Brinker named to USDA Forestry Council
 Richard
Brinker, dean of Auburn University's School of Forestry and
Wildlife Sciences, has been appointed to the federal Forestry
Research Advisory Council.
Brinker
was appointed to the 20-member council by Ann Veneman, secretary
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"This
council serves an important role reporting on forestry research
within federal and state agencies, forestry schools, and forestry
industries," said Veneman. "Now that FRAC has a
full complement of highly qualified members, I look forward
to its first meeting this August so we can continue to tackle
important issues that lie ahead."
"Our
newest members represent a broad range of groups concerned
with forestry research," said Joseph J. Jen, USDA Undersecretary
for Research, Education, and Economics. "Our strength
is in our diversity of backgrounds and expertise, and I look
forward to reviewing recommendations generated by FRAC."
FRAC
is chaired by Greg Johnson, director of research at Weyerhauser
Corporation in Albany, Ore.
Nominations
for new members were reviewed by the Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service and the Forest Service.
Brinker,
who has been at AU since 1988, has a bachelor's degree in
forest management from Louisiana State University, an MBA
from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Ph.D in
forestry from LSU.
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