Class of 1933 Bascom Emeritus Professor
John N. McGovern WARF Emeritus Professor
Russell Labs
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-262-0091
E-mail: jbuongio@wisc.edu
Specialization
Decision-making models, economic forecasting, international forestry, development planning
Education
| Degree | Institution | Major Field | Granted |
| Ing. | Ecole Supérieure du Bois, Paris | Wood Products Engr. | 1967 |
| M.S. | SUNY Syracuse | Forest Economics | 1969 |
| Ph.D. | University of California, Berkeley | Wildland Resource Sci. | 1972 |
Professional Experience
| Institution | Specialization | Title | Years |
| FAO, UN-Rome | Statistics, forecasting | Forestry Officer | 1971-75 |
| FAO, ITTO, World Bank | Research | Consultant | Short term |
| UW-Madison | Forestry Economics | Assistant Professor | 1975-78 |
| UW-Madison | Forestry Economics | Associate Professor | 1978-82 |
| ENGREF, Nancy | Forestry Economics | Visiting Professor | 1992 |
| UW-Madison | Forestry Economics | Professor | 1982-2000 |
| UW-Madison | Forestry Economics | John N. McGovern Professor | 2000-2009 |
| UW-Madison | Forest Economics | Class of 1933 Bascom Professor | 2004-2009 |
| UW-Madison | Environmental Studies | Professor | 1994-2009 |
| UW-Madison | Forestry Economics | John N. McGovern Professor Emeritus | 2010-present |
| UW-Madison | Forest Economics | Class of 1933 Bascom Professor Emeritus | 2010-present |
Honors and Awards
Doctor honoris causa, The Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009
French Academy of Agriculture, Foreign Member, 2008
International Academy of Wood Science, Fellow, 2008
International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Scientific Achievement Award, 2005.
Doctor honoris causa, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2005.
French Academy of Agriculture, foreign correspondent, 2004.
Class of 1933 Bascom Professorship, 2004.
John M. McGovern WARF Distinguished Professorship, 2000.
Forest Science Award, Society of American Foresters, 1998.
Hilldale Award, Social Studies Division, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1990.
National Award for Outstanding Research, Hardwood Research Council, 1989.
Carl Alwin Schenk Award for Outstanding Achievement in Forestry Education, Society of American Foresters, 1988.
John W. Jung Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1982.
Fulbright Scholarship, 1967, and National French Scholarships, 1960-1967.
Wallenberg Prize nominee by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 1992; USDA Forest Service, 1996; Swedish Academy of Science, 2002.
Japanese Government Research Award, 2001.
Editorial Board of Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, 1985-1994, and 2000-present.
Editorial Board, Journal of Forest Economics, 2004-present.
Associate Editor of Forest Science, 1983-1986 and 1989-1992.
Editorial Advisory Board, World Society and the Environment, 1996-2001.
Editorial Board of Bois et Forêts des Tropiques, 1992-2000.
Editorial Advisory Board of New Forests, 2004.
Editorial Board of Land Economics, 2006-present.
Keynote Speaker: 14th International Symposium of Forecasting, Stockholm (1994); International Symposium Forest Economics, Umea (1997); Eino Saari Commemoriation, Helsinki (1994); IUFRO Conference, Edinburgh (1999); Scandinavian Society of Forest Economics, Gilleje (2002); Ulvon Conference (2004); Southern Forest Economics Conference (2004); Helsinki Forest Research Conference (2004); Ibero-American Conference, Brazil (2005); ECOFOR Forum (2006); IUFRO-Friesing (2008); Jari Kuuluvainen Seminar, Helsinki (2011), METLA Semina (2011).
Invited Lectures and Seminars: Universities of Rome (1981, 1982); Naples (1981); Umea (1982, 1988, 2005) Nancy (1986, 1993, 2005, 2010); National Taiwan (1991); Padua (1992); ENGREF-Paris (1993); Bordeaux (1993); EFI Joensuu (1994); Helsinki (1994, 2004); UC Berkeley (1996, 2003); Copenhagen (1998, 2007); Wood Science Symposium, Nantes (2000); IUFRO-Göttingen (2001); CATIE Turrialba (2001); Oregon State University (2001); Université du Québec (2003); University of Norway (2004, 2009);Uppsala (2005); Canadian Forest Research (2006); Polytechnic Madrid (2007). French Academy of Agriculture (2005).
External Assessor of Faculty, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, 1992-2006. University of Ås Norway, 2002. University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2004; University of Copenhagen, 2005.
Advisory Council for Scientific Issues, Forest Economics Laboratory, UMR ENGREF/INRA, France, 2000-2005.
Ph.D. examiner, Universities of Montpelier (1986), Umea (1988), Melbourne (1992), Trento (1996), Santiago de Compostela (1998), Helsinki (1998, 2001), University of Ås Norway (2004); Copenhagen (2007), Madrid Polytechnic (2007).
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Services, Society of American Foresters, 1992.
Xi Sigma Pi (1977) and Gamma Sigma Delta (1999).
Society/Professional Memberships
Society of American Foresters
American Economic Association
American Agricultural Economics Association
Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (1975-2010)
Southern Forest Economics Workshop
Western Forest Economists
