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Archive for: May, 2019

Congratulations to Dr. Cindy Haynes

Each spring, the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated exemplary mentoring of junior faculty.  Dr. Cindy Haynes was nominated by Dr. Grant Thompson and selected as an exemplary mentor for the 2018-19 academic year.


Alum of the Month: Lindsey Smith, Plant Collection Curator at Reiman Gardens (3 days/week) and Wholesale Sales Representative at Bentley Ridge Tree Farm (2 days/week)

Lindsey Smith graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture with an emphasis on Public Gardens in 2013.  Lindsey is from Ankeny, Iowa. Lindsey’s major job responsibilities at Reiman Gardens is cataloging and mapping 4,000 accessioned plants, verifying plant identities, virus testing of the Nationally Accredited Buck Rose Collection, and creating educational programming and interpretation…