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ESF’s Ranger School to Celebrates its Graduates May 24
WANAKENA, N.Y. – May 21, 2025 – The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will hold commencement for Associate of Applied Science graduates from its Ranger School in Wanakena, N.Y., at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24 at the Clifton-Fine Central School in Star Lake.
Degrees will be awarded to 26 students in the forest technology program, 15 in the environmental and natural resources conservation program, and 13 in the land surveying technology program.
This year’s scholars will be honored during the ceremony, along with Maple Leaf awardees, President's and Dean's lists recipients. Inductees into the Forest Technology Honors Society will also be honored.
Guest speakers include Dr. Mariann Johnston, Ranger School director; Dr. Christopher Nowak, chair of ESF’s Department of Sustainable Resources Management; Michael Rozeski, Ranger School Alumni Association vice president, and Kim Lockwood, 2025 class president.
About the Ranger School
The Ranger School in Wanakena, N.Y., offers students a unique educational experience in a spectacular natural setting. The Ranger School confers the associate in applied science degree (A.A.S.) in three areas of study: forest technology, land surveying technology, and environmental and natural resources conservation. The Ranger School's one-plus-one plan allows students to complete their first year at the college of their choice, and then spend their second year at The Ranger School.