Weyerhaeuser creates forestry scholarship

A $500,000 gift from Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation will create an endowed scholarship fund to attract top students from diverse backgrounds to OSU programs in Forest Engineering, Forest Management, Forest Operations Management, and Wood Science and Technology.

"This very generous gift reflects the importance of our graduates to the vitality of the industry," said Hal Salwasser, dean of the College of Forestry. "Weyerhaeuser has been a terrific partner for many years, supporting research facilities, scholarships, and graduate fellowships, all of which contribute to us maintaining our distinction as one of the premier forestry programs in North America."

Salwasser said he and his faculty repeatedly hear that OSU produces some of the best employees for the forest products sector. Rich Wininger, Weyerhaeuser's vice president of western timberlands, concurred.

"The OSU College of Forestry produces graduates who enter the professional world with a very solid background in active forest management," said Wininger, who graduated from OSU in 1979 with a degree in forest engineering. "At OSU, students are able to access nearby teaching, research, and demonstration forests. This proximity means that they're used to working in the woods and are technically prepared to make an immediate contribution in the forestry business."

Weyerhaeuser Company and the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation have given close to
$4 million to OSU to date, including this gift, but this is the largest gift targeted at scholarships.

"We're grateful to Weyerhaeuser for their vision and generosity," Salwasser said.

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