1996 HONOREES

 

Mr. Tom Busch

He is the “Father of Forestry Mechanization in the South.”  Mr. Busch was a pioneer in the harvesting, handling, and transporting forest products.  As a forester, developer, and inventor with International Paper, his machines radically improved harvesting productivity.  He developed or improved many machines; his most notable accomplishments are the Busch Combine and TH-100, timber harvesters. 

 

Professor Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.

He served on the forestry faculty at University of Maine for 35 years where he created and lead the forest engineering program.  Professor Corcoran was an internationally renowned scholar with many publications, achievements, and recognitions.  His career included much service to forest engineering; he spent his life advancing the profession.  He served forest engineering, COFE, and SR. COFE faithfully.

 

Mr. George Cronwall

He provided leadership in forest operations and logging in the Northwest.  Mr. Cronwall helped initiate the Pacific Logging Congress and further the development of new technologies in forest operations.  His efforts were instrumental in the development of the earlier forest engineering programs at University of Washington, Oregon State University, and the University of British Columbia.

 

Professor Bernard E. Fernow

He was the first professional forester in North America and probably should be considered the “Father of Forest Engineering.”  Professor Fernow’s most notable contribution was his leadership in establishing the first Forest Engineering program in North America at Cornell University.  He also promoted forest engineering as a discipline.  He had an outstanding career which included first chief of U.S. Forest Service.

 

 

 

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Persons wishing to nominate an individual to receive a COFE International Forest Engineering Achievement Award should send a nomination package to the Chairperson of The Awards Committee, Dale Greene <greene@warnell.uga.edu>,

two months before the Annual Meeting.  The package should contain the nominee’s full name, address, phone numbers, a vita that includes education, experience, awards and recognitions, a narrative describing achievements, accomplishments, service, and contributions to forest engineering, and at least four letters of testimony and support of the nomination.

The purpose of the COFE International Forest Engineering Achievement Award is to recognize and honor significant achievements in forest engineering by individuals for outstanding service and sustained contributions to the profession through education, extension, research, development, or administration.