Lawrence R. (Larry) Gering, Associate Professor Emeritus of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, passed away on October 11, 2024, in Belfast Maine.
He served Clemson University for 21 years, retiring on July 1, 2019. His career spanned over 30 years in research and education at Louisiana Tech University, Oklahoma State University, and Clemson University.
Gering earned a B.S. in Forestry from the University of Maine in 1979, an M.S. in Forestry from Clemson University and his Ph.D. in Forest Biometrics from the University of Georgia.
In 2017, he was awarded the Carl Alwin Schenck Award for teaching excellence in the field of forestry education from the Society of American Foresters.
