different uses of vegetation for architectural or engineering
purposes for parks and greenways. The class assignments
improved my observational skills, and I'm motivated
to keep working and to become a better student."
The success of SU Urban Forestry alumni attests to the
value of the Department and its degree programs at the
national, regional, and state levels. In 2020, alumna Ms.
Beattra Wilson was promoted to USDA Forest Service
Assistant Director of Cooperative Forestry and National
Lead for Urban and Community Forestry. Former Deputy
Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality, Dr. Alexander Appeaning, is now SU System Vice
President; Dr. Andra Johnson was selected as Associate
Director of Penn State Extension; Dr. Ansel Rankins was
appointed the Assistant Commissioner of the Louisiana
Department of Agriculture and Forestry; Dr. RaHarold
Lawson became the Director and Dr. Brian Watkins the
Assistant Director of Park Operations for the Baton Rouge
Recreation and Park Commission (BREC); and Dr. Paris
Favorite was named Chair of the newly established Forensic
Science Department at SU's New Orleans campus.
The Department is very proud of the 2020 Distinguished
Alumni and Dr. Ning feels very fortunate for having been >>
The 2020 Distinguished
Urban Forestry Alumni
(left to right) include
Beattra Wilson,
Alexander Appeaning,
Andra Johnson, Ansel
Rankins, RaHarold
Lawson, Brian Watkins,
and Paris Favorite.
For more information, contact
Department Chair Dr. Zhu Hua
Ning at (225) 771-6292
or zhu_ning@subr.edu
or visit the Department of
Urban Forestry and Natural
Resources website
Undergraduate Admission
Information
Graduate Admission Information
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