Authored by: Mike Wooten A 19-member committee has been appointed to begin the search for candidates for the position of Dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The committee is chaired by Nick Place, Dean and Director of the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences. In addition to Dean Place, the search committee members are: Chuck Bargeron, Senior Public Service Associate and Director of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Chad Bolding, Professor and Langdale Endowed Chair in Forest Business, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Steve Brown, Southeast Regional Timber Sales Manager, Weyerhaeuser Company and Chair of the Warnell Dean’s Advisory Board Nick Fuhrman, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and Professor of Environmental Education, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Kamal Gandhi, Wheatley Distinguished Professor of Forest Health and Director of the Southern Pine Health Research Cooperative, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Gary Green, Professor of Natural Resources, Recreation and Tourism Management and Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Bridget Harden, Director of Development, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Sonia Hernandez, Professor, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Veterinary Medicine Rhett Jackson, John Porter Stevens Distinguished Professor of Water Resources and Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Jim Langdale, Executive Vice President of Operations, Langdale Industries Erin Lincoln, Southeast Region Manager and Hydrologist, Tetra Tech, Warnell Dean’s Advisory Board Past Chair, Young Alumni Committee Past Chair, and a recipient of the Distinguished Young Alumni of the Year Award Tim Lowrimore, Director and State Forester, Georgia Forestry Commission, member of the Warnell Dean’s Advisory Board, and past member of Warnell Alumni Steering Committee Clark Rushing, Assistant Professor of Wildlife, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Jacek Siry, Stuckey Professor of Forest Economics and Taxation and Graduate Coordinator, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Hannah Wright, graduate student and president of the Warnell Graduate Student Association Hyatt Tripp, undergraduate student, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Caterina Villari, Associate Professor of Forestry, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Ted Will, Director of Wildlife Resources, Georgia Department of Natural Resources Kyle Woosnam, Professor of Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources This search is supported by the UGA Search Group. Faculty, staff, students, or community members who wish to nominate candidates for consideration are invited to contact Michael Luthi, Director of the UGA Search Group, via email or 706-542-1837. The position announcement will be posted soon.
