Apprec iat ion For Our SupportersWithout the support of friends we could not maintain our level of academic excellence.

Thank you to the following for supporting the SFRC’s Unrestricted Fund: Mark (’74) & Anne Miller, Joe (’84) & Cythe Shiver, Roy (’78) & Diane Lima, George (’54) & Arlene Park, David Morse (’03), John Hancock Financial Services, Susan Schimel (’79), Erick Smith (’92), Gary (’77) & Aven Warner, Harry (’49) & Patricia Bumgarner, Norfolk Southern, Dorothy & Charles Duryea, Susan Fitzgerald (’90), Dave (’79) & Mona Lewis, William Bennett (’54), Dennis (’75) & Charlene LeBleu, Tim LaBelle (’77), Carol McCormac Wild, Diane Ensminger & Frank Spirek (’82), Jim & Mary Helmers, Karin Griggs, Paul (’67) & Carole Mott, Kathleen Lybass, Greg (’88) & Martina Driskell, Herb (’75) & Bonnie Stevens, Tom (’57) & Ramona Leetch, William (’49) & Aleta McElwain, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Kendall Hearn (’15), and Steven (’92) & Laura Lowrimore. Thanks to Packaging Corporation of Amber Land & Timber, Inc., Jackie Winters, Shield Properties Inc., Hyatt Survey Services, Inc., Florida Chapter Association of Consulting Foresters, Escambia Timber, LLC, Asset Management Partners, Inc., Cooper Marine and Timberlands Corp., Phillip Allen, TRM Woodlands, Inc., North Florida Woodlands, Inc., The Langdale Company, Society of American Foresters Florida, Rayonier Inc., Florida Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and Florida Forestry Association, Inc. for your support of Project Learning Tree. Thanks to Miriam Ziegler & Thomas Baldwin for your contribution to the Austin Cary Learning Center and Newins Ziegler Scholarship fund. Thank you to Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Patrick Thomas and Douglas Bailey for supporting Dr. Tom Frazer’s research. Thank you to the following for supporting Dr. David W. Gibson Endowment for Geomatics: Michael & Ann Myer, Dodie Keith-Lazowick, Keith Associates, Inc., Jeffrey & Deanna Cory, Ray & Mary Niles, Lou Nash, Measutronics Corporation, Jack Breed, John & Ghia Clyatt, Russell & Pam Hyatt, Ken & Leigh Anne Glass, Allen & Pam Nobles, Christopher Howson, Nick & Renee Miller, Tyler (’09) & Nicole Tracz, Darin & Lisa Moore, Sherry & Ryan Grymko, Dale & Paula Traylor, Christopher & Jessica McLaughlin, Tim Whitaker, Alan & Deborah Lescalleet, Miami-Dade Chapter of Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, Daniel & Linda Turner, Gary Krick, James Petersen, Jeffrey Cooner, Strayer Surveying, GeoPoint Surveying, Inc., Robin Petzold, Raymond & Dorothy Pelton, Mark Wentzel, James Stoner, Ghiotto & Associates, Inc., Malcolm Minchin & Betty Minchin, James & Sally Pelton, Suncoast Land Surveying, Inc., Hennon Surveying & Mapping, Inc., Timothy Terranova, Patricia Morales, Adam Benjamin (’11) & Erica Sweitzer, and JCH Consulting Group, Inc. Thanks to Enviva Pellets Cottondale, LLC, Florida Forestry Association, Florida Tree Farm, Florida Forestry Association, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Promise Habitat Services, LLC, American Forest Management, Inc., Forest Environmental Solu-tions, LLC, and Farm Credit Associations of Florida for your support of the University of Florida Forest Stewardship Program. Thanks to William Seaman, Jr., Judith Dollins and David & Patricia Shambaugh for your contributions to the SFRC Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program Unrestricted Fund.

Thank you to Wayne Smith (’73) & Mitzi Austin for your contribution towards the John Gray Endowment for Excellence in Forest Resources and Conservation and the Wayne Smith Student Leader-ship Fund. Thanks to Kasco Marine, Inc., and aquaLOGIC for your support of Craig Watson’s Research and Extension Program. Thank you to Farm Credit of Florida for your support of the Farm Credit of Florida Agricultural and Natural Resources Leadership Endowment. Thanks to Gulf Citrus Growers Association, Inc., Christine Taylor-Waddill & Van Waddill, Gale Trotter, John & Martha Woeste, Sherry Larkin & John Tucker, Craig & Lynda Chandler, Joe (’82) & Pam Joyce, and Hariot Greene for your contributions toward the General Joe Joyce Family Endowment for Natural Resources Leadership. Thank you to the following for supporting the Larry Korhnak’s Field Photography Award: Don & Joanne Rockwood, Willie Wood, Joseph Delesantro (’13), Nelson Anderson, Alan & Sheryl Long, Joel (’59) & Polly Smith, James & Rachel Nifong, Jack & Kathy Ewel, Matt & Lily Kirk, David Kaplan & Johanna Freeman, Matt & Leah Cohen, Daniel McLaughlin, Larry & Tess Korhnak, and Tim & Cindy Martin. Thanks to Paul & Gail Zajicek for your support of the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory in Ruskin. Thanks to Jeffrey Phipps for your contribution of Dr. Chapman’s Research Programs. Thank you to the following for supporting the Sharon Fitz-Coy Memorial Award in the UF/IFAS Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program: Daniel Canfield, David & Susan Bowles, Kenneth & Mary Langeland, Benjamin Fregly, Vivek Nagabhushan, Denise Petty, Christine Horsburgh (’85), Nancy & Jerry Culen, Daryl Parkyn & Debra Murie, Kai Lorenzen & Juliane Struve, Roger Tran Son Tay, Marc Branch & Cyd Strauss, Kathryn Cason, Roy Yanong, Chuck & Mary Cichra, Steve Fitz-Coy, Lena Gracey, Alan & Audrey Grehan, Richard & Barbara Fearn, Janice Williams, Peter Ifju & Diana Caro, Scott & Anne Banks, Riccardo Bevilaqua & Noemi Liberati, Renwei Mei & Jingjing Zhuo, John & Malini Schueller, Bruce & Pamela Carroll, Salena Robinson, William Lear & Pamela Lear, Shirley Robinson, Bhavani Mira Sankar, David & Susan Mikolaitis, Mark Riedy, Janis & Thomas Machnik, Corin & Anca Segal, Judith Strack, Nagaraj Arakere, David & Allison Hahn, Jacob N. & Shu Ching Chung, Raphael T. & Rose Haftka, Lawton Chiles Elementary School, Richard Lind Jr., Yong Huang & Wenxuan Chai, Hitomi Yamaguchi Greenslet & John Greenslet, Meena Thiyagarajah, Chelsey Simmons, Kamran Mohseni, Curtis Taylor, Thomas Angelini, Carrie Pridgeon, Alonso Atunez de Mayolo, Jeff Studstill, Lisa Davis, Cornel Codner, Tessa Thompson, Abiding Faith, Dorcas Cox, and Mike Allen. Thanks to the Wantman Group, Inc. for your support of The Wantmen Group Endowment for Excellence in Geomatics. Thank you to Water and Air Research, Inc. for your support of Jeff Hill’s Research Program. Thanks to Jeffrey George and Denise Petty for your contribution to the Florida Lakewatch Program. Thank you to William (’55) & Winifred Menear for your contribution to the SFRC William James Menear, Jr Scholarship Fund and the 2015 Winnie Menear Scholarship. Thanks to Premier Forestry & Environmental Consulting, PLLC for your support of the Cierra & Seth Ward Premier Forestry Scholarship in the SFRC. Thank you to the following for supporting the School’s Forestry Alumni Fund SFRC Turpentine Still Project at Austin Cary Forest: John Morris (’67), Rayonier Operating Company LLC, Leonard & Sharyl Wood, Pinova, Inc., A. Chester Skinner Jr., Mayo & Carolyn Livingston, R. Patrick & Holly Elliott, J.N. & Wendy Adams, Richard Stager, Wayne Smith (’73) & Mitzi Austin, Austin & Connie Tilton, Callahan Timber Company, Inc., and Mitchell McElroy. Thanks to James DeValerio (’81), David & Bette Conde, and Herbert & Carol Ireland for your contribution to the Louis F. Conde Memorial Scholarship Fund. Thank you to Matthew Niles for your support to the Geomatics Support Fund. Thank you to Paul & Gail Zajicek and Duval Ford for your support of Leslie Sturmer’s Shellfish Aquaculture Program. Thanks to Applied Food Technologies, Inc. for your contribution to Dr. Chapman’s Laboratory. Thanks to The Pat Wilkes Foundation, Inc. and Daniel Canfield for your support of SFRC’s Fishing for Success Program. Thank you to Georgia Power Company for your contribution of Dr Allen’s Research Program. Thanks to Terry McKay for your support of the Surveying Support Fund. Thanks to Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories for your contribution to Dr. Smith’s Forest Pathology Research.

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“Comings, Goings and Excellence In-Between”

As folks familiar with natural resource systems, most friends of the SFRC understand that change is the rule rather than the exception, and that has certainly been true over the last few months here. Many of you know that Tim White retired on May 31 after over 30+ years as a faculty member in the School, serving the last 13 years as our Director. Tim is a modest individual so we won’t catalog his many achievements here, but we were able to say a few nice things about him and recognize his career at the SFRC Spring Celebration in April. Suffice it to say that Tim has left some big shoes to fill, and the search committee is actively looking right now for nominees to apply for the Director position (information about this position is available at http://sfrc.ufl.edu/about/sfrc-director-search). Applications close on

August 31, so if you would like to nominate someone for the position, please contact Dr. Ramesh Reddy (krr@ufl.edu), the search and screen committee chair. A number of long-term SFRC staff members have also recently retired or passed away, and they were also recognized at the Spring Celebration and are highlighted below. On the “Comings” and “Excellence” side, we have hired many new faculty this year in a number of critical areas. You can find short summaries of these excellent new members of the SFRC family inside this newsletter. Our faculty and staff have also received many awards and recognition for their work over the last year, and those are highlighted in this newsletter, as well. During the “In-Between” period when we all work with the Search and Screen committee to identify candidates to replace Tim White, we are serving as Interim Co-Directors of the SFRC. We want to assure you all that we’re both fully committed to the SFRC vision of excellence, community, and strong stakeholder engagement that Tim White worked so hard to maintain during his directorship. If you ever have any questions or comments about the work of the SFRC, please feel free to contact either of us. - Tim Martin (tamartin@ufl.edu) & Bill Lindberg (wjl@ufl.edu)

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Sharon Fitz-Coy (1956-2016) Mary CichraMarie MeldrumDave Gibson (1944-2016)

Larry Korhnak Mary Duryea Tim White

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ifas.ufl.eduNew Faculty Recent Awards

Dr. Will Patterson is an applied fisheries ecologist with research focused on population structure, habitat utilization, and trophic ecology of marine fishes. Fish groups he works on include reef, coastal pelagic, and estuarine-dependent species. Much of his work has implications for fisheries management and he’s a long-

serving member and previous chair of the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee. Will looks forward to joining our faculty and building on his many collaborative relationships.

Dr. Frank Asche holds a Ph.D. from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. He is president of the International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management and associate editor for Marine Resource Economics and Marine Policy. His research focuses on aquaculture and seafood markets; he has

also worked in fisheries management and energy economics. He’s published in international economics journals and multi-disciplinary journals like Science and PLoS One. He has also undertaken research projects in Norway and for international organizations like the FAO, OECD and WTO.

Dr. Eben Broadbent co-directs the Spatial Ecology & Conservation (SPEC) Lab with research focused on human-environment interactions with, and impacts on, forested ecosystems in the tropics, including on plant and animal composition and abundance, and ecosystem services. Research typically incorporates remote sensing, including satellite, airplane, unmanned aerial vehicle

(UAV) and ground-based sensor platforms, and geospatial analyses to integrate across scales and disciplines using a wide variety of analytical tools.

Dr. Vincent Lecours has a multidisciplinary background that bridges geomatics and ecology. His research program focuses on improving the extraction of valid and relevant information from the marine environment through the use of geospatial technologies. He seeks to better integrate spatial concepts and methods in applications

like habitat mapping and environmental characterization.

Despite the use of fire in restoration, little is known about how changes in fire season, intensity, and frequency influence population dynamics of native and exotic plants. Dr. Realene Crandall’s research seeks to fill this gap by examining how differences in the life histories of native and exotic plants influence their response to fire. She also

quantifies how disturbance regimes and habitat characteristics interact to shape community patterns of species richness and composition. She’s excited to work with UF students and local stakeholders to improve restoration techniques in longleaf pine ecosystems.

Dr. Basil Iannone’s research has addressed ecological restoration and biological invasions within human-dominated ecosystems. At UF, he will develop research and extension programs that use geospatial tools to inform sustainable and resilient land development. He’ll be a member of an interdisciplinary cohort focusing on this

topic, and will hold appointments in the SFRC, Program for Resource Efficient Communities, and Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology. He looks forward to forming collaborations to yield real-world solutions to the increasing pressures of land development.

Dr. Jason Vogel is a forest ecologist who will focus on Resilience and Restoration Silviculture. Past research includes studies on how management, climate change, and disturbance affect various ecosystem types—ranging from loblolly pine plantations to arctic tundra. He plans to build a research program that provides scientific information

to Florida’s citizens of how a rapidly changing environment is affecting their forests. He previously worked in the SFRC and Botany Department at UF as a postdoctoral fellow, and he and his family are excited to be back.

Dr. Wendy-Lin Bartels joins the SFRC and Natural Resources Leadership Institute (NRLI; nrli.ifas.ufl.edu). As a cultural anthropologist and science communication expert, she researches partnership development and resilience, especially among scientists and stakeholders who are involved in co-producing knowledge. She

assesses the participatory methods and institutional arrangements that link research with practice. She has worked on climate and adaptation projects with teams of climate, crop, forestry, and hydrological modelers to make research products more useful/usable to stakeholders. Florida Lakewatch was awarded

The Dr. Daniel E. Canfield, Jr. Volunteerism Award

Kristina Haselier was awardedSFRC Schoolwide Staff Member of the Year

Rhiannon Pollard was interviewed by Intentional Futures on “Designing for Success”

Michael Andreu and Chris Demers were recognized for their exceptional Florida Forest Stewardship Program Short Promotional Video

Michael Andreu & Taylor Stein’s Kids in the Woods team was awarded the “USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station Director’s Award

for Excellence in Partnerships.”

Damian Adams was awarded the 2016 NACTA Educator Award

Jiri Hulcr received the UF Excellence Award for Assistant Professors and the UF/IFAS Richard L Jones Outstanding New Faculty Award

Scot Smith was awarded the Graduate Advisor of the Year in Geomatics 2016-17

Shirley Baker received the 2015 Outstanding FAS Thesis Advisor award, and was recognized as the Warrington College of Business Administration Outstanding Entrepreneurship Faculty Fellow. The Baker family was also awarded a 2015 Star Volunteer Award by the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs Department and the Nature Center’s Commission.

Martha Monroe, Tim Martin, and their team received the Southern Regional Extension Forest Resources Award for Excellence.

Larry Lawson was awardedSFRC Program Staff Member of the Year

Seth Ward was honored as a member of the “Gator 100.”

Mike Allen and David Chagaris received the 2015 Best Paper Award in the Marine and Coastal Fisheries Journal.

Christy Horsburgh received the State University-wide Superior Accomplishment Award in the Scientific/Technical category.

Jiri Hulcr, Sedonia Steininger and Paloma Carton De Grammont were recognized for their exceptional Bark and Ambrosia Beetle Academy

Craig Bateman and Jiri Hulcr were recognized for their exceptional Guide to Florida’s Bark and Ambrosia Beetles

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