Clemson Experimental Forest Employee Profiles

Knight Cox – Forest Manager

266 B Lehotsky Hall
864.656.4833

Major duties: Direct the management of the CEF and forest lands on Clemson Research and Education Centers throughout the state.

Favorite location on the CEF: Lake Issaqueena Recreation Area

Gail Bryson – CEF Administrative Assistant

264 Lehotsky Hall
864-656-4826

Major duties: Responsible for data entry and management of the Forest Record system, which includes all data generated by forest management activities. Monitors and tracks all expenditures related to the CEF. Fields requests for information from the general public concerning the CEF. Manages records of CEF gate key distribution and deposits. Prepares timber sale packages. Also, responsible for managing student, temporary, and permanent employee time sheets and performance evaluations and supervises work study students.

Favorite location on the CEF: Lake Issaqueena Recreation Area

  • Doug Benson – Geographic Information System Manager I

Major duties: Solving problems related to computing and the CEF database.

Favorite location on the CEF: Eighteen Mile Creek

  • John Bookhart – Forestry Operations Supervisor

Major duties: Performs forest management duties to foster the development, protection, and utilization of forest resources on the CEF. Responsibilities include timber sale administration, facilities operation and maintenance, and equipment supervision and operation.

Favorite place: Calhoun Heights

  • Joe Seaborn – Forest Worker

Major duties: Responsibilities include Lake Issaqueena Recreation Area Maintenance and garbage collection throughout the CEF.

  • Bryan Odom – Forester

Major duties: His responsibilities include timber sale planning, cruising, layout and design, as well as applying prescriptions and performing site preparation and regeneration.





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