUTHERN COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL LUMBERJACKS
ADVANCE TO THE 2013 STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® SERIES U.S. CHAMPIONSHIPS

Josh Hussey of NC State claims Southern Collegiate Qualifier title;
Paul Cogar, Mel Lentz, Matt Slingerland and Mike Slingerland
take top honors in the Southern Pro Qualifier

AUBURN, Ala. – The STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® Series presented by Ram Trucks launched the 2013 season with the Collegiate and Professional Southern Qualifiers hosted by Auburn University Friday, March 15. For the second consecutive year NC State took the top Collegiate Qualifier honors as Josh Hussey, an NC State senior, took first place in the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Southern Collegiate Qualifier, advancing to the Collegiate Championship at The Great Smoky Mountain Lumberjack Feud in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., June 7-9, 2013.

The top pros who placed first to fourth respectively in the Southern Professional Qualifier were Mel Lentz of Diana, W.Va., Matt Slingerland of Rockwell, NC, Paul Cogar of Diana, W.Va. and Mike Slingerland from Rockwell, NC. The fourth and final qualifying spot came down to a tie-breaking stock saw-off between Mike Slingerland and Andrew Mattison of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., where Slingerland out-sawed Mattison by mere fractions of a second to advance to the Championship. Only the top four pros advance to the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series U.S. Championship in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

“We couldn’t have asked for a more exciting competition to kick off the 2013 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series season,” said Brad Sorgen, producer of the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series. “Auburn was a great host providing the perfect atmosphere for the Pro and Collegiate Southern Qualifier.”

NC State’s Hussey, 23 from Robbins, NC, took the top Southern Collegiate Qualifier spot out of 14 collegiate competitors after placing in the top four in every discipline. Jack Lipkin from the University of Tennessee placed second in the competition and Robey Coffey from Virginia Tech took third. In addition to advancing to the Collegiate Championship, the competitor with the most cumulative points also earned a $1,000 scholarship from STIHL for his school.

In the Professional Southern Qualifier, Mel “King of the Lumberjacks” Lentz started out strong, taking first place in the spring board and standing block chop, and stayed consistent throughout the competition, which ultimately placed him in the top spot. Second place finisher Matt Slingerland had a rough start but recovered nicely, placing in the top three in the final four disciplines. You can view a full list of results from the college and pro events on our Results Page for the Southern Qualifier.

ESPNU, Outdoor Channel and TUFF TV cameras were on site to capture the competition. These networks provide a national platform to not only highlight the competition, but also spotlight the hosting schools and their forestry programs in the Professional and Collegiate Series competition shows. The airing schedule for the Southern Qualifier collegiate and pro events on Outdoor Channel can be found here. ESPNU air dates and times for the 2013 season will be announced at a later date.

For the first time this season, fans are able to get in on the action, choosing which pro lumberjacks they think will perform the best in actual competitions, including the Southern Qualifier. Prizes include STIHL chain saws and a trip for two to the World Championship in Germany. To play the ultimate fantasy sports game and view the Southern Qualifier leaderboard, visit facebook.com/STIHLTIMBERSPORTS.

NC State Leopold Wildlife Club runs scavenger hunt at Dixie Deer Classic

Posted on March 2, 2013 by rwgonzal

From News & Observer, Dixie Deer Classic set to start, Correspondent Teri Boggess —
Release date 2.27.13

If you visit a Dixie Deer Classic booth and notice teens, preteens and even younger kids displaying exceptional interest in the booth, there’s a good chance you’re seeing a hunt in progress.

Hundreds of young scavenger hunt participants will be among more than 20,000 visitors at the 33rd annual outdoors exhibition Friday through Sunday at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Many of the more than 300 vendors and exhibitors will share outdoors knowledge for the scavenger hunt.

N.C. State University’s Leopold Wildlife Club runs the scavenger hunt to assist the Wake County Wildlife Club’s volunteer crew that organizes the huge show in the Jim Graham Building, Exposition Center and Dorton Arena.

“Young, knowledgeable people teaching younger people with a thirst for knowledge is a great match,” said Allen Basala, the WCWC Wildlife Conservation Through Education Committee chairman who works with the college club. “My wife and I have five grandchildren at the elementary or preschool level. The Wildlife Scavenger Hunt will be the first stop on their Dixie Deer Classic bucket list.”

Participants answer questions with information from selected booths to become eligible to win prizes including a lifetime inland fishing or hunting license. The questions this year come from Leopold vice president Michael Biggerstaff, who works with Dr. Chris Moorman and club president Charlie Sanders in the Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology program at N.C. State.

“I helped out last year, but I didn’t realize how much work and communication was required,” Biggerstaff said. “I have had a blast doing it, though. I have learned a lot about how to communicate with others that are interested in my field but are not all necessarily professionals.”

The scavenger hunt takes place all three days. Friday is Wildlife Youth Day, with nearly 300 youths registered for classes that meet N.C. educational standards. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, the N.C. Wild Turkey Federation and Friends of the NRA also help plan the day’s many activities.

A.G. Raymond Forest Products Scholarship Established

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Arthur G. Raymond, Jr.

Arthur G. Raymond, Jr. (Art), a 1969 alumnus of the College of Natural Resources, established the A.G. Raymond Forest Products Scholarship Endowment in the fall of 2012 to provide need-based undergraduate scholarships for Wood Products students in NC State University’s Department of Forest Biomaterials.

Having headed his own consulting firm specializing in wood products manufacturing and currently serving as Senior Vice President of Hooker Furniture, Art understands the importance of combining knowledge driven science with sound business practices to create usable, sustainable products for the consumer in the global market.

Art is an avid NC State supporter serving since 2002 on the NC State Natural Resources Foundation Board of Directors on the Executive Committee, Budget Committee and Chair of the Development Committee. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the College of Natural Resources and has served as a guest lecturer in Industrial Engineering, as well as, an active member of both the NC State Alumni Association and the Wolfpack Club.

This endowment will be used to provide need-based undergraduate scholarships for wood products students in the College of Natural Resources. Awards will be for one academic year and may be renewable based on specific criteria being met.

About the Department of Forest Biomaterials
NC State University’s Department of Forest Biomaterials (FB) is home to a nationally recognized wood products program with a long history of supporting wood manufacturing industries, sustainable housing and their surrounding communities and to one of the oldest and most respected paper science and engineering programs in the world. We also support a fast-growing forest biomaterials and bioenergy area, which examines the production of novel biomass resources, and develops the chemical science and engineering technology for the sustainable production of materials and energy.

The department pursues interdisciplinary teaching, research and extension activities. Our approach recognizes the scientific and engineering principles driving each area of study as well as applicable technology and business skills. Our programs also examine and acknowledge the broader sustainability issues that affect industries operating in these fields, including the financial, management and social components. All of our programs emphasize hands-on learning that identify solutions to real-world problems and developing futuristic products and environmentally friendly processes.

N.C. State Golf Management Students to Help Northgreen Country Club

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

N.C. State University has chosen Northgreen Country Club as a classroom case study for students this semester who are trying to make a career in the golf industry.

PGM students gain hands on knowledge through required internships and service projects

The PGA Golf Management course students have been analyzing Northgreen and its clubhouse and are offering suggestions for improving the business. The students, who are taking the course in the university’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, also are making site visits and will be assisting with clinics and other duties at the course.

The golf course was chosen for this semester’s case study after residents of the Northgreen Village Association sat down with course owner Ed Holloman to discuss ways they could work together to improve the course, which is considered a major selling point for their properties.

The partnership  between the university and course a win-win situation for everyone involved, Northgreen owner Wayne Holloman said. He said Northgreen Country Club gets free advice about how to improve the course and improve its bottom line. And students get a chance to work at a blue-collar course that is open to the public and similar to clubs some will be working at when they graduate, course instructor Andy Betz said. He said his upper- level students are putting together a marketing plan for Northgreen.

Holloman said (the partnership) resulted in what amounted to a free consultation. “It was amazing to see college kids put that much serious effort into something.” Residents said any  improvements to the course can only be a plus for the neighborhood.

Adapted from the “Rocky Mount Telegram”.
Read the complete article, written by John Henderson and published February 11, 2013

CNR Honored for Outstanding Multicultural Freshman Success

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

The College of Natural Resources(CNR) at NC State University was honored recently with the 2013 Outstanding College Performance Award.

Presented at the 18th Annual Freshman Honors Convocation sponsored by NC State’s Multicultural Students Affairs Program, the award acknowledges that 51% of our self-identified African American, Native American & Hispanic freshmen achieved a 3.0 or greater fall semester grade point average. This is the second year in a row CNR has won this award.

The proud students who were recognized for their academic achievements include: honored students with awards

Kiarra Hicks – Sports Management (far left)
Deanna Metivier – Natural Resources Ecosystem Assessment (2nd from left)
Shaefny Grays – Adviser (center)
Melissa Betancur – Parks Recreation and Tourism Management (2nd from right)
Yolanda Munoz – Sports Management (far right)
Not Shown
Morgan Cheek – Program Management
Taylor Hattori – Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and Biology
Matthew Johnson – Sports Management

All seven of these freshmen were students in Dr. Thomas Easley’s USC 110 Freshman Advancement Seminar during the fall semester.