J. Miles Gibson

Nicknames/Other names: "Hoot" Gibson

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (1919) - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada

Distinctions:

• D.Sc., University of New Brunswick, 1942
• LL.D., University of Toronto, 1957

Dates Employed: 1929

Faculty: Forestry

Department:

Position(s) held:

• Professor of Forestry (1929 - 19)
• Dean of Forestry (1948)

Activities/Contributions: Contributed heavily toward developing a worldwide reputation for UNB in aerial mapping and timber spraying.

Notes: As a student, Mr. Gibson left UNB to participate in the First World War from 1915 to 1918, finishing his degree upon returning from Europe.

Later he became the first Dean of Forestry.

Sources:

• Bryant, David G. (ed).The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Faculty of Forestry at the University of New Brunswick 1908-1958. Fredericton: The U.N.B. Forestry Association, 1958, p. 55.
• University of New Brunswick. The second 50 1959-2008. Fredericton, NB: Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, 2008, p. 3-4.
• Montague, Susan. A Pictoral History of the University of New Brunswick. University of New Brunswick, 1992, p. 138.