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  • About
    • Administration
      • Dean’s Welcome
      • History
      • Mission
      • Advisory Council
      • Leadership Team
      • Strategic Plan
      • Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
      • Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
    • Directory
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      • Staff
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      • Celebrating 75 Years of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
      • Current News
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      • CFWE Facilities
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      • Forestry
      • Geospatial & Environmental Informatics
      • Natural Resources Management
      • Sustainable Biomaterials & Packaging
      • Wildlife Ecology & Management
      • Wildlife Enterprise Management
      • Wildlife Sciences Pre-Vet
    • Programs
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      • Forest, Environment and Wildlife Leadership (FEWL) Academy
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      • Wildlife Sciences
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Samford Hall, circa 1897
API Cadets pruning peach trees in the field in the late 1800s or early 1900s.
Headshot of F.S. Earle
Man standing in front of piles of timber.
Headshot of R.S. MacKintosh.
Cows graze outside of Comer Agricultural Hall.
Two men work at a hand saw on a cut down tree to harvest timber.
Small building across a dirt road with the title "WILDLIFE" above the entrance.
Three men sit in front of a large tree with "API" carved into its bark.
Barbour Experiment Forest with few trees in a large, grassy field, circa 1944.
Loblolly-shortleaf pine in old field, circa 1944.
Longleaf seedlings of various sizes closely placed in a field, circa 1942.
Hardwood trees.
Man stands in forest, observing growth in 11-13 year old trees.
Man stands at podium in front of seated colleagues on the steps of the Forestry Building, circa 1949.
Forestry Building and parking lot, circa 1949.
Students sit in forestry class overseen by their instructor, circa 1949.
Student tests wood in 100,000 pounds tester in timber physics laboratory, circa 1949. One student operates the machine while two others record with an instructor observing.
Three men work at chipping bark off of a tree, circa 1948.
Two men use a large saw in a sawing contest with many onlookers.
One man records ecology information on a canvas-like structure at summer camp, circa 1948.
Men are gathered for a forest management learning exercise, with the instructor gesturing to a visual aid stand, circa 1948.
Man bends down to look through a structure for transit work.
Students walk downstairs carrying microscopes.
API Short Course on Lumber Grading, March 1953
Foundation officers Harold Coan, Roy Gamble and Frank Stewart reviewing the foundation budget in 1976
President R.B. Draughon, Head Professor W. B. DeVall, and C.H. Cantrell, director of the Auburn University Library receive certificate from the Forest History Society
men review forestry forum program, 1966
students at forestry camp in Atmore, AL, 1964
L.M. Ware, "Father of Forestry" at Auburn
Members of the Auburn Consulting Committee on Forestry Research
Men stand at podium
First Woman initiate, Rebecca Wright, joins Xi Sigma Pi National Forestry Honorary, 1975
man presented award
men review building plans
Sketch of proposed forest products lab used for fundraising, 1973
Emmett F. Thompson, 1977
members of forestry faculty, 1970s
elizabeth ballard received certificate as registered forester, late 1970s
man checks beaver dam for an active crossing
collaring a gray fox, 1970s
Solon and Martha Dixon present check to AU President Philpott
Original sign in front of Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center
Solon Dixon stands at a podium at Dixon Center
First summer camp at Dixon Center, 1980
Students standing in front of new dormitories, Dixon Center, 1980
Students eating in cafeteria at the Dixon Center, 1980
Solon and Martha Dixon at the family graveyard at the Dixon Center, photo: Solon Dixon
Forestry Advisory Council formed, DeVall and council members, Lee, Murphy, Cantalou and Stewart, 1983
Everett E. “Rhett” Johnson, director, Dixon Center, 1980–2006, photo: 1980s
Dean Emmett Thompson stands in front of School of Forestry sign
Shown are Martha Dixon, Red Bamberg, President Pro Tem of the board of trustees, James Martin, Emmett Thompson, Phillip Jones, Treasurer, Solon and Martha Dixon Foundation, April 1990
Richard Brinker, 1993
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve road sign
Dean Emmett Thompson presents Glenn Glover with teaching award.
Thompson announced his retirement date as April 1, 1998
Dean Richard Brinker
Dean Brinker at a building working session, clockwise, from top, left: David Northcutt, Office of AU Architect; Angie Stephens, SFWS Development Officer; Lane Messer, SFWS Student Services Office; Dean Richard Brinker, SFWS; Kent Hanby, Director of Student Services, SFWS; Mark Jensen, Architect, Cooper Cary, Inc.; Yann Cowart, Architect, Butner Architectural Group, Photo: Glover
groundbreaking ceremony for new Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building
Construction begins on new building in 2003, photo: Glover
Construction of building in Winter 2003-2004, photo: Glover
Construction continues, September 2004, photo: Glover
Forestry and Wildlife Sciences Building completed
Joel martin
Dean Brinker
Dean James Shepard
Dean James Shepard dedicates the Solon and Martha Dixon Foundation Learning Center, April 2013
B.G. Lockaby
Janaki R.R. Alavalapati
Dixon family with Martha Dixon
alumni and dean alalavapati during the diversity luncheon
Martha Dixon
marc and penny walley
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Dean Janaki Alavalapati

Dr. Janaki R.R. Alavalapati, Dean

School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
Auburn University
3301 Forestry and Wildlife Building
602 Duncan Drive
Auburn, Alabama 36849-3418

Phone: 334-844-1004
Email: ajanaki@auburn.edu

Dear Auburn Family,

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 75th Anniversary Celebration of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University!

Thank you for visiting our website in observance of this important anniversary. We hope you’ll enjoy learning about the history of Auburn’s forestry and wildlife sciences programs within the interactive timeline and photo archive of the School’s significant milestones and achievements.

As you’ll discover, forestry first became a stand-alone program in what was then known as the School of Agriculture in 1946. Since that time, Auburn has produced thousands of well-qualified graduates, provided citizens with science-based solutions to improve their quality of life and developed solutions to some of society’s most complex natural resource challenges.

In honor of this occasion, the School has published Arthur L. Slotkin’s 75 Years of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University. Through personal interviews and in-depth research, Mr. Slotkin has created a detailed chronology that will take readers on a journey through time to discover how Auburn’s forestry and wildlife programs evolved to become the present-day School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences.

The School will commemorate its 75th anniversary from March 2021 through 2022. Throughout the year, we will invite our faculty, students, alumni, and friends to join us in celebrating the School’s rich history of teaching, research, and extension through a series of virtual and in-person *events, including:

  • 7 for 75 Virtual Speaker Series: Accomplished alumni and industry leaders representing our diverse programs will discuss a wide range of topics from land management to current and future technology to stakeholder engagement.
  • Dean’s Q & A and Alumni Breakout Sessions: Deans past and present will share their personal stories of the major milestones that occurred during their tenure. As part of these virtual roundtable discussions, we will host breakout sessions for alumni to socialize and reminisce about their time at Auburn.
  • 75th Anniversary Events: Faculty, staff, and students will celebrate the anniversary with alumni and friends during the School’s annual events, including the student awards banquet, graduate research symposium, and alumni homecoming barbeque.
  • 75th Anniversary Gala: The anniversary celebrations will conclude with a signature gala in the spring of 2022 at the Gogue Performing Arts Center. To feature a distinguished keynote speaker, guests will also enjoy dinner, musical entertainment, a complimentary book signing with Arthur Slotkin, and a short documentary of the 75-year history of forestry and wildlife sciences at Auburn University.

In addition to this exciting calendar of events, we invite our alumni to share their Auburn experience by submitting stories, photos, and other memorabilia to our website that will be shared online with fellow alumni during the anniversary celebration year.

On behalf of the faculty and staff, we look forward to commemorating this milestone anniversary with you in honor of 75 years of forestry and wildlife Sciences at Auburn University!

War Eagle!

Dr. Janaki R.R. Alavalapati, Dean

  • Events are subject to change in compliance with Auburn University’s COVID-19 safety protocols.