United States Chief Foresters
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Chief Foresters of the United States
(some enumerations start with Bernhard Fernow Chief Forester in the Department of the Interior; others start with his successor, the first Chief Forester in the Department of Agriculture
| Forest Service Chief Foresters | birth–death | years as chief | education | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Bernhard Eduard Fernow | (1851-1923) | 1886-1898 | Yale University |
| 1 | Gifford Pinchot | (1865-1946) | 1898-1910 | Yale University |
| 2 | Henry "Harry" Solon Graves | (1871-1951) | 1910-1920 | Yale University |
| 3 | William B. Greeley | (1879-1955) | 1920 -1928 | University of California & Yale Forestry School |
| 4 | Robert Y. Stuart | (1883-1933) | 1928-1933 | Dickinson College & Yale Forestry School |
| 5 | Ferdinand A. Silcox | (1882-1939) | 1933-1939 | College of Charleston & Yale Forestry School |
| 6 | Earle H. Clapp | (1877-1970) | 1939-1943 (acting) | University of Michigan |
| 7 | Lyle F. Watts | (1890-1962) | 1943-1952 | Iowa State College & Forestry School |
| 8 | Richard E. McArdle | (1899-1983) | 1952-1962 | University of Michigan |
| 9 | Edward P. Cliff | (1909-1987) | 1962-1972 | Utah State College |
| 10 | John R. McGuire | (1916-2002) | 1972-1979 | University of Minnesota & Yale Forestry School |
| 11 | R. Max Peterson | (b. 1927) | 1979-1987 | University of Missouri |
| 12 | F. Dale Robertson | (b. 1940) | 1987-1993 | University of Arkansas |
| 13 | Jack Ward Thomas | (b. 1934) | 1993-1996 | Texas A&M University, West Virginia University, University of Massachusetts |
| 14 | Michael P. "Mike" Dombeck | (b. 1948) | 1996-2001 | University of Wisconsin Stevens Point and the University of Minnesota |
| 15 | Dale N. Bosworth | (b. 1945) | 2001-present | University of Idaho |
References
- [Duke University site on chief foresters]
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