Horticulture Faculty 1869-1998
Service Record of Faculty in the Department of Horticulture
| Bessey, Charles E. | 1869-1873 | Professor | General Horticulture |
| Townshend, Norton S. | 1869-1870 | Professor | General Horticulture |
| Welch, A. S. | 1870-1872 | President | Landscape Gardening |
| Roberts, I. P. | 1870-1871 | Superintendent | General Horticulture |
| Mathews, James | 1870-1872 | Professor | General Horticulture |
| McAfee, H. H. | 1874-1876 | Professor & Head | Gen Hort/Forestry |
| Budd, J. L. | 1877-1899 | Professor & Head | Fruits/Gen Horticulture |
| Hansen, N. E. | 1891-1895 | Asst Hortculturist | Pomology |
| Craig, John | 1899-1900 | Professor & Head | Pomology |
| Erwin, A. T. | 1900-1956 | Professor Emeritus | Vegetable Crops |
| Price, H. C. | 1901-1903 | Professor & Head | General Horticulture |
| Baker, Hugh P. | 1904-1907 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Little, E. E. | 1904-1909 | Asst Professor | General Horticulture |
| Beach, S. A. | 1905-1922 | Professor & Head | Pomology/Fruit Breeding |
| Gardner, V. R. | 1905-1907 | Assistant | General Horticulture |
| Greene, Laurenz | 1907-1917 | Professor | Pomology |
| Cunningham, J. C. | 1911-1935 | Professor | General Horticulture |
| MacDonald, G. B. | 1911-1942 | Professor | Forestry |
| Herrick, R. S. | 1912-1920 | Professor/Extension | Pomology |
| Maney, T. J. | 1912-1945 | Professor | Pomology |
| Overley, F. L. | 1912-1918 | Asst Professor | General Horticulture |
| Allen, F. W. | 1912-1913 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Anderson, J. P. | 1913-1914 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Hetzel, H. C. | 1913-1915 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Morbeck, G. C. | 1913-1922 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Irish, H. C. | 1913-1914 | Instructor | Lndscp Gardn/Floricult |
| Truax, T. R. | 1913-1919 | Asst Professor | Forestry |
| Fitch, C. L. | 1913-1947 | Professor/Extension Emeritus - 1947 |
Vegetable Crops |
| Volz, E. C. | 1914-1915 | ||
| Died | 1921-1980 | Professor | Floriculture |
| Culley, F. C. | 1915-1922 | Professor | Landscape Architecture |
| Harrington, F. M. | 1915-1921 | Assoc Professor | Pomology |
| Issac, E. E. | 1913-1919 | Asst Professor | General Horticulture |
| Pearse, J. R. | 1915-1918 | Assistant/Extension | Landscape Gardening |
| Richey, H. W. | 1915-1917 | ||
| 1921-1947 | Professor | Pomology | |
| Rosa, J. T. | 1915-1915 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Edminster, A. F. | 1915-1916 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Weldon, W. M. | 1915-1916 | Instructor | Landscape Gardening |
| Thurston, A. S. | 1916-1918 | Asst Professor | Floriculture |
| Lantz, H. L. | 1916-1958 | Assoc Professor | Pomology/Fruit Breeding |
| Patten, C. G. | 1917-1921 | Associate | Fruit Breeding |
| Piester, E. A. | 1917-1923 | Instructor | Landscape Architecture |
| Readon, John | 1917-1922 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Carpenter, G. J. | 1918-1922 | Instructor | Pomology |
| Nichols, H. E. (Died) | 1918-1983 | Professor | Pomology |
| Rudnick, R. A. | 1918-1922 | Asst Horticulturist | Truck Crops |
| Spring, T. G. | 1918-1919 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Stonecifer, B. P. | 1918-1919 | Instructor | Truck Crops |
| Whitehouse, W. E. | 1918-1919 | Assistant | Pomology |
| Holsinger, C. V. | 1919-1942 | Professor/Extension | Veg Gardn/Small Fruits |
| Ward, W. B. | 1919-1928 | Asst Professor | General Horticulture |
| Bode, J. T. | 1920-1931 | Assoc Professor/Ext | Forestry |
| Haber, E. S. (Died) | 1920-1961 | Professor & Head | Veg Breed/Truck Crops |
| Kicken, W. J. | 1920-1923 | Assistant/Extension | Pomology |
| Parker, E. F. | 1920-1921 | Asst Professor | Truck Crops |
| Partridge, N. L. | 1920-1920 | Assistant | Horticulture Extension |
| Plagge, H. H. | 1920-1947 | Assoc Professor | Pomology |
| Radspinner, W. A. | 1920-1921 | Instructor | General Horticulture |
| Andrews, H. G. | 1921-1922 | Instructor | Forestry |
| Cornell, H. H. | 1921-1923 | Assistant/Extension | Landscape Architecture |
| Holland, C. S. | 1921-1924 | Asst Professor/Ext | Pomology |
| Bottomley, M. E. | 1922-1925 | Asst Professor | Landscape Architecture |
| Calvert, W. C. | 1922-1924 | Asst Professor | Truck Crops |
| Rothacker, R. R. | 1922-1930 | Asst Professor | Landscape Architecture |
| Pickett, B. S. | 1923-1972 | Professor & Head | |
| Died | Emeritus - 1947 | Pomology | |
| Elwood, P. H. | 1923-1930 | Professor | Landscape Architecture |
| Coville, Perkins | 1923-1927 | Instructor | Forestry |
| Diggs, C. H. | 1923-1926 | Asst Professor | Landscape Architecture |
| Jeffers, D. S. | 1923-1931 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Schilleter, J. C. | 1923-1942 | Assoc Professor Emeritus |
General Horticulture/Housing |
| Kenney, H. F. | 1924-1928 | Asst Professor | Landscape Architecture |
| Smith, Ora | 1924-1926 | Instructor | Vegetable Gardens |
| Larsen, J. A. | 1925-1942 | Asst Professor | Forestry |
| Fitzsimmons, J. R. | 1926-1930 | Assoc Professor/Ext | Landscape Architecture |
| Emmert, Emery M. | 1928-1930 | Instructor | Vegetable Crops |
| Davis, N. M. | 1928-1930 | Assistant/Extension | Landscape Architecture |
| Post, Kenneth | 1928-1929 | Assistant | Floriculture |
| Popham, W. D. | 1928-1930 | Asst Professor | Landscape Architecture |
| Horning, W. H. | 1929-1935 | Asst Professor | Forestry |
| Clark, F. C. | 1930-1931 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Morgan, N. D. | 1930-1936 | Assistant | Vegetable Crops |
| Stoutemeyer, V. T. | 1930-1936 | Associate | Pomology |
| Demeritt, D. B. | 1931-1934 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| McComb, A. L. | 1934-1942 | Asst Professor | Forestry |
| Ramsey, G. R. | 1934-1942 | Asst Professor/Ext | Forestry |
| Thomson, R. B. | 1934-1938 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Edgecombe, S. W. | 1935-1942 | Assoc Professor/Ext | General Horticulture |
| Genaux, C. M. | 1935-1942 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Hartman, G. B. | 1935-1942 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Julander, Odell | 1936-1942 | Instructor | Forestry |
| Wingert, A. B. | 1936-1939 | Asst Professor/Ext | Floriculture |
| Goodspeed, A. W. | 1938-1942 | Assoc Professor | Forestry |
| Lubberts, D. R. | 1938-1941 | Collaborator | Forestry |
| Sproat, B. B. | 1938-1942 | Collaborator | Forestry |
| Minges, P. A. | 1938-1940 | Assistant | Vegetable Crops |
| Grove, L. C. | 1939-1949 | Assoc Professor/Ext | Pomology |
| Collins, W. H. | 1940-1946 | Assoc Professor/Ext | General Horticulture |
| Peterson, C. E. | 1940-1948 | Coop Agt/USDA | Vegetable Crops |
| Young, G. Y. | 1940-1944 | Coop Agt/USDA | Vegetable Crops |
| Dodge, A. F. | 1940-1942 | Coop Agt/USDA | Forestry |
| Engelking, T. G. | 1941-1942 | Associate/Extension | Forestry |
| Hollar, V. E. | 1941-1945 | Assistant/Extension | Vegetable Crops |
| Wilson, E. L. | 1941-1942 | Collaborator | Forestry |
| Harrington, J. F. | 1943-1944 | Research Associate | Vegetable Crops |
| Danielson, L. L. | 1945-1946 | Asst Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| Roberts, K. O. | 1945-1946 | Assoc Professor/Ext | Vegetable Crops |
| Crandall, P. C. | 1946-1949 | Assoc Professor/Ext | Pomology |
| Eggert, Russell | 1946-1948 | Asst Professor | General Horticulture |
| Peterson, L. E. | 1946-1980 | Asst Professor/Ext | Vegetable Crops |
| Cott. A. E. | 1947-1980 | Professor/Extension | Fruits |
| Died 1987 | Emeritus - 1980 | ||
| Foret, J.A. | 1947-1949 | Instructor | Floriculture |
| Lana, E. P. | 1947-1956 | Asst Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| Tischer, R. G. | 1947-1953 | Professor | Food Processing |
| McLaughlin, C. T. | 1948-1949 | Research Associate | Vegetable Crops |
| Denison, E. L. | 1949-1989 | Professor Emeritus - 1989 |
Fruit Breeding |
| Reger, M. W. | 1950-1953 | Asst Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| Sherwood, C. H. | 1950-1975 | Professor/Extension | Floriculture |
| Buck, G. J. | 1952-1985 | Professor | General Horticulture |
| Doll, C. C. | 1952- | Asst Professor | Pomology |
| Mahlstede, J. P. | 1952-1987 | Professor & Head '61 Emeritus - 1986 |
Ornamental Horticulture |
| Schark, A. E. | 1952-1956 | Assoc Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| Vance, B. F. | 1952-1975 | Professor/Extension | General Horticulture |
| Kehr, A. E. | 1953-1958 | Asst Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| White, Donald | 1956-1960 | Associate | Nursery Management |
| Peirce, Lincoln | 1958-1964 | Assoc Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| Roberts, Eliot C. | 1959-1967 | Assoc Professor | Turfgrass Culture |
| Weigle, J. L. | 1961-1990 | Professor Emeritus - 1990 |
Hort Plant Breeding |
| Fletcher, W. E. | 1962-1963 | Instructor | Floriculture |
| Pellett, H. M. | 1963-1964 | Instructor | Floriculture |
| Rauch, F. D. | 1964-1968 | Instructor | Fruit Crops |
| Schulte, F. M. | 1964-1967 | Asst Professor | Physiology |
| O'Rourke, F. L. S. | 1965-1967 | Visiting Lecturer | Ornamental Horticulture |
| Bauske, R. J. | 1966-1986 | Professor | Floriculture |
| Emeritus - 1986 | |||
| Dinkel, D. H. | 1966-1968 | Assoc Professor | Fruit Crops |
| Beck, A. R. | 1967-1974 | Associate | Vegetable Crops |
| Hodges, C. F. | 1967- | Professor | Turfgrass Physiology |
| Kelley, J. D. | 1967-1990 | Assoc Professor | Nursery Plant Materials |
| Cook, J. A. | 1968-1977 | Assoc Professor | Horticulture Extension |
| Robbins, M. L. | 1968-1972 | Asst Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| Stang, E. J. | 1969-1973 | Associate | Fruit Crops |
| Heuser, C. W. | 1969-1972 | Asst Professor | Propagation |
| Blaine, W. M. | 1971-1976 | Associate | Turf |
| Hildahl, K. J. | 1972-1975 | Associate | Vegetable Crops |
| Nilsen, K. N. | 1973-1978 | Asst Professor | Hort Physiology |
| Hall, Charles V. | 1974-1990 | Professor & Head Emeritus - 1990 |
Vegetable Crops |
| Domoto, Paul A. | 1974- | Professor & Interim Head | Fruit Crops/Nuts |
| Garber, Melvin P. | 1974-1977 | Asst Professor | General Horticulture |
| Taber, Henry G. | 1975- | Professor/Extension | Commercial Veg Prod |
| Knoop, William E. | 1976-1978 | Asst Professor | Turf Management |
| Grove, Douglas G. | 1976-1978 | Research Assistant | Turf |
| Kling, Gary J. | 1976-1977 | Associate | Hort Extension |
| Summers, William L. | 1976- | Assoc Professor | Vegetable Crops |
| Freiberger, Loras | 1977-1980 | Research Associate | Pest Management |
| Naeve, Linda | 1977-1997 | Associate/Extension | Home Gardening |
| Sopp, Dennis F. | 1977-1979 | Asst Professor | General Horticulture |
| Gladon, Richard J. | 1978- | Assoc Professor | Plant Physiology |
| Nus, Jeffery | 1978-1983 | Research Associate | Turfgrass |
| LaSota, Leo R. | 1978-1980 | Asst Professor | Hort Extension |
| Durso, Marcia | 1979-1980 | Asst Professor | Floricult & Orn Hort |
| Christians, Nick E. | 1979- | Professor | Turfgrass |
| Hefley, M. Wayne | 1979- | Asst Professor | Landscape & Orn Hort |
| Sutter, Ellen | 1980-1982 | Asst Professor | Tissue Culture |
| Midcap, James | 1981-1987 | Professor/Extension | Ornamentals & Flori |
| Koranski, David S. | 1982-1995 | Assoc Professor | Floriculture |
| Lawson, Vincent F. | 1982-1988 | Instructor | Vegetable Crops |
| 1988- | Assistant Scientist | Vegetable Crops | |
| Stephens, Loren | 1982- | Assoc Professor | Tiss Cult/Genetics |
| Leonard, Mark | 1982-1986 | Research Associate | Vegetable Crops |
| Hummel, Norman | 1982-1984 | Asst Professor/Ext | Turfgrass Management |
| Wiedrlechner, Mark | 1983- | Asst Professor | USDA Collaborator |
| Diesburg, Kenneth | 1983-1988 | Research Associate | Turfgrass |
| Lerner, Brenda R. | 1983-1984 | Associate/Extension | HortLine |
| Jauron, Richard | 1984- | Associate/Extension | HortLine |
| Fear, Carlos | 1984-1987 | Asst Professor | Commercial Fruit Prod |
| DeBuchananne, David | 1984-1988 | Instructor | Vegetables/Sm Fruits |
| 1988-1990 | Assistant Scientist | Vegetables/Sm Fruits | |
| Krell, Sheryl L. | 1984-1988 | Instructor | Floral Design |
| 1988-1992 | Adjunct Instructor | Floral Dsn/Hort Therapy | |
| Agnew, Michael L. | 1984-1994 | Assoc Professor/Ext | Turfgrass Management |
| Agnew, Nancy H. | 1985-1986 | Temp Asst Professor | Floriculture |
| 1986-1994 | Asst Professor | Floriculture | |
| Nonnecke, Gail R. | 1985-1987 | Temp Asst Professor | Small Fruits |
| 1987- | Asst Professor | Small Fruits | |
| Gaul, Mike | 1986- | Program Coordinator | Home Horticulture |
| Joo, Young | 1987-1988 | Research Associate | Turfgrass |
| Hannapel, David J. | 1987- | Asst Professor | Molecular Genetics |
| Iles, Jeff K. | 1987- | Pre Doc RA/Extension | Ornamental Hort |
| Moore, Richard | 1988- | Research Associate | Turfgrass |
| Flint, Harrison | 1989-1990 | Visiting Professor | Landscape Hort |
| Prince, Carolyn A. | 1990-1993 | Asst Professor | Sustainable Agriculture |
| Lang, Harvey J. | 1990-1992 | Temp Asst Professor | Floriculture |
| Chaplin, Michael | 1991- | Professor & Head | Fruits Nutrition |
| Rindels, Sherry | 1991-1997 | Associate/Extension | Hortline |
| Graves, William R. | 1992- | Associate Professor | Woody Landscape |
| Evans, Michael | 1993- | Asst. Professor | Controlled Environment |
| Whipker, Brian | 1995-1997 | Asst. Professor | Floriculture/Mkt. & Prod. |
| Minner, David D. | 1995- | Associate Professor | Ext. Turf Specialist |
| Haynes, Cynthia | 1995- | Temp. Asst. Professor | Floriculture Extension |
| Schuch, Ursula | 1997- | Asst. Professor | Ornamental Horticulture |
| Delate, Kathleen | 1997- | Asst. Professor | Sustainable Altern. Crops |
