William L Hoover

Forestry and Natural Resources

Professor Emeritus

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Dr. William L. (Bill) Hoover is a professor emeritus in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources (FNR) with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. Bill received his B.S. in Forestry from Pennsylvania State University in 1966, his M.S. in Forestry from Pennsylvania State University in 1972, and his PhD in Forest Economics from Iowa State University in 1976. He had a split appointment in the areas of extension, research and teaching. His primary extension focus is the application of the Internal Revenue Code to owners of forestland and how tax policies affect the decisions of these owners. He is the founder of the National Timber Tax Website and a coauthor of all but the first two editions of the standard reference on the tax treatment of timber published by the USDA Forest Service in cooperation with the IRS. He published with Professor W.L. Mills the first application of portfolio analysis that included forestland.

Awards & Honors

(2008) Distinguished Fellow. Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto Campus.

(2005) Fellow. Society of American Foresters.

(2011) PUCESA Career Award. PUCESA.

Selected Publications

Hoover, W. (2013). 2013 Indiana Forest Products Price Report and Trend Analysis. (FNR-177-W), 13.

Hoover, W. (2013). Investing in Indiana Woodlands. (FNR-482-W), 10.

Preston, G. (2011). 2011 Indiana Forest Products Price Report and Trend Analysis. (FNR-177-W), 23.

Preston, G. (2011). 2011 Indiana Forest Products Price Report and Trend Analysis. The Woodland steward, 20(3), 10-Jan.

Preston, R. (2010). 2010 Indiana Forest Products Price Report and Trend Analysis. (FNR-177-W), 12.

Moving Beyond Tradition. (2010). Journal of Forestry, 108(2), 100-102.

2009 Forest Products Price Report and Trend Analysis. (2009). (FNR-177-W), 12. Retrieved from http://www.ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Documents/price-reports/2009.pdf

Hoover, W. (2008). Non-timber forest products in the Daniel Boone National Forest region: economic significance, access. In Managiing Non-Timber Forest Products: Global Perspectives (1, 173--183). Hyderabad, India -500 082: The Icfai University Press.

Hoover, W., & Hembram, D. (2008). Nontimber forest products in Danile Boone National Forest Regionäóîeconomic significance and potential for sustainability. Proceedings 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, 148-156.