{"id":261,"date":"2018-11-27T22:42:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T22:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/?p=261"},"modified":"2018-12-03T17:32:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-03T17:32:09","slug":"faculty-profile-scott-leavengood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/2018\/11\/27\/faculty-profile-scott-leavengood\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Profile: Scott Leavengood"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>How long have you been at Oregon State?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A long time. I came as a student in 1992. I went to work in the Klamath extension office when I finished my master\u2019s degree in 1994. I moved to Corvallis in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-262\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/files\/2018\/11\/21367004_10209690075788779_3661472846194945454_o-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3115\/files\/2018\/11\/21367004_10209690075788779_3661472846194945454_o-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3115\/files\/2018\/11\/21367004_10209690075788779_3661472846194945454_o-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3115\/files\/2018\/11\/21367004_10209690075788779_3661472846194945454_o.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How did you end up in the wood science industry?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I wanted to be a veterinarian as a kid growing up in the Chicago area, but I fell in love with forestry and wood\u00a0science during a community college class and went to Colorado State University to study forestry. There, I worked for the\u00a0Colorado State\u00a0Forest Service for two summers, and my favorite part of that experience was dropping in on the sawmills for fun. I didn\u2019t know wood\u00a0science was a\u00a0thing I could study until someone told me, and it\u2019s been my passion ever since.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is your favorite part about your job?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I love the variety. Each day is different. I teach students, teach workshops, do product development testing, visit mills, go to conferences, travel. No two days are alike. Except for Wood Magic, which just happened in early October.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Why is Wood Magic different from your typical day to day? Why is it important?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I man the \u201cdaily wood\u201d station. I\u2019ve been involved in almost every Wood Magic since it started in 1999. It\u2019s an important outreach opportunity as we continue to talk about the importance of forestry and wood products. At the station I do, I focus on all the products we get from trees. We\u2019re talking to kids, of course, but often the teachers and parent chaperones are just as engaged as the kids because this is all new to them too. I said that \u2018the days are alike\u2019 there because at my station, I do a 10-minute demonstration, and then repeat it for a dozen or so classes, several days in a row.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been known to repeat myself a time or two as a result&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What does your life look like outside of work?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019m married to Vikki, and we have two girls. Abby, 21, is a senior at the University of Oregon studying psychology. Katherine, 19, is at the Lane Fire Authority Fire Academy studying to be a firefighter. We\u2019re very involved in our church, Calvin Presbyterian, and since we\u2019re empty nesters now, I recently took up playing guitar. I haven\u2019t had a hobby in years, and I\u2019m really enjoying learning to play, even though I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll ever play outside my house\u00a0(I keep the windows closed now so I don&#8217;t annoy the neighbors).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-263\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/collegeofforestry\/files\/2018\/11\/40631825_10212068574809768_2003187555901636608_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3115\/files\/2018\/11\/40631825_10212068574809768_2003187555901636608_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3115\/files\/2018\/11\/40631825_10212068574809768_2003187555901636608_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What was the last exciting thing you did?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I went skydiving with my younger daughter for my birthday in early September. She\u2019s an adrenaline junkie, and\u00a0I\u2019d always wanted to go too.<\/p>\n<p>This summer, I also got to travel to Slovenia to visit a former graduate student of mine. We did a research project in Slovenia and the Netherlands. I barely survived the 100-degree weather there.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>You\u2019ve lived and traveled all over Oregon. What\u2019s your favorite spot?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019ve been to Crater Lake National Park probably 15 times, since we used to live nearby in Klamath Falls, but the coast is my favorite. I love the mountains as well, and I\u2019m happy I don\u2019t have to choose between them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anything good on TV lately?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ever since I took a sabbatical to New Zealand during the summer of 2016, my wife and I enjoy watching TV set in that area. Right now we\u2019re watching \u2018800 words.\u2019 It\u2019s pretty good. We also spend Sunday afternoons watching NFL football, especially the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Would you rather have unlimited tacos or unlimited sushi?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tacos, but my favorite food is shrimp. It doesn\u2019t get better than shrimp alfredo.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What was your first car?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A \u201975 Buick Skylark. It was a rust bucket that needed a muffler. Now, I have an \u201987 Suburban that just keeps running. I use this example in my class when I talk about the quality of the products we buy now.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What\u2019s the craziest fashion trend you\u2019ve ever rocked?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When I was in high school, break dancing was all the rage, and I did wear parachute pants back then. My family still gives me a hard time about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How long have you been at Oregon State? A long time. I came as a student in 1992. I went to work in the Klamath extension office when I finished my master\u2019s degree in 1994. I moved to Corvallis in 2005. How did you end up in the wood science industry? 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