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Foil wins forestry award

Dr. Rodney Foil
Foil
Dr. Rodney Foil, vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, is the 1997 recipient of the Mississippi Forestry Association's Meritorious Service to Forestry Award.

The award honors a person who represents a lifetime of service to the Mississippi forestry community.

Foil's contributions to forestry have been as a teacher, researcher, extension specialist, and administrator. For 10 years, 1964-74, he served as head of the Department of Forestry. He has served as dean of the School of Forest Resources and director of the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. He was named to the vice presidency in 1986.

He is a fellow of the Society of American Foresters.

Foil, a native of Bogalusa, La., received bachelor's and master's degrees in forestry from Louisiana State University and a doctorate in forestry from Duke University.


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