SWST membership survey results

摘要

In Spring 2002, Dr. Richard Vlosky, Pro-fessor, Louisiana Forest Products Develop-ment Center, LSU AgCenter, and Chair of the SWST membership committee, conducted a survey of SWST members. The survey was conducted to better understand member opin-ions on current and potential member services. In addition, respondents evaluated the SWST website and the Wood and Fiber Science jour-nal. Survey construction was an iterative pro-cess between Dr. Vlosky and the SWST board of directors with the Board having the final say on survey content and structure. This ar-ticle presents the major findings from the survey. 'The survey consisted of one mailing A per-sonalized signed cover letter explaining the reasons for conducting the study accompanied the surveys. Of the 257 surveys that were mailed, 168 were returned and all were usable, for a response rate of 65 percent.