BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Hardwood Forestry Fund is overseen by a 25 member maximum Board of Directors who receive no compensation and who volunteer their time to the organization. Board responsibilities include education, communication, recognition, fundraising, project review and selection, and Board development.
2011 Board of Directors
Rick Philipps – Woodland Face Veneer – Chairman of the Board
David Thomsson – Brookside Veneers Ltd. – Vice Chairman
Kip Howlett – Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association – Sec/Treasurer
Brian Beakler, PhD – Armstrong World Industries
Dennis Bradway – Mannington Wood Floors
Stuart Clarke – Clarke Veneers & Plywood
George Freeman – The Freeman Corporation
Dwight Jensen – Columbia Forest Products
Jim Martin – Marwood, Inc.
Jim Reader – Downes & Reader Hardwood Co.
Ross Forcey – Forcey Lumber
John Varner – Moehring Group, Inc.
John Seifert – State Forester – Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
Paul DeLong – State Forester –Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Honorary Board Member
U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly – Indiana
Committee Leadership
Project Review Committee Chairman – David Thomsson
Communications Committee Chairman – Jim Martin
Nominating Committee Chairman -George Freeman
Awards Committee Chairman – Stuart Clarke
By-Laws Committee Chairman – Dennis Bradway
Staff
Matt Windt – Administrator
Qualifications for the Hardwood Forestry Fund’s Gifford Pinchot Award are:
- Demonstrated financial commitment to forest sustainability programs
- Extensive environmental education efforts
- Defined corporate strategy, policies, and procedures to extend use of hardwood resources
Previous Gifford Pinchot Award Winners:
2001 Armstrong Wood Products (Bruce Hardwood Floors)
2006 WalzCraft Industries, Inc.
2010 Anderson Hardwood Floors Inc.
2010 Columbia Forest Products
2014 Rockler Companies, Inc.
JOHNNY APPLESEED AWARD
HFF Board member Jack Seifert helps plant trees
The Hardwood Forestry Fund’s Johnny Appleseed Award recognizes the outstanding work of a natural resources professional or organization. The award is named for the legendary tree planter, nurseryman, and conservationist known as Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman 1774-1845).
Qualifications for the Hardwood Forestry Fund’s Johnny Appleseed Award are:
- Ongoing Commitment to Sustainable Forestry (adherence to plan)
- Quantifiable Results (survival, growth, number of trees planted)
- Educational focus (number of programs presented as well as number of volunteers, private landowners, and school children involved in educational field days or other educational programs).
Previous Johnny Appleseed Award Winners:
2000 Norman Lacasse – Pennsylvania
2001 John Seifert – Indiana
2006 Walt Zak – Indiana
2011 Paul Kloppenburg – Wisconsin
2014 Nathan Hall – Kentucky