Ruth Cook

December 2, 2022

Ruth Cook is a forester, private landowner, and Vice President of Sustainability for The Molpus Woodlands Group and, as such, is responsible for leading the company’s policy advocacy on forestry issues and coordinating its sustainable forest management certification programs for Molpus-managed timberlands across the U.S. Ruth received a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry at Mississippi State University in 1982. Prior to joining Molpus in 1999, she gained 17 years of operational and managerial experience with Kimberly-Clark Corporation (formerly Scott Paper Company).

Ruth is a registered forester in Mississippi and Alabama. She is active in the Mississippi Forestry Association, where she has been a board member since 1999, served as president, and is currently a trustee for the Mississippi Forestry Foundation. Ruth stays involved with Mississippi State University and was honored as the College of Forest Resources Fellow in 2015 and Alumna of the Year in 2005. In 2007, Ruth was selected as one of Mississippi’s 50 Leading Business Women. She is president of the Crosby Arboretum Foundation (Picayune, Mississippi) and is a member and past chairman of the National Alliance of Forest Owners operating committee.