Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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Ichool of Forestry excels in research and new facilities The unique quality about the School of Forestry is that it is still ie only school at SFA that offers a doctoral program. The rogram was initiated in 1975. Also, forestry is the only division in hich a research program is an integral part of the school ' s re- Donsibility, according to Dr. Kent T. Adair, dean of the school of )restry. Another outstanding quality of the forestry school is its state-of- le-art facilities. Approximately $4 million worth of new facilities ere added within the last five years in addition to the building of new field station. Most of the support for the equipment, scholarships and facility evelopments was from industry and other grants, especially rivate grants. I raised more money than my salary, Dr. Adair said. Another asset to the forestry school is the houseboat which Dr. idair calls a floating classroom. The 52 foot long by 16 foot ' ide boat was obtained two years ago and is available to anyone n campus for educational purposes. The boat appeared on PM Magazine and The Eyes of Tex- s. We are the leader in the United States in conservation educa- on, and we are strong in managing pine plantations, integrated )rest land management, wildlife management and basic plant sci- nces, Dr. Adair said. Another new facility in the making is the new building replacing iney Woods Conservation Center located on Sam Rayburn Lake, his facility benefits not only the University, but also local school istricts. Another excellent quality of the School of Forestry is the num- er of student organizations it offers. These are: the Wildlife Club, ie social club (Sylvans), the professional club (Society of American oresters), the honor society - Xi Sigma Pi, the Exploratory Post, ie recreation club (Student Texas Recreation and Parks Society) nd the graduate students association. Awards and recognition are quite high in proportion to the size of the faculty, according to Dr. Adair. Dr. Victor Bilan, for example, was named Regents ' Professor for 1986 by the Board, and he was also named the Outstanding Pro- fessor of the Year by the Alumni Association, according to Dr. Adair. Dr. Hershel Reeves, professor of forestry, has a fire lab which he uses to help teach fire management in managing forests. Within this lab, students actually learn how to conduct prescribed burns in forests which reduces build-up of fuels and combustible materials, consequently reducing the potential for se- vere wild fires, according to Dr. Adair. I went to China as part of a forest management delegation sponsored by the People to People program in August and Sep- tember 1985, Adair said. A contract was negotiated with North East Forestry University in Harbin, China for exchange of faculty and students. Dr. Adair says SFA expects to receive a doctoral student from Shanghei. In the next five years, the school has plans for program develop- ment, revamping courses, expanding the research program and Piney Woods Center. The last five years were spent working to upgrade the facilities and equipment. The school also needs to work on continuing education for professionals and also on conservation education, according to Dr. Adair. This school has become a focal point for resolution of conserva- tion issues in the state, Dr. Adair said. Dr. Adair anticipates that research funding in the next five years will become increasingly competitive. He also believes that molecu- lar biology and genetic engineering will increase, and SFA will place some emphasis on development of plants for specific pur- poses. In education, he foresees increased pressures on forest land, with a decrease in productive land base. This will force an im- provement in intensity of management. Chris Sanner Chris Sanner Forestry - 83

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Forestry Chris SaniK gethcr for a test in the forestry buildi library. Opposite page Lower left: Ire Lamontagne, Baytown freshman, p ! fects the art of typography. Low right: Graduate students Jim Gregc of Houston and Fred Burnett of W. ren, Ark. study the duck that was pi of an exhibition wildlife. Chris Sanner This page — Lower Left: Deborah Null, Center sophomore, practices typography in lab. Lower right: Kirk Martin, Dallas graduate student, and Quentin Youngblood, Waxahachie grad- uate student, work together to prepare for the labs they teach. Upper right: John Schaefer, Austin junior, Mark Gadders, Heath junior, and Kim Van Horn, Houston sophomore, study to- 82 - Forestry

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Health and Physical Education Guy Duvall Dr. Carl R. Kight Chairman of the Department of Health and Physical Education Physical education shoots for best possible program During the last year the department has been busy implement- ing the new standards for teacher certification. The primary objec- tive is to present the best program possible, thus providing excel- lent teachers for the public schools of Texas. I feel the entire faculty is made up of outstanding instructors, said Dr. Carl Kight, chairman of the department, Their achieve- ments over the past year are typified by outstanding teaching in their classes. The department is now providing a major for physical educators not planning a teaching career. This will be expanded in the next five years. The department continues to offer programs for teach- ers of health education, physical education and dance. A non- teaching major for health is also provided. Upper middle: Joed Taylor , Lake Jackson junior, improves his martial arts by practicing Tae Kwon Do. Low- er middle: Doug Wilson, Houston freshman, gets a rough workout on the rings. Upper right: Taerel Karr and Todd Smith practice on the uneven bars. Lower right: Steve Davis, Porter freshman, enjoys the use of the parallel bars in the HPE Complex. Lower left: Students test Scuba gear at the HPE in- door pool. Guy Duvall Drenan Bell Guy Duva SSE5 1 I . rjml ■ Health and Physical Education