Help Take Students out of the Classroom
To hear students talk about their experiences at Forestry Field School, you’d think they were describing something a lot more, well, transcendent. “A fantastic opportunity,” they say. “Amazing.” “Has deeply enriched my life.” “Invaluable.”
Memorial Scholarship Honours Influential UBC Professor of Wood Science
On April 5 2016 Dr. David Barrett, UBC alumnus and Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Forestry, passed away after a valiant fight against cancer. In his memory, family members, friends and colleagues have established a scholarship for graduate students with an interest in wood science.
Award Supports Students in Professional Masters Program
A student in the Faculty’s first professional Masters program is the inaugural recipient of an award created by the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP).
The Master of Sustainable Forestry Management (MSFM) is a nine-month professional master’s program that prepares students for careers as professional forest land managers.
Bentley Family Hall Opens its Doors
After twelve years of hard work, and thanks to the contributions of alumni, grant-making foundations, companies and organizations the final phase of the Loon Lake Research and Education Centre redevelopment project is nearing completion. On October 1st the new dining hall, named Bentley Family Hall, after lead donor, Peter Bentley and his family, was officially opened.
Alumnus Donates $350,000 to Support Forestry Students
“You need to be resourceful when living on a farm,” says Henry David Currey, a UBC alumnus who graduated with a BASC (Agricultural Engineering) in 1950. “When things break down, you have to fix them, and that’s how it was with me.”
This combined background in engineering and agriculture allowed Henry, better known as Dave, to flourish as an entrepreneur.
An Enduring Legacy Supports Forestry Students
A decision made 50 years ago, to honour someone born over 100 years ago, continues to make an enormous difference in the lives of Forestry students today. The Kapoor Singh Siddoo Foundation (KSSF) has supported 87 students through scholarships, and Emily Dorey and Victoria Diederichs are two of the happy recipients.
New Kuka Robot Takes Free-Form Timber Designs from Drawing Board to Production
A new robot milling cell with the capability of machining wood panels up to seven metres long, working in eight axes of motion, is helping the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) research and develop complex free-form wood structures that previously existed only in virtual environments. The robot comes from Kuka Roboter GmbH, one of the world’s largest robot manufacturers, and is the first of its kind in Canada.
2017 Donor Recognition Evening
On Thursday, March 9, 2017, the UBC Faculty of Forestry was delighted to host a ‘Donor Recognition Evening’ to honour and thank our generous donors and celebrate the 2016 student award recipients. Guests mingled in the Atrium of the Forest Sciences Centre for a cocktail reception, with speeches from Dean John Innes; and two award recipients representing the graduate and undergraduate students.
Belief in Equity Behind Longstanding Scholarship
Back in the early 1990s, Clark Binkley was Dean of the Faculty of Forestry at UBC. As such, he was frequently invited to give talks throughout Canada and the US; talks for which he was offered speaking fees. “I just felt awkward accepting the fees,” he says, “so I decided to have them go back to UBC in some way, and what better way than to support students?” Clark established a scholarship in 1996 and has added to the endowment since then. The scholarship has supported the education of over 20 Forestry students to date.
Donor Award Has Lasting Impact
A decades-old decision to support Forestry students continues to make a difference today. In 1989 Ralph Cochran and his wife Elizabeth endowed a scholarship for graduate students, and today Shaghayegh Akhatari is using those funds to pursue her research in wood science.
Shaghayegh’s work focuses on how to use sawmill and logging residues to generate energy in a way that maximizes social benefits and minimizes the environmental footprint.