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September NCSAF Luncheon and Program

Paul Winistorfer, Dean of the College of Natural Resources,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Date: September 8, 2009
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Lincoln Room (Executive Dining Room), 3 rd floor Whitten Building - USDA
1400 Independence Avenue SW. Washington, DC (Nearest the Smithsonian Metro Exit)

Format: Buffet lunch fee of $17.00 payable to the NCSAF treasurer (Salad bar available at reduced cost)

Program:         Developments in Wood Processing, Forest Industry, and Forest Products Markets in Virginia and the Nation:  How Virginia Tech is Meeting the Challenge

Dr. Paul Winistorfer assumed the duties of Dean of Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources, on Aug. 1, when Mike Kelly stepped down after serving the college with great distinction as dean for the past five years.  Winistorfer also heads the college’s Department of Wood Science and Forest Products.  He came to the College of Natural Resources in 2001 from the Forest Products Center at the University of Tennessee to head up the wood science and forest products department.  His has moved the department forward by creating Wood Week at Virginia Tech and co-leading a biomaterials faculty recruitment initiative with other departments and colleges on campus.  He has focused new hires in strategic areas, as well as guided curriculum reform.

Winistorfer provided vision and leadership on the department’s $20 million development initiative for new infrastructure as well as a statewide educational project to link the department to community colleges and higher education centers in the state for the benefit of workforce and economic development, and to create an educational pathway from high schools, through community colleges, and on to Virginia Tech.

In outlining his vision for the college during his candidacy presentation, Winistorfer stressed that “the college must create its own future. We are home to integrated natural resources research on campus and in the commonwealth.  Sustaining and utilizing our natural resources is of paramount importance to the commonwealth and the planet overall.  We will continue to be internationally known as one of the finest programs with one of the very best faculty.”

He went on to note that “because we are in a unique position being so close to Washington D.C., where the federal natural resources agencies and most of the non-profit groups are headquartered, I envision strategically increasing our presence and programs at our National Capital Region campus.  I plan to work cooperatively with all agencies and constituent groups in the commonwealth on behalf of our interests in natural resources.   Virginia is uniquely positioned nationwide in the fabric of natural resources issues, and we can and will continue to be leaders.”

Winistorfer is the author of more than 40 refereed publications, 20 other articles, 11 proceedings, and 13 abstracts and posters, and has made 65 professional presentations. He has held numerous offices and committee appointments with his professional organizations, in addition to international experiences in Ireland, Chile, England, and Australia.

Please RSVP to Terri Bates by 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 4, if you plan to attend, batesmt@verizon.net,

703-538-1134.

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