Approximately 100 students, faculty and guests attended the buffet dinner which was preceded by a no•host social hour.
Ken Fulgham, Department Chair, was the master of ceremonies for the evening. The program started with introductions and a thank you to the various guests and faculty members.
Dr. Fulgham gave high lights of the department for the year such as:
• The addition of Dr. Steve Sillett to the list of faculty
• Dr. Morgan Varner receiving the 2008 McCrone Promising Faculty Scholar Award
•The retirements of Dr. Bill Bigg and the ending of Dr. Bill Sise’s FERP term
• And the announcement that the Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources will be working in partnership with the Redwood Region Logging Conference to host the Association of Western Forestry Clubs Conclave in March 2009.
Over $43,000 in scholarships were presented to undergraduate and graduate students of the department with each student receiving recognition of their accomplishments.
Many of the benefactors of the various scholarships were on hand to make their presentations to the students. The highlights of the evening were the presentations to Bonny Hammons for the Academic Excellence Award for highest GPA, Rosemary Records for Most Outstanding Student Award in Rangeland Resources and Wildland Soils and Michelle Dudley for Professional Promise Award.
The evening was capped off with door prize drawings.