Louisiana Forester Recognized
by National OrganizationWilliam C. Siegel, a forester from River Ridge, Louisiana, has been recognized by the nation's leading forestry organization for service to his professional society. He will receive the Society of American Foresters' John A. Beale Memorial Award at the 2002 SAF National Convention, which will be held October 5-9 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
An SAF member since 1954, Siegel has given nearly 48 years of service to SAF at the local, state, and national levels. Siegel has held such volunteer positions as state and chapter chair of the Louisiana SAF, SAF Council member (19901992), Louisiana SAF policy chair (1993), SAF vice-president (1994), SAF president (1995), trustee of the SAF Insurance Trust (1997), and Centennial Campaign Steering Committee member (1999).
After a 33-year career in the USDA Forest Service, Siegel retired in 1993 as chief forest economist and project leader for forest law, taxation, and economics research. Siegel holds a bachelor's degree in forestry and a master's degree in forest economics from Michigan State University, and a JD from Loyola University of the South. Siegel was elected an SAF Fellow in 1986.
Siegel will be recognized along with other national awards winners at a special ceremony to be held October 7, 8-9:30AM, at the 2002 SAF National Convention. The convention will be held October 59 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
For information about the SAF national awards, visit the SAF website at www.safnet.org/who/nationalawards.html
The Society of American Foresters is a nonprofit organization that represents more than 17,000 professional foresters and natural resource professionals. It is the scientific and educational association representing the profession of forestry in the United States. The Society's primary objective is to advance the science, technology, education, and practice of professional forestry for the benefit of society.
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