Endowed and named faculty support funds honor nationally and internationally known scholars, educators, researchers and leaders in their fields — empowering them to undertake groundbreaking research, develop exceptional learning opportunities for students and forge new paths in their field. To learn more about endowments, contact Zak Hansen, Senior Director of Development: zak.hansen@osufoundation.org or visit www.osufoundation.org

College of Forestry endowed faculty include:

Cheryl Ramberg-Ford and Allyn C. Ford Deanship in Forestry
Thomas H. DeLuca 

Edmund Hayes Professor in Silviculture Alternatives
Matt Powers

Fischer Family Fellow
Chris Still

Gene D. Knudson Forestry Chair
Ashley D'Antonio

JELD-WEN Chair in Wood-based Composites Science
Arijit (Ari) Sinha 

Maybelle Clark Macdonald Director of Tribal Initiatives in Natural Resources
Vacant

Maybelle Clark Macdonald Professor of Teaching Excellence in Forestry
Lech Muszynski

N.B. and Jacqueline Giustina Professor in Forest Management
Temesgen Hailemariam

Richard Strachan Chair in Forest Operations Management
Rene Zamora

Richard Strachan Faculty Scholar in Fire and Silviculture
Jim Kiser

Richard Strachan Faculty Scholar in Logging Technology
Vacant

Richardson Chair in Forest Ecosystems and Society
William (Bill) Ripple

Richardson Chair in Forest Engineering, Resources and Management
Ben Leshchinsky

Richardson Chair in Wood Science and Forest Products
Mariapaola Riggio

Ruth H. Spaniol Chair of Renewable Resources
Matthew Betts

Starker Chair in Private and Family Forestry
Mark Swanson (hiatus while serving as interim director, research forests)

Stewart Professor of Forest Operations
Woodam (Woody) Chung

Wes Lematta Professor of Forest Engineering
Kevin Lyons