September 14, 2006 Source: :
http://communications.lakeheadu.ca/news/?id=292 Lakehead Professor Receives Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Forestry Profession A Lakehead University forester has received a major award from the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF). Dr. Mathew Leitch, an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Forestry and the Forest Environment, has been awarded the James M. Kitz Award for his forestry-related research. The James M. Kitz award is given to forest practitioners who make outstanding contributions to the forest industry early in their profession. The objective of this award from the CFI is to encourage excellence in the forestry profession. "Value-added timber products will be a significant part of Northern Ontario's economy in the future," says Dr. Leitch. "It is important to develop knowledge of value-added timber in order to better utilize our forest resource and to increase in jobs in the industry." Dr. Leitch is a wood scientist with experience in the wood ultrastructure as well as tree biochemistry. He will be receiving the CIF’s James M. Kitz Award at the Boreal Conference from October 2 to 6 in Cochrane, ON. Members of the Media: Dr. Leitch is available for interview and for photo ops in his laboratory by calling Marla Tomlinson at 343-8177.
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