Zack Sargent graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Horticulture with a minor in entrepreneurial studies in Fall of 2012. Zack is from is from Wauconda, IL. Zack’s major job responsibilities include grading, sizing, and labeling all plant material that comes to their yard. That also includes coordinating plant health care needs to ensure their…
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.
Dan Brabec has been working in the Floral Industry for over 25 years. Previous Owner at Coes Floral and Gifts in Ames Iowa for over 20 years, Dan is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University. Dan has been teaching the Elements of Floral Design Course at ISU for over…
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…
Congratulations to Dr. Diana Cochran, recipient of the 2019 Gamma Sigma Delta Extension Award. The purpose of the award is to recognize an outstanding Gamma Sigma Delta member who helps Iowa State University achieve its mission in Extension.
Brad Peterson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture/Emphasis on turfgrass maintenance in 1991. Brad is from Lake Mills, Iowa. Brad’s main job is, simply put, running the company. He hires salaried and part time help, makes contracts for clients, sets pricing, creates proposals for extra work, interacts with staff to make sure billing…
Peggy Johnson graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Horticulture with an emphasis in Public Garden Management, Education & Landscape Design in December 2013. Peggy is from Preston, Iowa. Peggy has been with Steve’s Ace for 4 years and have taken on several responsibilities over the years. When she first started at Ace she was…
Dr. Shui-zhang Fei is a member of the winning team for CALS’ Team Award in 2019. The award is a recognition of the interdisciplinary team’s achievement in growing the emerging African seed industry through the training of skilled plant breeding professionals. The team received a large grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to…
The Iowa State University Turf Club is back-to-back Student Challenge champions at the recently held Sports Turf Managers Association Annual Meeting in Phoenix. The ISU team made up of Alex Polnow, Thomas Gould, Marcus O’Brien, and Kylah Crooks won the 4-year division for the second straight year by one point. There were 32 teams total…
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