Donald R. Field

Professor

Russell Labs
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-263-0853
E-mail: drfield@facstaff.wisc.edu

Specialization

Natural Resource Sociology and Recreation Management

Degree	Institution	Major Field	Granted
B.S.	University of Wisconsin	Rural Sociology	1963
M.S.	University of Wisconsin	Rural Sociology	1965
Ph.D.	Pennsylvania State University	Rural Sociology	1968

Institution	Department	Title	Years
South Dakota State University	Rural Sociology	Assistant Professor	1968-70
University of Washington	College of Forest Resources	Assistant Professor	1970-73
Cooperative Park Studies Unit	National Park Service	Research Sociologist	1970-74
University of Washington	College of Forest Resources	Associate Professor	1973-77
National Park Service	Pacific Northwest Region	Chief Scientist	1974-80
University of Washington	College of Forest Resources	Professor	1977-83
National Park Service	Pacific Northwest Region	Associate Regional Director	1980-82
National Park Service	Pacific Northwest Region	Chief Scientist	1982-83
National Park Service	Sociology	Senior Scientist	1978-88
Oregon State University	College of Forestry	Professor	1983-88
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Dept. of Rural Sociology	Professor	1988-present
Wisconsin Agriculture Experiment Station	College of Agricultural and Life Sciences	Associate Dean	1988-97
University of Wisconsin-Madison	School of Natural Resources	Director	1988-97
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Forest Ecology and Management	Professor	1991-present

Elected to the Academy of Leisure Sciences, 1983

Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Conservation and Recreation Research, National Recreation and Park Association, 1983

Meritorious Service Award, Department of the Interior, 1989

Natural Resources Research Group, Award of Merit, Rural Sociological Society, 1987

Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, 1996

Lifetime Achievement Award, International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, 2000.

George Hartzog Environmental Award/Benton Box award for excellence in research, Clemson University, 2001

Distinguished Rural Sociologist Award, Rural Sociological Society, 2003

Inducted into the Logan High School "Wall of Fame" at the 2003 graduation ceremony, LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

Outstanding Alumnus, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University, 2006

Rural Sociological Society

Population Association of America

Society of American Foresters

American Sociological Association

Academy of Leisure Sciences

Updated: 2008.04.14