David Sylva Shriner

DAVID SYLVA SHRINER AGE 58 OF KINGSTON PASSED AWAY FRIDAY JULY 25, 2003 AT THE ROANE MEDICAL CENTER. SURVIVORS WIFE SUE SHRINER OF KINGSTON, DAUGHTER MEAGAN SHRINER OF KINGSTON, MOTHER AND FATHER IN LAW MARY AND HOWARD PHILLIPS OF KINGSTON, FUTURE SON IN LAW CHARLIE HENLINE OF LENIOR CITY. DAVE SHRINER JOINED THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DIVISION (ESD) OF OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) IN 1974 AND CONDUCTED PIONEERING RESEARCH ON THE AFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION AND ACID RAIN ON TERRESTRIAL VEGETATION. HE HELD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN ESD IN A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF SYNTHETIC FUELS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. REGIONAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS, ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES, AND THE ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES. DAVE HAD A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE POLICY WHILE AT ORNL. HE WAS A KEY LEADER IN THE NATION’S NATIONAL ACID PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM AND COMPLETED AN ASSIGNMENT AS SENIOR POLICY ANALYST IN THE ENVIRONMENT DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, WASHINGTON DC. THROUGH HIS RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP ACCOMPLISHMENTS AT ORNL, DAVE WAS RESPECTED BY THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND WAS TRULY ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT SCIENTIFIC LEADERS IN HIS FIELD. HE LEFT ORNL IN 1998 TO JOIN THE USDA FOREST SERVICE’S NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION IN ST. PAUL MINNESOTA. DAVE SHRINER SERVED AS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION FROM 1998 TO 2003. HE MANAGED THE STATION’S RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE, LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, SHORT-ROTATION WOODY CROPS, SILVICULTURE, AND FOREST INVENTORY AND MONITORING. HE ALSO LEAD THE STATION’S FOCUSED RESEARCH ADDRESSING LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND FOREST PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES IN THE MIDWEST. DAVE CHAMPIONED THE APPLICATION OF GIS AND INTERNET TECHNOLOGY IN MAKING SCIENCE RESULTS AVAILABLE AND RELEVANT TO DECISION MAKERS. WHILE AT THE NORTH CENTRAL RESEARCH STATION, DAVE DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE OF SCIENCE IN ADDRESSING THE NATION’S WILDFIRE PROBLEMS. HE PREPARED THE FIRST ANNUAL RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORT UNDER THE INTERAGENCY NATIONAL FIRE PLAN. DAVE ALSO SERVED ON THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE DEVELOPING STRATEGIC METHODS OF MAKING RESEARCH INVESTMENT DECISIONS WITHIN THE FOREST SERVICE. DAVE WAS A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, AND A MEMBER OF XI SIGMA PI, PHI SIGMA, PHI EPSILON PHI, AND GAMMA SIGMA DELTA. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS SYLVA AND MARGARET SHRINER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN LENIOR CITY. FUNERAL 8PM SUNDAY JULY 27, 2003 IN KYKER CHAPEL WITH REV. SCOTT CAGLE OFFICIATING. FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL MEET AT 10:45AM MONDAY IN FAIRVIEW CEMETERY FOR THE GRAVESIDE. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 6 UNTIL 8PM SUNDAY AT KYKER FUNERAL HOME IN KINGSTON.

David Sylva Shriner

July 25, 2003