The forest management technology program at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College and Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources have entered into a transfer agreement. Meeting at the DSLCC main campus in Clifton Forge to work out the details were, from left: Larry Harrup, RJ Stevens and April Garrison, all DSLCC students; Dr. Janaki Alavalapati, VT Professor and Department Head of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Brigitte Parsons, DSLCC Forestry Program Head; Dr. Richard Oderwald, VT Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Natural Resources; Dr. Stephen Prisley, Associate Professor in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Dr. Richard Teaff, DSLCC President; Earl Dodrill, DSLCC Workforce Coordinator; Gary Keener, DSLCC Vice President of Workforce Services and Continuing Education; Trevor Saville, DSLCC alumnus and current VT student; and George Hanke and Judson Collie, DSLCC students.

DSLCC, Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources Sign Transfer Agreement   Dabney S. Lancaster Community College and Virginia Tech have entered into a new agreement that allows graduates of DSLCC’s Forest Management Technology Associate in Applied Science degree program to be admitted into any major in VT’s College of Natural Resources. DSLCC graduates who have earned this degree and fulfill several additional requirements may enter VT in any summer or fall term. VT entered into this agreement with DSLCC to offer a “special opportunity” to those who complete DSLCC’s unique degree that provides students with the basic knowledge and skills required for successful employment in a wide variety of technician jobs related to forest management. DSLCC and VT officials met during the fall semester to finalize details of this agreement, which will go into effect immediately. Students planning to transfer into the College of Natural Resources at VT need to complete the AAS degree in Forest Management Technology at DSLCC with a grade point average of 2.5 or better. Other requirements include completion of Pre-Calculus I (MTH 163) or Pre-Calculus II (MTH 164) with a grade of “C” or better and completion of College Composition I (ENG 111) with a grade of “C” or better. Science courses are also part of this agreement. DSLCC advisors can recommend specific high school and/or college courses that may be used to fulfill this requirement. “Educational opportunities for our students continue to expand,” commented DSLCC President Richard Teaff. “Graduates of our Forest Management Technology program have done very well after completing their studies at DSLCC—whether they choose to enter the workforce immediately after graduation or decide to continue their education at a four-year college or university to earn a bachelors degree. This special opportunity will be of great interest to numerous students in our region who place Virginia Tech high on their list of institutions to which they may wish to transfer.” For more information about DSLCC’s Forest Management Technology program and details on this new agreement as a way to secure guaranteed admission to Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources , contact DSLCC in January by calling Forest Management Technology program head Brigitte Parsons at 540-863-2894 (bparsons@dslcc.edu ) or Earl Dodrill at 540-863-2902 (edodrill@dslcc.edu). Registration for DSLCC summer and fall terms begins on April 5.

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