Victorian School of Forestry
Principals (1910-1981)
The following table lists the Principals of the Victorian School of Forestry, from the institution's opening in 1910 until its merger with the University of Melbourne in 1980.

Victorian School of Forestry

Section Title: Principals (1910-1981)
Table Section Text: The following table lists the Principals of the Victorian School of Forestry, from the institution's opening in 1910 until its merger with the University of Melbourne in 1980.

Dates	Principal	Qualifications	Notes

1910-12	Vacant

1913-15	Thomas Stephan Hart	M.A., M.C.E.	Formerly Professor of Geology and Mining at the Ballarat School of Mines.

1916-19	Charles Earnest Carter	B Ag. Sc., Dip. Ed	Charles Earnest Carter became Senior Master, seconded from the Department of Public Instruction, where he was a high-school teacher. During his first few years at Creswick, Carter completed a Diploma in Education and a Degree in Agriculture at the University of Melbourne.

1920-22	William Wilson Gay	Dip. Ag. Sc	Appointed while Charles Earnest Carter attended Yale University to study for the two-year Master of Forestry degree.

1923-26	Charles E Carter	M.F. (Yale), B. Ag. Sc.	Resumed position as Principal upon returning from Yale.

1927	Karl V M Ferguson	M.A., B Sc. (Forestry)	Appointed when Charles Earnest Carter transferred to the new Australian Forestry School (AFS) in Canberra. Ferguson later transferred to the University of Melbourne in 1944 as senior lecturer.

1928-51	Dr Edwin James (E J) Semmens, MBE	B.Sc., Dip, Ed., F.L.S.	Edwin James Semmens was invited to become Principal of VSF during a difficult stage of its development. Principal for 23 years, E.J.

1951-56	-	Ph.D. (Yale), B.Sc., Dip. For. (Cres)	Frank Moulds graduated from VSF in 1933 and went on to study a Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne.

1957-69	William (Billo) Litster	B. Sc. (Hons.) (Forestry)	Originally from Peebles in Scotland. Studied B.Sc at Edinburgh University.

1969-77	Alan R Eddy	M.F. (Calif.), B. Sc. For., Dip. For. (Cres.)	VSF graduate of 1948. Spent time at various field locations.

1978-81	Dr James (Jim) Edgar	B. Sc. For, M. Sc. (US), PhD (U.Michigan), Dip. For. (Cres.)	Principal 1978-1981. Oversaw the initial transition of VSF to the University of Melbourne.

1980	1980 saw the graduation of the last group of VSF's three-year diplomates, bringing the total to 522 since the School's inception.

1981-92	Robert (Bob) G. Orr, OAM.	Dip. For. (Oxon.), B. Sc. For. (Melb.), Dip. For (Cres), Dip. Ed. (Monash)	Bob Orr became Principal in 1981. He had been senior lecturer at VSF since 1969 and acted in the Principal's role when Dr Edgar was on assignment elsewhere.

1984	Renamed - Victorian School of Forestry and Land Management (VSFLM)

1992	Dr Ross Squire	Ph.D. (Melb), M.F For (Melb), B. Sc. For.(Melb), Dip. For. (Cres.)	Dr Squire was noted for his work in the FCV research branch studying the long-term productivity of pine plantations and silviculture of eucalyptus.

1994-2004	The University and the (then) Victorian Department of Conservation and Natural Resources form a jointly-owned company, limited by guarantee, to carry forward the management of the Creswick School site.

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From 1910 to 1980, 522 students completed their Diploma at VSF.

final_sentence: From 1910 to 1980, 522 students completed their Diploma at VSF.