Background
Hagenstein, William David was born on March 8, 1915 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles William and Janet (Finigan) Hagenstein.
Hagenstein, William David was born on March 8, 1915 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles William and Janet (Finigan) Hagenstein.
Bachelor of Science in Forestry, University Washington, Seattle, 1938. MForestry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1941.
Field aid in entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, Hat Creek, California, 1938;
logging superintendent and engineer, Eagle Logging Company, Sedro-Woolley, Washington, 1939;
technical foreman, United States Forest Svc., North Bend, Washington, 1940;
forester, West Coast Lumbermen's Association, Seattle and Portland, Oregon, 1941-1943, 45-49;
senior forester, Federal Energy Administration, South and Central Pacific Theaters of War and Costa Rica, 1943-1945;
manager, Industrial Forestry Association, Portland, 1949-1980;
executive vice president, Industrial Forestry Association, 1956-1980;
honorary director, Industrial Forestry Association, 1980-1987;
president, W.D. Hagenstein and Associations, Inc., Portland, since 1980. Hassaram Rijhumal MacMillan lecturer forestry U. B.C., 1952, 77. Benson Memorial lectr.U. Missouri, 1966.
Society of Jesus (Jesuit) Hall lecturer industrial forestry University of California at Berkeley, 1973. Consultant forest engineer United States Navy, Philippines, 1952, Cooperative Housing Foundation, Belize, 1986. Member United States Forest Products Trade Mission, Japan, 1968.
Delegate VII World Forestry Congress, Argentina, 1972, VIII Congress, Indonesia, 1978. Member United States Forestry Study Team, West Germany, 1974. Member secretary Interior's Oregon and California Multiple Use Advisory Board, 1975-1976.
Trustee Washington State Forestry Conference, 1948-1992, Keep Oregon Green Association, since 1957, vice president, 1970-1971, president, 1972-1973. Advisory trustee Keep Washington Green Association, 1957-1995. Co-founder, director World Forestry Center, 1965-1989, vice president, 1965-1979.
Honorary Director for Life, 1990.
Trustee Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, 1968-1973. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1933-1937. Fellow Society of America Foresters (member council 1958-1963, president 1966-1969, Golden Membership award 1989).
Member American Forestry Association (life, honorary vice president 1966-1969, 74-92, William B. Greeley Forestry award 1990), Commonwealth Forestry Association (life), International Society Tropical Foresters, Portland Chamber of Commerce (forestry committee 1949-1979, chairman 1960-1962), National Forest Products Association (forestry advisory committee 1949-1980, chairman 1972-1974, 78-80), West Coast Lumbermen's Association (vice president 1969-1979), Forest History Society (board directors 2001-2004), David Douglas Society Western N. American, Lang Syne Society, Hoo Hoo Club, Xi Sigma Pi (outstanding alumnus Alpha chapter 1973).
Married Ruth Helen Johnson, September 2, 1940 (deceased 1979). Married Jean Kraemer Edson, June 16, 1980 (deceased 2000).