CORVALLIS - The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University has added six alumni to its Registry of Distinguished Graduates, including the directors of two state agencies as well as prominent researchers, educators and outreach specialists.
The registry was begun in 1995 to honor graduates of the department with at least 20 years of experience who have served their respective fields with distinction. The 2005 inductees include:
Lindsay A. Ball, a 1975 OSU graduate, is the director of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. A former captain with the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Division, Ball has been instrumental in linking ODFW and the State Police to enhance fish and wildlife protection. Most recently, he played a key role in creating the Hatchery Research Center, a collaborative research project in the Alsea Basin between ODFW and OSU.
Fred A. Glover, a 1941 OSU graduate, was a pilot whose career spanned six decades. In addition to serving in World War II, he worked as chief pilot for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and was a scientist and project leader for that agency, and other units. He worked with a variety of endangered species during his career, including bald eagles, whooping cranes, red-cockaded woodpeckers, red-hills salamanders and desert tortoises.
Stanley V. Gregory, a 1971 OSU graduate, is a professor of fisheries and wildlife at OSU who has developed an international reputation for his multidisciplinary work in river ecology. He is co-principal investigator in the Long-Term Ecological Research Program at H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, and has directed "The Stream Team," an interdisciplinary stream research program since 1984.
(Barbara) Kay Brown, a 1972 OSU graduate, has spent 30 years working at ODFW where she has been instrumental in developing short- and long-term goals for the organization. Working closely with the Oregon Legislature, she has played a key role in developing legislative concepts, drafting legislation and testifying on fish and wildlife issues.
Eric D. Forsman received his bachelor's degree from the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in 1972, his master's in 1975, and his Ph.D. in 1980. Now a research wildlife biologist at the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station in Corvallis, he has spent more than 30 years conducting research on the ecology of forest birds and mammals, especially the spotted owls and their prey. He also has a courtesy appointment as an associate professor in the OSU department.
Bruce C. Thompson, a 1971 OSU graduate, is the director of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Familiar with a range of ecological systems, he has worked in Wisconsin, Virginia, California, Georgia, Oregon, Texas and Washington on projects and studies ranging from bighorn sheep mortality, to skunk behavior, to alligator survival.
A complete list of the registry is available online at: http://fw.oregonstate.edu/Alumni/index.htm by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
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