This year 50 students applied for PLC scholarships. That's almost twice as many applicants as previous years. With a large number of deserving students, and the board found the selection difficult. Congratulations to 16 amazing students. These future forestry leaders have been awarded $18,000 in scholarships.Academic$2,000, Nicholas Swanson - OSU, Forest Engineering/Civil Engineering$2,000, Daniel Virtue - OSU, Forest Engineering$2,000, Trevor Sartnurak - OSU, Forest Engineering/Civil Engineering$2,000, Cole Smith - OSU, Forest Management$2,000, Sam Neil - OSU, Natural Resources/Forest Operations Mgmt.$1,000, Emilee Muir - Green River College, Forestry Management$1,000, Seth Eades - OSU, Forest Engineering$1,000, Hunter Knox - OSU, Forest Engineering$1,000, Aoife Fae - Univ. of Washington, ESRM (Sustainable Forest Mgmt.)$ 500, Marco Rocha Ilbarra - OSU, Forestry — Management & Restoration$500, Kimberly Ortiz - Umpqua Community College, Forest Management$500, Ross Griffith, University of Northern B.C., Forest Ecology$500, Mallory Pappas, Calif. Polytechnic State Univ., Forestry and Natural Resources$500, Reihana Fisher, University of Canterbury, Bachelor of Forestry ScienceTechnical$750, Callie Baker, Linn Benton Comm. College, Welding and Fabrication Technology$750, Dustin Harvey, AVTEC, WeldingAnd thank you to the PFF Executive Board for your time in making this difficult selection.

Mark your calendar for the 2018 PLC In-Woods Live Demo coming September 2018!