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The ROSMOND FAMILY EDUCATION FUND

The purpose of this endowment shall be to provide support for the Olympic Natural  Resources Center located in Forks, Washington, which is currently managed by the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment. It is the donor’s preference that  distributions be used to support education and/or outreach programs at or under the direction of the center.

This endowment was originally created in 2007 to honor Frederick B. Rosmond. Fred was raised on a dairy farm and attended schools in Oakville and Montesano, Washington. He earned a degree in logging engineering from the University of Washington School of Forestry in 1939, and met his beloved wife Mary while attending the university.

In 1945, Fred and his family moved to Forks, Washington, where he and his two  brothers, John and Robert, built and operated the Rosmond Brothers Lumber Company, until they sold the business in the early 1980s. They shipped high quality Western Red Cedar products to many parts of the world.

Fred received the Golden Award from the Society of American Foresters in 2000 to commemorate his 50th anniversary as a member of the Society. The Rosmond Family desires to memorialize Frederick Rosmond’ s dedication to the field of applied forestry science and education, and to perpetuate these values through this endowment.

The Rosmond Family also seeks to honor Fred’s nephew, Dr. Thomas E. Rosmond, who made substantial financial contributions to this endowment. He also supports the community of Forks, Washington through his generosity, and has made significant contributions to science throughout his career as a world renowned expert in numerical weather prediction. It is for these reasons the donor has chosen to rename this endowment the ROSMOND FAMILY EDUCATION FUND.

Tom received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in oceanography and his Ph.D. degree in atmospheric sciences, all from the University of Washington. Tom worked for the U.S. Navy for over 30 years. In 2007 he received the Fred E. Saalfeld Award from the Chief of Naval Research for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science, awarded to a naval research scientist for extraordinary lifetime achievements that contributed substantially to the knowledge and capabilities of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, and the nation.