Emmett F. Thompson appointed forestry department head (1977–1985)    

M.L. Rollins (Gamble) is the first woman and Ernest Boyd the first African American to…

Alden Main earned the first Ph.D. in forestry  

Forestry building named for M. White Smith, Jr.  

Zoology-Entomology Department offers the first degree option in wildlife sciences  

James E. Moak receives the first master of science in forestry  

W.B. DeVall appointed head of forestry department (1951–1977)  

Forestry becomes a standalone department in the School of Agriculture R.H. Westveld appointed first head…

Forestry becomes a standalone curriculum in the horticulture and forestry department  

Alabama legislature passes bill to authorize the establishment of the first undergraduate forestry degree in…