Thomas Kuzmic
Professor - Director of Forestry Summer Camp


Office: 015 Ag Hall
Address: 008C Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74077
Phone: (405) 744-5463
Fax: (405) 744-3530
Email: thomas.kuzmic@okstate.edu

Education
BS: VirginiaTech, 1974; Forest Management
MS: Virginia Tech, 1977; Forest Science
PhD: Oklahoma State University, 1993; Environmental Science

Links  
Curriculum Vitae  

Teaching
FOR 1114 Elements of Forestry
FOR 3643 Forest Environmental Science
FOR 3103 Natural Resource Use, Values & Assessment  -  team-taught with Dr. Don Turton
FOR 3112 Silvics & Silvicultural Practices
FOR 4493 International Forestry & Natural Resources
FOR 4553 Forest Recreation
FOR 4500 Forest Problems
FOR 5300 Advanced Forestry Problems
Leads Annual Study-Trip to Honduras, Central America

Honors and Awards
International Education Faculty Excellence Award, Oklahoma State University, 2005
Carl Alwin Schenck Award for Teaching Excellence, Society of American Foresters -- 2004
Exemplary Faculty Award, Ag Alumni Assoc., Oklahoma State University -- 2004
Teacher Fellow Award, North American Coilleges & teachers of Agriculture -- 2005
 

Professional Memberships
Society of American Foresters, including membership in its International Forestry, Recreation Management
     and Wilderness Management working groups; currently serving as chair of the Oklahoma Division and
     Chair-Elect of the Ouachita Society of America's Foresters.
International Society of Tropical Foresters
North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture

Recent Publications (since 2000)
Kuzmic, T. and Hammett, A. L. 2003. Improving options for international education--- a panel presentation. In: Proceedings of the National Convention of the Society of American Foresters, October 5-9, 2002. Winston-Salem , North Carolina . Bethesda , MD : Society of American Foresters.

Kuzmic, T. 2003. Linkages between people and the land. In: Proceedings of the National Convention of the Society of American Foresters, October 5-9, 2002. Winston-Salem , North Carolina . Bethesda , MD : Society of American Foresters.

Kuzmic, T. and Auel, G. 2002. Integrating a meaningful short-term study abroad experience into an undergraduate class. Poster presentation at Annual Conference of the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs:Association of International Educators (NAFSA), San Antonio , Texas .

Kuzmic, T. 2000. Exploring natural and cultural resource linkages on a global scale --- An Experiential Learning Approach. In: Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, March 25-28, 2000. Columbia , MO : University of Missouri , College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Kuzmic, T. 2000. A strategy for developing, planning and conducting international travel study courses in natural resources. In: Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference on University Education in Natural Resources, March 25-28, 2000. Columbia , MO : University of Missouri , College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.