Twenty-five students with the School of Natural Resources
and Extension completed their studies during the past year and many of them were
recognized during the UAF commencement on Saturday.
and Extension completed their studies during the past year and many of them were
recognized during the UAF commencement on Saturday.
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| Dave Valentine congratulates Kelly Schmitz. |
During the past year, students received two doctorates, 13
bachelor’s degrees and 10 master’s degrees.
bachelor’s degrees and 10 master’s degrees.
Miho Morimoto was hooded during last year’s commencement but
she completed her doctorate in Natural Resources and Sustainability during the
summer of 2017. Miho Morimoto’s dissertation is titled, “Past, Current and
Future Forest Harvest and Regeneration Management in Interior Alaska Boreal
Forest: Adaptation Under Rapid Climate Change.” Her major advisor was Emeritus
Professor Glenn Juday. Her dissertation looks at how regeneration has worked on harvested forestlands and how regeneration might be affected by warmer, drier temperatures. It offers adaptive management suggestions.
she completed her doctorate in Natural Resources and Sustainability during the
summer of 2017. Miho Morimoto’s dissertation is titled, “Past, Current and
Future Forest Harvest and Regeneration Management in Interior Alaska Boreal
Forest: Adaptation Under Rapid Climate Change.” Her major advisor was Emeritus
Professor Glenn Juday. Her dissertation looks at how regeneration has worked on harvested forestlands and how regeneration might be affected by warmer, drier temperatures. It offers adaptive management suggestions.
Jon Skinner, who was hooded on Saturday, received his interdisciplinary
doctorate in Polar Geography and Strategic Studies. His major advisor was Professor
Lawson Brigham. Skinner’s thesis is titled “Russian Capacity to Develop its Offshore
Hydrocarbon Resources in the Kara Sea: Arctic and Global Implications.” The Kara Sea represents the largest unexploited oil and gas potential remaining for Russia.
doctorate in Polar Geography and Strategic Studies. His major advisor was Professor
Lawson Brigham. Skinner’s thesis is titled “Russian Capacity to Develop its Offshore
Hydrocarbon Resources in the Kara Sea: Arctic and Global Implications.” The Kara Sea represents the largest unexploited oil and gas potential remaining for Russia.
Other degree recipients included:
Bachelor of Science
in Natural Resources Management
in Natural Resources Management
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| From left, Zoe Marshall, Lin Barron, Samantha Knutson and Kelly Schmitz pose before graduation. |
Lin Barron
Chad Bear
David Dwyer Jr.
Brandy Flores
Cascade Galasso-Irish
Emily Garrett
Zoe Marshall
Eric Mattek
Kelly Schmitz
Jennifer Sybert
Kirsten Williams
Bachelor of Arts
Samantha Knutson, Rural Subsistence Farming and Management:
Interdisciplinary Program
Interdisciplinary Program
Bachelor of Applied
Arts and Sciences
Arts and Sciences
Brandon Elkins, Conservation Leadership
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| From left, master’s candidates Olivia Lunsford and Alice Orlich get ready to walk. Orlich’s other credentials include Belle of the Woods. |
Master of Science in
Natural Resources Management
Natural Resources Management
Christin Anderson
Shannon Busby
John Krapek
Lauren Lynch
Jacobus Noordeloos
Ronald Strom
Laura Starr
Master’s in Natural
Resources Management
Resources Management
Sarah Liben
Tricia Kent
Suzanne McCarthy
Olivia Lunsford and Alice Orlich, who will earn their master’s degrees this summer, also participated in the ceremony.
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| Faculty, from left, include Emeritus Extension Professor Natalie Thomas, and Professors Josh Greenberg, Mingchu Zhang, Milan Shipka and Meriam Karlsson. |
Professor John Yarie, who continued teaching forestry
classes for the school despite retiring in 2016, was honored at commencement for
receiving emeritus status and for his teaching, research and public service, which
began in 1978. Yarie was honored for teaching forestry and nature resource management
courses, for his research on boreal forest ecology and productivity and for his
public service roles as director of the Forest Soils laboratory, department
chair and chair of the regional section of the Society of American Foresters.
classes for the school despite retiring in 2016, was honored at commencement for
receiving emeritus status and for his teaching, research and public service, which
began in 1978. Yarie was honored for teaching forestry and nature resource management
courses, for his research on boreal forest ecology and productivity and for his
public service roles as director of the Forest Soils laboratory, department
chair and chair of the regional section of the Society of American Foresters.
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| Ph.D recipient Jon Skinner is hooded on Saturday by Doug Reynolds and Provost Susan Henrichs. |
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