With a little help from his friends, Victor stands Victorious

Posted on March 29, 2012 by rwgonzal

Victor in stock saw event at Stihl Timbersports Southern Qualifier. Photo by CHRIS SEWARD - CSEWARD@NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Tired but happy, Victor Wassack, a senior in forest management at NC State, stood in front of the cameras and thanked his mentor, NC State alumnus Logan Scarborough, and the hometown crowd for helping him find the strength to pull off the tie-breaking win for the title of Southern Collegiate Champion of the Stihl Timbersports Series. He will represent the southern region at the national championship in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, June 1-3, 2012.

The televised Stihl event was held at the Raleigh Farmers Market, March 16, and was held in conjunction with the 55th Annual Southern Forestry Conclave and the North Carolina Arbor Day Celebration.

All events were well attended and the Stihl event has been covered widely in the media. Check out the articles, videos, and TV shows below to learn more about what the buzz is all about and how Victor reigned victorious.

Read more:
“NC State senior wins lumberjack competition,” by Mike Potter, 03.28.2012, in the Outdoors Section of newsobserver.com.

“Wassack tops Scooter,” by Mike Suchan, 03.23.2012, at stihltimbersports.us/news-archive.aspx

Watch videos:
“2012 Southern Qualifier Playlist,” by STIHLTIMBERSPORTSfan, 03.17.2012

“2012 NCSU Conclave Video,” by dhowell25, 03.19.2012

Watch it on TV:
Network: Outdoor Channel
Event: Southern Qualifier College
Location: North Carolina State University
Air date: April 1, 2012
Time: 4:00 PM ET
Re-airs:
April 4, 8:00 AM ET
April 6, 2:00 AM ET
Outdoor Channel TV Schedule

When One Shot Means Everything

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

NC State’s PGA Golf Managmement team are the 2012 Carolina’s Cup champions!

Carolina's Cup Trophy Sunday, March 11 marked the first time in history that a PGA/GM school has held the Jones and Carolina’s Cup trophies within the same calendar year. On Thursday, ten elite North Carolina State University PGA/GM students trekked 175 miles to Myrtle Beach, S.C., with hopes of ousting the Carolina’s Cup competition on the newly renovated Hackler Course. After his practice round on Friday, senior Alex Kowalski warned that the new greens were firm, tricky, and unresponsive. “It’s gonna make for an interesting couple of days,” he said.

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Nature Provides a Cheaper Alternative for Fun

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

Malls and beaches have always been popular destinations for fun, but as these institutions of money-spending fall in popularity due to financially difficult times, attendance only rises at natural alternatives.

“We have seen a steady increase in attendance,” Charlie Peek, public information officer for the N.C. State Park System said, “Most parks don’t charge admission and are inexpensive alternatives for recreation.”

Yu-Fai Leung, associate professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at N.C. State, agrees adding that this is a nation-wide trend.
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Venditti Named TAPPI Fellow for 2012

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Dr. Richard Venditti

Dr. Richard Venditti has been named a 2012 TAPPI Fellow by the nation’s leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries, TAPPI. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Forest Biomaterials in North Carolina State University’s College of Natural Resources.

According to TAPPI, Fellow is an honorary title bestowed upon a very small percentage of TAPPI’s membership. It is given to individuals who have made extraordinary technical or service contributions to the industry and/or the Association. The new Fellows will be honored at the TAPPI Fellows Luncheon on Sunday, April 22, 2012 held in conjunction with the 2012 PaperCon meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

“As an outstanding educator Dr. Venditti has made major contributions to the pulp and paper industry by training and educating many technical and engineering graduates who now work and hold key positions in our industry,” said Larry N. Montague, president and CEO of TAPPI. “In addition, he’s conducted top level research in areas such as recycling and more recently into bio-based materials and biofuels. He’s an outstanding choice for this prestigious award.”

Currently Venditti teaches Chemical Process Control, Unit Operations of Pulp and Paper, and Life Cycle Analysis at NCSU and he’s also director of the Hands-on Workshop for Pulp and Paper Basics co-sponsored by NCSU and TAPPI.

His research group’s goal at NCSU is to develop and understand systems for the effective utilization of renewable resources to produce sustainable products, including polymeric materials and biofuels.

In addition to TAPPI he is a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment. In 2001 he was awarded The Investigator of the Year Award by the AF&PA Containerboard Group Technical Division for his research in paper recycling. In 2009 he received a Fulbright Senior Specialist in Environmental Science for travel to South Africa and in 2010 was awarded the Association for the Concerns of African American Graduate Students Advocacy Award at NCSU.

Venditti received a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering at Princeton University and B.S. degrees in Pulp and Paper Technology and Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University.

About TAPPI:
TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging and converting industries and publisher of Paper360° and TAPPI JOURNAL. Through information exchange, events, trusted content and networking opportunities, TAPPI helps members elevate their performance by providing solutions that lead to better, faster and more cost-effective ways of doing business. It has provided management training and networking to the industry’s leaders for more than 97 years. Visit www.tappi.org.
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Media Contacts:
Deborah Chafin, TAPPI Marketing, dchafin@tappi.org, 770-209-7216
Tilla Fearn, NCSU College of Natural Resources, tilla_fearn@ncsu.edu, 919,513-4644