Dr. John R. Sweeney Title:  Professor of Wildlife Management & Interim Associate Dean of Academics (CAFLS). Department of Forestry & Natural Resources. Phone:  (864) 656-5333 Fax: (864) 656-0231 Email:  jrswny@clemson.edu Personal Web Page: Under Construction

Academic Education Background

Degrees	Institutions	Major fields of study	Dates of degrees
Ph.D.	Colorado State University	Wildlife Biology	1975
M.S.	University of Georgia	Wildlife Biology	1971
B.S. F.	University of Georgia	Forestry	1967

Work experience & Positions Held

Positions at Clemson University:

• 7/03 - present : Interim Associate Dean College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; and Professor
• 4/00 - 6/03 : Department Chair, ENR Coordinator and Professor
• 8/95 - 4/00 : Department Chair and Professor
• 7/94 - 8/95 : Professor
• 7/90 - 7/94 : Associate Department Head and Professor
• 7/85 - 7/90 : Professor
• 7/80 - 7/85 : Associate Professor
• 7/75 - 7/80 : Assistant professor

Research Areas

I am no longer conducting research, since my administrative duties have replaced my research appointment.  As Interim Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, I support the activities and programs of the Dean’s office and college, with particular emphasis on support of the College’s student affairs and academic programs.  I also serve as the Coordinator for the B.S. in Environmental and Natural Resources program. This program is administered at the College level and involves faculty from at least three departments in the college.

Publications

• Non-refereed Conference Proceedings:
  Hafer, M. A., J. R. Sweeney, and T. B. Wigley.  2003.  Landscape-scale collaborative management efforts and their implications for forestry.  Pages 71-76 in Proc. 2002 Soc. Amer. For. Nat. Convention.  SAF Publication SAF-03-XX
• Chapters of Books, Editor of Proceedings
  Sweeney, J. R., J. M. Sweeney and S. W. Sweeney.  2003.  Feral Hog.  Chapter 54.   Pages 1164-1179 in G. A. Feldhamer and B. Thompson, eds.  Wild Mammals of North America, 2nd ed.  Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, Baltimore, Md. (Invited chapter)

 

Courses Taught

• WFB 307 Hunting and Wildlife Management
• WFB 300 Wildlife Biology
• WFB 350  Principles of Wildlife Biology
• ENR 302 Natural Resource Measurements.

Achievements

Professional Affiliations

• Clemson’s Representative to the Fish and Wildlife Section of the Board of Natural Resources of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• Secretary Elect of the Board of Natural Resources of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• Member of the Academic Programs Section of the Board on Agricultural Assembly of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• Past President and Executive Committee Member of the National Association of University Fisheries and Wildlife Programs
• Steering Committee member for the National Cooperators’ Coalition for the support of the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units
• President Elect of the Education Sub-committee of The Wildlife Society
• Member of The Wildlife Society