Rate My Professor Adam Maggard

Adam Maggard serves as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Harry E. Murphy Endowed Professor of Forest Systems Management in Auburn University’s College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment. He joined the faculty in 2017 as an Assistant Professor and Alabama Extension Specialist in Forestry Business and Investment, advancing to Associate Professor and his current administrative and endowed roles effective 2026. Maggard earned a BS in Forest Resources and Conservation from the University of Florida in 2006, an MSM in Business Management from the same university in 2008, an MS in Natural Resource Ecology and Management with an emphasis on forest resources from Oklahoma State University in 2011, and a PhD in the same field in 2016. His research and extension interests encompass the financial and economic aspects of forest management and planning, optimizing the use of forest resources, multiple-use management and sustainability, productivity of managed forest stands, business planning and management of timber and non-timber forest products, forest business, finance and investment, timber markets, and forest landowner outreach. Maggard is recognized as an expert in forest management, productivity of managed forest stands, financial and economical aspects of forest management, and tree physiology. He teaches courses in forest management and administration, forest business and investment, forest economics, and forest valuation, and has coordinated approximately 150 community-based outreach events.