Richard (Rick) Judd visited all the way from San Antonio, Florida in June to “check out all the changes” at Michigan Tech and the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science.
Rick was joined by his wife Karilyn. Rick says, “My lovely wife of 45 years was the one who put me through college and is responsible for me graduating from Michigan Tech in 1969.”
Great piece on the summer/fall camps in the Fall 2009 issue of the FRES newsletter. I read it with a constant grin on my face remembering the summer of 1968 when I attended camp. I just missed the Alberta experience as it was held on campus that year.
Many of our classes were held in the old Hubbell building. And yes, we had Gene Hesterberg, Bob Sajdak, Mike Coffman, Norm Sloan, Hammer Steinhilb and others as instructors and Glenn Mroz drove the bus. You’ve come a long way, Glenn! We also had a couple of women at our camp. It took Summer Camp for one of them to realize she was claustrophobic when she went in the bush. She switched to biology the very next term .
That camp produced some of the very best times I had while at Tech. I learned more doing those “hands-on” exercises than I would have spending twice the number of hours in a classroom. The experience of the instructors was invaluable and served me well throughout my entire forestry career. I had occasion to work with people who had graduated from other forestry schools that didn’t have a camp and I can tell you that their lack of practical knowledge was very obvious. I had to actually teach a couple of them how to run a compass!!
I can still hear Vern Johnson speaking that famous phrase “C’est la vie” although he pronounced it “Sell a vee” which gave rise to the phrase coined by the students “If you can’t sell a W, sell a V”. Thanks much for including that piece in the newsletter.
John Bedford was at the School for a visit during a vacation to the Copper Country. John is the Pest Response Program Manager with the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
William Roehm, who attended Michigan Tech in Forestry in the early 1970s, visited the campus to show his son around. William now lives in Vista, California and is employed by the Oceanside Unified School District.
Calvin DeBoer visited the school while on vacation. Calvin has been employed with the City of Holland for over 36 years. He is the Forestry Supervisor in the Park Department
Stuart Kramer is an Americorps member teaching at an alternative school and running a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in Eugene, Oregon.
Terry Reedy is retired from the U.S. Department of Interior. He toured the Keweenaw and the School while visiting with his old friend Eric Frimodig. Terry said, “Things sure change especially for guys like me that have a poor memory!” Terry resides in Alturas, California.
The Michigan Technological University Chapter of Xi Sigma Pi, National Forestry Honors Fraternity, is pleased to welcome fourteen new members to their society on April 18, 2011.
Congratulations to:
-Amber Oja
-Bethany Blease
-Ben Kamps
-Gerald Jondreau
-David Kossak
-Paul Gerhart
-Kenneth Carruthers
-Micheal Premer
-Michelle Kroll
-Amy Berns
-Jennifer Boettger
-Conor Bell
-Kenneth Kettler
-Meghan Stan
The society’s advisor is Dr. Jim Pickens of the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science. Congratulations to all the new members.
Sheila Madahbee won the United States Indoor Nationals at the National Field Archery Association competition in Louisville, Kentucky, March 27, 2011. She shot a 598 (out of 600) with 81x’s in the Adult Female
Bowhunter Freestyle division. She won by 4 x’s, there was a three-way tie for 2nd place where three scored 598 and 77x’s.