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DR. PETER J. ROUSSOPOULOS RECEIVES PRESIDENTIAL RANK MERITORIOUS EXECUTIVE AWARD
(Asheville) Dr. Peter J. Roussopoulos, Director of the USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, has been recognized as 1 of 2
Dr. Peter J. Roussopoulos
Senior Executives in the Forest Service to receive the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive. Only 5 percent of the Federal government career Senior Executive Service may receive the award each year. Winners of this prestigious award have demonstrated
their ability to lead a government that delivers great service, fosters partnerships and community solutions to achieve results, and continuously pushes itself to get the job done more effectively and efficiently. Dr. Roussopolous was recognized for outstanding service in natural resources and the environment. Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck said, "We are very proud that Pete Roussopoulos has received this significant honor. His career has exemplified our mission of meeting the needs of people by securing the health of the land, and this recognition is well-deserved."
Dr. Roussopoulos started his career with USDA Forest Service Research and Development in 1967. He became Director of the former Southeastern Forest Experiment Station in 1992 and in 1995 became the Director for the combined Southern Research Station, responsible for Forest Service research throughout the thirteen Southern States. Prior to his current assignment in Asheville, NC, his career as a Research Forester has taken him from Minnesota to Michigan, to Colorado, Arizona, and Washington, DC. He received his PhD in Forest Ecology for Michigan State University in 1978, following his BS (1969) and MS (1971) in Forestry from the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Roussopoulos has been a resident of Asheville, NC since 1992; his wife, Sue, works for the National Forests of North Carolina. He is a member of the Society of American Foresters and Sigma XI - The Scientific Research Society.
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