Wolfpack Ramblings

by Larry Nielsen

Overview

Here's something special for the entire Wolfpack family! Larry Nielsen, professor emeritus at NC State, offers 30+ entertaining stories about all aspects of life at the university, everything from the marching band to the Free Expression Tunnel and the joys of having a twelve-foot python in class. Nielsen, who was a college dean and the university's provost as well as a distinguished undergraduate teaching professor, provides his unique insights--and humorous style--to tell about the people, places and events that have shaped NC State over the decades. His stories revolve around his 17 years walking around the campus, supplemented by interviews with the people he has known throughout his career--coaches, faculty, campus staff and administrators, and students. Widely beloved for his nearly 300-student class on Conservation of Natural Resources, Nielsen continues to give back to the university: He will donate $1 from the sale of every ebook to a scholarship fund in his former college home. Wolfpack Ramblings makes a wonderful gift for anyone who knows and loves NC State.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162339465
Publisher:	Larry A. Nielsen
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Larry A. Nielsen is emeritus professor of natural resources at North Carolina State University. He held academic and administrative position at Virginia Tech and Penn State before moving to NC State in 2001. There he served first as dean of the College of Natural Resources and then as university Provost, before returning to the faculty in 2009. He retired as an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in 2017. Along with more than 100 academic and professional articles, he is co-editor or co-author of three textbooks (Introduction to Fisheries Science, Fisheries Techniques, Ecosystem Management). He is author of two recent books, Provost (2013) and Nature’s Allies (2017). Most recently he has created the website Today in Conservation (todayinconservation.com), which includes stories from the history of conservation and the environment for every date of the year.
Larry lives with Sharon, his wife of more than fifty years, in Cary, North Carolina.
Contact Larry by mail at 409 Victor Hugo Drive, Cary, NC 27511 or by email at .