John S. Wright Conference Center

The John S. Wright Forestry Center is located at Martell Forest, approximately 7.5 miles west of the West Lafayette campus on County Road 725 West. Built in 2002-2003 at a cost of $4 million, the 17,000 sq. ft. Center is a state-of-the-art facility with teaching and research laboratories, office space for faculty and staff, two greenhouses, and a conference center. The Center was dedicated and officially opened October 3, 2003.

The Center is named in honor of John Shepard Wright, a member of the Purdue University class of 1892 who, in 1964, provided the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources with a generous endowment for the promotion of forestry in Indiana. Mr. Wright was a botanist, an Eli Lilly executive, and a friend of many forestry leaders in Indiana, particularly Stanley Coulter, Purdue University Professor Daniel DenUyl, and Charles C. Deam, the first state forester of Indiana.

Conference Facilities

The Center has 3 rooms available for rent for conferences and breakout sessions, workshops, etc. The 2750 sq. ft. Conference Room holds 120 – 150 people. The Classroom is 1548 sq. ft. and holds 55-60 people, and the 724 sq. ft. Instrumentation Room holds 20 people comfortably. Available audio-visual equipment in the Conference Room includes a slide projector, overhead projector, LCD projector, computer hookup, t-1 line, and a wireless network for up to 10 computers. A fully equipped kitchen, adjacent to the Conference Room, has a refrigerator, sink, stove, microwave, and coffeemaker.

The Center is an approved Purdue University venue for alcoholic beverage use. The form to request approval for alcohol use can be obtained from the Memorial Union Event Services (765-494-8906) and must be filed with them at least 45 days in advance of the event.

As with all Purdue University buildings, the John S. Wright Center is a non-smoking facility.

J.S. Wright Conference Center Contact:

Marty Brown
Administrative Assistant and Conference Coordinator
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
Purdue University
Phone: 765-494-3590
Fax: 765-494-9461
Email: mbrown4@purdue.edu

Related links

• Calendar of Events at the John. S. Wright Forestry Center
• Conference Center Rental Rates
• Directions to the John S. Wright Forestry Center
• Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center
• John Lloyd Van Camp Arboretum
• Martell Forest
• Martell Forest Trails