[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 78 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S6023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 195--COMMENDING THE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 
             OF FORESTRY ON THE OCCASION OF ITS CENTENNIAL

  Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 195

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




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