III 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 195 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 11, 2007 Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Commending the Oregon State University College of Forestry on the occasion of its centennial.

Whereas educational programs in forestry were established at the Oregon Agricultural College in 1906 and have evolved for 100 years, forming the foundation for today’s Oregon State University College of Forestry; Whereas the centennial year of the College of Forestry began in May 2006 and culminates with a celebration in May 2007, providing for year-long recognition of exceptional education, research, outreach, and service programs, and outstanding faculty, staff, and students; Whereas the College of Forestry aspires to be the world’s premier academic institution in forestry and to serve the people of Oregon, the Nation, and the world; Whereas the College of Forestry is committed to providing the knowledge and graduates needed to sustain forests and the functions, products, and values forests provide for current and future generations; Whereas the College of Forestry addresses complex forest resource challenges through collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and perspectives; Whereas the College of Forestry has fostered teaching and learning about forests through its forest engineering, forest resources, forest science, and wood science and engineering educational programs; Whereas the College of Forestry actively encourages students to engage in distinctive problem solving and to conduct fundamental research on the nature and use of forests, and to share discoveries with others; Whereas the College of Forestry conducts research on a wide range of topics, in the disciplines of biology, botany, ecology, engineering, forest management, manufacturing and marketing of wood products, the social sciences, wood chemistry, and physiology, that affect virtually all Oregonians because of the importance of forests to the people of Oregon and the State’s economic health; Whereas the College of Forestry recognizes strength in diversity of faculty, staff, students, and ideas, and nurtures the community through communication and respect; Whereas the College of Forestry operates 14,000 acres of forests, which serve as a living laboratory where active forest management provides teaching, research, and demonstration opportunities for all Oregonians; and Whereas the College of Forestry has been recognized by peers as the premier forestry research college in North America: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate commends the Oregon State University College of Forestry on the occasion of its centennial.