Alumni Reunion

The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science welcomes back its graduates to Alumni Reunion 2011.

Mark Your Calendar for August 4–6, 2011

Message from Dean Peg Gale

 It's our seventy-fifth year. We are excited to celebrate this milestone with you, our alumni and friends.  We have many special events planned. I hope many of you will plan to join us for our on-campus celebration during Alumni Reunion. I look forward to visiting with many of you and hearing your stories and memories.

There is no charge to attend any of our events. RSVPs are requested for planning purposes. See the information below on how to sign up.

Please plan to join us on campus this summer!

Schedule of Events

Thursday, August 4

• Outdoor movie night– 9:30pm It gets dark late up here!
  Bring a lawn chair, if you have one, and enjoy some popcorn and a the family-friendly movie Big starring Tom Hanks in the beautiful outdoors at the School. Rain site will be in our indoor lecture hall. Movie poster.
  

Friday, August 5

• Open house at the Ford Center 9:30 a.m.-noon
  Visit the village and historic sawmill and see how things have changed and how things have stayed the same. Guided tours will be available or just wander on your own. Meet some friends there and reminisce. Car-pooling available. Refreshments will be provided.
  
  
• Open house at the School 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  Our location has changed three times in the last 75 years and our current facility has changed greatly in the last decade. Visit our building and see what our laboratories, classrooms, and research space look like now. Refreshments will be provided.
  
  
• Alumni Awards and Hesterberg Dedication – 3:00p.m. at the School
  Honor Academy induction and 2011 Outstanding Alumnus and Young Alumnus awards will be presented, followed by a special tree planting event to remember a remarkable mentor, leader and friend, Gene Hesterberg, who passed away in September 2010.

Saturday, August 6

• Open house at the Otter River Cabin 9:30 a.m.- noon
  Hosted by the Class of 1961 – celebrating their 50^th anniversary!  Many of you have a story or two to tell about your adventures at the cabin. Stop by on Saturday morning to see how the old place looks. It will bring back many memories. Car-pooling available. Refreshments will be provided. Directions to the Otter River Cabin
  
  
• 75^th Anniversary Celebration dinner – 6:30 p.m. at Hillside Place
  An outdoor pig-roast dinner with all the picnic fixings will be the culmination of our anniversary celebration. This evening will be full of food, fellowship and fun as all our alumni and friends come together to share their stories and experiences during their years at Tech. This is an informal family event. Stay late and enjoy a summer campfire and marshmallow roast. Indoor seating is available. Hillside Place is Michigan Tech’s newest dorm, located behind McNair Hall.

To register for any (or all!) of the School’s events as well as University-wide sponsored events visit Michigan Tech’s reunion site, www.mtu.edu/alumni/reunion/ , or call Alumni Relations at 906-487-2400 or 877-688-2586 (toll free) or email alumni@mtu.edu.

 You can also RSVP with Carrie Richards or call 906-487-3148

Special Class Year Celebrations

• Class of 1941—celebrating seventy years
• Class of 1951—celebrating sixty years
• Class of 1961—celebrating fifty years
• Class of 1971—celebrating forty years
• Class of 1981—celebrating thirty years
• Class of 1986—celebrating twenty-five years
• Class of 1991—celebrating twenty years
• Class of 2001—celebrating ten years

School Trivia From 1941

| View or submit photos from 1941 |

• Oldest living alumni celebrates his 70th graduation anniversary in May 2011
• National Park Service in its first full year of operation
• Forestry Department is located in Hubbell Hall on Michigan Tech's main campus
• Franklin D. Roosevelt was Time Magazine's Man of the Year

School Trivia From 1951

| See Class of 1951 Yearbook   | View or submit photos from 1951 |

• The Forester Yearbook in its 2nd year of publication.
• Forestry has grown in enrollment to the 3rd largest department on campus.
• The department acquires a 1-1/2 ton stake-body Dodge truck "capable of moving 24 men."
• The 1951 reunion is called off due to "the war situation." A rain-check was issued.

School Trivia From 1961

| See Class of 1961 Yearbook | View or submit photos from 1961 |

• The Forester Yearbook is revised to the new-large size format and dedicated to Professor C. Richard Crowther
• U.J. Noblet retires.
• Forestry and Survey Summer Camps were combined into one 10-week session.
• The IM basketball team tied for 1st place in their league with a record of 8-1.

School Trivia From 1971

| See Class of 1971 Yearbook | View or submit photos from 1971 |

• Students have eleven options to choose from to complement their Forestry degree.
• Forty students are enrolled in the 2-year Forest Technician program.
• Xi Sigma Pi National Forestry Honor Fraternity commences its first full year at Michigan Tech.
• The annual Rifle Raffle netted nearly $300 for the Forestry Club.

School Trivia From 1981 

| See Class of 1981 Yearbook | View or submit photos from 1981 |

• Dr. Gene Hesterberg retires effective January 1, 1981.
• The department now offers majors in Forestry, Wood and Fiber Utilization and Land Surveying.
• The Forestry Club held two pulp cuts to offset the expenses of Winter Carnival participation and other events.
• The Wildlife Club held their first "Run for Wildlife" event to raise funds for projects.

School Trivia From 1986

| See Class of 1986 Yearbook | View or submit photos from 1986 |

• The year 1986 marked the University's centennial and the School's 50th anniversary.
• Xi Sigma Pi's Symposium topic was Wood as a Material: Products and Utilization.
• Warren "Ed" Frayer is Dean, "Black Bob" Sajdak retires and new faculty include: Peg Gale, Ann Maclean and Jim Pickens.
• Summer Camp is now Fall Camp at the Ford Center in Alberta.

School Trivia From 1991

See Class of 1991 Yearbook | View or submit photos from 1991 |

• First PhD in Forest Science is awarded.
• Conclave was hosted by Tech at the Ford Center. Tech takes 3rd place.
• Enrollment for 1991 was 179: 131 undergraduates and 48 PhD and Master's candidates.
• The University mulls the move from quarters to semesters.

School Trivia From 2001

 | View or submit photos from 2001 |

• Glenn  Mroz is named Dean
• First full academic year in the newly remodeled and expanded building.
• Students install a metal roof on the Otter River Cabin.
• Tech Foresters and friends win 1st place in the Community Division of Winter Carnival