P ro fesso r Dr. A. Y ılm az B O Z K U R T w h o re tire d in 4.4.1994 w as one o f th e d istin g u ish ed scientists. D u rin g his acad em ic life, he sp e n t g re a t effo rts in o rd e r to im p ro v e th e q u a lity o f th e ed u ca tio n a n d to solve th e p ro b lem s in his field. H e serv ed as c h a irm a n o f th e D e p a rtm e n t o f F o re st In d u s try E ngineerim g betw een 1982 a n d 1988. H e w as k in d , m o d est, h elpfull, en erg etic a n d serious. I w ish to P rof. Dr. A. Y ılm az B O Z K U R T a n d his fam ily, h a p p y a n d h ealty y ears.