Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter:

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Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter Examples of
Obtaining and Awarding Professional Development
Credits
David W. Robertson, P.E. 2004-2005 HHB-SWCS
President SWCS International Conference Rochester,
NY July 30, 2005
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Promote Your PDHs
Southern Forests - History, Research and
Utilization CCP, CFE, CPECS, CEU PDH credits
provided Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter meeting
jointly with SC and VA SWCS Chapters NC Div
Society of Am Foresters
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Indicate PDH Activities
900-1230 Bent Creek Experimental Forest
Program, Henry McNab,
Research Forester (CCP, CFE, CPECS, CEU PDH
credits provided)
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Specify Credits in Program

• Mapping Soils in Remote Areas A Great Smokies
  Experience (1 PDH, PDU, CCP, CFE, CEU)
• Bio-Diversity in the Great Smokies (1PDH, PDU,
  CCP, CFE, CEU)
• Native American Uses of the Forests (1 CEU)
• Forest Roads and Logging System Designs for
  Southern Forests (1 PDH, PDU, CCP, CFE, CEU)
• Bent Creek Experimental Forest tour (3.5 CFE, CEU)

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CEU Costs
Continuing Education Credits Approved 5.5 Hours
PDH, CEU or CEC for CPESC Erosion
Control Specialists, Certified Conservation
Planners 5 Hours P.E.s 2.0-2.5 Hours
Agronomists, Certified Crop Advisors 2 Hours
Soil Scientists Wildlife Specialists Registr
ation Fees CEU, CEC or PDH 25 To HHB-SWCS
Chapter Lunch 10 Those Participants
who do not desire credits need only pay for lunch.
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2004 Annual Meeting
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Hugh Hammond Bennett Homesite
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Equipment Methods of Planting Grasses
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• Hugh Hammond Bennett Chapter Benefits 2004-2005
• New HHB-SWCS members joined and participated
  in the activities. Other professional
  organizations were exposed to SWCS. (Forestry,
  CPESC registrants, Professional Engineers of
• North Carolina, Wildlife Experts)
• The June 2004 Meeting attendance was 110
  registrants with professional development hours
  provided to 70 attendees. The 2004 Annual Meeting
  Profit was 2861.59 due to Sponsors, Vendors,
  good attendance and the Silent Auction. The
  profits were donated to Envirothon, the Resource
  Conservation Workshop, the Smithsonian project
  and the Aquaculture Conference.
• The April 5, 2005 Seminar attendance was 55
  attendees plus 7 program presenters. The profit
  was 248.56. The profit was used to make repairs
  at the Hugh Hammond Bennett home site in Anson
  County during the April 16, 2005 work day.
• The May 10 Erosion Control Seminar had an
  attendance of 160, plus vendors and exhibitors.
• The Chapter Awards banquet had an attendance
  of approximately 75.
• Two workdays were held at the Hugh Hammond
  Bennett home site. 23 Chapter members
  participated in helping with the two workdays.
• Membership during the 2004-2005 Chapter year
  totaled
• 5/27/2004 169 members 9 Associate 178 total
  members
• 5/20/2005 170 members 23 Associate 193 total
  members