Name Site Manager
Rudolph F. Dorner
Rudolph Dorner, formerly head of planning and development for the State of Illinois' Department of Conservation, has been appointed Site Manager at NAL.
Dorner, who joined the NAL staff October 1, will be responsible for general management of the 6,690-acre site in Du Page and Kane counties on which the Laboratory is being constructed.
Crews working under Dorner's direction will develop pasture land and recreation areas, plant trees and shrubs and maintain some 24 miles of road surface on the NAL site (and perhaps herd buffalo!). In addition, the management of the Village will be under his supervision.
Dorner, who plans to move his family from Springfield, Illinois to the St. Charles area, holds a bachelor's degree in forestry from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He plans to work toward a master's degree in public administration at the University of Illinois Chicago Circle campus.
Dorner joined the Illinois Department of Conservation at Springfield as a park management coordinator in 1963. He became assistant supervisor of state parks in 1965. In March, 1969, he was appointed acting supervisor of state parks. In May, 1969, he became chief of planning and development for the state park system.
A member of the Society of American Foresters and the National Audubon Society, Dorner's hobbies include nature study, hunting, fishing and gardening.
Dorner is married to the former Susan Ryden. They have a son, Steven Christopher, 7.