Wisconsin Forestry Hall of Fame

William A. Sylvester
1915-

William A. Sylvester is recognized for over a half century of service to the profession of forestry and the citizens of Wisconsin in helping rebuild the forests of the state. His career included forest fire protection and prevention, pioneering forest management practices on private and publicly owned forest land, providing forestry workshops for teachers of agriculture, loggers, and 12 years of teaching forestry in the College of Natural Resources at University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point as an associate professor. Much of his career was spent opening new vistas while advancing Wisconsin forestry.

Inducted into the Wisconsin Forestry Hall of Fame
October 10, 1992