Interviewer
Clark Grant
Files
Description
Will Ramsdell describes how a personality test in high school helped spark an interest in a physically demanding work and how a chance encounter with a Missoula hippie led to his enrollment at the University of Montana. He discusses attending the university’s School of Forestry, from which he graduated with a degree in Forest Resource Management in 1984. Ramsdell talks about his experience conducting surveys and silviculture studies in Alaska for the U.S. Forest Service and how his time working in the Lubrecht Experimental Forest prepared him for that job. Ramsdell recalls becoming frustrated with bureaucracy while working for the Bureau of Indian Affairs which inspired a career change working for Equitable Life and Casualty Insurance Company. He advises current students to follow their passions.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Alaska; Forest Resource Management; College of Forestry and Conservation; University of Montana
Original Date
1-30-2014
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
College of Forestry and Conservation Centennial Oral History Project, OH 443, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 443-019
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (00:14:40 min.) digital + 1 transcript (6 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:14:40 minutes
Local Filename
OH_443_019.mp3; OH_443_019.pdf
Citation
Ramsdell, Will, "Will Ramsdell Interview, January 30, 2014" (2014). University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation Centennial Oral History Project. 18.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/collegeofforestry_oralhistory/18